#johnston square

[michaelwriston]

Johnston Square. Baltimore, MD. 2023.

Michael Wriston / Tumblr / Flickr / Instagram / Print Sale

#johnston square #baltimore #maryland #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #michael wriston #ricoh gr iii #rowhomes

[rabbitcruiser]

Robson Square, Vancouver (No. 2)

The new development was completed between 1979 and 1983, encompassing three city blocks and providing 1,300,000 square feet (120,774 m2) of space. The main component is the glass-covered Law Courts, which houses 35 courtrooms in the southern block. It is 42 metres (138 ft) in height, and the glass roof has a size of 420 by 115 feet (128 by 35 m), is supported by a steel space frame structure, covering approximately 50,000 square feet (4,645 m2) of public space.

The central block contains provincial government offices and, more recently, portions of the University of British Columbia's downtown satellite campus, UBC Robson Square, housed in the lower level. Above, three cascading waterfalls throughout the complex provide natural air conditioning with 850,000 US gallons (3,218 m3; 707,773 imp gal) of water. An outdoor skating rink is located at the lower level that extends below Robson Street and connects to the northern block with the Vancouver Art Gallery, which was renovated as part of the project.

Source: Wikipedia

#Robson Square #Hotel Vancouver #travel #original photography #vacation #tourist attraction #landmark #architecture #cityscape #Vancouver Art Gallery #John Smith Archibald #John Schofield #Vancouver #Sharp and Johnston #Robson Square Street share space #British Columbia #BC #Canada #summer 2023 #waterfall #nature #tree #reflection

[mensuited]

#wyatt johnston #athlete #sports #nhl #hockey #🏒 #dallas stars #suit #tie #pocket square #handsome #sharp #style #sexy #suave #fashion #hunk #stud

[kitnita]

wyatt johnston   —   ANA vs DAL   —   12.01.22  

#hockey #stars #dallas stars #wyatt johnston #if these weren't square. then you'd see #(delly giving wyatt a headpat) #z:edit

[brookheimer]

saw liv @girlology post their spotify-created “evil mix” and immediately had to go find my own. thanks spotify good stuff

#it’s like 1/3 ‘i hope you die’ 1/3 ��i hope i die’ and 1/3 ‘i hope we both die’ #like . some of these songs r just sad . tears stupid tears by daniel johnston? #square by mitski? organs for oceans by jordaan mason & the horse museum? #but then there’s xiu xiu and swans and shit so like ok justified #why is this even a mix tho. fascinating stuff #jamz

[contentabnormal]

This week on Content Abnormal we present William Johnstone in The Shadow adventure “The Laughing Corpse”!

Noufaux on Instagram

#the shadow #william johnstone #bill johnstone #the laughing corpse #horror host #1940 #noufaux #art #artist #bela lugosi #carl kolchak #kolchak: the night stalker #mr. r.i.n.g. #craig r. baxley #ghost #popestar #square hammer #svengoolie #boris karloff #frankenstein 1970

[beardedmrbean]

A group of migrants are refusing to leave an encampment in Denver until the city meets a list of 13 demands.

The demands were sent to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston following a petition by city officials to move the group from the encampment to indoor shelters funded by the city, local TV station KDVR reported. The encampment is under a bridge and near train tracks.

The group said if its demands are met, it will leave the encampment and move to a city shelter. The demands include providing "fresh" and "culturally appropriate" ingredients to cook with, shower access with no time limits, medical visits and housing support.

Newsweek has contacted via email the mayor's office for comment.

The group's complete demands are as follows:

The migrants should be allowed to "cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients," including rice, chicken, flour, tomatoes and onions, instead of being served premade meals. They also want to ensure people are not punished for bringing and eating food from outside the shelters.

Have access to showers at all times and without time limits.

Visits by medical professionals will occur on a regular basis, with referrals for specialty care made as needed.

The group will receive the same housing support offered to others, and city officials will not "kick people out in 30 days without something stable established."

A "clear" and "just" process for removing someone, including verbal, written and final warnings.

Employment support, including work permit applications for those who qualify.

Free consultations with an immigration lawyer, as well as ongoing legal support provided by the city through immigration clinics and transportation to court.

Privacy for families in the shelter.

No verbal, physical or mental abuse by shelter staff and no 24/7 monitoring by law enforcement.

Transportation for children to and from school.

No separation of families, regardless of whether those families have children.

A meeting with the mayor and those involved in running the city's program to support migrants "to discuss further improvements."

All shelter residents will be provided with a document signed by a city official in English and Spanish and containing the list of demands and a number to call to report violations.

Jon Ewing, a spokesman for Denver Human Services, told KDVR that the city is "just trying to get families to leave that camp and come inside."

The city's offer will give families "three square meals a day," and they can cook their own meals if they wish, he said. He also said that the city will try to compromise and determine what assistance the migrants qualify for.

"What might be something that is a feasible path for you to success that is not staying on the streets of Denver?" he said. "We try to figure something out.... At the end of the day, what we do not want is families on the streets of Denver."

Denver is among the U.S. cities that have struggled to manage the rising number of migrants that have been transported from Texas and other states. Last month, Johnston announced the creation of the Denver Asylum Seekers Program, which his office billed as a sustainable response to the city's migrant crisis.

The program will place asylum seekers in apartments for up to six months and provide job and skills training, food assistance and free legal help with asylum applications.

However, the program is limited to those who were in the city's shelters on April 10 and capped at about 1,000 people. Those who arrived in Denver after April 10 will be provided with a short-term stay at a shelter and assistance with onward travel.

Nonprofits are also working to support migrants arriving in Denver and other parts of Colorado. One organization, Hope Has No Borders, is working to pair migrants with host families for short or longer-term stays in Denver and other parts of Colorado.

#nunyas news #how about you tell them that the meals are served where they've been asked to go #as are all the other services they're asking about

[polyabathtub]

Harley-Foerster primer

Making my case for why you should ship these two rookies

Tyson Foerster

He’s a rookie on the Flyers with really excellent advanced stats, whatever that means. He had a slow start to his season, but he stayed positive, and he recently hit his stride. Lately he’s been scoring a ton of goals:

All of his cellies are just him flinging his arms up in the air in pure joy. He is almost always smiling.

He cares about his teammates and doesn't like beating them even in pointless competitions.

In this clip, Tyson wins a meaningless accuracy shooting competition against Cam York and a few other Flyers. When asked how it feels, Tyson answers "not good, he's my teammate." We love a professional athlete who just wants to have fun with the boys.

When he isn't smiling, he's extremely expressive:

He has a well-documented history of frolicking

Also one time he dressed up as a playboy bunny. How that alone has not yet launched 1000 fics, I do not know.

So: Tyson Foerster is a sweet ball of sunshine and an A+ goal scorer, secure in himself and his masculinity.

Thomas Harley

From Syracuse NY, he’s the star (heh) rookie defenseman of the Dallas Stars. 

We love him because he's a total babe and also very good at hockey.

He was highlighted on the NHL Network for leap year as a player who's taken a bit leap forward.

drysdalc on Twitter created a dizzying fan edit of him scoring goals and running his hands through his hair, if you'd like further justification.

Personality-wise, The Athletic said the following:

"Harley has always been a soft-spoken individual, especially in front of the microphone. There’s a looser version of him, one who picks playful fights with Wyatt Johnston in practices and during warmups, as he did on Saturday. But the most impressive thing about Harley has always been his maturity."

Sometimes he looks a bit deer-in-the-headlights during interviews. In my opinion this only adds to his charm.

Foerster/Harley

I hope I've convinced you that they're both at the very least plausibly nice boys. But why the two of them together?

I invite you to cast your thoughts back to September 27th, 2019. Harley is a recent draftee of the Dallas Stars. He played a few pre-season games, then was sent back to the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL.

He gets off the plane and immediately plays a game against the Oshawa Generals, which he loses 5-6. The very next day, he plays another game, this time against the Barrie Colts. Thomas's team loses again, 7-3.

That season, Tyson Foerster was playing on the Colts. In that 7-3 game, Tyson recorded 6 points, including 3 goals.

"Foerster put himself squarely on the draft map on a late September day against the Mississauga Steelheads. He recorded six points including a hat trick. Then he went on a crazy point streak recording points in 13 straight games which including six consecutive multi-point efforts." - The Athletic

See? Huge deal for Foerster, and he got there by absolutely grinding Thomas's team into the dirt.

Thomas responded aggressively the next time their teams played each other, on 12/20/2019. In that game, Harley recorded two points and two assists, and the Steelheads beat the Colts 8-2. They played a few more times, including an overtime win for the Colts and an 8-1 Steelheads win.

After that season, Harley and Foerster didn't face each other again, as they both spent time in the minors. But this year, they're full time with their respective clubs. The Flyers and Stars have played two games this year.

The first, on October 21st, 2023, went to overtime. The Stars won 4-5. Tyson got a couple of shots on goal but neither player was particularly decisive.

The teams faced each other again on January 18th, 2024, AKA Tyson's 22nd birthday. This time, to the shock of basically everyone, the Flyers beat the absolute shit out of the Stars—but it took them a little while to get there.

As the second period was winding down, the Flyers were only up by 1. The shots differential was dramatically worse, at one point  28–3 in favor of the Flyers.

In the final minute of the 2nd period, Thomas high-sticked Tyson in the face. Miraculously, the Flyers scored on the associated power play, and it only got worse from there. The final tally was 1-5 in favor of the Flyers. Arguably, the Harley/Foerster penalty was the beginning of the end.

To summarize:

9/27/19: Thomas Harley plays 5 pre-season games with the stars and gets sent down back to Mississauga  9/28/19: Foerster’s Colts win 7-3 against Harley’s Mississauga, Tyson Foerster gets 6 points including a hat trick  12/20/19: The Colts play Sauga again, Mississauga wins 8-2 and Thomas gets a hat trick  2023–2024: Thomas Harley and Tyson Foerster are finally up with their respective teams for the season.  10/21/2023: Harley and Foerster play their first game against each other in the NHL. Neither of them does anything particularly of note.  1/18/2024: Harley and Foerster play their second game against each other in the NHL. Thomas highsticks Tyson at the end of the 2nd, arguably costing the Stars the game. Oh, and it’s Tyson’s 22nd birthday. 

In conclusion, you should ship them because:

sunshine-quiet is a fun pairing

their games against each other, while few, have a lot of drama

they're both very cute

edit 4/22/24: additional information has surfaced for me personally, which is that Tyson's roommate Joel Farabee is a longtime friend of Thomas Harley. This is very important and relevant information that everyone should know.

#hockey rpf #thomas harley/tyson foerster #thomas harley #tyson foerster #flyers hockey #stars hockey

[michaelwriston]

Johnston Square. Baltimore, MD. 2023.

#johnston square #baltimore #maryland #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #michael wriston #ricoh gr iii

[rabbitcruiser]

Robson Square, Vancouver (No. 3)

Typical of Erickson's designs, Robson Square is constructed primarily out of concrete, but softened by its environmental design. In addition to the water features are trees and other flora as well as gradually inclining stairs with an integrated ramp. The open design allows for relatively unobstructed natural light and fresh air, and the waterfalls divert from the noise of downtown traffic. Landscaping on the project was designed by Cornelia Oberlander.

This public square has been highly utilized due to its successful design. As referenced by William H. Whyte, plazas need specific elements to unlock the potential of an area for proper utilization and enjoyment. The Robson Square experience is considered successful, from a designer's point of view, because it follows Whyte's Street Life Project guidelines. The complex was completed in three stages at a cost of $139 million. The provincial government offices were finished first in 1978, the Law Courts the following year, and the renovation of the old provincial court building into the new Vancouver Art Gallery was completed in 1983, a decade after the design was started.

As of November 23, 2009, Robson Square has been reopened following a multimillion-dollar reconstruction project. Its reopening can be directly attributed to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler. Robson Square provides the only public outdoor skating rink in Vancouver—and is free to use.

The rink area is used in the milder months for various public events including Ballroom & Salsa dancing, and is also the hub for Vancouver's Street Dance community since the late 90s. As noted above, the skating rink is open in the winter; admission is free and skate rentals are $4.00.

Source: Wikipedia

#Robson Square #Hotel Vancouver #Vancouver Art Gallery #John Smith Archibald #Vancouver #Sharp and Johnston #Robson Square Street share space #British Columbia #BC #Canada #summer 2023 #waterfall #nature #tree #reflection #John Schofield #travel #original photography #vacation #tourist attraction #landmark #architecture #cityscape #downtown

[marcmarcmomarc]

Kingdom Hearts IV predictions:

Kairi is the leader of a team consisting of Riku, Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Roxas, Xion, Lea, Naminé, Hayner, Pence, Olette, and Chirithy.

Sora’s mother returns.

While Donald and Goofy revisit the old worlds, Sora visits all of the new ones.

The inhabitants of each world returning from the previous games are, of course, thrilled to see Donald and Goofy again, but are sad to hear about Sora’s sacrifice.

Cast:

Haley Joel Osment as Sora

Lindsay Jones as Strelitzia

James Patrick Stuart as Luxu

Ray Chase as Master of Masters

Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck

Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof

Bret Iwan as King Mickey Mouse

Alyson Stoner as Kairi

David Gallagher as Riku

Jason Dohring as Terra

Willa Holland as Aqua

Jesse McCartney as Ventus

Jesse McCartney as Roxas

Alyson Stoner as Xion

Quinton Flynn as Lea

Meaghan J. Martin as Naminé

Zachary Gordon as Hayner

Tristian Chase as Pence

Ashley Boettcher as Olette

Lara Jill Miller as Chirithy

Susanne Blakeslee as Maleficent

Jim Cummings as Pete

Joe Ochman as Jiminy Cricket

Kaitlyn Robrock as Queen Minnie Mouse

Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck

Corey Burton as Chip

Tress MacNeille as Dale

Enn Reitel as Scrooge McDuck

Danny Pudi as Huey

Ben Schwartz as Dewey

Bobby Moynihan as Louis

Jeff Bennett as Merlin

Corey Burton as Yen Sid

Bill Farmer as Pluto

Kathryn Beaumont as Kairi’s Grandma

David Dayan Fisher as Dilan

Dave Boat as Aeleus

Robin Atkin Downes as Luxord

Kirk Thornton as Isa

Derek Stephen Prince as Even

Vincent Corazza as Ienzo

Ryan O’Donohue as Demyx

Michael Johnston as Ephemer

Madison Davenport as Nameless Star

Kath Soucie as Sora’s Mother

Isabela Merced as Foreteller Ava

Kevin Quinn as Foreteller Gula

Travis Willingham as Foreteller Aced

Matt Mercer as Foreteller Ira

Karissa Lee Staples as Foreteller Invi

Corey Burton as Ansem the Wise

Dylan Sprouse as Yozora

Square Enix Cast:

Doug Erholtz as Leon

Cody Christian as Cloud Strife

Andrea Bowen as Aerith Gainsborough

Britt Baron as Tifa Lockhart

Mae Whitman as Yuffie Kisaragi

Tyler Hoechlin as Sephiroth

Chris Edgerly as Cid Highwind

Hedy Burress as Yuna

Tara Strong as Rikku

Gwendoline Yeo as Paine

Will Friedle as Seifer Almasy

Brandon Adams as Rai

Jillian Bowen as Fuu

Crispin Freeman as Setzer Gabbiani

Melissa Disney as Vivi Ornitier

Shaun Fleming as Tidus

Molly Keck as Selphie Tilmitt

Dee Bradley Baker as Wakka

Matt McKenzie as Auron

Atlantica (The Little Mermaid)

Takes place after The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.

Cast:

Jodi Benson as Ariel

Christopher Daniel Barnes as Eric

Cam Clarke as Flounder

Philip Lawrence as Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian

Chris Edgerly as Scuttle

Jim Cummings as King Triton

Tara Strong as Melody

Kari Wahlgren as Attina

Jennifer Hale as Alana

Tara Strong as Adella

Grey DeLisle as Aquata

Grey DeLisle as Arista

Tara Strong as Andrina

Michael J. Gough as Grimsby

Grey DeLisle as Carlotta

Ben Diskin as Chef Louis

Max Casella as Tip

Corey Burton as Dash

Jeff Bennett as Benjamin

Kevin Michael Richardson as Ray-Ray

Kevin Michael Richardson as Cheeks

Rob Paulsen as Ink Spot

Jim Cummings as Shelbow

Charlie Adler as Seahorse

Kari Wahlgren, Jennifer Hale, Tara Strong, & Grey DeLisle as Flounder’s Guppies

Frank Welker as Max

Village (Beauty and the Beast)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Julie Nathanson as Belle

Robby Benson as Adam

Corey Burton as Maurice

Jeff Bennett as Lumière

Jane Krakowski as Mrs. Potts

Bob Joles as Henry Cogsworth

Jessica DiCicco as Chip Potts

Jo Anne Worley as Madame de la Grande Bouche

Kimmy Robertson as Fifi

Frank Welker as Philippe

Frank Welker as Sultan

Agrabah (Aladdin)

Takes place after Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Cast:

Scott Weinger & Brad Kane (singing) as Aladdin

Jim Meskimen as the Genie

Linda Larkin & Liz Callaway (singing) as Jasmine

Jeff Bennett as Sultan Hamed Bobolonius II

Brian Hull as Iago

John Rhys-Davies as Cassim

Jim Cummings as Razoul

Frank Welker as Abu

Frank Welker as Cave of Wonders

Frank Welker as Rajah

Pride Lands (The Lion King)

Takes place between The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.

Cast:

Cam Clarke as Simba

Vanessa Marshall as Nala

Kevin Schon as Timon

Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa

Khary Payton as Rafiki

Jeff Bennett as Zazu

Gary Anthony Williams as Mufasa

James Horan as Scar

Andy’s Room (Toy Story)

Takes place between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.

Cast:

Jim Hanks as Woody

Mike MacRae as Buzz Lightyear

Kathryn Cressida as Jessie

Wallace Shawn as Rex

John Ratzenberger as Hamm

Blake Clark as Slinky Dog

Patrick Fraley as Mr. Potato Head

Melissa Sternenberg as Mrs. Potato Head

Sawyer Cole as Andy Davis

Laurie Metcalf as Andy’s Mom

Hannah Unkrich as Molly Davis

Jeff Pidgeon as Aliens

Frank Welker as Bullseye

La Cité des Cloches (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Ari Rubin as Quasimodo

Renee Faia & Heidi Mollenhauer (singing) as Esmeralda

Phil LaMarr as Captain Phoebus

Jim Cummings as Victor

Jason Alexander as Hugo

Pat Lentz as Laverne

Paul Kandel as Clopin

Corey Burton as Brutish Guard

Bill Fagerbakke as Oafish Guard

Frank Welker as Djali

Thebes/Olympus/Underworld (Hercules)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Tate Donovan as Hercules

Robert Costanzo as Philoctetes

James Woods as Hades

Susan Egan as Megara

Corey Burton as Zeus

Bobcat Goldthwait as Pain

Matt Frewer as Panic

Jim Cummings as Amphitryon

Barbara Barrie as Alcmene

Samantha Eggar as Hera

Wayne Knight as Demetrius

Lillias White as Calliope, Muse of Epics

Cheryl Freeman as Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy

LaChanze as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance

Roz Ryan as Thalia, Muse of Comedy

Vaneese Y. Thomas as Clio, Muse of History

Paul Shaffer as Hermes

Keith David as Apollo

Lisa Kudrow as Aphrodite

Frank Welker as Pegasus

The Land of Dragons (Mulan)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Ming-Na Wen & Lea Salonga (singing) as Fa Mulan

B.D. Wong & Donny Osmond (singing) as Li Shang

Mark Moseley as Mushu

Harvey Fierstein as Yao

Gedde Watanabe & Matthew Wilder (singing) as Ling

Jerry Tondo as Chien-Po

James Hong as Chi-Fu

Jet Li as Fa Zhou

George Takei as First Ancestor

Sandra Oh as Fa Li

Benedict Wong as General Li

Wang Deshun as Emperor of China

Lisa Lu as Grandmother Fa

Frank Welker as Cri-Kee

Frank Welker as Kahn

Ant Island/Bug City (A Bug’s Life)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Dave Foley as Flik

Andrew Stanton as Hopper

Jodi Benson as Princess Atta

Alma Versano as Princess Dot

June Squibb as the Queen

Richard Kind as Molt

David Hyde Pierce as Slim

Flula Borg as Heimlich

Nick Jameson as Francis

Jim Cummings as Manny

Jennifer Hale as Gypsy

Bonnie Hunt as Rosie

Michael McShane as Tuck

Michael McShane as Roll

John Ratzenberger as P.T. Flea

Brad Garrett as Dim

Corey Burton as Mr. Soil

Grey DeLisle as Dr. Flora

Marc Maron as Thorny

David Ossman as Cornelius

Frank Welker as Thumper

Jacob Tremblay as Ant Boy 1

Jessica DiCicco as Ant Boy 2

Andrew Stanton as Fly Brother 1

Jess Harnell as Fly Brother 2

Carlos Alazraqui as Loco

John DiMaggio as Axel

Kevin Schon as Slick

Miles Luna as Bug Zapper Fly

Andrew Stanton as Harry

Sabrina Fest as Daisy

Mariel Sheets as Grub

Ashley Tisdale as Lead Blueberry Scout

Melissa Sternenberg as Bar Waitress

Rodger Bumpass as Mosquito

Jess Harnell as Bus Beetle

Brad Hall as Grasshopper 1

Jeff Pidgeon as Grasshopper 2

Lee Unkrich as Ant 1

Bill Farmer as Ant 2

Dave Fennoy as Thud

J. Michael Tatum as Bouncer Wasp

Debi Derryberry as Baby Maggots

Bob Bergen as Aphie

Deep Jungle (Tarzan)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan

Olivia d’Abo as Jane Porter

Susanne Blakeslee as Kala

April Winchell as Terk

Jim Cummings as Tantor

Jeff Bennett as Archimedes Q. Porter

Monstropolis (Monsters, Inc.)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Christopher Swindle as James P. Sullivan

Carlos Alazraqui as Mike Wazowski

Mary Gibbs as Boo

Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae

John Ratzenberger as Yeti

Bob Peterson as Roz

Christopher Swindle as Jeff Fungus

Stephen Stanton as Needleman

Stephen Stanton as Smitty

Bonnie Hunt as Ms. Flint

Regan Burns as Jerry Slugsworth

Stephen Stanton as George Sanderson

Christopher Swindle as Thaddeus “Phlegm” Bile

Phil Proctor as Charlie Proctor

Gregg Berger as Peter “Claws” Ward

Roger Craig Smith, Pete Docter, & Teddy Newton as Child Detection Agents

Great Barrier Reef/Deep Ocean/Marine Life Institute (Finding Nemo)

Takes place after Finding Dory.

Cast:

Jess Harnell as Marlin

Jennifer Hale as Dory

Tara Strong as Nemo

Ed O’Neill as Hank

Kaitlin Olson as Destiny

J.P. Karliak as Bailey

Eugene Levy as Charlie

Jen Brown as Jenny

Willem Dafoe as Gill

Brad Garrett as Bloat

Allison Janney as Peach

Austin Pendleton as Gurgle

Stephen Root as Bubbles

Vicki Lewis as Deb (& Flo)

Jerome Ranft as Jacques

Andrew Stanton as Crush

Grey DeLisle as Squirt

Idris Elba as Fluke

Dominic West as Rudder

Geoffrey Rush as Nigel

Bob Peterson as Mr. Ray

Jess Harnell as Bruce

Eric Bana as Anchor

Bruce Spence as Chum

Torbin Xan Bullock as Gerald

Katherine Ringgold as Chickenfish

Torbin Xan Bullock as Becky

Andrew Stanton as Seagulls

Metroville/Nomansian Island (The Incredibles)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible

Holly Hunter as Helen Parr/Elastigirl

Jason Lee as Buddy Pine/Syndrome

Norma Maldonado as Mirage

Sarah Vowell as Violet Parr

Gillian Jacobs as Dash Parr

Brad Bird as Edna Mode (E)

Philip Lawrence as Lucius Best/Frozone

Jonathan Banks as Rick Dicker

Mark Andrews, Brad Lewis, Pete Docter, Peter Sohn, Andrew Stanton, & Jeff Pidgeon as Syndrome’s Guards

Eli Fucile, Maeve Andrews, & Nicolas Bird as Jack-Jack Parr

Bret Parker as Kari McKeen

Michael Bird as Tony Rydinger

Kimberly Adair Clark as Honey Best

Teddy Newton as Manta Jet Computer

Frank Thomas as Frank

Ollie Johnston as Ollie

Teddy Newton as Robot Bird

Nicolas Bird as Rusty McCallister

Radiator Springs/Rusteze-Dinoco Racing Center/Fireball Beach/Thunder Hollow/Thomasville/Florida International Speedway (Cars)

Takes place after Cars 3.

It isn’t combat based. Missions include keeping up with McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street, learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach, avoiding pushy competitors with the Thunder Hollow challengers, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville, culminating in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

Sora enters the world as a custom-made sports coupe mixing a few real-life sports car models before visits to Luigi’s Casa Della Tires and Ramone’s House of Body Art end with him modified into a next-gen race car sponsored by Dinoco (with Tex’s blessing) and with Cruz’s number.

It’s set during Cruz’s first Piston Cup racing season, so McQueen still has Doc’s colors and spends the Florida race as Sora’s crew chief.

As Sora finishes his story, Mater is certainly unhappy with Xehanort’s actions forcing Sora’s hand. “That dad-gum Xehanort”, he says angrily. Extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort is dead, then Sarge gets in his face and demands him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back in a militaristic manner. “Is that understood,” Sarge yells. Then Sora tries to correct him, but gets cut off and asked again, “Is that understood,” and has to respond, “Sir, yes, sir!”

Of course, during the top speed races, Luigi is the one to signal the race to begin.

In the Radiator Springs race, Sora’s top speed is tracked by Sheriff’s speed radar, and on Fireball Beach, it’s via Cruz’s personal assistant, Hamilton.

If you fail the “Turn Right to go Left” mission, Sora goes flying into the bed of cacti, and Mater fishes him out.

I know I’ll get hate for this, but Cars 2 elements are here. Heck, maybe Mater can’t be present most for the training because he’s busy with Finn and Holley. After all, does he still owe Holley a first date?

I wanted the player character in this world to be Kairi just so Storm can feel the embarrassment of losing to not one, but two “costume girls”.

The Piston Cup race is announced as a 500-lap race, but no game developer is that malicious to force the player to race 500 laps around an oval, so they’d take after the first Cars game and make it twelve laps with the sun slowly lowering throughout the race.

Cast:

Keith Ferguson as Lightning McQueen

Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez

Larry the Cable Guy as Sir Tow Mater

Chris Cooper as Smokey

Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera

Tony Shalhoub as Luigi

Guido Quaroni as Guido

John Ratzenberger as Mack

Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore

Paul Dooley as Sarge

Cheech Marin as Ramone

Jenifer Lewis as Flo

Michael Wallis as Sheriff

Laraine Newman as Lizzie

Jerome Ranft as Red

A.J. Hamilton as Jackson Storm

Kerry Washington as Natalie Certain

Martin Jarvis as Finn McMissile

Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell

Nathan Fillion as Sterling

Wendie Malick as Louise “Barnstormer” Nash

Kevin Michael Richardson as River Scott

Jason Douglas as Junior “Midnight” Moon

Teresa Gallagher as Mater’s Computer

Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks

Lea DeLaria as Miss Fritter

Humpy Wheeler as Tex Dinoco

Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton

Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass

Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip

Richard Petty as Strip “The King” Weathers

Ray Evernham as Ray Reverham

Madeleine McGraw as Maddy McGear

Shannon Spake as Shannon Spokes

Kyle Petty as Cal Weathers

Corey Burton & Paul Newman (archived recordings) as Doc Hudson

A.J. Riebli III as McQueen’s Biggest Fan

Steve Purcell as Tractors

Lori Alan as Millie

Michel Michelis as Tomber

Jason Isaacs as Siddeley

Vanessa Redgrave as the Queen

Joe MacDonald as Stephenson

Christopher Sabat as Prince Wheeliam

Andra Day as Sweet Tea

Angel Oquendo as Bobby Swift

Will Collyer as Brick Yardley

Jeremy Maxwell as Arvy Motorhome

Bob Peterson as Dr. Damage

Will Collyer as Roscoe

Peter Sohn as Mr. Drippy

Patrick Rodriguez as Taco

Anthony Sardinha as Jimbo

Andrew Stanton as T-Bone

Jessie James Grelle as APB

Jessica Nigri as Blind Spot

Kaiji Tang as Pushover

Jen Taylor as Tailgate

Barbara Dunkelman as Cigalert

Dustin Matthews as Fishtail

Kyle Phillips as Broadside

Maggie Tominey as Patty

Tyler Coe as Bill

Brendan Blaber as Pileup

Lindsay Jones as High Impact

Jason Pace as Faregame

Tiana Camacho as Airborne

Django Craig as Superfly

Jen Brown as Jambalaya Chimichanga

Samantha Ireland as Liability

Gus Sorola as Hit

Christopher Guerrero as Run

Alex Mai as Todd

Daniel Suárez as Danny Swervez

Ryan Blaney as Ryan “Inside” Laney

Bubba Wallace as Bubba Wheelhouse

Chase Elliott as Chase Racelott

Kerry Shawcross as Tim Treadless

Corey Krueger as Rich Mixon

Zeno Robinson as Cam Spinner

Alejandro Saab as H.J. Hollis

Adam Ellis as Ed Truncan

Burnie Burns as Herb Curbler

Miles Luna as Aaron Clocker

Garrett Hunter as Harvey Rodcap

Michael Jones as J.D. McPillar

Yuri Lowenthal as Flip Dover

Kyle Taylor as Barry DePedal

Blaine Gibson as Steve LaPage

Aaron Marquis as Conrad Camber

Gavin Free as Sheldon Shifter

Flynt Flossy as Paul Conrev

Travis Willingham as Michael Rotor

Ben Schwartz as Ritchie Gunzit

Nick Landis as Eric Braker

Neath Oum as Spikey Fillups

Connor Pickens as Chris Roamin’

Clifford Chapin as Dan Carcia

Scott Frerichs as Jonas Carvers

Howard Wang as Jim Reverick

Dustin Matthews as George New-Win

Eric Baudour as Noah Gocek

Aaron Dismuke as Will Rusch

Todd Womack as M. Fast Fong

Mick Lauer as Nick Shift

Richard Norman as J.P. Drive

Christopher Wehkamp as Tom W.

Aaron Dismuke as Sudeep

Grant George as Krzysztof

Bryce Papenbrook as Shiriam

Django Craig as Kurt

Carlos Alazraqui as Ronald

Todd Haberkorn as Junyi

Harvey Guillén as Gabriel

Angel Oquendo as Aiden

Michael Malconian as Jae

Robbie Daymond as Ernesto

Anna Hullum as Melissa Bernabrake

Jason Rose as Pat Traxson

Kara Eberle as Laura Spinwell

Anairis Quiñones as Gale Beaufort

Paris/Gusteau’s Restaurant (Ratatoullie)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Patton Oswalt as Remy

Brian George as Chef Skinner

Lou Romano as Alfredo Linguini

Travis Willingham as Django

Peter Sohn as Emile

Corey Burton as Anton Ego

Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau

Janeane Garofalo as Colette Tatou

Will Arnett as Horst

Julius Callahan as Lalo

James Remar as Larousse

John Ratzenberger as Mustafa

Teddy Newton as Talon Labarthe

Tony Fucile as Health Inspector

Julius Callahan as Francois

Tony Fucile as Pompidou

Jake Steinfield as Git

Brad Bird as Ambrister Minion

Brad Lewis, Lindsay Collins, & Lori Richardson as Rats

New Orleans (The Princess and the Frog)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Anika Noni Rose as Tiana

Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen

Keith David as Dr. Facilier

Michael-Leon Wooley as Louis

Jennifer Cody as Charlotte La Bouff

Jim Cummings as Raymond

Peter Bartlett as Lawrence

Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie

Debra Wilson as Eudora

Brian Cummings as Eli “Big Daddy” La Bouff

Ritchie Montgomery as Reggie

Dave Fouquette as Darnell

Paul Briggs as Two Fingers

Jerry Kernion as Mr. Henry Fenner

Corey Burton as Mr. Harvey Fenner

Michael Colyar as Buford

Emeril Lagasse as Marlon the Gator

Kevin Michael Richardson as Ian the Gator

Randy Newman as Cousin Randy

Danielle Moné Truitt as Georgia

Kelly Hoover as Stella

Kwesi Boakye as Newspaper Boy

Mick Wingert as Travis

Jennifer Kilger as Swooning Girl

Phil Proctor as Cajun Firefly

Seth R. Williamson as Prince Ralphie

Kingdom of Corona (Tangled)

Takes place after the movie.

Can we have a reprise of I’ve Got a Dream, and now Sora gets a chance to share his dream, to return to his friends?

Cast:

Kelsey Lansdowne as Rapunzel Fitzherbert

Zachary Levi as Eugene Fitzherbert

Kari Wahlgren as Queen Ariana

Clancy Brown as King Frederic

M.C. Gainey as Captain of the Guard

Brad Garrett as Hook Hand

Chris Marlow as Big Nose

Paul F. Tompkins as Shorty

Charles Halford as Vladimir

Stephen Stanton as Attila Buckethead

Ron Perlman as Sideburns Stabbington

Brian Hull as Patchy Stabbington

Bob Bergen as Pascal

Nathan Greno as Maximus

DunBroch (Brave)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Kelly Macdonald as Merida

Billy Connolly as Fergus

Emma Thompson as Elinor

Susanne Blakeslee as the Witch

David Tennant as Lord Dingwall

Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin

Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh

Michelle Gomez as Maudie

Peigi Barker as Young Merida

Kevin McKidd as Young MacGuffin

Steven Cree as Young Macintosh

Steve Purcell as the Crow

Callum O’Neill as Wee Dingwall

Patrick Doyle as Martin

John Ratzenberger as Gordon

Game Central Station (Wreck-it Ralph)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Brian T. Delaney as Wreck-it Ralph

Sarah Silverman as Vanellope Von Schweetz

Jack McBrayer as Fix-it Felix Jr.

Jane Lynch as Sergeant Tamora Calhoun

Ed O’Neill as Mr. Stan Litwak

Rich Moore as Sour Bill

Maurice LaMarche as Tapper

Dennis Haysbert as General Hologram

Raymond S. Persi as Mayor Gene

Melissa Villaseñor as Taffyta Muttonfudge

Brandon Scott as Kohut

Grey DeLisle as Mary

Skylar Astin as Roy

Don Fullilove as Nolan

Rachael Harris as Deanna

Jess Harnell as Don

Jen Brown as Nell

Jason Douglas as J. Norwood

Pamela Adlon as Lucy

Grey DeLisle as Meg

Katie Lowes as Candlehead

Jamie Elman as Rancis Fluggerbutter

Adam Carolla as Wynnchel

Chris Pratt as Duncan

Josie Trinidad as Jubileena Bing-Bing

Cymbre Walk as Crumbelina Di Caramello

Bella Blanding as Snowanna Rainbeau

Jaeden White as Swizzle “The Swizz” Malarkey

Sawyer Cole as Gloyd Orangeboar

Suzie Yeung as Minty Zaki

Romi Dames as Adorabeezle Winterpop

Josie Trinidad as Citrusella Flugpucker

Suzie Yeung as Torvald Batterbutter

Suzie Yeung as Sticky Whipplesnit

Romi Dames as Nougetsia Brumblestain

Tucker Gilmore as Sugar Rush Announcer

Phil Johnston as Surge Protector

Arendelle (Frozen)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Kristen Bell as Anna

Idina Menzel as Elsa

Jonathan Groff as Kristoff

Josh Gad as Olaf

Frank Welker as Sven

Ciarán Hinds as Grandpabbie

Chris Williams as Oaken

Stephen J. Anderson as Kai

Maia Wilson as Bulda

Rebecca Mader as Gurda

Robert Pine as Bishop

Paul Briggs as Marshmallow

Lewis Cleale as Cliff

Jack Whitehall as Gothi

Annie Lopez as Baby Troll

San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada

Scott Adsit as Baymax

Brooks Wheelan as Fred Fredrickson

Damon Wayans Jr. as Wasabi No Ginger

Jamie Chung as Ethel “Go Go Tomago”

Génesis Rodríguez as Honey Lemon

Maya Rudolph as Cass Hamada

James Cromwell as Robert Callaghan

Alan Tudyk as Allistair Krei

Katie Lowes as Abigail Callaghan

David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff

Daniel Henney as Tadashi Hamada

Riley’s Mind/Mindscape (Inside Out)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Kate Higgins as Joy

Phyllis Smith as Sadness

Lewis Black as Anger

Jason J. Lewis as Fear

Ashley Adler as Disgust

Kaitlyn Dias as Riley Andersen

Diane Lane as Jill Andersen (Mom)

Kyle MacLachlan as Bill Andersen (Dad)

Pete Docter as Dad’s Anger

Carlos Alazraqui as Dad’s Fear

Josh Cooley as Dad’s Fear

Patrick Seitz as Dad’s Joy

J.P. Karliak as Dad’s Disgust

Lori Alan as Mom’s Sadness

Paula Pell as Mom’s Anger

Laraine Newman as Mom’s Fear

Sherry Lynn as Mom’s Joy

Mona Marshall as Mom’s Disgust

Zootopia (Zootopia)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps

Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde

Idris Elba as Chief Bogo

Jenny Slate as Dawn Bellwether

Nate Torrence as Benjamin Clawhauser

Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Hopps

Don Lake as Stu Hopps

Tommy Chong as Yax

J.K. Simmons as Theodore Lionheart

Octavia Spencer as Mrs. Otterton

Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton

Allison Trujillo Strong & Shakira (singing) as Gazelle

Raymond S. Persi as Flash

Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big

Phil Johnston as Gideon Gray

John DiMaggio as Jerry Jumbeaux Jr.

Katie Lowes as Dr. Madge Honey Badger

Gita Reddy as Nangi

Jesse Corti as Mr. Manchas

Kevin Michael Richardson as Finnick

Josh Dallas as Frantic Pig

Leah Latham as Fru Fru

Rich Moore as Doug

Kath Soucie as Young Nick

Peter Mansbridge as Peter Moosebridge

Byron Howard as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson

Jared Bush as Pronk Oryx-Antlerson

Mark “Rhino” Smith as Officer McHorn

John Lavelle as Mouse Foreman

Kristen Bell as Priscilla

Jackson Stein as Junior Ranger Scout Bully

Rich Moore as Larry

David Thibodeau as Gary

Fabienne Rawley as Fabienne Growley

John DiMaggio as Jesse

John DiMaggio as Woolter

Zach King as Muzzled Wolf

Cissy Jones as Officer Francine

Raymond S. Persi as Officer Higgins

Fabinne Rawley as Jumbeaux Café Customer

John DiMaggio as Parking Ticket Moose

Melissa Goodwin Shepard as Parking Ticket Mouse

Madeleine Curry as Parking Ticket Hippo Daughter

Brendan Blaber as Beaver Reporter

Kaiji Tang as Sheep Reporter

John DiMaggio as Pig Reporter

Bonnie Hunt as Oryx Reporter

Selah Victor as Rabbit Reporter

J. Michael Tatum as Pig Peace Rally Protester

Jen Taylor as Leopard Peach Rally Protester

Tiana Camacho as Carrot Customer

John DiMaggio as Sheep Officer

Motunui/The Great Oceans (Moana)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Auli’i Cravalho as Moana

Dwayne Johnson as Maui

Rachel House as Gramma Tala

Temuera Morrison & Christopher Jackson (singing) as Chief Tui

Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa

Nicole Scherzinger as Sina

Alan Tudyk as Heihei

Oscar Kightley as Fisherman

Troy Polamalu as Villager 1

Puanani Cravalho as Villager 2

Alan Tudyk as Villager 3

Land of the Dead/Santa Cécilia (Coco)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel Rivera

Gael García Bernal as Papá Héctor Rivera

Benjamin Bratt & Antonio Sol (singing) as Ernesto de la Cruz

Alanna Ubach as Mamá Imelda Rivera

Renée Victor as Abuelita Elena Rivera

Jaime Camil as Enrique Rivera (Papá)

Alfonso Arau as Papá Julio Rivera

Herbert Sigüenza as Tío Óscar Rivera

Herbert Sigüenza as Tío Felipe Rivera

Gabriel Iglesias as Clerk

Lombardo Boyar as Plaza Mariachi

Lombardo Boyar as Gustavo

Ana Ofelia Murguía as Mamá Coco Rivera

Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Frida Kahlo

Selene Luna as Tía Rosita Rivera

Edward James Olmos as Chicharrón

Sofía Espinosa as Luisa Rivera (Mamá)

Carla Medina as Departures Agent

Dyana Ortelli as Tía Victoria Rivera

Luis Valdez as Tío Berto Rivera

Luis Valdez as Don Hidalgo

Blanca Araceli as Emcee

Salvador Reyes as Security Guard

Cheech Marin as Corrections Officer

Octavio Solís as Arrivals Agent

John Ratzenberger as Juan Ortodoncia

Denise Blasor as Ceci

Libertad García Fonzi as Young Coco

Juan Carlos Tinoco as de la Cruz’s Security Guards

Carla Medina as Tía Gloria Rivera

Montse Hernandez as Rosa Rivera

Polo Rojas as Abel Rivera

Maite Perroni as Arrivals and Departures P.A.

Ricardo Bautista as Battle of the Bands Stagehand

Emilio Fuentes as Sunrise Spectacular Stagehand

Carlos Becerril as Sunrise Spectacular Emcee

Trujo as Policeman

Rosalba Sotelo as Dead Mother

Erica Edwards as Tía Chelo

Miguel Ángel Ruiz as T-Shirt Seller

Emmanuel Bernal as Gustavo’s Band Trumpeter

Lee Unkrich as Skeleton with Corn

Emmanuel Bernal as Héctor’s Cousin

Kumandra (Raya and the Last Dragon)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Kelly Marie Tran as Raya

Awkwafina as Sisu

Gemma Chan as Namaari

Izaac Wang as Boun

Benedict Wong as Tong

Thalia Tran as Noi

Daniel Dae Kim as Chief Benja

Sandra Oh as Chieftess Virana

Alan Tudyk as Tuk Tuk

Lucille Soong as Dang Hu

Dichen Lachman as General Atitãya

Sung Kang as Dang Hai

Ross Butler as Spine Chief

Dumbfoundead as Chai

Dichen Lachman as Spine Warrior

François Chau as Kahn

Sierra Katow as Fang Officer

The Encanto (Encanto)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel Madrigal

María Cecilia Botero & Olga Merediz (singing) as Abuela Alma Madrigal

John Leguizamo as Bruno Madrigal

Jessica Darrow as Luisa Madrigal

Diane Guerrero as Isabela Madrigal

Angie Cepeda as Julieta Madrigal

Demián Bichir as Agustín Madrigal

Carolina Gaitán as Pepa Madrigal

Mauro Castillo as Félix Madrigal

Rhenzy Feliz as Camilo Madrigal

Adassa as Dolores Madrigal

Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Antonio Madrigal

Maluma as Mariano Guzmán

Rose Portillo as Sra. Guzmán

Alyssa Bella Candiani, Noemi Josefina Flores, Paisley Day Herrera, Brooklyn Skylar Rodriguez, & Ezra Rudolph as Town Kids

Alan Tudyk as Pico

Toronto, Canada (Turning Red)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Rosalie Chiang as Meilin Lee

Ava Morse as Miriam Mendelsohn

Hyein Park as Abby Park

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya Mangal

Tristan Allerick Chen as Tyler Nguyen-Baker

Sandra Oh as Ming Lee

Orion Lee as Jin Lee

Wai Ching Ho as Grandma Wu Lee

Lori Tan Chinn as Auntie Chen

Mia Tagano as Lily

Sherry Cola as Helen

Lillian Lim as Auntie Ping

James Hong as Mr. Gao

Lily Sanfelippo as Stacy Frick

Addie Chandler as Devon

Lauren Tom as Sammy (Goth Girl)

Anna Brisbin as Lauren

Madison Brunoehler as Kat (Stacy’s Second Friend)

Jackson Parfitt as Carter Murphy-Mayhew

Patricia Summersett as Jaiden (Goth Girl with Green Dye)

Jordan Fisher as Robaire

Finneas O’Connell as Jesse

Topher Ngo as Aaron T.

Grayson Villanueva as Tae Young

Josh Levi as Aaron Z.

#kingdom hearts iv #square enix #the little mermaid #beauty and the beast #aladdin #the lion king #toy story #the hunchback of notre dame #hercules #mulan #a bug’s life #tarzan #monsters inc #finding nemo #the incredibles #cars #ratatouille #the princess and the frog #tangled #brave #wreck it ralph #frozen #big hero 6 #inside out #zootopia #moana #coco #raya and the last dragon #encanto #turning red

[deathlessathanasia]

“From the earliest period Medea is associated with a number of  gods. She is the granddaughter of Helios, the sun god, and is linked  to Hera and Aphrodite in Korinth (Plutarch, De Herod. malig. 871b). The link to Aphrodite is part of the story of her relationship with Jason, but the link to Hera goes far deeper. Hera’s sphere of influence, including marriage and childbirth, covers many of the same areas  as does Medea’s. We noted above that some have argued that Medea herself was originally part of Hera’s manifestations. Medea is also linked to early concepts of divinity expressed as the figures of Demeter/Hekate as mother or earth goddess, and the role of Hekate as moon goddess further links Medea to Artemis. In some variants Aietes receives an oracle which tells him that he will be killed by  a foreigner, and he appoints Medea as priestess of Artemis with  the task of killing foreigners, a motif we will return to in the next chapter. There is no single pattern for Medea’s place in the divine sphere, and artistic sources in the classical period do not stress her associations with the Olympian gods. The main narratives make Medea a powerful force in her own right. Indeed, Kovacs (1993) has shown how there is a striking lack of divine participation in Euripides’ play, and Medea herself claims to be acting as an agent of Zeus’ justice. As a figure who is never punished for acts which would normally be seen as criminal and/or sacrilegious, Medea seems to exist outside the boundaries of classical Greek religion.

Medea is, however, strongly linked to the figure of Hekate, a goddess who herself occupies an ambiguous position in Greek religion. Hekate appears to have originally been a multifaceted goddess whose darker, negative attributes were given greatest prominence. In the earliest literary reference, Hesiod’s Theogony 404–52, she is praised for her gifts, and called a protectress of the young. Other features associate her with weddings, horsemanship and competitions. Johnston (1999, 205–11) argues that Hekate was originally a goddess in Caria, where she guarded cities, and her sphere of influence became doorways and transitions, extending to a wider cosmic role. Other scholars have linked Hekate to early figures of a mother goddess, or an earth goddess. In classical and later traditions Hekate is associated with mortal crossings, both birth and death, and becomes a darker figure linked to magic and the dead. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses (7. 234 ff.) Medea prays to Hekate and ‘Youth’ to release spirits of the dead. The internal story of Hekate within Greek mythology develops to associate her with the older, chthonic, deities who are often presented in opposition to the newer Olympian gods. The conflict between the older gods and the newer Olympian deities was the subject of the myth of the Gigantomachy, and a later aftershock is shown in Aeschylus’ play Eumenides, where old and new forms of justice/vengeance  come into conflict. In Valerius Flaccus’ account of Jason’s capture  of the Golden Fleece, Medea is positioned squarely at that intersection between Hekate and the Olympian gods, as Hekate is sad to see Medea leave, and Venus boasts that Hekate is no match for her powers: Hecate’s dismal powers are nothing for us to fear: let her appear or attempt to interfere with our purpose, and even she will feel pangs of passion stir for the Argo’s captain to whom we give aid. (Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 7. 202–4, trans. Slavitt, 1999)”

 - Emma Griffiths, Medea

#medea #medeia #hecate #hekate #quotes #excerpts

[whatsnewalycat]

Just Dumb Enough to Try

Chapter 3: Bored in the USA

Pairing: Javier Peña x F!Reader

Rating: Explicit (18+ only)

Warnings: This chapter has a lot of angst, pregnancy mention, swearing, smoking, alcohol use, cannabis use, family of origin problems

Summary: In 1993, you met Javier Peña in San Antonio. You made an emotional and physical connection with him. Now it's 1998 and you're starting a new chapter of life in Laredo with your fiancé. And who else walks back into the picture, but the man who left you high and dry five years ago.

Notes: We don't see a lot of Javi this chapter, mostly in passing, but reader/you is/are working through your feelings on what happened in the first two chapters. I'm using the gif above because look at that smiiiile- so beautiful! Music is a big inspiration in writing this, so I'm making a Spotify playlist for each chapter. Playlist for this chapter. I really wanted to make something where Javi can be soft, vulnerable, goofy, etc. Because CUTE. I've written a few chapters ahead and cross-posted on AO3 here.

Ch 1 : Ch 2

Heights Elementary School, Laredo, TX 

May 15, 1998

I don’t want to do this. This is a mistake.

You ignore the voice inside your head, as well as that feeling in your gut, and slide the resignation letter into Superintendent Johnston’s mail slot. Now it’s done. The two weeks notice is out of your hands. 

Fuck. 

You turn and leave the office, giving a plastic smile and wave to the elderly secretary sitting at her desk, “Bye, Carol! Have a good weekend.” 

She waves in response without looking at you. 

Echos of your loafers hitting the tile floor ricochet down the empty school hallway. You turn to exit the building near the staff parking lot. As soon as you open the door to get outside, the Texas heat slaps you in the face. 

It’s like walking into a heat lamp. 

You’re thankful you opted for the sundress to work today, otherwise you would’ve been sweating all day. The lot is empty, save for your black 1994 Volvo 850 Wagon and Carol’s car. You spent an hour writing up your resignation letter, then another hour having a moral dilemma about whether or not to actually turn it in. When you get in your car, it’s so fucking hot you want to puke. Once you start the engine, you roll the driver and passenger side windows down to let some of the heat out while the A/C kicks into gear. You pluck a cigarette out of the pack in your cup holder. After lighting the cigarette, you take a deep drag, groaning through the exhale when you remember that Dan is taking you to the Pour House right when you get home.

Maybe I can just stay in this car forever instead. 

You shake the temptation out of your brain and shift the car into drive. 

—

The car keys land on the black console table with a jingle within seconds of you walking in the front door. You kick off your shoes, make your way over to a central air conditioning vent, and close your eyes. The icy cold air blows onto your face and you feel a hint of comfort for the first time today. Dan spots you when he comes into the living room. 

“Are you ready to go?” He inquires.

You shake your head and sigh, “Give me five minutes, I need to change.” 

You reluctantly open your eyes, then walk past him down the hallway into your bedroom. It’s a square room, two large windows opposite the entry door, walls painted a deep emerald green, floor covered in a cream colored carpet. The sheets, pillow cases, and comforter on your king size sleigh bed are white. Your bed frame is a dark walnut; you have side table drawers, a chest of drawers and vanity table with the same finish. There’s a lush vine plant hanging in front of one of the windows that has crept its way around the wall. You drag yourself over to the walk-in closet. 

Once inside, you yank your sundress off over your head and slide a shorter, more breathable black dress on in its place. You review your choice in the mirror. It is quite short, like you may not want to bend over at the waist unless you want to moon everyone, but it shows off your thick thighs, which you adore. After exiting the closet, you take two steps over to plop down in the vanity seat. Despite the fact that you did, in fact, cry for at least one cumulative hour today, your eyes are surprisingly not bloodshot or puffy. 

A goddamn miracle. 

You quickly refresh your makeup, applying concealer, blush, mascara, and a dark pink lipstick. When you re-emerge in the living room, Dan’s tall frame is leaning up against the front door. He is crossing his arms, one hand wrapped around his car keys, tapping his nike tennis shoe to the linoleum impatiently. He glances up through his blonde curtain bangs when he hears your bare feet padding down the wood flooring in the hallway. His ocean blue eyes wander up and down your frame and he smiles warmly at you, but the words that come out don’t match the warmth, “Are you sure you want to wear that? It’s really short.” 

You nod and respond curtly, “Yeah well I’ve been sweating my ass off all day and you’re already getting impatient with how long I’m taking.” 

He shrugs, pushes himself off the door, and then opens it for you to walk out first.

Ever the gentleman. 

During the two minute drive to the bar, you tell him you turned in your resignation letter. 

“Good. Are you excited?” He asks, eyes not leaving the road. 

“I don’t know,” you answer honestly, “It’s nice that you’re making enough money now that I don’t have to work, but I really love my job.” 

He grimaces, “We’ve been over this before. It’s pointless to work at that job when you don’t have to. It makes more sense to have you at home taking care of the house and wedding planning, remember?” 

You have had this conversation with him dozens of times. It was pointless having it again. You sigh, “You’re right.” 

He pulls into a spot in front of the Pour House and puts the car in park.

— 

“- my momma has been a homemaker since she was 25, never regretted it once.” Dan takes a swig out of his beer bottle and continues, “Besides, after we get married, we’re having kids straight away. Wedding planning, making babies, taking care of babies- she’ll be able to keep busy!” He explains to his friend, Greg. Greg nods his head and looks from Dan to you. You shrug and give a half-assed smile. 

Your inner rebel girl dies a little and you take a sip of your beer in memory of her. You love Dan, and you know this is the right move for your future together. It just stings a little right now because you always saw yourself being an elementary school teacher. It’s the one of the few things in your life that has felt earned and meaningful. 

But, you rationalize with yourself, I will have my own kids someday. It will be fine. This feeling will pass, just like Dan said, I’ll be able to keep busy. 

“Hey, man, it was good talking with you. I actually have to go over to Chucho’s house. Javi is back in town, so Chucho is throwing a welcome back party for him,” Greg tells Dan. He throws a $20 bill on the bar. 

Javi

Your pulse quickens as you recall the Javier you met back in 1993. There’s no way in hell it’s the same person, but his handsome face flashes in your mind’s eye anyway. 

“No shit? Hey, tell Javi welcome back for me, will ya? We’ll see y’all at church on Sunday,” Dan bids farewell. 

Greg tips his cowboy hat to you and Dan in departure and you wave goodbye to him. 

Javi 

Your skin tingles in all the places Javier touched you. You almost let out a small moan when you think about how hard you came with him. Hands down, best sex you ever had. 

Dan turns to you and plants a kiss on your cheek, finally acknowledging your presence after talking to Greg directly for an hour. You smile weakly at him. The day has been emotionally exhausting and you just want to go home. 

“You ready to split?” he asks, then finishes his beer and gets his wallet out to settle the tab. 

Thank fucking god. 

“I’m ready when you are.” 

—

That night while in bed, you toss and turn thinking about Javier. Wouldn’t that be wild if it was your Javi that Greg was talking about? There’s absolutely no way, but what if? 

You love Dan, and the sex is fine, but the doesn’t hold a candle to that night with Javier. In the safety of your bed in the dark, Dan snoring beside you, you allow yourself to access the thoughts that make your chest feel hollow. 

He occupies your mind more often than you would ever admit. You think about the two of you sprawled out on that ratty couch, post-orgasm glow radiating off of you, when Michelle caught you two and freaked the fuck out. She chased him out of the apartment with no shirt on at 2am and screamed at you until you cried and locked yourself in your bedroom. She stopped speaking to you from that moment forward. Javier evaporated into thin air, never to be seen again. And, ultimately, you had a mental breakdown due to the incident in its entirety. It’s a very sensitive time that you’ve detailed to your best friend Claudia, and your therapist, but nobody else. 

It’s sort of bittersweet, because if that night hadn’t happened, you wouldn’t have met Dan. You started going to therapy, and your therapist recommended you join a sport to make friends. You’re the least sporty person in the world but you tried anyway, just trying to find any sort of community. You found an adult softball league that met every Wednesday, and hated almost every single second of it. But on your team was this tall, handsome, sporty dude who was actually kind of charming, and into you (Dan, obviously). 

You hit it off (sports pun) right away. He has lived in Laredo his whole life, except when he was going to college in Dallas. His family, the Bakers, are one of the most prominent families in the town. Dan is an engineer, just like his father, and helps run the family business, a lucrative computer hardware company. He’s outgoing, active, and successful. You moved in with him when you graduated, then got a teaching job at Heights Elementary.

It all fell into place like it was meant to be. You were seeking community, you found something else: a family. 

Sure, you have a family in the sense that you have a mom, dad, stepmom, brothers, extended family… but you are essentially estranged from all of them. You talk to your grandma the most, and she’s hanging onto life by a thread. Claudia is the closest thing you have to a family. You’ve known each other for almost your whole life, spend holidays visiting each other, you’re her son's godmother, so on and so forth. Effectively family, but it’s not the same. 

Dan is incredibly family-orientated. You love that about him. Every Sunday, his whole family attends church and then goes out to lunch together. They celebrate every birthday, go on an annual vacation together, and all live in Laredo. You feel blessed to be accepted by the Bakers. 

That being said, you know that you and Dan aren’t the most compatible people. But you know you can build a beautiful and comfortable life together regardless. You know he won’t leave you, he will be a provider, and he will give you children. You suppose those are the reasons he wants to marry you. It might not be the dream you had for yourself, but it’s also not the worst place you could have ended up in life. 

Your mind briefly floats back to Javier and wonders what would have happened if he had knocked you up. You think about it from time-to-time, a fucked up part of you wishing it would have happened. Maybe you would have had motivation to seek him out then. You wonder if he ever thinks about you, but you doubt it. If he had given a single fuck about you, he wouldn’t have completely ghosted you. 

And that’s probably what fucks with your head the most. Almost five years later, you were still laying in bed next to your fiancé,  thinking about Javier… and he probably doesn’t even remember you.

—

The next day, you take a morning walk to check the mail and get a few groceries. As you do on your morning walks, you smoked a joint while you walked through the park on your way. Since Laredo is such a small town, you can pretty much walk anywhere within city limits. The “downtown” area is only a few city blocks, so it’s pretty easy to run basic errands on foot. 

You’re mostly in your own head daydreaming when you approach the post office. There’s a man exiting, looking down at the mail in his hands. Being the nice broad you are, you hold the door open for him. Being high as fuck, you don’t make eye contact with this person. He mumbles a thank you as he walks past. While you’re fishing your PO Box keys out of your pocket, you’re trying to place what that man smelled like. It’s musky, a certain type of cologne, cigarettes… like a word on the tip of your tongue, it’s bothering you. 

After confirming there’s no new mail in your PO Box, you walk down the block to the grocery store. Almost immediately when you enter the grocery store, you forget what you’re there to get. And did you write a list? Of course not. So you grab a basket and start walking up and down the aisles, grabbing whatever sounds good. 

It crosses your mind that Dan is thinking you will make a wonderful homemaker and the thought makes you laugh out loud. You’re a 32-year-old woman, stoned as hell in a grocery store, no idea what you’re doing. Not to mention your organization style can be mostly described as chaos. Sometimes you think he doesn’t even know who you are.

You throw a bag of salt and vinegar chips in your basket and review its contents. Hot dogs, buns, chips… that’s good enough, right? You shrug to yourself and head for the checkout line. It’s a small grocery store so there are a total of three checkout lines; usually only one is open. You set your basket on the checkout conveyor belt, then throw a butterfinger in there as a treat for the walk home. 

The person in line behind you starts unloading their basket as you hand the cashier money to pay for your groceries. 

There’s that fucking smell again. It smells so good.  

You figure it’s the guy from the post office, so you look up at him just for a split second to see if that will help you figure out the mystery. You’re sure it’s just a cologne someone you know wears. You only see the back of him, but he’s a moderately tan-skinned man (maybe Hispanic?) with short chestnut brown hair, a brown leather jacket, tight jeans, and work boots. It doesn’t ring any bells. The cashier hands you your change and you go on your way.

You stop in the park on your way back home, just to hang out. It’s cooler than it was yesterday, thankfully. You find a picnic table and sit down on it while unwrapping your butterfinger. You think about what you’re going to do with the rest of your day. Probably try to lay in your hammock and read. Maybe go get a drink with Kim later. You’re enjoying your candy bar when it hits you like a slap in the face. 

That smell was Javier. 

You stop chewing as a full on panic spreads across your chest. You reason with yourself, it’s probably a man that wears the same cologne he did. 

But it looked like him from behind. 

There are so many guys that look similar to Javi from behind around here. You (mostly) convince yourself that you’re panicking for no reason. 

—

The next morning, you’re sitting in the church lobby, zoning out like you do every Sunday morning here. There’s so much noise echoing off the walls from post-church service chatter, you are unable to concentrate on any one particular thing anyone is saying. The Bakers know this isn’t really your favorite “scene” so to speak, so they don’t give you too much shit when you inevitably exit the building to go smoke cigarettes outside while Cheryl finishes up chit-chatting with the other churchgoers. 

You put on your sunglasses as you meander over to the smoking area. These people are chit-chatting, too, naturally, but it’s not as noisy. You light up a smoke and take a drag, then take a look around at the people scattered around. There’s a clique of 5-6 people standing in a circle, smoking and talking loudly. You walked a little closer just so you could eavesdrop. 

“- So are you staying with Chucho now that you’re home?” a middle-aged white man wearing a blue suit with a receding hairline asks. 

“Yeah I’m helping him with work around the ranch,” comes the reply. You take a drag off your cigarette, flick your glance to the speaker, and your stomach drops like a rock. He’s wearing a tan suit, light blue striped tie, and sunglasses. Hair a little longer than the last time you saw him almost five years ago. Dashingly handsome, looking absolutely miserable with the cigarette-break-turned-press-conference.

Javi. Of fucking course it’s him.

Chapter 4

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[littleperilstories]

The Prince of Thieves: How Tedious It Is to Be Surrounded by Fools

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Warnings: Fantasy-esque prison setting, restraints (shackles), nasty law enforcement, power imbalance, Bad Guy POV, lady whump

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Word count: 1691 || Approx reading time: 7 mins

How Tedious It Is to Be Surrounded by Fools

Teaser: “Perhaps she does not realize how thoroughly beaten they are at this game. But it will surely be amusing to watch them play. And since pain doesn’t seem to work on the little demon prince, I wish to know what will drive him to spill his secrets in the end.”

Hatchett

I am utterly dumbfounded when Michaelson informs me what our intrepid IA thieves have been up to.

“You’re…being truthful?” I peer down at Michaelson, doubt pricking at my insides. My junior is good at keeping prisoners in line, which is one thing his nasty streak is good for, but I wouldn’t put it past him to contrive some sort of dramatics in order to justify more punishment. I have a sneaking suspicion that if he didn’t wear the uniform, our relationship might be something very different.

However, he is insistent that it all happened as he says it did. “Ask Lenton. She picked it right off him. He didn’t even notice.”

Good god. Stealing right off his belt? I pinch the bridge of my nose, trying not to let my frustration show. Four years on the streets, or wherever she crawled off to the night she left, have turned Miss Breanna Cooper into more of a wild animal than I realized.

“With all due respect, sir…”

Never a good thing to hear from one’s subordinate. But I nod, giving him leave to speak his mind. “What is it you wish to say?”

“Sir, I do mean this respectfully, but is it…wise…to keep them so close to one another? To let them talk?”

Retsing my hands on my desk, I meet his eyes squarely. “What are you afraid will happen, Officer Michaelson?” His is a valid question, of course, but still I must suppress a wave of irritation. Brutes like him, they have no vision. It has not occurred to him, clearly, that there might be a reason for holding the thieves together.

“Well, the girl’s only just been brought in, and she was bold enough to take the flask right off Lenton’s person—”

Bold enough indeed. “I am learning rather quickly,” I cut in, “that Breanna Cooper is capable of churning up mayhem wherever she goes. Isolating her from the boy will do little to change that.” I raise my eyebrows. “Did you not say it yourself that you believe the girl acted of her own free will?”

“Well, it sure seemed like he was trying to cover for her. To be heroic.”  He sneers the last word, but still Michaelson is unsure. “Won’t they cause more trouble together?”

Oh, that is perhaps so. In fact, I am counting on it. “We ensured at the whipping post that the fox-thief can’t do much of anything right now.” A smirk rises to Michaelson’s face at the reminder. “And, I must confess, I am interested to see if a change in tactics will help to loosen that dirty tongue of his.”

Michaelson, bless him, is a good constable, but he doesn’t carry much between his ears. “Sir?”

“Sweet little Breanna showed us her hand immediately,” I say, thinking of the shrill gasp she let slip when she set eyes on the thief, the frantic pitch of her voice as she begged for us to stop his punishment.

It was not only she, though, who laid bare a weakness for us to see. Though the fox-thief surely didn’t even know it at the time, he also unwittingly gave up his.

The Johnston boy, that other thief we caught, the one who was hanged—there was nothing between him and “Fox,” and still the thief-prince wept to see him hang.

Not many brains inside that ruddy head of his, but in his chest beats a pathetic, bleeding heart.

But these two…they know one another. “Perhaps she does not realize how thoroughly beaten they are at this game. But it will surely be amusing to watch them play. And since pain doesn’t seem to work on the little demon prince, I wish to know what will drive him to spill his secrets in the end.”

I suspect my junior still does not understand. No matter. It is I who is in charge. “Thank you for the update, Michaelson.”

He nods, at least catching that he is now dismissed, and disappears.

~~~

The scene is as Michaelson described: young Miss Cooper remains in the cell next to the boy’s, but she is curled dejectedly at the back wall, a manacle around one wrist.

“You couldn’t even go a single day without causing a fuss?” I glare down at her from outside the bars. “Did you actually believe you’d get away with stealing inside here? Off his belt? Are you daft?”

She fixes me with a burning stare, but she says nothing.

“You won’t speak? Learned your lesson, then, have you, about back-talking your betters?”

Her face tightens, twists into something savage and hideous, before she calms her features again. “What do you want?”

“And now you are angry,” I go on, ignoring the question, “because someone is finally doling out consequences for your severely questionable choices.”

Still, Breanna does not move. What can she say to argue? All I said is true. She opens her mouth, clearly about to try, but another voice speaks first.

“Leave her alone.”

Prickles of heat sweep through my body. Oh, how I love it when the thief dares to give me orders. “What was that, boy?”

“I said, leave her alone.” The boy shifts, rattling the chains on his legs. “Did you just come here to gloat?”

“You have quite some nerve, telling me what to do.” The torchlight casts shaky, bar-shaped shadows across his pitiful face. He is looking at me, but he remains still, hunched in what must be quite a lot of pain. Pathetic.

“Your junior already did enough,” he says.

“Fox.” Breanna’s voice is quiet. Brimming with warning. She may have made a dire miscalculation in this ridiculous water-flask debacle, but it seems she has more sense between the two of them.

A fact that is demonstrated when the boy plunges ahead with ordering me around. “Have someone bring her more water,” the thief says. “She hasn’t had any in—”

“The way I hear it,” I cut in, shaking my head, “you both should have had plenty of that very thing.”

“Well, we didn’t.” The boy straightens slightly, eliciting a wince. I wonder what, then, they used the water for. Or whether they’re simply lying. Still, it’s refreshing to see him pretending to be human for a few minutes, talking like someone of value instead of roaring and cursing like a beast. “And he knocked over her cup. She hasn’t had a drink in hours. You can’t deny her water.”

I don’t move. “As you well know, fox-thief, I can do as I wish.” A glance at Breanna tells me she is glaring at both of us. “And interestingly enough, as I listened to your request, I did not hear the word please. If you truly wanted me to take this matter seriously, you might at least pretend to be civilized for a few precious minutes.”

What I wouldn’t give to have that look immortalized in stone—the wide-eyed, grudging acceptance that I will not consider doing what he wants unless he shows the respect he’s been so resolutely denying me until now.

“Fox.”

She will tell him to leave the matter alone, to disobey. It is all too clear what manner of woman she has become in recent years. She may have been a gentle girl who knew her place once upon a time, but that time is long gone.

“Please, Constable Hatchett.” The sound of those words, even spat unwillingly through gritted teeth, is a thing of beauty. “Won’t you bring more water?”

It is tempting, very tempting indeed, to remain still, to wait for more, to really make him grovel, and maybe her too, but I can accept a victory with grace. As I walk away, I pause again by Breanna’s cell. “You cannot even make requests on your own behalf, Miss Cooper? Letting the boy take your blame earlier, now having him beg for you?”

She sits up suddenly enough, cracking her chain against the wall, that I know I’ve struck a nerve. “That’s not—”

“You’re even more of a faithless minx than I thought.”

She stares at me wildly for a few moments, as if she cannot decide how to proceed from here.

“Take this off.” She raises her shackled wrist. “It’s pointless. I can’t go anywhere.”

I can’t help it—I laugh. “You think I’m going to do that?”

“Please.”

Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. “No one’s worried about you going anywhere, Miss Cooper. I think they’re worried about your little thieving fingers going where they don’t belong.” Looking at her, at the both of them, makes me sick. “You really believe you’re somehow above the rules, don’t you?”

“It’s not that.”

Bullshit. “Then what is it?”

Even in the dim light, I can see the way she sets her jaw. Stubborn little bitch.

“You need to send the medic to do his job,” she says. Quiet now. As if being demure will somehow sway me to her cause.

I’m about to ask why when I glance over at the boy in the cell next to her. Ah. For him.

“Now you’re giving me orders, too, Miss Cooper? How very bold you’ve become.”

“Please—”

“I’ll think about it.” Before she can say anything else to piss me off, I walk away.

I bark a set of orders at the first junior I see. “Bring water to the IA girl. Breanna Cooper. Make sure she can reach it.” He scurries off with only a nod, perhaps seeing the look on my face and understanding that insubordination and stupidity will not be tolerated in my prison.

Which means I will need to speak with my juniors. Fear and pain—torturing the thief, forcing Breanna to count each strike—are good for loosening a prisoner’s tongue, and consequences—whipping him for his escape attempt, restraining her to prevent any more attempts at thievery—are necessary in an institution such as this. But denying her water… As much as I hate to admit it, the boy is right. I want her alive. Both of them.

Neither of them can be permitted to die until every last drop of usefulness has been wrung dry.

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[thehutpoint]

The Last Chapter

So I went trough Smith's bio of The Soldier and inevitably arrived to the last chapter. You know, the one with dreadful revelations. The author is beating around the bush, I will not. Let's state aloud and clear that Smith claims Lawrence Oates raped eleven years old girl in summer of 1899. I find it gross to the point of nausea that the author calls it „a brief liaison” and „a romance”.

One might think that when you sling such serious accusations, you should provide some really solid evidence to support them. Well, no. The last chapter provides as much sources as a gossip column, that means none. But let's analyse things a bit deeper.

The girl was named Henrietta McKendrick, born in Johnstone, and indeed such a person did exist, I checked in Scottish birth registers. Census data though shows that the very same Henrietta McKendrick still lived in Johnstone in 1901, a year after the alleged child was born and six years after she allegedly left her hometown for good.

The details of how Oates and his supposed victim crossed paths are, well, non-existent. We are told to believe that they did, without any explanation where and in what circumstances. Heck, we don't even know where Henrietta lived at that time.

Equally hazy are the circumstances of the child's birth, which was supposed to happen somewhere in Ireland in 1900, but we shouldn't search for the birth certificate because it probably does not exist due to secrecy. That is such an idiotic claim that it made my jaw drop, because, you know, registering births has been mandatory in good ole UK (which Ireland was a part of in 1900) since like 1875 if memory serves me well, any way it was already mandatory in 1900. If secrecy demanded hiding the father's name, the solution was delightfully simple: the space for said name was left blank, or unlucky mother just invented something on the spot. So these claims by Smith have more than a whiff of a horseshit, to use terminology no doubt close to Soldier's heart.

The child was named Kathleen Gray and handed to Blanche Wright and Ellen B. Kingsford who ran a house for out of wedlock kids. Both ladies existed and indeed run such a house, so at least something checks up. I wasn't able to dig up much about Kathleen and her children, John and Gillian (maybe my record-fu got a tad rusty). One curious tidbit is though that Henrietta somehow „had overcome her early motherhood” and married certain Anthony Cooper in 1918. I mean the girl was twelve, TWELVE! when she gave birth, her father was already in grave, but we are told to believe she just somehow „had overcome” it. What was she doing after leaving the child in the orphanage, how did she support herself, how did she bounce from being in deep troubles ad bad material situation, to becoming well off woman and a doctor's wife? No word of explanation, dear readers just believe when autor says she had overcome it. Can you smell horseshit? Because I can.

Another quite funny tidbit is a memory of Gillian who, with her mother and brother John, went to see”Scott of the Anctarctic” in London's Odeon at Leicester square. According to that memory in the foyer they saf the life sized cardboard cutouts and got shocked at striking likeness of the brother with Oates. Well, I searched the et up and down, examined photos, watched the clips and haven't spotted even a single cardboard cutout in that foyer. There were the posters on the wall, sure, but the faces on them belonged to the actors from the aforementioned movie. So Gillian, it seems, got shocked over Derek Bond, who indeed is very much a look alike for the chap from the picture allegedly depicting John, much more than Lawrence Oates.

Overall, that last chapter, devoid of any serious sources, reads more like a tabloid than a part of serious biographical book and I am seriously surprised Smith decided to put such undocumented pile of crap in this, otherwise quite valuable, book. Especially that the allegiations contained in it are very, very heavy and Lawrence Oates, being dead for over a century, cannot defend himself. It certainly stings when I see that uproven claptrap even in The Soldier's Wikipedia article. Shame on you, Michael Smith.

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