#young micaela

[ali-stegert]

My Cover Reveal is HERE

I'm so excited to share the story behind the cover of my upcoming middle grade #MG book with #STEM - HER MAJESTY'S LEAGUE OF REMARKABLE YOUNG LADIES. Coming on 3AUG23 from Chicken House. Cover by Micaela Alcaino.

I’m thrilled to share the spiffy cover of HER MAJESTY’S LEAGUE OF REMARKABLE YOUNG LADIES! It’s a beauty. If you read to the bottom of this post, you’ll be rewarded with an extra treat – a book trailer! Cover design by Micaela Alcaino I love-love-LOVE it. The colours, the elements, the gorgeous little scroll with my name on it (Gulp! I’m not teary – you are!), even the pug’s adorable curlicue…

[a-asterias]

— micaela's february recs

ty to all these amazing writers who have left me with butterflies in my stomach and/or tears rolling down my face, much appreciated <3

GRISHAVERSE

— nikolai lantsov.

young royals by @clairecrive

currents by @lantsovsupremacist

↳ you are in love

the art of pretension by @fleurspun

↳ sick and stubborn

↳ healer's duties

love language by @fishley

speak up by @prince-septimus

sugar cube by @magpiencrow

a dare for a truth by @sumsebien

— kaz brekker.

when am i gonna lose you? by @crowsmybeloveds

confrontations in a lonely club by @curseofaphrodite

what do you want from me? by @romeomontaague

silent birthdays by @amourology

↳ schat

you are done for by @sumsebien

this is what happens by @fishley

MARVEL

— peter parker.

you more than anything by @nghtwngs

↳ you love me, i love you

on that rooftop by @nezuscribe

skateboards, the force, and a lack of pants by @damnedparker

secrets and skateparks by @earthgirl616

aurora by @mgparker

scenes from a modern romance by @dameronology

— marc spector.

just let me dream a little more by @the-archxr

— matt murdock.

green is the color by @courtforshort15

the defence rests by @dameronology

OUTER BANKS

— jj maybank.

hot for a pogue by @butgilinsky

meet me at our spot by @amourology

— rafe cameron.

midsummers by @butgilinsky

so gorgeous it actually hurts by @folkloreslovechild

HARRY POTTER

— fred weasley.

after all this time by @httpbakugou

MARAUDERS

— james potter.

five times james wanted to kiss you and the one time he did by @moonlitmeeks

— sirius black.

all your fault by @heloisedaphnebrightmore

↳ absurd ideas

'cause i don't want you like a best friend by @evermoreal

grand scheme by @fishley

— remus lupin.

it's time to go by @godlessandwrecked

BRIDGERTON

— benedict bridgerton.

en garde by @delphispoeticals

show me love by @romeomontaague

— anthony bridgerton.

should've never let go by @writeroutoftime

illicit affairs by @marwritesgood

— colin bridgerton.

alone together by @romeomontaague

TOP GUN

— bradley bradshaw.

delirium by @kyber-crystal

↳ head in the clouds

ENOLA HOLMES

— sherlock holmes.

invisible string by @marwritesgood

AVATAR

— lo'ak.

in full bloom by @loaksky

— neteyam.

warm hands by @loaksky

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

— aemond targaryen.

corridor kisses by @flowerpotmage

[spacelazarwolf]

109 years ago today, leo frank, an innocent american jewish man, was lynched.

in 1913, leo frank was arrested for the murder of mary phagan. despite evidence that he was at home at the time of the murder, the jury decided in just four hours that he was guilty and the judge sentenced him to death. all of frank's appeals were rejected. protests erupted outside the governor's mansion when the governor decided to commute frank's sentence from death to life imprisonment, and on august 17th, 1915, a group of 25 men kidnapped frank from the prison hospital where he was recovering from an attempt on his life, drove him 100 miles to mary phagan's hometown, and lynched him. there are several photos of the lynching.

though frank is the only known jewish victim of lynching in america, antisemitism was baked into the nation's history in numerous other ways. during the trial, the prosecuting attorney framed him as a sexual pervert who was both a homosexual and preyed on young girls. this is not the first time a jewish man has been framed as a sexual predatory because of his jewishness. it was simply the culmination of centuries of antisemitism that still persists to this day. (content warning for antisemitic caricatures and one graphic photo of the lynching of leo frank)

leo frank was proven innocent after his death, though many people still insist he was guilty, particularly white supremacists.

a musical called parade about the trial and tragic death of leo frank was written by jewish composer jason robert brown and jewish playwright alfred uhry. it premiered in 1988 and was revived in 2023 on broadway, starring jewish actors ben platt and micaela diamond, where neo nazis protested outside the theatre, claiming the show was "glorifying a pedophile."

as of writing this, tomorrow is the first day of elul, the last month in the jewish calendar culminating in the high holy days, the holiest days of the jewish year. every year, synagogues see an increase in negative attention and antisemitism from their wider communities. we start to receive more hostile phone calls and emails, threats of violence, and this year there was a swatting campaign targeting at least 26 jewish institutions. we are supposed to be using this time to reflect and make amends with the people we've hurt, and instead so much of our time and energy had to go toward ensuring we can even safely walk into our communal spaces.

i don't have the answer for how to fix this or what you as a gentile should do. antisemitism is thousands of years old, and it's not going to stop because some well meaning people on tumblr read all the articles linked in this post. all i know is that jews all over the world are terrified and so, so tired.

[llovelymoonn]

favourite poems of october

alfred starr a dark dreambox of another kind: the poems of alfred starr: "didn't you ever search for another star?

stephen spender new collected poems: "auden's funeral"

marianne boruch keats is coughing

noa micaela fields zoeglossia: poem of the week, may 17, 2021: "echolalia"

kevin young diptych

richard siken real estate

crisosto apache kúghą/home

mikko harvey for m

nathan hoks nests in air: "the barbed wire nest"

john a. holmes noon waking

crisosto apache 37 common characterisi(x)s of a displaced indian with a learning disability

oliver de la paz requiem for the orchard: "at the time of my birth"

zhang xun jiangnan song (tr. bijaan noormohamed)

paul violi fracas: "extenuating circumstances"

tianru wang after "yellow crane tower"

lloyd schwartz cairo traffic: "nostalgia (the lake at night)"

kamiko han the narrow road to the interior: "the orient"

rigoberto gonzalez unpeopled eden: "unpeopled eden"

adelaide crapsey verse: "to the dead in the graveyard underneath my window"

chester kallman night music

alan shapiro covenant: "covenant"

tom clark light and shade: new and selected poems: "radio"

tc tolbert my melissa,

charlie smith in praise of regret

carolyn kizer cool, calm, and collected: poems 1960-2000: "fanny"

julie sheehan orient point: "hate poem"

arthur sze the redshifting web: poems 1970-1998: "streamers"

joumana altallal everything here...in the voice of tara fares

abid b al-abras last simile

w.s. merwin to lingering regrets

george scarbrough music

shout me a coffee

[finleyforevermore]

⭐NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 DREAM CAST⭐

Bryce Charles (top), Emilie Kouatchou (middle), or Kanisha Feliciano (bottom) as Natalya "Natasha/Natalie" Rostova

Denée Benton as Natasha in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Michael Arden (left), Josh Young (middle), or Shafiq Hicks (right) as Pyotr "Pierre/Peter" Bezukhov

Josh Groban as Pierre in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Emilie du Leslay (top) or Lucy St Louis (bottom) as Sofya "Sonya" Alexandrovna Rostova

Ingrid Michaelson as Sonya in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Nathan Salstone (1st pic), Daniel Tracht (2nd pic), Henry Thrasher (3rd pic), or Gavin Creel (4th pic) as Prince Anatole Vasilyevich Kuragin

Park Kang Hyun as Anatole in the picture. (2021 South Korean production)

Kimberly Marable as Countess Hélène Vasilyevna Bezukhova

Amber Gray as Hélène in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Willemijn Verkaik (1st pic), Micaela Diamond (2nd pic), Saycon Sengbloh (3rd pic), Brandi Chavonne Massey (4th pic), or Eden Espinosa (5th pic) as Marya Dmitrievna Akhrosimova

Lulu Fall as Marya in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Jason Tam as Fyodor "Fedya" Ivanovich Dolokhov

Choi Ho Jung as Dolokhov in the picture. (2021 South Korean production)

Emily Rohm as Princess Mary Bolkonskaya

Gelsey Bell as Mary in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Nick Rashad Burroughs as Balaga

Vitor Moresco as Balaga in the picture. (2018 São Paulo production)

Ben Crawford as Prince Andrey Nikolayevich Bolkonsky (top) and Prince Nikolay Andreevitch Bolkonsky (bottom)

Nicholas Belton as Andrey in the top picture, Blake DeLong as Prince Bolkonsky in the bottom picture. (2016 Broadway production and 2013 Off-Broadway production respectively)

Andrew Samonsky as Prince Andrey Nikolayevich Bolkonsky (if Andrey and Bolkonsky isn't double casted; Ben Crawford would just play Bolkonsky)

Nicholas Belton as Andrey in the picture. (2016 Broadway production)

Theatre credits under the cut.

THEATRE CREDITS:

Bryce Charles - Wendy Darling in Lythgoe Panto's Peter Pan

Emilie Kouatchou - Christine Daaé in The Phantom of The Opera

Kanisha Feliciano - Ann in Flying Over Sunset, Maria in West Side Story, Christine Daaé in The Phantom of The Opera

Michael Arden - Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Josh Young - Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar

Shafiq Hicks - Tom Collins in Rent

Emilie du Leslay - Pearl in Starlight Express

Lucy St Louis - Christine Daaé in The Phantom of The Opera, Glinda in Wicked

Nathan Salstone - Chorus/Orpheus understudy in Hadestown

Daniel Tracht - Chorus/Orpheus understudy in Hadestown

Henry Thrasher - Pierre in Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 (Carnegie Mellon University)

Gavin Creel - The Wolf / Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods

Kimberly Marable - Persephone in Hadestown

Willemijn Verkaik - Elphaba in Wicked

Micaela Diamond - Lucille Frank in Parade

Saycon Sengbloh - Elphaba in Wicked

Brandi Chavonne Massey - Elphaba in Wicked

Eden Espinosa - Elphaba in Wicked

Jason Tam - The SQUIP in Be More Chill (Broadway), Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Emily Rohm - Jane Doe in Ride the Cyclone

Nick Rashad Burroughs - Lola in Kinky Boots

Ben Crawford - Erik in The Phantom of The Opera

Andrew Samonsky - Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

[toiletpotato]

hello theatre nerds of tumblr.

are you looking for a YouTube channel that produces high quality interviews with some of your favorite theatrical stars? do you want to support a young and independent theatrical interviewer?

please check out Broadway Time on YouTube! Hosted by Joel Crump, he consistently puts out fun and intriguing videos, but he only has 430 subscribers and averages about 200 views per video.

some videos of his you all may enjoy:

Christian Borle

Spike Lee

Samuel L Jackson

Kristin Chenoweth (Joel has multiple interviews with her!)

Kenny Ortega

Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond

Josh Groban

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells

Joe Iconis

... and more!!!!

Please give this channel a look-see and a subscribe. It is so unfortunately underrated!!

[mireyadc]

The Octopus

Dr. Octopus sona

"Mo" Octavius - The Octopus - Hero - Earth 9639

In the end I decided to make a Dr Octopus instead of Spider-man and the result turned out to be the winner, she is incredible and at the same time she is very me, she is what I would like to be in a few years, but with superpowers and she is perfect. I even encouraged myself to make a reference to her actuators.

The how I came to try a Doctor Octopus sona is very really long story, so if you want to read it or read some headcanon about Mo, click on "keep reading".

I will also answer questions about her

Feel free to ask!

Where did the "Octopus" idea come from?

My dream in life was to become a paleontologist, but unfortunately where I live that is not possible, geologically speaking, my land is very young and there are no fossil remains, so I could not study here and the truth is that I love more my family and my land than my dream of studying extinct creatures, I will not go study far away.

I was talking with an old classmate about what other specialty I could choose and she told me that she had always believed that I would end up as a marine biologist, I asked her why and she told me that it was the impression she got on the visit to the "oceanographic".

Apparently, on a trip we made to the Oceanographic Institute, she heard me giving fun facts about octopus, squid and cuttlefish; I have always been fascinated by cephalopods and since at that very moment they were studying the life cycle of octopuses in the laboratories that they showed us, I was a little excited; and then there was an incident with an octopus… What a day... really, but when I remembered it, I kept thinking.

Two days later there was the first Spider-man film from 2002 on TV and I saw the beginning, when they arrived at the laboratory where the spiders were and it reminded me so much of the excursion I had been talking about the other day with my partner, so much, that I couldn't avoid thinking:

“Radioactive spider + nerd = Spider-man

Radioactive octopus + nerd = Octopus-woman?”

And then I remembered Dr. Octopus and thought "Why not?"

It started as a bit of a joke, as if on that excursion I had been bitten by a radioactive octopus and had become a superhero with octopus powers. I took all my knowledge about cephalopods, I designed the outfit inspired by my own clothes, I thought about what things I could make a superhero where I live and when I wanted to realize it, I had created Mo Octavius, my Dr. Octopus sona, one of the characters I've created that I like the most, even though I hate drawing humans.

It has undergone some modifications since the beginning, especially in its background and powers, but it is now ready to go out into the world.

Headcanon:

No, she actially wasn't bitten by a radioactive octopus. Instead, some chemicals fell on her, mutagenic risk products containing DNA fragments from cephalopod for hybridization, belonging to a project to create transgenic octopuses for commercial purposes. (I hope I can elaborate on this a bit more, I find it very interesting)

Her mother and sister are alive, but they live very far from where she studies, so she stays with her uncles, Otto and Rossy. Her uncle, Otto Octavius, is the true inventor of the actuators she uses.

She has two names, Micaela Ophelia, but she doesn't like either of them, so she prefers to be called Mo, after the initials, M.O.

In Spanish, two surnames are used, the father's first and the mother's second, but since Mo never met his father, she usually uses only her mother's surname, Octavius. (She lives in a part of Spain)

She is the superhero in charge of protecting the city where she lives, and why not Spider-man? Because the Peter Parker of her dimension purposely modified a spider, imitating what happened with Mo, to also obtain powers, but it went wrong, the spider's venom altered his brain chemistry and turned him evil and monstrous, a mutant spider-man who almost destroy the city. The biggest enemy of The Octopus.

Unlike most superheroes, especially Spider-man, for whom all the mutations they underwent were beneficial, she has also undergone some harmful changes, even for her health. (I will elaborate on this a bit more, later)

[spindle-magic]

I'm listening to the Parade 2023 cast recording, and I just keep replaying one part of Leo At Work/What Am I Waiting For?, along with this one part of All the Wasted Time, and I just need to write about it, so this is going to be totally haphazard and very long. Here we go.

When Lucille goes:

How can he want me? / So plain, so prim / How can he be so sure?

Don't I wish I could be sure / Like him? / Like Leo / For Leo?

It sounds like:

how can he want me? / so PLAIN, so PRIM / HOW CAN HE BEEEE SO SUUUUURE????

DON'T I wish i could be sure / like him? / like LEOOOOO / for LEOOOOO?

BECAUSE. At this point in the musical, Lucille is a young woman who has not experienced the world. Neither its treasures nor its horrors. What is she waiting for? SHE'S WAITING TO BE SURE. OF HERSELF. Not only for Leo, but WITH Leo.

Leo sings interspersed:

Yes, Lucille / I am building a life for us.

No, Lucille / We cannot have a picnic.

And it sounds like:

Yes, LUCILLE / I am BUILDING a life for us

No, LUCILLE / We CANNOT have a PICNIC

BECAUSE. At this point in the musical, Leo is deeply unhappy and unfulfilled. Unfortunately, his story turns tragic. But these lines here are reflected back somewhat in All the Wasted Time, as:

Just look at you / How can I not be in love with you?

And Ben makes that sound like:

Just look at YOU / How CAN I NOT be in love with YOU?

Thus echoing some of Leo's earlier frustrations as being answered. Not only for Lucille but WITH Lucille. And in the same song, she sings:

Now look at me / Now that you're finally here with me /

Now I know I was right to wait / And everyone else was so wrong /

For so long.

And Micaela makes it sound like:

Now LOOK AT ME / Now that YOU'RE FIIIINALLY HERE with ME /

Now I know I WAS RIGHT TO WAIT / And EVERYONE ELSE WAS SOOOO WRONG /

For SO LOOOOONG.

BECAUSE.

THESE SONGS MIRROR EACH OTHER. THESE ACTORS LEAN INTO THE MIRRORING.

AND I LOVE IT. SO MUCH.

So, this was my little petition for Ben and Micaela to work together forever. Thank you and good night.

[opera-ghosts]

Soprano Pauline Donalda Speaks About Her Recordings (1960s?) Pauline Donalda (1882–1970), Canadian soprano, and tireless promoter of Canadian opera, teacher, administrator. Donalda was born Pauline Lightstone in Montreal into a Jewishly active East European immigrant home. As a child she attracted attention for the quality of her voice and studied music on scholarship at the Royal Victoria College. In 1902 she went to Paris on a grant from Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona), after whom she adopted the professional surname of Donalda. She made her London debut at Covent Garden in 1905 singing Micaela under the direction of Andre Messager, her Canadian debut in 1906 singing with her husband (Paul Seveilhac) in the Montreal Arena, and her New York debut later that same year in Faust. In the spring of 1910 Donalda opened the Covent Garden season and returned in 1912 singing in both Les Huguenots and I Pagliacci, again with her husband. She was about to leave Canada for a European tour when World War i broke out. She remained in Canada, often giving benefit concerts in support of the war effort. In 1917 she returned to Paris, where she sang in Balfe's Le Talisman, sharing the stage with her new husband, Mischa Leon (b. Haurowitz). Pauline Donalda's parents were Jews from Poland and Russia who immigrated to Montreal, changing the family name from Lichtenstein to Lightstone. The quality of Pauline's voice attracted attention, and she was awarded a music scholarship at the Royal Victoria College. When Sir Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, gave Pauline a grant to study in Europe, she adopted the name "Donalda" in his honor. After her London debut in 1905, she sang frequently, often when Nellie Melba required a replacement (in this way, Donalda sang Mimi with Caruso). She married the French baritone, Paul Seveilhac, a cast member in the 1905 production of Faust in which Donalda sang Marguerite. She toured Russia, North America, and Europe. In February 1914, she had a huge success in Carmen in Nice.

During World War I, Donalda stayed in Canada where she organized the Donalda Sunday Afternoon Concerts. When the war ended, she returned to Paris where she married the Danish tenor Mischa Léon in 1918, after a divorce from her first husband. Subsequent to retiring from the stage, she opened a teaching studio in 1922 and taught hundreds of pupils. Donalda continued her teaching career in Montreal in 1937 and founded the Opera Guild (1942) over which she presided until 1969; the guild presented 29 operas during this time. Although her performing career was relatively short, Donalda had a great impact in the musical world as a teacher and promoter of opera. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1967 for her contributions to music.

In 1922 Donalda left the stage to devote her life to teaching, opening a studio in Paris. She returned to Montreal in 1937, where she opened a studio, and in 1942 founded the Opera Guild, the company she directed until 1969. During her relatively short performing career, Donalda was recognized for the purity of her voice and for her musicality, fine diction, and powerful stage presence. She is remembered for the unfailing energy with which she promoted opera in Montreal and encouraged talented young Canadian singers. Donalda also was very active in support of Jewish music in Montreal and the study of music at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

[elysianhqs]

Foram verificados os seguintes nomes abaixo e todos eles constam na lista de presença real. Sejam muitíssimo bem-vindos à Versailles! Não esqueçam de enviar seus contatos em até 24 horas para melhor acomodá-los.

[ CAMILA QUEIROZ ] Alto, quem vem lá? Oh, só podia ser DAPHNE DE SÉLINCOURT, A DAMA DE COMPANHIA de VINTE E NOVE anos que veio de VELOURSAUBE. Você quase se atrasou hoje, hein? Eu sei que você é normalmente OBSERVADORA e ELOQUENTE, mas também sei bem que é INTROMETIDA e CRÍTICA, então nem tente me enganar. Ande, estão te esperando; entre pela porta de trás.

[ MARGOT ROBBIE ] Alto, quem vem lá? Oh, é CHARLOTTE "CHARLIE" BRESSON CARTIER, a selecionada da VALBRUME de VINTE E OITO anos, como é bom recebê-la! Não poderia normalmente comentar nada, mas saiba que você é uma das minhas favoritas, já que é tão INTELIGENTE e LEAL. Só espero que não seja tão IMPULSIVA e DISTRAÍDA quanto as revistas falam. Por favor, por aqui, estão todos lhe esperando!

[ ALBA BAPTISTA ] Alto, quem vem lá? oh, é ELEONORA MARIA MICAELA GASPAR DE BRAGANÇA, A PRINCESA REAL DO BRASIL de VINTE E QUATRO anos, como é bom recebê-la! Está gostando da França? Tenho certeza que será muitíssimo bem tratada por nós aqui, sendo tão BENÉVOLA e DILIGENTE. Só não deixe transparecer ser RÍGIDA e CRÍTICA que sua estadia será excelente. Por favor, por aqui, estão todos lhe esperando!

[ OLIVIA RODRIGO ] Alto, quem vem lá? Oh, é NIAMH SAOIRSE BYRNE, A PRINCESA DA IRLANDA de VINTE E UM anos, como é bom recebê-la! Está gostando da França? Tenho certeza que será muitíssimo bem tratada por nós aqui, sendo tão CURIOSA e AVENTUREIRA. Só não deixe transparecer ser REBELDE e INCONSEQUENTE que sua estadia será excelente. Por favor, por aqui, estão todos lhe esperando!

[ ANYA TAYLOR-JOY ] Alto, quem vem lá? Oh, é VIVIENNE MARTIN, a selecionada de FONTENAY de VINTE E SEIS anos, como é bom recebê-la! Não poderia normalmente comentar nada, mas saiba que você é uma das minhas favoritas, já que é tão SONHADORA e PERSPICAZ. Só espero que não seja tão DESPREOCUPADA e PRESUNÇOSA quanto as revistas falam. Por favor, por aqui, estão todos lhe esperando!

[ HALEY LU RICHARDSON ] Alto, quem vem lá? Oh, é JULIET QUINN WOLF, a selecionada da ETOILEMONT/WESTBROOK de VINTE E QUATRO anos, como é bom recebê-la! Não poderia normalmente comentar nada, mas saiba que você é uma das minhas favoritas, já que é tão DETERMINADA e PACIENTE. Só espero que não seja tão TEIMOSA e TEMPERAMENTAL quanto as revistas falam. Por favor, por aqui, estão todos lhe esperando!

[ KRISTINA TONTERI-YOUNG ] Alto, quem vem lá? Oh, só podia ser MARJORIE WU FONTES, a GUARDA PESSOAL DA PRINCESA BRASILEIRA de VINTE E CINCO anos que veio do BRASIL. Você quase se atrasou hoje, hein? Eu sei que você é normalmente LEAL e OBJETIVA, mas também sei bem que é PERFECCIONISTA e TEIMOSA, então nem tente me enganar. Ande, estão te esperando; entre pela porta de trás.

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

James Webb telescope reveals Milky Way-like galaxies in young universe New images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal for the first time galaxies with stellar bars — elongated features of stars stretching from the centers of galaxies into their outer disks — at a time when the universe was a mere 25% of its present age. The finding of so-called barred galaxies, similar to our Milky Way, this early in the universe will require astrophysicists to refine their theories of galaxy evolution. Prior to JWST, images from the Hubble Space Telescope had never detected bars at such young epochs. In a Hubble image, one galaxy, EGS-23205, is little more than a disk-shaped smudge, but in the corresponding JWST image taken this past summer, it’s a beautiful spiral galaxy with a clear stellar bar. “I took one look at these data, and I said, ‘We are dropping everything else!’” said Shardha Jogee, professor of astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin. “The bars hardly visible in Hubble data just popped out in the JWST image, showing the tremendous power of JWST to see the underlying structure in galaxies,” she said, describing data from the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS), led by UT Austin professor, Steven Finkelstein. The team identified another barred galaxy, EGS-24268, also from about 11 billion years ago, which makes two barred galaxies existing farther back in time than any previously discovered. In an article accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, they highlight these two galaxies and show examples of four other barred galaxies from more than 8 billion years ago. “For this study, we are looking at a new regime where no one had used this kind of data or done this kind of quantitative analysis before,” said Yuchen “Kay” Guo, a graduate student who led the analysis, “so everything is new. It’s like going into a forest that nobody has ever gone into.” Bars play an important role in galaxy evolution by funneling gas into the central regions, boosting star formation. “Bars solve the supply chain problem in galaxies,” Jogee said. “Just like we need to bring raw material from the harbor to inland factories that make new products, a bar powerfully transports gas into the central region where the gas is rapidly converted into new stars at a rate typically 10 to 100 times faster than in the rest of the galaxy.” Bars also help to grow supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies by channeling the gas part of the way. The discovery of bars during such early epochs shakes up galaxy evolution scenarios in several ways. “This discovery of early bars means galaxy evolution models now have a new pathway via bars to accelerate the production of new stars at early epochs,” Jogee said. And the very existence of these early bars challenges theoretical models as they need to get the galaxy physics right in order to predict the correct abundance of bars. The team will be testing different models in their next papers. JWST can unveil structures in distant galaxies better than Hubble for two reasons: First, its larger mirror gives it more light-gathering ability, allowing it to see farther and with higher resolution. Second, it can see through dust better as it observes at longer infrared wavelengths than Hubble. Undergraduate students Eden Wise and Zilei Chen played a key role in the research by visually reviewing hundreds of galaxies, searching for those that appeared to have bars, which helped narrow the list to a few dozen for the other researchers to analyze with a more intensive mathematical approach. Other co-authors from UT Austin are Steven Finkelstein, Micaela Bagley and Maximilien Franco. Dozens of co-authors from other institutions hail from the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Australia and Israel. TOP IMAGE....The power of JWST to map galaxies at high resolution and at longer infrared wavelengths than Hubble allows it look through dust and unveil the underlying structure and mass of distant galaxies. This can be seen in these two images of the galaxy EGS23205, seen as it was about 11 billion years ago. In the HST image (left, taken in the near-infrared filter), the galaxy is little more than a disk-shaped smudge obscured by dust and impacted by the glare of young stars, but in the corresponding JWST mid-infrared image (taken this past summer), it’s a beautiful spiral galaxy with a clear stellar bar. CREDIT NASA/CEERS/University of Texas at Austin LOWER IMAGE....Montage of JWST images showing six example barred galaxies, two of which represent the highest lookback times quantitatively identified and characterized to date. The labels in the top left of each figure show the lookback time of each galaxy, ranging from 8.4 to 11 billion years ago (Gyr), when the universe was a mere 40% to 20% of its present age. CREDIT NASA/CEERS/University of Texas at Austin

[criminol]

The Murder of Micaela Constanzo

Micaela Constanzo was a 16-year-old student from Nevada. Micaela was athletic and played fro the basketball team, she was close with her family and described as popular at school.

Micaela was last seen leaving her high school at 5pm, she planned to walk home that day. When Micaela failed to arrive home, her mother phoned her friends asking if they had seen her, when no one had, she called the police.

A huge search began, two days later Micaela’s body was found- she had been beaten and stabbed repeatedly on her face and neck. Investigators found texts from Micaela to Kody Patten, a fellow student and friend of Micaela’s, the time showed he had been texting her around the time she disappeared. CCTV also showed Micaela and Patten in the hallway together shortly before she had disappeared. Patten had also claimed that he had seen Micaela with her boyfriend in the front of the school, whereas everyone else had said she was at the back of the school.

Details of the two teenagers social lives began to emerge- Micaela and Patten had been friends since they were young children, Patten had been dating Toni Fratto. Fratto had expressed jealousy of Patten’s relationship with Micaela and had written in her diary that she believed Patten loved Micaela and would one day leave her for his childhood friend. Patten began to exploit this jealously and Fratto reacted by arguing with Micaela.

Patten was established as the primary suspect in Micaela’s murder, after being arrested he confessed to his involvement claiming he and Micaela had gone for a drive before arguing and then fighting. He stated he had then killed Micaela in self defence before hiding her body.

Fratto wrote to, and visited, Patten following his arrest. In April 2011, Fratto, accompanied by Patten’s father, recorded a different version of events with Patten’s lawyer. In this version, Fratto claimed she had been there when Patten had killed Micaela and had helped to hold her down. Patten’s lawyer handing over the recording and Fratto was arrested.

Toni Fratto pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole in 18 years. Kody Patten pleaded guilty to first degree murder to avoid the death penalty. He was sentenced to life in prison.

[a-asterias]

— micaela's july + august recs

ty to all these amazing writers who have left me with butterflies in my stomach and/or tears rolling down my face, much appreciated <3

p.s. i missed last month's recs (whoops) so please enjoy two months worth of recs x

LOCKWOOD AND CO.

— anthony lockwood.

drives me crazy by @tangledinlove

↳ heart eyes!

leave the door open by @atlabeth

↳ are we too young for this?

↳ you're beautiful

GRISHAVERSE

— nikolai lantsov.

come on back to me by @atlabeth

↳ bad luck

wanting was enough by @genyakosstyk

STRANGER THINGS

— steve harrington.

the swindling of steve harrington's heart by @stevebabey

redamancy by @sanguineterrain

oops, i love you. by @earthgirl616

second chance by @astermath

make it better by @upsidedownwithsteve

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY

— conrad fisher.

ocean eyes by @cryonme

in my head, i play a supercut of us by @kamaluhkhan

HARRY POTTER

— mattheo riddle.

if i can't have you baby by @earthgirl616

↳ "who did this to you?"

— theodore nott.

the way i loved you by @earthgirl616

↳ "don't leave me... please"

end up here by @priniya

↳ small worlds

— lorenzo berkshire.

"yeah, i love you. so what?" by @earthgirl616

MARAUDERS

— sirius black.

i think he knows by @theemporium

— remus lupin.

calm after the storm by @earthgirl616

↳ furry little secret

'til the morning by @upsidedownwithsteve

↳ at ease

↳ is this a thing?

ivy by @enviedear

MARVEL

— peter parker.

into the blogosphere by @earthgirl616

another chance by @mgparker

THE BEAR

— carmy berzatto.

all i ever knew, only you by @etherealising

PEAKY BLINDERS

— tommy shelby.

time after time by @all-mirth-no-matter

protection by @writers-hes

THE HUNGER GAMES

— finnick odair.

the drought of an ocean universe by @thewordswewrite

our song and dance by @mrs-kmikaelson

[emilysworldoffandoms]

Parade (On Broadway)

Such an important, powerful show! The singing was amazing! The show made me so upset and uncomfortable (it did such a great job telling this story)! I was not much of a fan of Ben Platt before, but he and Micaela Diamond were wonderful. It was so important to see young secular Jewish people telling a Jewish story. Time and again, I see non-Jewish people cast to play important Jewish people. Not this time. I was crying through much of the show. The songs are catchy, but the lyrics are dark. Jason Robert Brown doesn’t disappoint. (I’m also a fan of 13, The Last 5 Years, and Mr. Saturday Night). Thank you for telling Jewish stories. Ben Platt sitting on the stage throughout the intermission in his jail cell. The Shema at the end and the Civil War soldier passing the torch to the WWI soldier--there were so many connections. The direction of the show was powerful. The events in this show took place over a hundred years ago and it still felt relevant and urgent. If you have the chance, please go see it!

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: tick, tick...BOOM!

Rating: PG-13

Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Cast: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Ben Levi Ross, Judith Light, Bradley Whitford, Laura Benanti, Danielle Ferland, Micaela Diamond

Release year: 2021

Genres: music, drama

Blurb: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theatre composer navigates love, friendship, and the pressures to create something great before time runs out.

[itsplumbobi]

Gracelyn and Micaela are making their dreams come true! Gracelyn is baking up a storm with her new business, Adri's Bakes, and their vision for Adri's Cat Cafe is coming to life in Mirage Canyon :))

[Gracelyn in both screenshots! She aged up and is now a young adult!!]