#nicholas rodger

[greyangelpain]

Nicholas should've kept going to the NWA meetings. They were literally just explaining their murder ideas for the living statue in front of him and he missed it lol

[clove-pinks]

It is easy to think of discipline as a code of behaviour imposed by external authority and maintained by force, as it often is. Discipline of this sort existed in the Navy in the eighteenth century only in a limited and subsidiary form, riding on the back of the real, natural discipline of the Service. This was something inherent in the nature of seafaring, and common to ships and seamen everywhere. It owed almost nothing to the authority of officers, and almost everything to the collective understanding of seamen. A ship at sea under sail depended utterly on disciplined teamwork, and any seaman knew without thinking that at sea orders had to be obeyed for the safety of all. This was not a matter of unquestioning obedience—those working aloft in particular had to exercise a great deal of initiative—but of intelligent co-operation in survival.

— Nicholas A.M. Rodger, The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy

Charles Brooking, 1723–1759, British, English Ships Running before a Gale, before 1759, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art.

[the-football-chick]

Colts CB Isaiah Rodgers and Titans OT Nicholas Petit-Frere have been suspended for the entire 2023 season for violating the NFL's gambling policy. More suspensions are expected.

IG: espnnfl (6/29/23)

[true-or-nah]

[godfatherofgreenbay]

[hnkparts]

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[looksgold]

happy   sunday   all   !   ya   girl   had   been   a   hot   mess   ,   but   !   i've   been   back   to   work   for   a   bit   and   i'm   feeling   sm   better   emotionally!   i   want   to   jump   back   into   things   so   ,   hit   the   heart   for   a   one   liner   from   one   of   my   new   ,   shiny   muses listed below   !   <3

gray   schaefer,   twenty5,   damian   hardung,   former   soccer   player,   had   his   career   halted   by   an   injury,   refuses   to   admit   that   his   career   is   over   and   will   push   himself   to   play   even   if   he   injures   himself,   needs   to   be   the   best   or   nothing   at   all,   flirtatious   and   conceited,   tries   to   hide   how   terrified   he   is   about   losing   everything   he   worked   for.

locke   rodgers,   twenty6,   chris   briney,   lead   singer   &   guitarist   for   the   band   'outskirts',   alongside   tommy   &   callaway,   recovering   addict,   dedicated   to   his   career   following   an   overdose   that   almost   took   his   life,   trying   to   keep   on   the   straight   and   narrow   but   worries   his   line   of   work   will   pull   him   back   down

tomas   'tommy'   rubio,   twenty8,   aron   piper,   bassist   for   the   band   'outskirts',   alongside   locke   &   callaway,   has   had   everything   handed   ot   him   his   entire   life,   trust   fund   kid,   has   a   fierce   temper   and   indulgent   personality,   player   and   heartbreaker

wyatt   blue,   thirty,   nicholas   galitzine,   hotel   chain   owner,   recently   inherited   his   father's   company   following   his   death,   wyatt   feels   like   he's   live   dhis   entire   life   in   wait.   waiting   for   the   company   to   be   his,   waiting   for   someone   to   see   him,   to   love   him.   now,   he   feels   unsteady   and   uncertain,   and   his   patience   is   waring,   ready   to   settle   down   and   focus   on   building   his   life   and   business.

callaway   daniels,   thirty1,   daniel   ezra,   drummer   for   the   band   'outskirts',   alongside   tommy   &   locke,   is   the   one   who   put   all   the   work   into   helping   the   band   get   off   the   ground,   had   always   been   a   hard   worker.   focuses   on   his   music   and   improving   his   skills,   as   well   as   running   the   club   he   owns.   workaholic,   sometimes   forgets   to   take   a   break.

avi   rana,   thirty5,   dev   patel,   assassin,   never   meant   to   get   into   crime   but   doesn't   see   anyway   out,   formerly   a   sniper   in   the   military,   will   kill   for   the   right   prize,   haunted   by   guilt   for   what   he   does   and   the   trauma   of   his   past,   struggles   to   let   people   close   but   would   fall   in   love   with   one   of   his   targets

benson   romano,   twenty6,   felix   mallard,   former   child   star,   recently   finished   a   blockbuster   movie   and   immediately   announced   his   departure   from   the   industry,   tired   of   being   shit   on   in   tabloids   on   gossip   blogs,   wants   to   be   free   and   live   his   best   life,   bi   as   fuck!!

jude   valentine,   forty2,   chad   michael   murray,   film   producer,   rich   and   an   asshole,   he   always   wants   more   than   what   he   has,   the   fancy   houses   and   cars   and   boats...   recently   divorced   and   lonely   ,   he   uses   his   money   to   feed   his   vices   and   desires,   doesn't   realize   he's   alone   because   of   his   own   flaws

brooks   morrison   ,   thirty,   chase   stokes,   bartender,   jaded   but   caring,   emotional   support   bartender,   golden   retriever   energy,   good   heart   w   trauma. 

luna   masen,   twenty6,   zendaya,   trust   fund   baby,   party   girl   to   the   max,   parties   hard   every   night   and   sleeps   the   day   away.   doesn't   know   when   to   stop,   has   no   interest   in   anything   beyond   parties.   struggles   to   have   relationships   beyond   a   surface   level   dynamic   or   a   hookup.   is   spiralling,   and   doesn't   know   how   to   stop   herself.

arizona   laurent,   twenty2,   maia   reficco,   only   fans   creator/stripper,   flirt   to   the   max,   running   away   from   her   past   and   trying   to   establish   her   own   life,   finds   comfort   in   sex   and   struggles   to   be   vulnerable,   even   though   she   does   catch   feelings   hella   easily

scout   moralis,   twenty7,   zaria   simone,   actress,   will   do   anything   to   help   other's   to   avoid   taking   care   of   herself

octavia   cheng,   twenty5,   havana   rose   liu,   secretary,   sweetest   girl   you   will   ever   meet,   she's   always   shied   away   from   dating.   however,   having   never   had   a   serious   relationship,   she   suddenly   worries   she's   falling   behind.   honestly   give   me   a   best   friends   to   lovers   plot   for   her,   my   sweet   lil   virgin   !!!!

giselle   bronte,   twenty4,   sophie   thatcher,   influencer,   tiktok   and   instagram   star,   but   she   needs   to   be   the   best.   she   will   psuh   herself,   making   content   all   day,   hoping   for   more   followers,   more   views,   more   love.   any   criticism   is   taken   straight   to   heart. 

harper   davani,   twenty3,   tara   yummy,   tattoo   artist,   talented   at   what   she   does   but   her   lack   of   self   esteem   sabotages   her,   insecure   and   hesitant   which   results   in   an   aching   desire   to   be   love

violet   'vi'   zhao,   twenty6,   amberly   yang,   popstar,   fresh   out   of   a   stint   in   rehab,   fun-loving   and   definitely   not   sober,   holds   a   grudge,   messy   but   i   would   die   for   her   honestly!!

chloe   lin,   twenty2,   lola   tung,   college   student,   you   will   never   find   anyone   as   trusting   or   as   kind.

[paperstarzz]

Was working on my Dark Shadows rewrite yesterday, here’s my draft-y thing

Our story begins when Victoria Winters comes to Collinwood to work for the mysterious Collins family. She meets the family, both dead and alive.

Shortly after her arrival, a body washes up on the shore of the cliff of widows hill and is identified to be that of Bill Malloy. Who Killed him? Matthew Morgan. He ends up dying of fright from seeing the ghosts of the widows after they torment him for his crimes.

David’s mother Laura returns to collinwood to take him away with her. David wants to go with her but his sixth sense puts him on edge around her. Turns out, she wants to sacrifice him to the sun god, Ra, whom she worships. The ghost of Josette DuPres helps Victoria to discover the true identity of Laura Collins the phoenix and saves David from a fiery death.

Jason McGuire returns to collinwood after 18 years demanding more money in payment for the secret he shares with Elizabeth Collins. It is revealed that Elizabeth killed him 18 years ago and his body is buried in the basement. Strike that, Paul Stoddard is still alive, and Jason helped him escape. Willie Loomis, looking for old jewels, opens the secret room that leads to the chained coffin of Barnabas Collins. He brings him back to Collinwood, where he is accepted into the family as a cousin from England. He takes up residence at the old house. Jason is run out of Collinwood and just as dusk falls, opens the coffin in the basement of the old house.

Barnabas kidnaps Maggie Evan’s and tries to brainwash her into thinking that she is Josette DuPres, his old fiancé. His plan doesn’t work, and she gets locked away in the basement of the old house. There, she meets Sarah Collins, the ghost of Barnabas’ little sister, who helps her escape. Maggie is taken to Windcliff, where she meets Dr.Julia Hoffman, who becomes fascinated with her predicament.

Eventually, Julia comes to collinwood under the pretense that it will help Maggie’s condition. She quickly learns about Barnabas’ secret and he threatens to kill her. She says she can cure him, and he begrudgingly lets her try. During this time, Victoria Winters becomes intimately acquainted with Burke Delvin, and they make plans to Marry. A seance is held, in an attempt to contact the spirit of Sarah Collins, who is the only person besides the shell shocked Maggie to know what happened to her.

During the seance, Victoria is transported back in time to 1795 to witness the events that took place there. She meets an eerily familiar Barnabas, as well as people who look very much like the ones she already knows back home. We then meet the witch Angelique, the woman behind all of the Collins family's misfortunes. She causes Josette (Josette’s character gets a major overhaul in this version) to marry Jeremiah, and the deaths of all of Barnabas’ family, save his father, niece and nephew. She also turns Barnabas into a vampire, and successfully lays a trap that leads the whole town to think that Victoria is the witch. She is sentenced to death, but as she is hanged, she gets sent back to the future. Her and Burke marry, and they then leave Collinsport. Before she leaves, Elizabeth finally reveals to her that she was her mother all along, and she will always have a home in Collinwood so she chooses to have it. Maggie Evans is hired as the new governess.

A man named Dr.Lang is able to successfully cure Barnabas, but in doing so he creates a human-like creature named Adam. Adam causes chaos, and demands for a mate to be made for him. Eve is then made, but she hates his guts and Adam ends up killing her. Adam, with the help of Professor Stokes, escapes Collinsport to live a normal life. Angelique, and her handler Nicholas Blair, set up shop in the house by the sea, and use Tom Jennings, who they turned into a vampire, to attempt to destroy the Collins family. Tom is staked through the heart.

Cassandra comes to Collinwood as Rodger’s new wife. She starts a dream curse to turn Barnabas back into a vampire.

Amy Jennings escapes Windcliff sanitarium and ends up wandering the grounds of Collinwood. Chris Jennings, prompted by his sister’s invitation to live at the big house, returns to Collinsport to keep an eye on her. Julia and Barnabas find out he’s the werewolf who’s been attacking people, and that his sister is also afflicted by the curse, however she is protected by a silver pentacle. Chris is allergic and can’t wear such a charm. Their brother, Tom, was unscathed by the curse, just like their grandmother. Julia and Barnabas promise to help cure them. Meanwhile, Amy and David find a walled off room, which they break into and discover the spirit phone. They meet the ghost of Quentin Collins. He bullies them into doing more and more heinous things, like poisoning Chris and killing an old woman. Eventually, Amy is fully possessed by Quentin, who threatens to kill her. Barnabas, determined to save Amy, uses I-Ching to go back to 1897 to find out how to stop Quentin.

Quentin is killed by Jenny, his wife, then resurrected by Angelique at the request of Barnabas. Quentin, in some form of retaliation, kills Jenny. Magda, the Romani woman, and Jenny’s sister, puts a curse on Quentin and all of his future children. Quentin then turns into the werewolf for the first time. Barnabas realizes he is the great grandfather of Chris and Amy, and the reason that they are both werewolves. This is also the reason he chose to possess Amy over David. Barnabas and Quentin bond over having to protect Jamison from his mother Laura. Charles Delaware Tate is then commissioned by Count Petofi to paint a portrait of Quentin, which acts like the Portrait of Dorian Grey, ceasing his transformations and making Quentin immortal. Beth attempts to kill Quentin, but is unsuccessful, negating the timeline and saving Amy. Petofi attempts to hijack the body of Quentin Collins but is unsuccessful. Julia is called back to 1969 by a voice, and Barnabas ends up back in 1795 after following Kitty Solmes there.

In 1795, Barnabas obtained the leviathan box and returned to present time with it. He initiates the Todd family, giving them the box that contains the leviathan child. Along the way he initiates several members of the Collins family, with only Maggie and Julia able to resist the box’s call. Jeb Hawkes, the leviathan child, grows up, but has second thoughts about taking over the world. Jeb is scared of werewolves, as they are one of the leviathan’s weaknesses. He finds out about Amy, living at Collinwood and makes moves to get rid of her. (He doesn’t know about Chris.) They end up fleeing Collinwood, taking Sabrina Stuart with them. Jeb ends up destroying the leviathan box and marrying Carolyn regularly. Angelique plots to destroy Jeb, as she blames him for the corruption of her husband Skylar Rumpson. He falls off Widows hill.

Barnabas discovers and becomes part of parallel time hoping to cure his vampirism that was returned upon his forfeiting of the leviathan box. In parallel time, Angelique dies, but is brought back by absorbing the life force of her twin sister Alexis. Barnabas discovers that a woman named Roxanne is fueling Angelique and goes to rescue her. Timothy Stokes, Angelique’s father, sets fire to collinwood in revenge for her final death. In the chaos, Barnabas and Angelique are transported to the future, 1995.

In 1995 they learn that a great evil befell Collinwood, killing everyone, but they can’t get anyone to tell them, and if they get close they get offed by a strange presence. They end up getting saved by the ghost of Hallie Stokes, and they escape back to 1970 through a staircase built by the first Quentin Collins. They then learn of Gerard Stiles, a ghost with an evilness never seen before at Collinwood. He plans to kill David and Hallie Stokes, who’s come to Collinwood after her parents died at her uncle's request. Events play out, with Barnabas and Julia unable to stop them. They escape again through the staircase, but this time to (non PT) 1840.

Julia is the only one who made it through, as Barnabas is missing. Julia gets an elderly Ben Stokes to help her free Barnabas from his coffin, but he is the old Barnabas. (For about 2 minutes). New Barnabas comes and takes his body back and everything is okay. Anyways- Desmond Collins returns to Collinwood with the head of the warlock Judah Zachary. Judah then possesses Gerard Styles, who frames Quentin for witchcraft. Quentin is set to be executed, but Angelique brings the head of Judah as proof to free Quentin, and both Angelique and Gerard die. Barnabas and Angelique having made up, with her freeing him from the curse willingly, he mourns her loss. Julia and Barnabas use the stairway once more, telling Desmond to destroy it once they’ve passed through. The story wraps up nicely, as they return to find things are as they were before the ghost of Gerard came to Collinwood.

[encntada]

M U S E R O S T E R ! ( AS OF 05/07/2024 )

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS aanisah, aladdin (animated and live action), rug maker and seller and younger sister of aladdin, fc: golshifteh farahani

josephine de chagny, the phantom of the opera (musical), missing viscountess masquerading as a opera chorus girl and twin sister of raoul de chagny, fc: taylor russell

camila charming, cinderella (live action), princess and twin sister of prince charming (kit), fc: jess alexander

juliet desrosiers, beauty and the beast (animated and live action), princess and younger sister of the beast (prince adam), fc: havana rose liu

nicolette danielle renata devereaux, princess diaries 2: royal engagement (2004), famous actress, socialite and younger sister of nicholas devereaux, fc: camila morrone

emily fitzherbert, tangled (2010), royal baker and younger sister of eugene fitzherbert, fc: grace caroline currey

annelise josefine hubermann, the book thief, laundress and combat nurse and third and youngest child of hans and rosa hubermann, fc: ellise chappell

princess amina luna magnifico of rosas, wish (2023), singer and musical prodigy and the only daughter of king magnifico and queen amaya of rosas, fc: rachel zegler

anisette mellark, the hunger games (books and films), baker and peeta mellark's older sister, fc: cailee spaeny

lucy gray peterson, tuck everlasting, immortal poet and wanderer.

september plinth, the hunger games: ballad of songbirds and snakes (book and film), aspiring television producer turned nurse and sejanus plinth's twin sister, fc: paulina chavez

elizabeth rose sanderson, hocus pocus, good witch and fourth and youngest sanderson sister, fc: jennifer connelly

wendy scott, yellowjackets (not caught up on season two), yellowjackets defensive midfielder and coach ben scott's younger sister, fc: lisette olivera

jane van dort, the corpse bride (2005), victor van dort's younger sister, fc: ella hunt

CANON MUSES (all canon muses are subject to personal headcanons) lillian "lil" ashlock, the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds and snakes, book and film compliant, fc: isabel deroy-olson

ella "cinderella" baudin, cinderella, disney, rodgers and hammerstein musical based, fc: brittany o'grady

johanna barker, sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street, strictly musical based, fc: maria bilbao

juliet capulet, romeo and juliet, canon compliant with influences from rosaline (2022), fc: isabella merced

annie cresta, the hunger games, films and books compliant, fc:

esme cullen, the twilight saga, film and book compliant, fc: fiona palomo

regina george, mean girls (2024), musical based, fc: reneé rapp

lisa swallows, lisa frankenstein (2024), canon compliant, fc: kathryn newton

maría vasquez, west side story (2021), fc: rachel zegler

michelle "shelly" webster, the crow, 1994 film based, fc: whitney peak

carrie white, carrie, 1976 and 2013 film based, fc: sarah catherine hook

addison wells, zombies, canon compliant, fc: megan donnelly

sally, the nightmare before christmas, canon compliant, fc: ella purnell

[clove-pinks]

The principle of the divisional system was, and is, simply that each of the lieutenants should take charge of a division of the ship's company, for whose welfare and efficiency he should be particularly responsible. Under the lieutenants the midshipmen were allocated sub-divisions. [...] The midshipmen of the subdivisions were to train their men in the use of the great guns and small arms, and all divisional officers were to take pains to know their men as individuals, and attend to their welfare.

— Nicholas A. M. Rodger, The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy

'Under the Pallas's half deck': a 1774 drawing by Gabriel Bray, second lieutenant of HMS Pallas.

[shouta-edits]

Can u plz do a Mega Man x Proto Man playlist? 0.0. With themes of sibling Incest, sexual relationships, age gaps, and manipulation/grooming?? I’m sick and tires of forgetting that these 2 have a 20 year age gap (in robot years ig)

[whump-collector]

Whumpees (actors)

All the actors on this blog (so far):

Search for the name or use this link and add the name you're looking for https://whump-collector.tumblr.com/tagged/

I use the tag compilation for posts with several whumpees.

a: aaron ashmore - aaron tveit - adam palsson - adarsh gourav - aidan turner - alex o'loughlin - alexander dreymon - ali tarik findik - allison scagliotti - andreas pietschmann - andrew j. west

b: ben levin - benedict cumberbatch - brian austin green - burc kümbetlioglu

c: callum turner - channing tatum - charlie cox - charlie hunnam - charlie vickers - chris pine - christian bale - christipher egan - colin farrell - colin morgan - colin o'donoghue

d: dan lewis - daniel craig - daniel sharman - david boreanaz - david dastmalchian - david tennant - david wenham - diego klattenhoff - diego luna - dirk benedict - dominic cooper - drake rodger

e: engin akyürek - eric christian olsen - ewan mcgregor

f: freddie stroma - freddy carter

g: gael garcia bernal - gavin drea - giacomo gianniotti - guy pearce

h: halil ibrahim ceyhan - harold perrineau - henry cavill - henry golding - hisham tawfiq - hugh dancy - hunter doohan

i: iain de caestecker - ian somerhalder - iko uwais

j: jack bannon - jack davenport - jack martin - jack quaid - jake mclaughlin - james mcavoy - james spader - james wolk - jared padalecki - jason isaacs - jay hernandez - jd pardo - jenna ortega - jensen ackles - jeremy allen white - jim sturgess - joe flanigan - joe gilgun - joe keery - joel kinnaman - john cho - john cusack - john reardon - jon bernthal - jonas nay - jonny harris - jordan bridges - joshua jackson - jude law - julian morris

k: karl urban - keegan allen - kevin alejandro - kiefer sutherland - kit harington

l: lee pace - liam hemsworth - lucas till - luke evans - luke mitchell

m: mark hamill - mark waschke - markus brandl - martin henderson - martin shaw - martin wallström - matt barr - matt bomer - matt czuchry - matt lanter - matt smith - max thieriot - megan boone - mel gibson - michael fassbender - michael hurst - michael shanks - michael sheen - michael weatherly - mike farrell - milos bikovic

n: nathan fillion - nathan parsons - nicholas galitzine - nikolaj coster waldau - noah centineo

o: oliver rayon - oscar isaac

p: pablo schreiber - paul bettany - paul hassall - pedro pascal - pio marmai

r: raj yadav - rami malek - richard armitage - richard harmon - richard madden - rish shah - robert downey jr - robert james-collier - robert kazinsky - robin lord taylor - rodger corser - rupert evans - rupert penry jones - russell crowe - ryan guzman - ryan kelley - ryan reynolds

s: sabin tambrea - sam riley - santiago cabrera - scott caan - sean bean - sebastian stan - shawn ashmore - simon baker - stanley tucci - stephen amell - steve burton

t: thomas elms - thomas gibson - tim dekay - tim roth - timothy granaderos - tobey maguire - tolga saritas - tom austen - tom ellis - tom holland - tom payne - tom riley - tom sturridge - torrance coombs

y: yon gonzalez

z: zach mcgowan - zeeko za

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Motown Returns to the Apollo (Live in New York, NY) 1985 Soul / R&B / Pop / Tap Dance

Harlem's Apollo Theater is, hands-down, the single most important institution in the history of black American performing arts. It was first built in 1913 as a burlesque venue for only white patrons, but by 1934, its white owners transformed it into a space to showcase black performers. And from that year on, and into the mid-70s, it played a decisive role as a launching pad for an abundance of highly successful careers, from music, to dance, to comedy.

However, after having rode its high throughout the 60s, the Apollo would find itself in dire financial straits, and for a multitude of different reasons, its doors were shuttered in 1976. There were then a whole bunch of fits and starts to have it reopened, and eventually, after a thorough, years-long renovation process, it sprang back to life in 1985, and a legendary concert called Motown Returns to the Apollo would mark its long-awaited grand reopening.

So, take a look at some of this incredible concert bill, folks, which simultaneously celebrates The Apollo's past, while also showcasing a mid-80s present: DeBarge, George Michael, Smokey Robinson, The Manhattans, The Drifters, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Nile Rodgers, Billy Preston, Joe Cocker, Patti Labelle, Jennifer Holliday, Thelma Houston, Marilyn McCoo, Vanessa Williams, Debbie Allen, New Edition, Boy George, Wilson Pickett, Chuck Johnson, Little Richard, Mavis Staples, Al Green, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, James Brown, Luther Vandross, The Commodores, Lou Rawls, and Diana Ross. Such a magnificent concert for the ages, but unfortunately, it was hosted by Bill Cosby 😫.

Now, something that particularly struck me about this whole production is what they ended up deciding to call it—Motown Returns to the Apollo—because there's a whole bunch of people on this bill that were never actually on Motown itself. But I guess the sound of soul and R&B from the 60s to mid-80s had just become synonymous with the name of the label anyway, even if they'd never actually released a lot of the music that came out of it. And when someone's describing their taste in music, and they say that they like Motown, they're probably actually referring to more than just that one powerhouse label, and more so the type of music that they and a whole lot of other outfits were putting out. But it's still interesting to refer to it that way when naming a concert, though.

Anyway, you should definitely try to fully immerse yourself in this whole show, but I'm gonna timestamp some of my absolute favorite performances here, a few of which include some truly incredible belting feats from Patti Labelle, whose every appearance on this one night was pure magic; especially with the gospel tune, "You'll Never Walk Alone," which she delivered with the help of Little Richard, Mavis Staples, Billy Preston, Al Green, and the New Jersey Mass Choir. I'm not even a remotely religious person, but that's probably one of the most powerful performances that I've ever seen in my life. Good lord 🤯.

Sam Harris - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Stevie Wonder - "Sir Duke" Billy Preston, Joe Cocker, & Patti Labelle - "You Are So Beautiful" Little Richard, Mavis Staples, Billy Preston, Al Green, Patti Labelle, & the New Jersey Mass Choir - "Joy Joy Joy Down in My Heart"/"You'll Never Walk Alone" James Brown - "Please Please Please" Diana Ross with everyone - "I Want to Know What Love Is"

And the show wasn't limited to strictly music, either. There was some amazing tap dancing too!

Gregory Hines - "Tribute to Teddy Hale" Tap Dancing Showcase, with Bunny Briggs, Chuck Green, Gregg Burge, Ludie Jones, Jimmy Slyde, Sandman Sims, Harold Nicholas, & Sammy Davis, Jr.

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There can be doubt, in retrospect, that German naval expansion played a major part in isolating Germany and the major part in adding Britain to her list of enemies. The German challenge managed to unite the Liberal government, rally the Opposition behind it, and join Britain, France, and even Russia as allies. [...] In foreign policy the natural interests of the two powers [Britain and Germany] clashed only in peripheral matters. By contrast the quarrels of Britain and France were real and substantial, but they could be adjusted because they were concrete, identifiable matters of territory and authority, which could be negotiated if the will was there. So long as Germany chose to stand on the emotional intangibles of Germanness [Deutschtum], world presence [Weltgeltung], and equal entitlement [Gleichberechtigung] and treat diplomatic approaches as insults, no settlement with her was possible. Ultimately all historical analysis fails before the sheer irrationality of German naval plans, which were founded on a mass of internal contradictions and ungrounded assumptions and which seriously proposed that a reduction in some number of battleships must be “the renunciation of Germany as a great cultural nation.” [...] If the moment has to be defined when German naval policy collapsed into unreason, it must be the 1900 Navy Law. The consequences for Germany and for the Wilhelmine regime were catastrophic. “Tirpitz, however, was like the Lydian king Croesus, whom the Oracle of Delphi informed that if he crossed the Halys, he would destroy a great empire. Tirpitz did, and it was the German Empire.”

Nicholas A.M. Rodger, The Anglo-German Naval Rivalry, 1860-1914

Don't start an arms race you can't win, kids!

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legit surprised to this day that people do not support Black brands that center fat people and that’s actually cute or sexy & trendy & what’s next in fashion. cause even from just an “im evil i wanna make a lot of money” way, so much money could be made if you made a trendy alternative to fashion nova, asos, rainbow, shein, super expensive customs, etc. for fat people looking for something that isn’t unflattering sacks or just drowning in fabric w bad drapes. like where’s the asata maise, theophilio, who decides war, against medical advice, mowalola, telfar, nicholas daley, wales bonner, bianca saunders, christopher john rodgers (besides the Target collection which was amazing because that collection really showed you can make cute dresses with a lot of limitation up to 5x, all new clothes should cost under $100 but luxury is basically defined as how much cant most Black globally afford this so yea), a cold wall, martine rose, thebe magugu, (def forgetting some) for fat Black people to rock? at least no sesso, hanifa & phlemuns go to a 3x and 5x while the rest barely have XL (still not enough tho). and sorry customs aint the same cause it is a whole process. dont even get me started on how most Black people cannot afford any of this. luxury is defined by anti-Blackness, specifically anti-Black classism.