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[reject-cast-dakotafinely]

I know I’ve been lacking here but here yall go

[shoshiwrites]

Band of Brothers Ages: IRL vs. Actors

Did you know that according to a 1947 study, almost half the men who served in WWII were still under age 26 by the end of the war?

What this is : A (very long) post comparing the ages of the actors in Band of Brothers vs. the IRL figures they are portraying.

Background: Did I need to do this? No. Did anyone ask for this? Also no. Did I do it anyway? Yes.

Disclaimers: This is SUPER approximate for the most part. I based IRL ages off of D-Day unless otherwise noted, and actor ages off of January 1, 2000, the year filming took place (the latter is where the most variation will be because I didn't try to figure out what month filming started). I also didn't fact-check birthdays beyond googling. Most are sourced from the Band of Brothers and Military Wikis on fandom.com, Wikipedia, and IMDb.

I broke them up into rough categories, which are, again, approximate. I know I often forget how young the real life people were here, and this was a good reminder of that. I also found it interesting to see which actors were actually younger than their roles!

Check it all out under the cut ⬇️

~10+ years older

Dale Dye (55) as Col. Robert F. Sink (39) (~16 years)

Michael Cudlitz (35) as Denver "Bull" Randleman (23) (~12)

Marc Warren (32) as Albert Blithe (20) (~12)

Rocky Marshall (33) as Earl J. McClung (21) (~12)

Frank John Hughes (32) as William J. Guarnere (21) (~11)

Neal McDonough (33) as Lynn D. (Buck) Compton (22) (~11)

Dexter Fletcher (33) as John W. Martin (22) (~11)

~5+ years older

Simon Schatzberger (32) as Joseph A. Lesniewski (23) (~9)

Richard Speight Jr. (30) Warren H. (Skip) Muck (22) (~8)

Jason O'Mara (30) as Thomas Meehan (22) (~8)

Ron Livingston (32) as Lewis Nixon (25) (~7)

Donnie Wahlberg (30) as C. Carwood Lipton (24) (~6)

Matthew Settle (30) as Ronald C. Speirs (24) (~6)

Nolan Hemmings (28) as Charles E. "Chuck" Grant (22) (~6)

Douglas Spain (25) as Antonio C. Garcia (19) (~6)

George Calil (26) as James H. "Mo" Alley Jr. (21) (~5)

Rick Gomez (27) as George Luz (22) (~5 year)

Scott Grimes (28) as Donald G. Malarkey (23) (~5)

Stephen Graham (26) as Myron "Mike" Ranney (21) (~5)

~less than 5 years older

Shane Taylor (25) as Eugene G. Roe (21) (~4)

Tim Matthews (23) as Alex M. Penkala Jr. (19) (~4)

Matthew Leitch (24) as Floyd M. "Tab" Talbert (20) (~4)

Peter O'Meara (30) as Norman S. Dike Jr. (26) (~4)

Tom Hardy (22) as John A. Janovec (18) (~4)

Rick Warden (28) as Harry F. Welsh (25) (~3)

Kirk Acevedo (28) as Joseph D. Toye (25) (~3)

Eion Bailey (25) as David Kenyon Webster (22) (~3)

Craig Heaney (26) as Roy W. Cobb (29) (~3)

Damian Lewis (28) as Richard D. Winters (26) (~2)

Robin Laing as Edward J. "Babe" Heffron (~2, 21/23)

Ben Caplan (26) as Walter S. "Smokey" Gordon Jr. (24) (~2)

David Schwimmer (32) as Herbert M. Sobel (33) (~1 year)

Michael Fassbender (22) as Burton P. "Pat" Christenson (21) (~1)

Colin Hanks (22) as Lt. Henry Jones (21) (~1) (age around Bastogne)

Bart Ruspoli (23) as Edward J. Tipper (22) (~1)

~Same age

Peter Youngblood Hills as Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers (21)

Mark Huberman as Lester "Les" Hashey (19)

Younger

Lucie Jeanne (23) as Renée Lemaire (30) (age around Bastogne) (~7)

Ross McCall (23) as Joseph D. Liebgott (29) (~6)

Simon Pegg (29) as William S. Evans (~33) (~4)

Philip Barantini (19) as Wayne A. "Skinny" Sisk (22) (~3)

James Madio (24) as Frank J. Perconte (27) (~3)

Stephen McCole (25) as Frederick "Moose" Heyliger (27) (~2)

Matt Hickey (~16) as Patrick S. O'Keefe (18) (~2)

Incomplete/not found

Phil McKee as Maj. Robert L. Strayer (34)

Rene L. Moreno as Joseph Ramirez (30)

Doug Allen as Alton M. More (24)

David Nicolle as Lt. Thomas A. Peacock (24)

Rebecca Okot as Anna (Augusta Chiwy) (24) (age around Bastogne)

Alex Sabga-Brady as Francis J. Mellet (23)

Mark Lawrence as William H. Dukeman Jr. (22)

Nicholas Aaron as Robert E. (Popeye) Wynn (22)

Peter McCabe as Donald B. Hoobler (21)

Marcos D'Cruze as Joseph P. Domingus (not found)

[hauntedbythenarrative]

Nostalgia

Christina’s world, Andrew Wyeth//Those Sweet and Painful Memories, Danny Castillones Sillada//When we were young, The Killers//Youngblood, Five Seconds of Summer//If My Body Could Speak; “Concerns from a hot-boxed jeep”, Blythe Baird//Little talks, Of Monsters and Men//Maureen Paley//From Collected Poems; “The Return of the Exile,” George Seferis//Circle Game, Joni Mitchell//Anne Magill//Head in the clouds, Hayd//A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit//The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Mike Flanagan

[itgetsbetterproject]

Spent our Sapphic Sunday stream talking about book bans and queer book reccs!

Here they are so you can add to your list:

• Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer

• Youngblood (hardcover) by Sasha Laurens

• On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

• Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

Always more queer content of your dreams on our Twitch, streaming multiple times per week!

[richardcassidy]

Between Earth & Sky from Andrew Nadkarni on Vimeo.

Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies "what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself to explore the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her own life.

betweenearthandsky.com _____

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additional cinematography KATELYN REBELO ANDREW HINTON   assistant editors JORDAN TULLIS REBECCA SCHWARTZ   additional footage provided by MERETE MUELLER   additionally featured KEYLOR MUÑOZ ELIZONDO INDIRA KULKARNI AMY McDERMOTT   business affairs DEVIN TUSA   clearance consultant ADAM LAWRENCE   graphic design MEGAN ROJEK _____   produced in association with AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY | POV Shorts   executive producers for American Documentary | POV Shorts OPAL H. BENNETT ERIKA DILDAY CHRIS WHITE   produced in association with IF/THEN SHORTS | FIELD OF VISION   consulting producer | IF/Then Shorts MERRILL STERRITT   coordinator | IF/Then Shorts CHRISTINE CHUNG _____   post production services CUTTERS STUDIOS   president & managing director | cutters studios CRAIG DUNCAN   managing director & executive producer | cutters CAITLIN GRADY   additional editing | cutters REBECCA SCHWARTZ   senior producer | cutters JAYSON RAMOS   executive producer | post-production ELIZABETH KRAJEWSKI _____   managing director | another country TIM KONN   executive producer | another country LOUISE RIDER   sound designer & mixer | another country JORDAN STALLING   associate sound designer & mixer | another country LOGAN VINES

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We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example. _____

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[lizzietehan]

All Black by hopelovefaithbeauty featuring Stephenson ❤ liked on Polyvore

[psyche-reads]

Alright, we’re over halfway through the year now, which means we’re FINALLY getting close to my most anticipated book releases of the year!

My first is Youngblood by Sasha Laurens, a YA lesbian vampire boarding school romance. The author said she took inspiration from Gideon the Ninth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Carry On which are probably the most influential queer books for me personally, so I’m REALLY hoping I’ll like this! It comes out July 19th.

Next is Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, book 3 in the Locked Tomb series, aka my FAVORITE series ever! I KNOW that this will be incredible. It comes out September 13th.

Finally, we’ve got When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb. This one’s a historical fantasy following an angel and a demon as they emigrate to America from a small Jewish village in Europe, along with two girls with a complicated history together. This one sounds absolutely fascinating; I LOVE historical fiction, and I’ve always been interested in stories about immigrants, so adding to that a story of a non-binary angel and demon in love and a troubled and secret queer romance, I am SO excited for this book! It comes out on October 18th.

This list used to include The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix because it was supposed to include an angsty forbidden love story with a himbo lesbian witch and fantasy court politics, and everyone on booktok was going nuts over it, but a few people recently came out saying that it is actually VERY racist. It was probably not intentional but it’s apparently QUITE blatant (which makes me a bit miffed about all the TikTok hype it got, but at least we’ve been warned before its release date). Anyway, check out Ashia Monet in Twitter, she’s the one who broke the story. Her already-released book The Black Veins has been on my radar for a while, so now sounds like a good time to pick that up.

Anyway, those are my most anticipated books of the year! I didn’t really have any earlier this year (I got hyped for I Kissed Shara Wheeler and Misrule, but those were… disappointing, though I shouldn’t be surprised). The whole controversy isn’t the best sign, but I have high hopes for the rest of the year! This is the first time I’ve been really excited for a book release in YEARS, let alone three!

[claire8216]

K and/or L for the ask game?

Thank you for the ask! :)

K - What's the angstiest idea you've ever come up with?

I usually prefer pining angst with a happy ending and not, like, angst angst, but back when 5SOS came out with their Youngblood album, I wrote this one story based off of the song Ghost of You where this woman dies suddenly and her husband has to learn to cope with the loss and eventually move on.

I never write character deaths (minus Rose, because that's already canon), but that song just does things to me, it's SO good and rips my heart out every time.

L - What's the weirdest AU you've ever come up with?

Okay so a while ago, @missjoolee came up with this little headcanon that Willie’s skateboard would be named Rebecca, and I said that Rebecca would be to Willie what Wilson was to Tom Hanks in Castaway. Then Joolee said what if Rebecca got jealous of Alex, and I came up with this little scenario where Willie tries to teach Alex how to skateboard, but since Rebecca is a ghost board and has a mind of her own, every time Alex gets on, she knocks him off 😂

This conversation went on probably far too long and with many different scenarios, and I’m sure @story-courty was very worried about our sanity haha.

(But hey, Joolee, I still think you should write this crack fic 👀)

Ask me questions from this list!

[kittyshcherbatsky]

hello hello !! this is a post masterlist to all of my resources (gif icons, templates, guides, sentence starters) since tmblrs broken and most of my stuffs are gone from the tags !  i’ll update all of my posts...maybe one day...but for now, here you go ♥ ♥ ♥ 

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[reject-cast-dakotafinely]

I want to write about Rebecca's friendship with Jessica and Peggy SO BAD but I am also very tired and just want to nap. That being said, I feel like it's also important the children of the world know toxic friendships exist, and sometimes you are manipulated into being kind of a bad person. And that's okay, as long as you change, you're not a terrible person. You're just having a First Time On Earth experience, and it's okay, everyone does.

[waywardarcher02]

Hey, it's me asking too much like always 😅

Something you want to do again next year?

Favorite actor of the year?

Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

Movie of the year?

Best month for you this year?

I love answering them so ty 😊

Something I want to do again next year: super boring one but something else outside my comfort zone.

Favourite actor of the year is still Matt daddario I havent watched anything new.

Favourite artist I started listening to this year is youngblood I think but so many.

Movie of the year: I enjoyed rebecca way more than I thought I would considering it's not a horror film.

Best month umm I'm not sure I didnt do a lot this year and most were stressful

[entertainment]

Entertainment Spotlight: Brooke Lewis Bellas

Brooke Lewis Bellas can currently be seen in the film The Mourning. She also brought her talent to the role of Pam Deluca in the comedy ½ New Year, about a tight-knit group of friends letting loose at their annual Half New Year Party. Brooke is a veteran of the horror genre and is returning to those roots with a role in the upcoming zombie film set in 1950’s Hollywood, The Day of The Living Dead. Her other film credits include the critically-acclaimed films Psycho Therapy, iMurders, and Sinatra Club, opposite Danny Nucci. Brooke’s TV credits include Fox’s Quintuplets. She will next be seen in the steaming series Red Rooms, which she also produced. Alongside her acting work, Brooke is a life coach and author of Coaching From A Professed Hot Mess, is a Celebrity Ambassador for the Breaking The Chains Foundation, participates in LA Mission Feed The Homeless, and is a staunch LGBTQ and AIDS Activist.

You have worked extensively in the horror genre—what is it that draws you to that particular genre?

I have always embraced my inner detective and have loved solving mysteries. No wonder I have been a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock and Brian De Palma most of my life! I was also obsessed with vampires as a young girl and loved the ‘80s horror films when I was growing up. I have always been drawn to the darkness, unknown, mystery and escapism that horror offers. I also love how the horror genre embraces women of all body types (and curves) and offers strong roles for women!

If you could, is there anything that you would want to change about the horror genre?

If I could change anything about the horror genre, it would be the mainstream and public perception. Horror is often perceived as B-movie quality, evil, cultish, or less respectful than comedy or other genres, and that can be a false perception. There are many mainstream movies that we have all loved throughout the history of cinema and these are the type of horror genre films that I grew up watching. I have never been a fan of gratuitous horror and I could reference my favorites, from Alfred Hitchcock to Agatha Christie to Stephen King to Brian De Palma to the current thrillers and mainstream entertainment brought to us by Blumhouse or Jordan Peele, that are timeless. I wish people would understand how smart some of these screenplays are, the subtext of the stories being told. I wish the judgment and stigma of a lot of horror would be removed.

What would you say makes for a good scene partner?

I have been fortunate to act opposite some veteran greats and brilliantly talented actors, and I would, humbly, say that the most important components that make for a good scene partner are generosity, vulnerability, and openness—a partnership in which we listen and support each other. I have worked for over 20 years as an actress in this crazy industry, and there is little I have not experienced. I cannot say that working opposite the most “talented” or trained actors have necessarily been the best scene partner experiences for me. But working opposite generous actors who give and who support you, as you do for them, and you become like a well-oiled machine where the parts work better together...those actors who want you to succeed, who want to bring out the best in you, and you and them, a give and take—that is when movie magic is created!

1/2 New Year is a comedy, so can you tell us what drew you to the project? Can you tell us a little bit about the role of Pam?

½ New Year is an indie film with heart about a group of young people in their 20s who come to Hollywood, not necessarily for the entertainment industry but to live the life…live their best life…live their dreams…live that excitement that we all grow up seeing in movies, and yet, it is not always that simple. And, it is not always that glamorous or fun. We see how these relationships and people are glued together. I think the tagline sums it up best: "Friends are the family you get to choose." So, it is about a group of friends that go through the ups and downs of young life in Hollywood, and they learn that all you really have is love and friendship. I play Pam DeLuca, the big sister of Reed DeLuca (Drew McAnany). The film displays how sometimes we have family out here that is far away from our biological family, and it is what we go through, and the support we need to get from the worst of times to the best of times. It is very 80’s throwback and I think that's what I love so much about it. I met our star, writer, and producer, Drew McAnany, in Hollywood over ten years ago. Drew originally started out hosting in LA, and he was working at E! Entertainment when he interviewed me on the red carpet. He asked me about Philly, and we quickly bonded during that meeting, so he really became like a little brother to me. Like so many young actors in Hollywood, Drew was fighting to get a break for himself as an actor, so he created ½ New Year as a vehicle for himself to star in. He also wrote the role of his big sister, Pam DeLuca (from Philly), for me to act in. We had worked through a few years of table reads and different directors and producers, then Georgia Menides jumped on board, did the re-write on the script, then became the producer who made it happen. Along with producer Zach Block, they hired Tom Morash as our director to creatively guide this project.

I am honored and grateful to have had Pam DeLuca written specifically for me. I think that is something every actor and actress wants in their career. Pam is in her 30’s, and a bit older than her brother Reed and his friends. They are Italian from South Philly, so they argue, but are very close. Pam is part of the gang, but she is like the "mother hen" to them. Her journey is about protecting her brother and giving guiding advice to the girls they hang out with, including the gorgeous leads, played by Bo Youngblood, Shanley Caswell, and Rebecca Vinagro. She also likes to have flings with Reed's young, handsome buddies, including Marty (played by Jermain Alverez Martin). Pam is an on-screen example of what we go through in "Hollywood life”: She is single and all about her career, she loves to party and doesn't want to grow up! The film released in the USA on all TV On Demand and has just been released on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV.

What’s the funniest/weirdest thing that’s ever happened to you on a film?

Oh, I have had many! I truly feel that being an actor and producer in the independent film world involves a whole other level of funny and weird experiences! When you do not have big budgets to deal with, you have to get creative in other ways. So, one funny story that I would love to share was my experience of being one of the producers on a film titled Sinatra Club, that I was fortunate to get to act in, opposite Danny Nucci from Titanic, Jason Gedrick from Iron Eagle, Ellen Hollman from Spartacus, Michael Nouri from Flashdance, and the list goes on and on, with an incredible cast of talent we assembled. And, what was so cool was I found the script in 2004, we filmed in 2009, and it was distributed in 2011, so it was a very long and challenging development period for an indie project, but one of the wildest memories I have was the fact that the story is based on a true story about the night John Gotti became John Gotti, so for all of the mobster history and movie buffs who are reading this, I was so fortunate to be a part of history in the making with this film. This film is based on Sal ‘Ubatz’ Polisi who went into the witness protection program for releasing information on John Gotti and his crew, and when he came out of the witness protection he wrote the story of his life in the Mafia. It was so wild to work on a project for so many years where we would literally meet at 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock, 12 o’clock at night in privacy and secrecy at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California, in hotel suites and we would hold our production meetings there!

You actively support many varied causes, how did you get involved in activism?

I was born with a philanthropist's heart and have always been a supporter of giving back in whatever way we can. I was spearheading events in college to run around Philadelphia and feed the homeless with my sorority sisters. Now, I am so grateful to have whatever little “celebrity” status or recognition I have that can help make a difference. I feel blessed and responsible to give back through my artistic endeavors and through my work. I am a believer in activism and I typically work with numerous charities at a time. I am a celebrity ambassador for the Breaking the Chains Foundation that cultivates healing through art for those who have experienced eating disorders, self-esteem issues, and body image issues. I am active in charity work with the Los Angeles Mission on Skid Row and helping to feed the homeless. I have been active in several Breast Cancer charities and events, as I have lost people whom I loved to breast cancer over the years. I have also been active in quite a few charities and philanthropies to support AIDS research. I authored and have donated my book, titled Ms. Vampy’s Teen Tawk: There’s A Lotta Power In Ya Choices, to support teen girls. And, in giving back to the world, I find that it brings so much fulfillment and gratitude to my own heart.

What does your allyship mean to you?

My allyship means everything to me, both personally and professionally. My empathic heart has always been wired to help others. I do not perceive myself as a person with power or fame, but I am incredibly grateful that I have been afforded the opportunities throughout my career to give back, to take a stand, and to help those who have been marginalized in some way. I am a proud philanthropist and activist, and I feel it is my duty to serve. Throughout my life, I have often felt misunderstood or that I did not belong, and I have dealt with my own challenges and struggles, so I am known to “fight for the underdog” and support those in need.

You are a certified life coach, what’s the best advice you have ever received, and, in your opinion, the best advice you’ve ever given to somebody?

As an actress and life coach, I am a huge proponent of having a strong support system of professionals in my stable. I feel that all creatives and health professionals should have their own support system and professionals to turn to. At the end of the day, I have received such incredible advice from my professionals—my life coach of many years, Lori Bertazzon, and my actress empowerment coach, Michelle Colt. One of my favorite pieces of advice that Lori Bertazzon has given me occurred a few years back when she supported me in creating my own set of personal commandments at the beginning of the year. These are commandments that I consistently refer back to, that help to empower me and help to create breakthroughs when I am having breakdowns in my life or career. Michelle Colt has also given me unbelievable advice and support in her workshops to strengthen my soul as an actress, and I have to reference a recent funny one because I love it so, and she knows me so well: our mantra, “No more shenanigans!”. It is something that I hold near and dear to my heart daily. 

Humbly, I think the best advice I have given over the years was born from my Ms. Vampy web series for teen girls, where I created a catchphrase that I cherish: “When faced with fear, dig deep inside, find your inner Vamp, and… Vamp It Out!”. To this day, my now-adult cast will send me messages that they used this catchphrase. I use it as an adult (you do not have to be a teenage girl to appreciate it) and when I am fearful or trying to have a breakthrough, I dig deep inside and I Vamp It Out! My other favorite catchphrase advice was so powerful for me, I actually named my life coaching business after it: “Be You… And, Be Fearless!” 

Has your training as a life coach ever helped you to prepare for a role/project? How?

I really love this question, because one may think that different careers or skill sets cannot help the other, but I have found that my training as a board-certified life coach has helped me tremendously to prepare for a role or project in a few ways. First, I am now very mindful and aware of the “mind chatter” and I am more able to catch myself in it. When I enter a space of fear or anxiety, I am able to coach myself off the ledge. Even more compelling, is that when I went to school at the Life Purpose Institute to become a board-certified life coach, I learned early on that a very important component of life coaching is “listening without an agenda”. This has helped me exponentially as an actress, because when you are acting and you're truly in the moment, you need to be listening without an agenda, as well. A true response should come from your instincts and that is so wild to me because now I am able to catch myself when I am preparing for a project and I am anticipating what the character will say to me next, and I can catch myself listening with an agenda of what they will say, and I know that I'm not in the moment as an actress.

How can mental well-being and self-care help to sustain activism/advocacy/allyship?

I cannot stress enough how strongly I believe that mental well-being and self-care can help to sustain activism/advocacy/allyship and our own personal strength—mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I actually speak about this in my book Coaching From A Professed Hot Mess: “When you give to yourself and allow yourself to replenish, you have so much more to give to others and will feel so much stronger inside.” I am still working on this, diligently, but when we learn to take care of ourselves and focus on our mental, spiritual, and emotional strength, we understand what it means to feel and give from our hearts. We become inspired to give back and to support people, causes, and have a passion, purpose, and mission, outside of ourselves.

What can you tell us about your latest projects The Second Age of Aquarius, Stripped, The Mourning, and Red Rooms?

At a time when the world is upside down and we do not really know where our next jobs will come from, I feel very blessed that I had acted in, and produced, a few projects that wrapped prior to COVID-19. My Psycho Therapy (Amazon Prime) film director, Staci Layne Wilson, wrote a film with Darren Gordon Smith (Repo! The Genetic Opera). Those two are so crazy talented. It is a fun indie gem. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but it’s The Second Age of Aquarius. It is a comedy, with a little bit of a Sci-Fi twist and a lot of music. It’s really sweet and clever. I’m an Executive Producer and I act in it. I play Tawny Stevens. She’s a young mom, stuck in the eighties, as an eighties, New Jersey, rocker mom. Wait until you see my hair, my make-up, and my leopard pants. I did the Jersey accent. I can’t wait for the film to come out! We also wrapped a TV pilot Stripped. It is a Comedy/Drama. It is a TV pilot that was written and directed by Marc Clebanoff, who also directed the film The Mourning, which stars Michael Walton, Louis Mandylor, Dominique Swain, and Larry Hankin. I was both an actress and a co-producer. The Mourning is a cool Sci-Fi/Love Story that just released on the new Tubi TV streaming channel. Stripped was a passion project. I was also one of the producers with Marc and Frank Krueger (also stars in it). I played Jules, the publicist to the star, Chris Cameron, played by Casper Van Dien. It was created by Mark Clebanoff and late actor, Kristoff St. John. They had created the concept before he passed on, which is such a sad situation, but Marc wanted to carry on his legacy, and he did, and we did. It is such an incredible cast, and series, we are all proud of. Lastly, at the start of COVID-19, my creative instinct kicked in and I knew I had to create to stay somewhat “sane”, so I spent most of the quarantine producing and filming a virtual streaming series. Red Rooms was conceived and completed out of “isolation inspiration”! Joshua Butler and I had been in development on a project and had been reminiscing about our favorite industry days of yesteryear when we met on the horror film circuit. I had already been a superfan of Joshua’s work for years. In 2019, we shot a proof of concept for our project, which paid homage to his hugely successful film VLOG (2008) from the producers of SAW, which went on to become a hit TV series. When COVID-19 hit Hollywood and we were all in isolation, I called for a production meeting, then suggested we use the footage we shot and attempt to experiment by filming each character virtually from their homes. Red Rooms stars horror film and TV veterans Brooke Lewis Bellas (iMurders), David Alpay (The Vampire Diaries), Suze Lanier-Bramlett (The Hills Have Eyes), Ricky Dean Logan (Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare), and Noah Blake (Teen Witch). We are currently working on post-production and cannot wait to see where we end up!

Thanks for taking the time, Brooke! 

Photographer: Birdie Thompson | Hair and Makeup: Allison Noelle

[dakotafinely]

Fandom: N/A - Fandom Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Additional Tags: My First AO3 Post, Original Fiction, Fight Scenes, Bullying, Original Character(s), Not a fanfic, Canon LGBTQ Character, Teen Angst, canon lgbtq characters, High School, Character(s) of Color, Teenagers, POV Female Character, POV Original Character Summary:

Rebecca Youngblood: The third most popular girl in school. The Rejects: the outcasts, the bullied, the weirdoes. The unnecessary addition in Rebecca's school.

What happens when Rebecca doesn't have a choice, but to hang out with the Rejects? Will she learn their secrets? Will she realize there's more to the story than anyone realizes? Will she want to stay?

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Wow! Ten more chapters to go! What’ll happen next?

I don’t even know! And I’m the writer!

[wonderland-irwin]

Nah man, teeth will always be my song and there’s nothing anyone can do to change that. Early the morning of teeth’s release I was on a bus in my overalls and Mickey ears in literally the happiest place on earth. We went to Epcot and were in line for test track when my phone hooked into the wifi and I hopped on here to see what my wonderful and extremely reliable (🥺) Tumblr fam was posting and y’all updated me so well. I hopped to my other socials, quickly liking/retweeting whatever I could and heard a snippet of that song. That afternoon I met my cartoon hero and had the best character meetup ever. In September I begged and begged the radio station that was doing the secret session to play teeth but all they played was Youngblood and easier (this is not a bad thing at all. Any air time my boys get is fantastic). For two and a half days from 6am to midnight I listened for them to play and finally at ten thirty pm they played teeth and I heard it on the radio for the first and only time I’ve ever heard it on the radio and I freaking won. So if anyone is like “but Rebecca what about Tomorrow Never Dies or English Love Affair or Castaway or More or Youngblood or Meet You There(Live/Remix) or No Shame” I will put on my best Edna Mode impression because for some reason this is how I imagine this “BUT ITS NOT TEETH” so if anyone disrespects teeth I will fight ya because it’s a magical and wonderful song and yeah, it’s my freaking FAVOURITE.

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Star, June 24

Cover: Angelina Jolie asks out Keanu Reeves 

Page 1: Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk ready to split 

Page 2: Contents, Carrie Underwood 

Page 3: Pics -- Jay-Z and Beyonce, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Behati Prinsloo 

Page 4: Courteney Cox is all over Justin Theroux’s Instagram and Jennifer Aniston is furious 

Page 5: Brad Pitt is spoiling his kids rotten, for her upcoming tour Madonna is demanding new bathroom facilities be installed wherever she’ll rehearse and perform because she is disgusted by using the same toilet as other people, Kit Harington’s rehab is costing him millions for a luxury wellness retreat and in roles he’s had to turn down

Page 6: Changing Faces -- Bella Hadid’s different appearance shocked onlookers at Cannes, Chrissy Teigen’s immobile expression shocked those in attendance at a dinner honoring her husband John Legend, Spot the Stars -- Ludacris, Alessandra Ambrosio, Demi Lovato, Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance of Bob Moses, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Simmons 

Page 8: Star Shots -- Angela Bassett, Josh Duhamel and son Axel, Nick Viall and Jared Haibon and Ashley Iaconetti 

Page 10: Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Katie Holmes 

Page 11: Olivia Wilde

Page 12: Beach Bums -- Brooke Burke, Miles Teller and fiancee Kaleigh Sperry, Eva Longoria and son Santiago, Savannah Chrisley 

Page 14: Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Lawrence 

Page 15: Pete Davidson, Lady Gaga 

Page 16: Christina Aguilera, John Cena, Harrison Ford and Tiffany Haddish 

Page 18: Hoda Kotb, Rebecca Gayheart and daughters, Sophia Amoruso and Yara Shahidi

Page 19: Derek Hough 

Page 20: Normal or Not? Dr. Oz, Taron Egerton, Jaime King and son Leo 

Page 21: Kelly Rowland, Ariel Winter 

Page 22: Fashion -- Best of the Week -- Winnie Harlow, Reese Witherspoon, Jourdan Dunn 

Page 23: Karolina Kurkova, Naomi Watts 

Page 26: Heidi Klum’s fantasy wedding plans 

Page 27: Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse to get married, Paris Jackson’s prenup dilemma, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively making time for each other 

Page 28: Sofia Richie and Scott Disick ring shopping, are Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson married, Love Bites -- Dr. Paul Nassif engaged to Brittany Pattakos, Ellie Kemper and Michael Koman expecting their second child, Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk are engaged, Jade and Tanner Tolbert are expecting a baby boy, Tami Roman married Reggie Youngblood

Page 30: Cover Story -- Angelina Jolie is testing the waters with longtime crush Keanu Reeves 

Page 32: Jennifer Garner wedding and a baby 

Page 34: Julia Roberts and Danny Moder trouble in paradise 

Page 36: Duchess Meghan Markle spending millions 

Page 38: Summer Diets of the Stars -- Brooke Burke, David Beckham, Julianne Hough 

Page 39: Mark Wahlberg, Jessie James Decker 

Page 40: Eva Longoria, Christie Brinkley, Channing Tatum

Page 41: Jake Gyllenhaal, Zac Efron, Diane Kruger 

Page 43: Double Takes -- Angela Bassett vs. Izabel Goulart 

Page 45: Home -- fruit appeal -- Kate Mara 

Page 46: Beauty -- health trend: ingestible beauty -- Vanessa Hudgens 

Page 48: Entertainment 

Page 50: Q&A -- Tara Lipinski 

Page 60: Parting Shot -- Taylor Swift rainbow outfit and Wango Tango 

[talesofmetalandmagic]

A tribute to my favorite characters from A Song Of Ice And Fire that didn’t show up in Game of Thrones. 

Shoreh Agdashloo as Galazza Galare Pigeon Pagonis as Sweets Gaia Weiss as Pretty Meris Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Barsena Blackhair Aissa Maiga as Kojja Mo Riit as Zei Chai Hansen as Satin Tracy Ifeachor as Sarella Sand Karen David as Arianne Martell Elliot Knight as Quentyn Martell Dave Bautista as Strong Belwas Rebecca Ferguson as Wildling Princess Val Hailee Steinfeld as Jeyne Poole Adepero Oduye as Chataya Tiana Parker as Alayaya Kristen Stewart as Dacey Mormont Andrea F. Friedman as Lollys Stokeworth Frieda Pinto as Taena Merryweather of Myr Salem Mitchell as Spotted Sylva Santagar Armando Cabral as Jalabhar Xho Hugh Armitage as Willas Tyrell Sam Claflin as Garlan the Gallant Tyrell Helen Mirren as Alannys Harlaw Georgia Rankin as Penny Phoebe Ryan as Wylla Manderly Kelly Amaujaq Fraser as Alys Karstark Paul-Dylan Ivalu as Sigorn, Maknar of Thenn Zoe Kravitz as Mya Stone Hoyeon Jung as Hagen’s Daughter Luke Youngblood as Marselen