#nicolas gruber

[jellicle-song-and-jellicle-dance]

random question but top ten munkustraps….

I’M GLAD YOU ASKED-

I’m gonna assume you mean actors and if not sorry lol :3

1. Michael Gruber

He is THE Munkustrap in my eyes. No questions asked. No statement needed :3

2. Nicolas Hagelin

(I went on a scavenger hunt tryna find a good photo of this man omfg)

I’m the tiniest bit biased cuz I saw him live twice but whateves. I really like his voice, it’s so soft. Also his arm warmers make him look like a bear to me.

3. Ivan Ozhogin

Listening to him sing “Old Deuteronomy” changed me as a person. I will never be the same. (In a good way tho.) Also peak costume design his makeup is awesome.

4. Bryan Batt

I’m being 100% biased here the only reason I like him is because he’s also from Louisiana.

5. Steve Barton

Again PEAK character design omfg I love Vienna Munkustrap. Even though I barely understand German I love listening to him sing.

6. Paul Hadobas

Zurich Munkustrap. He’s so goddamn sassy omg. (I mean, so is every Munkustrap but he’s just a whole different level.) Also listening to him sing “Old Deuteronomy” was a treat. Especially since it was a different version of a song.

7. Jack Rebaldi

Multilingual king I wanna be just like him. Also I like when he sticks his tongue out, idk I think it’s hilarious.

8. Callum Train

Yet another Munkustrap with the most beautiful voice I have ever heard in my goddamn life omg what are they feeding y’all?????

9. John Partridge

Damn what CAN’T this man do????

10. Andy Huntington Jones

Listen I just love him man I can’t explain it HES SO CUTE TO ME :(((((

[comicwaren]

From Scarlet Witch Vol. 3 #007

Art by Lorenzo Tammetta, Sara Pichelli and Frank William

Written by Steve Orlando and Jonathan Hickman

[spaceagebachelormann]

𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬

!!REQUEST REQUIREMENTS!!

-> state the character, romantic or platonic, the format of the request, and a plot

-> do you have any specifics for the reader? blonde, poc, male, neurodivergent, etc? (please keep in mind i will write poc readers but i’m white so they may be a little difficult for me)

-> requests are preferred to be sent through inbox, but i can make dms work if needed

-> PLEASE ACTUALLY SPECIFY WHAT YOU WANT WITH YOUR REQUEST!! ITS VERY HARD FOR ME TO WRITE “____ x reader fluff” GIVE ME A PLOT LINE

!!WHAT I WILL WRITE!!

-> platonic

-> romantic

-> familial

-> any gender x any gender

-> headcanons

-> long fics

-> multi character

-> blurbs

-> poly relationships

-> x reader

-> i will only write cheating if it’s a character comforting r after being cheated on, not a character cheating on r

!!WHAT I WONT WRITE!!

-> smut (i’m 14)

-> yandere

-> most aus, ask about the specific au before requesting an au

-> incest

-> age gaps

-> canonical gay/lesbian character x a man (if lesbian) or a woman (if gay)

-> song fics

-> things about ocs

-> ships

-> sunshine x grumpy tropes, i’m horrible at this trope

character list

keeper of the lost cities

sophie foster, dex dizznee, fitz vacker, keefe sencen, biana vacker, marella redek, maruca chebota, tam song, linh song, wylie endal, jensi babblos, stina heks, elwin hesledge

chronicles of narnia

peter pevensie, edmund pevensie, susan pevensie, lucy pevensie, caspian

riordanverse

percy jackson, annabeth chase, grover underwood, jason grace, piper mclean, leo valdez, hazel levesque, frank zhang, nico di angelo, will solace, reyna arellano, rachel dare, travis stoll, connor stoll, thalia grace, magnus chase, alex fierro, carter kane, sadie kane

harry potter

harry potter, ron weasley, hermione granger, neville longbottom, luna lovegood, ginny weasley, fred weasley, george weasley, sirius black, james potter, remus lupin, mary macdonald, marlene mckinnon, lily evans, dorcas meadows, regulus black, barty crouch jr, narcissa black, andromeda black, bellatrix lestrange

ride the cyclone

ocean o’connell rosenberg, noel gruber, mischa bachinski, ricky potts, jane doe/penny lamb, constance blackwood

shadow and bone

alina starkov, malyen oretsev, genya safin, zoya nazyalensky, david kostyk, tamaar & tolya, nikolai lantsov

six of crows

kaz brekker, inej ghafa, jesper fahey, nina zenik, wylan van eck, matthias helvar

the outsiders

ponyboy curtis, johnny cade, sodapop curtis, darry curtis, steve randall, twobit matthews, dallas winston, cherry valance

the hunger games

katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, finnick odair, johanna mason, cinna, effie trinket

it (2017)

bill denbrough, eddie kaspbrak, richie tozier, stan uris, beverly marsh, ben hanscom, mike hanlon

the school for good and evil

agatha, sophie, tedros, hort, hester, anadil, dot, nicola, rhian mistral, rafal mistral, clarissa dovey, leonora lesso

the land of stories

connor bailey, alex bailey, red riding hood, jack, goldilocks

scooby doo

shaggy rogers, fred jones, daphne blake, velma dinkley, thorn, dusk, luna

little women

jo march, amy march, beth march, meg march, laurie

dracula

dracula, lucy westenra, arthur holmwood, john seward, mina harker, abraham van helsing, renfield, quincey morris, jonathan harker, the brides

frankenstein

victor frankenstein, elizabeth lavenza, henry clerval, adam frankenstein, justine mortiz, ernest frankenstein, the bride

dr jekyll and mr hyde

henry jekyll, edward hyde, richard enfield, gabriel utterson, hastie lanyon, lucy harris

phantom of the opera

christine daaé, erik destler, raoul de chagney, meg giry, carlotta giudicelli

a good girls guide to murder

pippa fitz-amobi, ravi singh, naomi ward, cara ward, connor reynolds, jamie reynolds, nat da silva

the mighty ducks

charlie conway, adam banks, lester averman, guy germaine, connie moreau, fulton reed, dean portman, julie gaffney, ken wu, luis mendoza, dwayne robertson

monster high

frankie stein, draculaura, clawdeen wolf, cleo de nile, abbey bominable, ghoulia yelps, operetta, rochelle goyle, spectra vondergeist, elissabat, clawd wolf, deuce gorgon, heath burns, jackson jekyll, holt hyde, kieran valentine

the powerpuff girls

blossom utonium, bubbles utonium, buttercup utonium, brick jojo, boomer jojo, butch jojo

david bowie

david bowie, ziggy stardust, jareth, thomas jerome newton, celliers

sweeney todd

sweeney todd, anthony hope, mrs lovett, johanna todd

the rosewood chronicles

lottie pumpkin, ellie wolf, jamie volk, ollie moreno, raphael wilcox, anastacia alcroft leblanc, saskia san martin, lola tomkins, mickey tomkins, binah fae

hairspray

corny collins, link larkin, amber von tussle, tracey turnblad, penny pingleton, seaweed j. stubbs

attack on titan

eren yeager, mikasa ackerman, armin arlert, jean kirstein, sasha braus, connie springer, annie leonhardt, bertholdt hoover, reiner braun, hange zoe, levi ackerman, erwin smith, colt grice, niccolo, yelena, onyakopon, zeke yeager

daisy jones and the six

daisy jones, billy dunne, graham dunne, karen sirko, warren rhodes, pete loving/roundtree, eddie loving/roundtree, camila dunne, simone jackson

doctor who bbc

ninth doctor, tenth doctor, rose tyler, jack harkness, mickey smith, donna noble, martha jones, clara oswald, river song, simm! master

miss peregrines home for peculiar children

jacob portman, emma bloom, millard nulling, enoch o’connor, olive elephanta, alma peregrine

miscellaneous characters

sarah williams, bernard the elf, rodrick heffley, varian, lisa frankenstein, the creature (lisa frankenstein)

UPCOMING FANDOMS : les miserables

[princesssarisa]

Opera on Youtube 4

L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 1967 (Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto; conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni; no subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1981 (Luciano Pavarotti, Judith Blegen; conducted by Nicola Rescigno; Spanish subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Metropolitan Opera, 1991 (Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Vienna State Opera, 2005 (Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko; conducted by Alfred Eschwé; English subtitles)

Theatro da Paz, Brazil, 2013 (Atalla Ayan, Carmen Monarcha; conducted by Emiliano Patarra; Brazilian Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro Manoel, Malta, 2015 (Cliff Zammit Stevens, Shoushik Barsoumian; conducted by Philip Walsh; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2017 (Dmitry Korchak, Olga Peretyatko; conducted by Marco Armiliato; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Ópera de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Ramón Vargas, Olivia Gorra; conducted by Guido Maria Guida; Spanish subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2018 (Benjamin Bernheim, Andrea Carroll; conducted by Frédéric Chaslin; no subtitles)

San Francisco Opera, 2023 (Pene Pati, Slávka Zámečníková; conducted by Ramón Tebar; English subtitles)

Hänsel & Gretel

Vittorio Cottafavi studio film, 1957 (Fiorenza Cossotto, Jan Poleri; conducted by Nino Sanzogno; sung in Italian with Italian subtitles)

August Everding studio film, 1981 (Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Leipzig Opera, 1981 (Annelott Damm, Steffi Ullmann; conducted by Horst Gurgel; no subtitles)

Julliard Opera Center, 1997 (Jennifer Marquette, Sari Gruber; conducted by Randall Behr; English subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1992 (Suzanne Johnston, Christine Douglas; conducted by Johannes Fritzsch; sung in English)

Vienna State Opera, 2015 (Daniel Sindram, Ileana Tonca; conducted by Christian Thielmann; English subtitles)

Pacific Northwest Opera, 2015 (Sylvia Szadovszki, Ksenia Popova; conducted by Clinton Smith; sung in English with English subtitles)

Scottish Opera, 2020 (Kitty Whately, Rhian Lois; conducted by David Parry; sung in English with English subtitles)

Eklund Opera Program, 2020 (Christine Lee, Anna Whiteway; conducted by Nicholas Carthy; sung in English with English subtitles)

Amarillo Opera, 2021 (Sarah Beckham-Turner, Patricia Westley; conducted by Carolyn Watson; English subtitles)

Turandot

Mario Lanfranchi studio film, 1958 (Lucilla Udovick, Franco Corelli; conducted by Fernando Previtali; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1983 (Eva Marton, José Carreras; conducted by Lorin Maazel; no subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1986 (Gwyneth Jones, Franco Bonisolli; conducted by Jacques Delacote; English subtitles)

Forbidden City, Beijing, 1998 (Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin; conducted by Zubin Mehta; no subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala; 2001 (Alessandra Marc, Nicola Martinucci; conducted by Georges Prêtre; French subtitles)

Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2009 (Anna Shafajinskaia, Fabio Armiliato; conducted by Giuliano Carella; English subtitles)

Chorégies d'Orange 2012 (Lise Lindstrom, Roberto Alagna; conducted by Michel Plasson; French subtitles)

Wichita Grand Opera, 2015 (Zvetelina Vassileva, Ricardo Tamura; conducted by Martin Mazik; no subtitles)

Teatro de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Gabriela Georgieva, Carlos Galván; conducted by Enrique Patrón de Rueda; Spanish subtitles)

Opera Hong Kong, 2018 (Oksana Dyka, Alfred Kim; conducted by Paolo Olmi; English subtitles)

Eugene Onegin

Prince Regent Theatre, Munich, 1965 (Hermann Prey, Ingeborg Bremert; conducted by Joseph Keilberth; sung in German; no subtitles)

Paris Opera, 1982 (Benjamin Luxon, Galina Vishnevskaya; conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich; French subtitles)

Kirov Opera, 1984 (Sergei Leiferkus, Tatiana Novikova; conducted by Yuri Temirkanov; English subtitles)

Chicago Lyric Opera, 1985 (Wolfgang Brendel, Mirella Freni; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Spanish subtitles)

Petr Weigl film, 1988 (Michal Docolomanský dubbed by Bernd Weikl, Magda Vásáryová dubbed by Teresa Kubiak; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 1998 (Vladimir Glushchak, Orla Boylan; conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky; English subtitles) – Act I, Act II, Act III

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2011 (Artur Rucinski, Kristine Opolais; conducted by Omer Meir Wellber; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2014 (Artur Rucinski, Amanda Echalaz; conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov; English subtitles)

Mariinsky Theatre, 2015 (Andrei Bondarenko, Yekaterina Goncharova; conducted by Valery Gergiev; French subtitles)

Livermore Valley Opera, 2019 (Morgan Smith, Antonina Chehovska; conducted by Alex Katsman; English subtitles)

[marylairre]

Lairre versus the rest

I've been meaning to make this post for a while. Which characters in the Pleasant Green Universe are Lairre? And which are not? Let's mess about and find out. I'm using a pros and cons system here, pros being arguments for the character in question being Lairre, cons being arguments against the character in question being Lairre.

Small disclaimer, I'm writing this at work and only have my brain and the wiki page to rely on. If there's anything I've missed, feel free to reblog and comment! Also, keep in mind this started out as a joke that came forth out of the 'what if all Nicola Walker characters are Lairre' meme! With most of these characters, I'm not too serious, but I still wanted to include them all.

Mrs. Wilson (Fragments)

Pro: Mythos reveals Lairre had innate knowledge of Pleasant Green while not having been involved in the operation (as far as we know). Either her clearance level is high enough, or she's (temporarily) lived there.

Con: Mrs. Wilson is married and has a daughter and a son, the latter of the two being enrolled at the University of Aberdeen. It is unlikely a cover personality would go this deep for this long.

Con: Mrs. Wilson presumably disappeared when all of Pleasant Green did. If not, she is likely the housekeeper Kennedy Fisher mentions in The Haunter of the Dark.

Verdict: it is unlikely that Mrs. Wilson is a cover personality of Lairre's.

Dr. Annika Gruber (The Listener)

Pro: Her work involves memory related tasks, including but not limited to alteration, removal and replacement of existing memories in people - this is always something that is worth noting when it comes to this universe.

Con: She seems to hold down a stable job where she is essential and needed. The impression is that she's been in the job for a longer period of time.

Verdict: while it is up in the air and could hypothetically go both ways, it is unlikely that Dr. Gruber is a cover personality of Lairre's.

Rachel Weir (Bad Memories)

Con: Rachel meets her untimely end at the Blake House, and turns out to be the fifth body found years after the original disappearances.

Verdict: it is not possible that Rachel is a cover personality of Lairre's.

Bisa (Bad Memories)

Con: Bisa is alive and well after having left Blake House, and presumably lived to old age.

Verdict: it is unlikely that Bisa is a cover personality of Lairre's.

Alice Price (Kokomo)

Pro: Alice has a willingness to abandon protocol and bend the rules when she wants so long as it benefits the case. These are traits that Lairre is also prone to.

Con: Has a long history when it comes to police/detective work and now works for the CTU as a negotiator.

Con: Canonically has a father, who we hear her speak to at the start of the episode. Lairre, according to her folklore, came to England without family.

Con: Kokomo as a story seems unconnected/separate from the rest. The would-be lasting impact of the Kokomo virus seems to have had no repercussions or impact on the PGU as a whole.

Verdict: it is unlikely that Alice Price is a cover personality of Lairre's.

Dr. Fallon (Fugue State)

Pro: Mythos reveals Lairre had innate knowledge of Pleasant Green while not having been involved in the operation (as far as we know). Either her clearance level is high enough, or she gained this knowledge under cover.

Con: Johnson is there, who is Lairre's boss. If this was Lairre undercover, he would very likely know.

Con: Dr. Fallon falls into a fugue state and lives on as a non-corporeal consciousness. This was presumably incurable. The episode takes place a year before Mythos does, and thus conflicts with Lairre's personal timeline.

Verdict: it is not possible that Dr. Fallon is a cover personality of Lairre's.

Mary Lairre (Mythos)

Verdict: this is the original deal, what more do you want me to say? She is the nun, the myth, the legend.

Dr. Eleanor Peck (The Lovecraft Investigations / Who is Aldrich Kemp?)

Verdict: it was canonically confirmed in episode 10 of The Haunter of the Dark, after many hints throughout the previous series, that Dr. Eleanor Peck is an alternate personality of Lairre's.

Mrs. Alice Boone (Aldrich Kemp series)

Pro: The top layer of her mind is medieval, a fact that characters like Clara Page put too much emphasis on to be random.

Pro: She seems somewhat indestructible for a mortal woman. She's been injured on several occasions, including getting hit by a car and getting thrown through a shop window on impact. She got off suspiciously well, without lasting injuries.

Con: Mrs. Boone has an extensive history, including having been an Olympic Gold medalist in Seoul in 1988. We don't currently know how far cover personalities or kaleidoscope memories go and how much can be implanted, such as enough knowledge of fencing to win a gold medal in it. This con is tentative.

Con: Mrs. Boone has a long and extensive history with the Themis Group, and Aunt Lilly has a great knowledge of her past. It is doubtful this is false.

Con: Mrs. Boone has listened to and is a fan of The Mystery Machine podcast, something which Dr. Eleanor Peck is heavily involved in. She cannot be in two places at the same time.

Verdict: it is highly unlikely that Mrs. Boone is a cover personality of Lairre's.

[scarlet--wiccan]

Scarlet Witch (2023) #7 preview [source], in stores 8/2

JOURNEY INTO OZ! Wanda swore to help anyone who walked through her door … but what happens when that person is a villain? When Nelson Gruber, aka Bookworm, comes through the Last Door seeking aid to kill wicked witches in a corner of Oklahoma that’s been transformed into the Emerald City, Wanda must choose between honoring her covenant and going against her own principles. Now the Scarlet Witch has attracted the attention of a dangerous new foe: Introducing NICOLA ZOSIMOS, aka HEXFINDER! PLUS: A bonus page written by Jonathan Hickman – WHO ARE THE G.O.D.S.?

I'm very intrigued by the Wicked Witch character here. Her design, and the creatures serving her, are actually fairly accurate to the Frank L. Baum novels, which is refreshing. I'm curious if she will be an actual autonomous character, or if she's just a construct of this illusory Oz world. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if she gets killed off by Hexfinder...

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Scarlet Witch #7 by Steve Orlando, Lorenzo Tammetta and Sara Pichelli. Cover by Russell Dauterman. Out in August.

"JOURNEY INTO OZ! Wanda swore to help anyone who walked through her door…but what happens when that person is a villain? When Nelson Gruber, A.K.A. Bookworm, comes through the Last Door seeking aid to kill wicked witches in a corner of Oklahoma that's been transformed into the Emerald City, Wanda must choose between honoring her covenant and going against her own principles. Now the Scarlet Witch has attracted the attention of a dangerous new foe – introducing NICOLA ZOSIMOS, A.K.A. HEXFINDER! PLUS: A bonus page written by Jonathan Hickman – WHO ARE THE G.O.D.S.?"

[mirandamckenni1]

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[alexanderrogge]

The third Guest Artist Recital of The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop featured Jeff Gittleson & Alex Felker playing Angel's Tango by Steven Verhelst, SSG Kyle Price & SSG Michael Burner playing Red Spain by Nicola Ferro, Matthew Ethier & pianist Topher Ruggiero playing Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor, and John Gruber & pianist Topher Ruggiero playing Romance by William Grant Still. #ArmyMusic #OberlinCollege #Oberlin #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW #ATW2024 #Music

[seph7]

J.T. Walsh Was Hollywood's Ultimate Go-To Villain

By Padraig Cotter

Published Aug 12, 2019

The late, great J.T. Walsh was one of Hollywood's best villains. Actors try to avoid typecasting in their careers since they want to play different types of characters. Performers such as Meryl Streep or Daniel Day-Lewis managed to mostly avoid this, jumping from different genres and roles with relative ease. Producers like to make safe bets, however, so if an actor does a great job with one type of character, that's what they tend to get offered. Following the success of Die Hard, for instance, Bruce Willis spent around a decade playing blue-collar action heroes, while occasionally branching out to other genres like The Sixth Sense.

The offer of a nice paycheque plays a part too, though certain performers refuse to be defined this way. Alan Rickman also received a breakout role thanks to Die Hard's Hans Gruber, but after playing a couple of villains in movies like Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, he decided to mostly steer clear of bad guy parts later in his career. While J.T. Walsh never became a leading man, he carved a distinct niche for himself playing villainous roles in a number of big movies.

J.T. Walsh's first big break was playing the role of Sgt. Major Dickerson in Good Morning, Vietnam, opposite Robin Williams. Dickerson was a petty, vindictive character and Walsh excelled at making him easy to loathe. He would build up a selection of similar roles in the following years, including a sinister movie executive in The Big Picture and a slimy Alderman in Backdraft.

He received acclaim for a supporting appearance in A Few Good Men, and his string of villains would continue with thrillers Red Rock West opposite Nicolas Cage and Needful Things, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Walsh would also collaborate with Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight) several times, including playing an opportunist politician in Executive Decision and the intense thriller Breakdown. The latter project would give Walsh arguably one of his best parts, as the calculating kidnapper of Russell's wife.

J.T. Walsh also made notable TV appearances, including an episode of The X-Files and a major role in sci-fi series Dark Skies. His final roles saw him share the screen with Samuel L. Jackson in thriller The Negotiator and comedy-drama Pleasantville with Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man). Tragically, the actor died at the age of 54 from a heart attack in 1998, with his final performances dedicated to his memory. Jack Nicholson would also dedicate his Academy Award for As Good As It Gets to Walsh's memory.

J.T. Walsh crafted a career filled with memorable performances and made a big impression with even small roles, such as his appearance in Sling Blade. He was one of Hollywood's great villains, and his presence is still missed.

[outragedtortilla]

Why I love it: I cannot believe the level of quality this podcast is given that only two people (Nicola Twilley and Cynthia Gruber) work on it. The level of detail is amazing, and as an avid food lover, this podcast has introduced me to the history and science of the food I love so much.

#podcasts

[filmpenance]

Day 3, 2022 - Con Air

Con Air - 1997 - Simon West

“Sorry boss, but there's only two men I trust. One of them's me. The other's not you.“ Cameron Poe

Con Air is a telenovela soaked in testosterone. It’s stupid, melodramatic, and fun.

Nicolas Cage is a sweaty Cameron Poe, a be-mulleted ex-Army Ranger who’s matched against super-villain John Malkovich’s Cyrus “The Virus” Grissom, a pastiche Hannibal Lector, Hans Gruber, and the low drone of a lawn mower. How could this not become a classic?

Cameron is on a prison transfer flight home and finds himself in the midst of a hijacking. He must use his skills and toughness to stop Cyrus and the other really bad criminals on the plane (including Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo and Steve Buscemi who plays a pastiche of Frankenstein’s monster and Hannibal Lector) from flying to a non-extradition country, so he can get back to his wife Trish and prevent the fall of the nation state or whatever. 

From the ground Cameron can only rely on a US Marshall played by John Cusack and a DEA agent played by Colm Meany who are both kind of assholes.

This movie was directed by Simon West, and I think that makes this movie work for me is its comedic timing and sensibility. Knowing to go the telenovela route is the difference for me between Con Air and its Ratner/Bay competition.

That said, on flight stupid melodrama, warning that moments of racism and sexism are sprinkled in masquerading as character traits.  

Con Air: It’s not quite Dynasty darling, but it’s campy fun.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/vYFU0H1I1i0

[spaceagebachelormann]

𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔!

HOW TO REQUEST

— state the character, romantic or platonic, the format of the request, and what you want with it

— do you have any specifics for the reader? male, female, blonde, poc, etc?

— requests can be send through inbox or dms, but inbox is heavily encouraged!

— PLEASE ACTUALLY SPECIFY WHAT YOU WANT WITH YOUR REQUEST!! ITS VERY HARD FOT ME TO WRITE SOMETHING THAT JUST SAYS “_____ x reader fluff” WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION!! GIVE ME A PLOT LINE!!

WHAT I WILL WRITE:

platonic

romantic

familial

any gender x any gender

headcanons

poly relationships

sensitive topics

x reader

ships (canon or non-canon, so long as it’s not problematic)

i. i WILL write cheating, but not if a character is going it to the reader/another character. i’ll make someone comforting another person after being cheated on, but i won’t write finnick odair cheating on someone

same thing ^^ goes for homophobic, transphobic, ableist topics like that, and. well i guess the same goes for abuse?

WHAT I WONT WRITE:

smut (i’m 14)

yandere

incest

student x teacher

canonically gay character (ex: wylan van eck) x fem!reader for romantic requests

canonically lesbian character x male!reader for romantic requests

songfics (nothing against them, i just don’t know how!!)

things about ocs

ship fics

character list (more to come!)

❍ = easiest characters to write for

bolded — favourite characters to write for

KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES

❍ sophie foster, ❍ dex dizznee, fitz vacker, ❍ keefe sencen, ❍ biana vacker, ❍ marellla redek, ❍ maruca chebota, tam song, linh song, ❍ wylie endal, ❍ jensi babblos, stina heks

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

❍ peter pevensie, ❍ edmund pevensie, ❍ susan pevensie, ❍ lucy pevensie, mr tumnus, ❍ caspian, eustace scrubb, jill pole, shasta, aravis

RIORDANVERSE

❍ percy jackson, ❍ annabeth chase, ❍ grover underwood, ❍ jason grace, ❍ piper mclean, ❍ leo valdez, ❍ hazel levesque, ❍ frank zhang, nico di angelo, will solace, reyna arellano, rachel dare, ❍ travis stoll, ❍ connor stoll, thalia grace, magnus chase, ❍ alex fierro, carter kane, sadie kane, lester papadopolous, lavinia asimov

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

❍ christine daaé, ❍ raoul de chagny, erik destler, ❍ meg giry

p.s. i’ll write for the movie, musical, book and 1990 miniseries versions!!

HARRY POTTER

harry potter, ❍ hermione granger, ❍ ron weasley, ❍ luna lovegood, ❍ neville longbottom, ginny weasley, fred weasley, george weasley, ❍ sirius black, remus lupin, ❍ james potter, ❍ marlene mckinnon, mary macdonald, dorcas meadowes, lily evans

RIDE THE CYCLONE

ocean o’connell rosenberg, ❍ noel gruber, ❍ mischa bachinski, ❍ ricky potts, jane doe, penny lamb, ❍ constance blackwood

SHADOW AND BONE

❍ alina starkov, malyen oretsev, ❍ genya safin, ❍ zoya nazyalensky, david kostyk, erm others i accidentally deleted remind me to update this

SIX OF CROWS

kaz brekker, inej ghafa, ❍ jesper fahey, ❍ wylan van eck, nina zenik, matthias helvar

THE OUTSIDERS

ponyboy curtis, ❍ johnny cade, sodapop curtis, darry curtis, steve randall, ❍ twobit matthews, ❍ dallas winston

THE HUNGER GAMES

katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, ❍ finnick odair, ❍ johanna mason, marvel sanford, clove kentwell, cato hadley, ❍ cinna

IT (2017)

bill denbrough, eddie kaspbrak, richie tozier, ❍ stan uris, beverly marsh, ben hanscom, ❍ mike hanlon

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL

❍ agatha of woods beyond, ❍ sophie of woods beyond, tedros of camelot, ❍ hort of bloodbrook, ❍ hester of ravenswood, ❍ anadil, ❍ dot, nicola, aric, rhian mistral, rafal mistral, leonora lesso, clarissa dovey

THE LAND OF STORIES

❍ alex bailey, ❍ connor bailey, ❍ red riding hood, ❍ jack, ❍ goldilocks, ❍ bree campbell

SCOOBY DOO

daphne blake, ❍ fred jones, shaggy rogers, velma dinkley

LITTLE WOMEN

❍ jo march, amy march, beth march, meg march, ❍ laurie

A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER

pippa fitz-amobi, ❍ ravi singh, naomi ward, ❍ cara ward, connor reynolds, ❍ jamie reynolds, nat da silva

THE MIGHTY DUCKS

❍ charlie conway, adam banks, ❍ lester averman, guy germaine, ❍ connie moreau, julie gaffney, ❍ ken wu, dean portman, luis mendoza, dwayne robertson, ❍ fulton reed

DRACULA

dracula, ❍ lucy westenra, mina harker, arthur holmwood, ❍ renfield, dr seward, abraham van helsing, ❍ quincey morris

FRANKENSTEIN

victor frankenstein, ❍ adam frankenstein, elizabeth lavenza, justine moritz, ernest frankenstein, henry clerval, the bride

DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

henry jekyll, ❍ edward hyde, ❍ richard enfield, gabriel utterson, hastie lanyon, lucy harris

MONSTER HIGH

gotta update this one guys,,,

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

john bender , ❍ claire standish, allison reynolds, brian johnson, andrew clark

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

❍ blossom utonium, bubbles utonium, buttercup utonium , ❍ brick jojo, boomer jojo, butch jojo

DAVID BOWIE

❍ jareth, thomas jerome newton, david bowie

SWEENEY TODD

❍ sweeney, anthony hope, ❍ mrs lovett, johanna

THE ROSEWOOD CHRONICLES

lottie pumpkin, ellie wolf, ❍ jamie volk, ❍ ollie moreno, ❍ raphael wilcox, ❍ anastacia alcroft leblanc, saskia san martin, lola tomkins, mickey tomkins, binah fae

HAIRSPRAY

❍ corny collins, ❍ seaweed j stubbs, amber von tussle, tracy turnblad, penny pingleton, link larkin

MISC. CHARACTERS

sarah williams, ❍ bernard the elf, ❍ rodrick heffley, ❍ varian

[saynizzzy]

EVERYTHING IS IN YOUR HANDS from Gioacchino Petronicce on Vimeo.

Footage available on Frames Dealer : framesdealer.com/filmmakers/petronicce-gioacchino/275915

Hand : " The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb ".

My purpose was to not cover the entire subject of hands. I think that the possibilities are way too wide. I was motsly interested on how hands inspire me.

This work could not have been possible without the help, the support and the participation of the following people. Thanks to all of you for your patience, your time and your precious hands . Keep them Safe !

Lorenzo Naccarato, Marion Verhellen, Nicolas Gruber, Camille Martin, Jérôme Cynéfro, Tomomi Hirano, Veks Van Hillik, Hélène Hiquily, Violaine Perrot, Sylvie Guilleminot, Luc Pétronille, Laetitia Sioen, Philippe Beau, Christine Grévin, Fabrizio Granier, Christophe Sovran, Audrey Le Mée, Emma Pétronille, Brice Coyere, Dominique Tobio, Marie-France Gélard, Alma, Marie-Hélène Martin, Marc Pétronille, Alice Buret, Marcel, Annick Gualino, Bernard Barrailh, Laurence Ichard-Maury, Marie Maillos, Leila Ernest, Iris Ernest, Ugo Bagnarosa, Gilles Larroze, Léa German, Sarah Violaine, Raphaël Pezet, Mélanie Daoulas, Julie Pouléna, , Noir Films, Nicolas Chantal, FabLab, Sébastien Ichard-Maury, Jacquie Marty, Serges Martin, Victor Trifilieff, Guilhem Machenaud, Tristan Barathe, Call Mar, Lucile Dandelot, Grégoire Coulombel, Thibaut Mesmin, Lauriane Marcelo, Christophe Durand, & John Coktez.

Special Thanks to Léo & Ja Gualino.

Music : various versions of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" composed by Edvard Grieg and re-edited for this work. First assistant director and Make up : Camille Martin. Directed, shot and edited by Gioacchino Petronicce.

Shot on Red Raven.

gioacchinopetronicce.com/ facebook.com/gioacchino.petronicce

4K, STEREO, 4:12. 2016

[scarlet--wiccan]

Okay, we've got an update on that Wizard of Oz cover!

Turns out Wanda really is going to Oz-- sort of. #7 marks the return of a bit-part villain called Nelson Gruber, aka Bookworm, who has the power to conjure manifestations of written material-- basically pulling stuff out of books and into reality. Up until now, Bookworm has only appeared in a single issue of Sleepwalker, all the way back in 1991. I appreciate Orlando making the deep cuts.

Our new character, Nicola Zosimos, is an antagonist who goes by the name Hexfinder. Zosimos is an alchemist from a long line of "witch hunters" who aims to destroy Wanda using a weapon called the Philosopher's Staff. I wouldn't be surprised if this staff is related somehow to the anti-magic mineral Wanda has been investigating in the early issues of the series.

I will say that the line about "witch hunters" gave me pause-- the prevailing narratives about witch hunts in American media are just as false and, in many ways, harmful as the prevailing narratives about Romani witches. The persecution of alleged witches had more to do with racism, sexism, and the inherent violence of Christian hegemony than it did actual magic-- and it's still happening today. Fortune-telling and related trades are heavily policed in many regions of the United States, which leads directly to racial profiling against Romani families.

[corallorosso]

“MATTEO DICE CHE NON È IL PAPEETE? VERO: LÌ ALMENO CI SI DIVERTE" di Selvaggia Lucarelli Non so a voi, ma a me questa nuova avventura di Matteo Renzi e della sua "Italia Viva" entusiasma parecchio, per cui quest' anno ho deciso che per la prima volta andrò alla Leopolda. Intanto mi ha incoraggiata il tema, "Italia 2029", perché discutere di un' Italia in cui non ci saranno più né la Leopolda né Matteo Renzi mi pare uno slancio di umiltà davvero ammirevole. E poi la frase del fondatore "Non paragonate il Papeete alla Leopolda", mi è parsa onesta. Non vedo cosa c' entrino l' uno con l' altro. Al Papeete la Giaguara è una cubista ventenne con perizoma maculato, non c' è Dario Nardella e almeno ci si diverte. Interessante anche l' iniziativa legata alle tessere di Italia Viva: l' iscrizione sarà esclusivamente online e per ogni tessera sottoscritta Italia Viva si è impegnata a piantare un albero. Per la cronaca, saranno piantati tutti a Roma nel posto auto di Nicola Zingaretti (la macchina dovrebbe riuscire a entrarci comunque). Innovativa, poi, l' idea di Matteo Renzi di coinvolgere i giovanissimi affidando a questi ruoli di prim' ordine. Il leader di Italia Viva ha infatti affermato che i coordinatori provinciali saranno spesso i Millennials, per cui la prima domanda che verrà fatta loro non sarà "Con chi stai?", ma "A cosa pensi?". Secondo i primi rilevamenti la riposta più gettonata sarà "Alla figa", seguita da "Alla necessità di emettere titoli di sconto fiscale evitando tagli al welfare". Anche i primi slogan lanciati da Matteo mi sembrano di una certa efficacia: "No all' aumento dell' Iva sì a Italia Viva!" è un po' una rivisitazione in chiave moderna di "Per ridipingere una parete grande non ci vuole un pennello grande, ma un grande pennello!"... "Poi "dentista gratis per tutti!". A quel punto partirà la musica "Italia Vivaaa e siamo tantissimi!" ed entrerà il noto condannato di cui Matteo è figlio naturale: Tiziano Renzi o Silvio Berlusconi, a seconda di quello dei due che non ha impegni quel giorno. Bella anche l' affermazione dell' ex leader del Pd: "Italia Viva sarà l' unico partito a vocazione femminista!". Sarà emozionante vedere una donna occupare tutti i ruoli che contano, per esempio: Maria Elena Boschi segretario, Maria Elena Boschi sottosegretario, Maria Elena Boschi tesoriere, Maria Elena Boschi portavoce, Maria Elena Boschi capo ufficio stampa, Maria Elena Boschi capo boy scout, Maria Elena Boschi capo animatore Viaggi del Ventaglio. Non solo, Renzi ospite della Gruber ha specificato che Italia Viva terrà sempre conto della parità di genere e del fondamentale principio di uguaglianza, ovvero "tutti quelli che sono rimasti nel Pd sono ugualmente stronzi, senza distinzione di sesso, colore e orientamento sessuale"... Ma il vero colpaccio della Leopolda sarà l' ospite più celebre - in un certo senso il personaggio dell' anno - e cioè Joker, record d' incassi al botteghino di quest' autunno. Joker è un tizio che fa il clown, poi si convince di essere il figlio di un miliardario di Gotham, ma quando scopre che non è così uccide la madre e diventa un leader popolare. Renzi è un leader popolare, poi si convince di essere il figlioccio di un miliardario di Arcore, quando scopre che non è così uccide Enrico Letta e diventa un clown. La vera difficoltà, sul palco della Leopolda, sarà distinguere l' uno dall' altro.