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haggishlyhagging · 5 months

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The book list copied from feminist-reprise

Radical Lesbian Feminist Theory

A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection, Jan Raymond

Call Me Lesbian: Lesbian Lives, Lesbian Theory, Julia Penelope

The Lesbian Heresy, Sheila Jeffreys

The Lesbian Body, Monique Wittig

Politics of Reality, Marilyn Frye

Willful Virgin: Essays in Feminism 1976-1992, Marilyn Frye

Lesbian Ethics, Sarah Hoagland

Sister/Outsider, Audre Lorde

Radical Feminist Theory – General/Collections

Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism, edited by Miranda Kiraly and Meagan Tyler

Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed, Renate Klein and Diane Bell

Love and Politics, Carol Anne Douglas

The Dialectic of Sex–The Case for Feminist Revolution, Shulamith Firestone

Sisterhood is Powerful, Robin Morgan, ed.

Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader, edited by Barbara A. Crow

Three Guineas, Virginia Woolf

Sexual Politics, Kate Millett

Radical Feminism, Anne Koedt, Ellen Levine, and Anita Rapone, eds.

On Lies, Secrets and Silence, Adrienne Rich

Beyond Power: On Women, Men and Morals, Marilyn French

Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law, Catharine MacKinnon

Femininity and Domination: Studies in the Phenomenology of Oppression, Sandra Bartky

Life and Death, Andrea Dworkin

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, Gloria Anzaldua and Cherrie Moraga, eds.

Wildfire: Igniting the She/Volution, Sonia Johnson

Homegirls: A Black Feminist Anthology, Barbara Smith ed.

Fugitive Information, Kay Leigh Hagan

Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black, bell hooks

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, bell hooks

Deals with the Devil and Other Reasons to Riot, Pearl Cleage

Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes, Maria Lugones

In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, Alice Walker

The Whole Woman, Germaine Greer

Right Wing Women, Andrea Dworkin

Feminist Theory – Specific Areas

Prostitution

Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution, Rachel Moran

Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy, and the Split Self, Kajsa Ekis Ekman

The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade, Sheila Jeffreys

Female Sexual Slavery, Kathleen Barry

Women, Lesbians, and Prostitution: A Workingclass Dyke Speaks Out Against Buying Women for Sex, by Toby Summer, in Lesbian Culture: An Anthology, Julia Penelope and Susan Wolfe, eds.

Ten Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution, Jan Raymond

The Legalisation of Prostitution : A failed social experiment, Sheila Jeffreys

Making the Harm Visible: Global Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls, Donna M. Hughes and Claire Roche, eds.

Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress, Melissa Farley

Not for Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and Pornography, Christine Stark and Rebecca Whisnant, eds.

Pornography

Pornland: How Pornography Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, Gail Dines

Pornified: How Porn is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families, Pamela Paul

Pornography: Men Possessing Women, Andrea Dworkin

Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality, Gail Dines

Pornography: Evidence of the Harm, Diana Russell

Pornography and Sexual Violence: Evidence of the Links (transcript of Minneapolis hearings published by Everywoman in the UK)

Rape

Against Our Will, Susan Brownmiller

Rape In Marriage, Diana Russell

Incest

Secret Trauma, Diana Russell

Victimized Daughters: Incest and the Development of the Female Self, Janet Liebman Jacobs

Battering/Domestic Violence

Loving to Survive, Dee Graham

Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman

Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men, Lundy Bancroft

Sadomasochism/”Sex Wars”

Unleashing Feminism: Critiquing Lesbian Sadomasochism in the Gay Nineties, Irene Reti, ed.

The Sex Wars, Lisa Duggan and Nan D. Hunter, eds.

The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism, edited by Dorchen Leidholdt and Janice Raymond

Sex, Lies, and Feminism, Charlotte Croson, off our backs, June 2001

How Orgasm Politics Has Hijacked the Women’s Movement, Sheila Jeffreys

A Vision of Lesbian Sexuality, Janice Raymond, in All The Rage: Reasserting Radical Lesbian Feminism, Lynne Harne & Elaine Miller, eds.

Sex and Feminism: Who Is Being Silenced? Adriene Sere in SaidIt, 2001

Consuming Passions: Some Thoughts on History, Sex and Free Enterprise by De Clarke (From Unleashing Feminism).

Separatism/Women-Only Space

“No Dobermans Allowed,” Carolyn Gage, in Lesbian Culture: An Anthology, Julia Penelope and Susan Wolfe, eds.

For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology, Julia Penelope & Sarah Hoagland, eds.

Exploring the Value of Women-Only Space, Kya Ogyn

Medicine

Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

For Her Own Good: 150 Years of the Experts’ Advice to Women, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

The Hidden Malpractice: How American Medicine Treats Women as Patients and Professionals, Gena Corea

The Mother Machine: Reproductive Technologies from Artificial Insemination to Artificial Wombs, Gena Corea

Women and Madness, Phyllis Chesler

Women, Health and the Politics of Fat, Amy Winter, in Rain And Thunder, Autumn Equinox 2003, No. 20

Changing Our Minds: Lesbian Feminism and Psychology, Celia Kitzinger and Rachel Perkins

Motherhood

Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution, Adrienne Rich

The Reproduction of Mothering, Nancy Chodorow

Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace, Sara Ruddick

Marriage/Heterosexuality

Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence, Adrienne Rich

The Spinster and Her Enemies: Feminism and Sexuality 1880-1930, Sheila Jeffreys

Anticlimax: A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution, Sheila Jeffreys

Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, Michele Wallace

The Sexual Contract, Carol Pateman

A Radical Dyke Experiment for the Next Century: 5 Things to Work for Instead of Same-Sex Marriage, Betsy Brown in off our backs, January 2000 V.30; N.1 p. 24

Intercourse, Andrea Dworkin

Transgender/Queer Politics

Gender Hurts, Sheila Jeffreys

Female Erasure, edited by Ruth Barrett

Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds, Cordelia Fine

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference, Cordelina Fine

Sexing the Body: Gender and the Construction of Sexuality, Anne Fausto-Sterling

Myths of Gender, Anne Fausto-Sterling

Unpacking Queer Politics, Sheila Jeffreys

The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male, Janice Raymond

The Inconvenient Truth of Teena Brandon, Carolyn Gage

Language

Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers’ Tongues, Julia Penelope

Websters’ First New Intergalactic Wickedary, Mary Daly

Man Made Language, Dale Spender

Feminist Theology/Spirituality/Religion

Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women’s Liberation, Mary Daly

Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism, Mary Daly

The Gods and Goddesses of Old Europe, Marija Gimbutas

Woman, Church and State, Matilda Joslyn Gage

The Women’s Bible, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Pure Lust, Mary Daly

Backlash

The War Against Women, Marilyn French

Backlash, Susan Faludi

History/Memoir

Surpassing the Love of Men, Lillian Faderman

Going Too Far: The Personal Chronicles of a Feminist, Robin Morgan

Women of Ideas, and What Men Have Done to Them, Dale Spender

The Creation of Patriarchy, Gerda Lerner

The Creation of Feminist Consciousness, From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy, Gerda Lerner

Why History Matters, Gerda Lerner

A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft, ed.

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton-Susan B. Anthony Reader: Correspondence, Writings, Speeches, Ellen Carol Dubois, ed., Gerda Lerner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The Suffragette Movement, Sylvia Pankhurst

In Our Time: Memoirs of a Revolution, Susan Brownmiller

Women, Race and Class, Angela Y. Davis

Economy

Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women Are Worth, Marilyn Waring

For-Giving: A Feminist Criticism of Exchange, Genevieve Vaughn

Fat/Body Image/Appearance

Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression, Lisa Schoenfielder and Barb Wieser

Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West, Sheila Jeffreys

Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, Jean Kilbourne

The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf

Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body, Susan Bordo

The Invisible Woman: Confronting Weight Prejudice in America, Charisse Goodman

Women En Large: Photographs of Fat Nudes, Laurie Toby Edison and Debbie Notkin

Disability

With the Power of Each Breath: A Disabled Women’s Anthology, Susan E. Browne, Debra Connors, and Nanci Stern

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femsolid · 1 year

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Every woman, of course, wishes to believe that the man in her life is an exceptional man, a man in a million, and that therefore she is the exceptional woman. But the odds are 99.9 to 0.1 against her (and .1 is probably a high estimate), because almost no man, no matter how gentle, no matter how liberal, could bear to reject the innumerable privileges (operant in very subtle as well as blatant ways in every sphere of his life) of being male, even if it were possible. A friend once wrote to me, "For me, the bottom line now with men is that any man (my brother, too, whom I love dearly) will sell me out if it's a choice between me and patriarchy, me and his male privilege."

- Sonia Johnson

Women feel that, without men, we will be alone and further isolated. We will have no one. We do not see relations with other women as an alternative. Without men, life isn’t worth living. This reveals the extent to which women experience our selves through men’s eyes. The more lost women feel without men, the more we have defined ourselves through our relationships with men and in relation to men.

Having most members of any oppressed group live one-on-one with their oppressors is probably the strongest possible arrangement for ensuring continued psychological enslavement. Whether the adult male is father or husband, the effect is the same: the woman is isolated from other women.

- Dee L. R. Graham

Men are thinking, writing, and creating, because women are pouring their energy into those men; women are not creating culture because they are occupied with love.

- Shulamith Firestone

Heterosexuality stands out as one of the last bastions of patriarchy where the notion of individual choice remains thoroughly unexamined. This leads to curious scenarios such as the phenomenon of feminists who might be critical of the notion of ‘choice’ and ‘agency’ in relation to oppressive systems such as pornography and prostitution, posting pictures of themselves in wedding dresses on social media, and defending their ‘choices’ as a purely private affair.

- Julia Long

Feminism is stifled by women with shifting priorities based on necessary compromises with the men in their lives. This will always create a burden for the woman to choose between her politics and the oppressor class she has an intimate connection to.

- Sustainable Separatist

Women’s magazines place young women’s ability to establish and maintain heterosexual dating relationships at the centre of women’s identities. Rhetoric surrounding the achievement of ‘wedded bliss’ and finding ‘Mr Right’ abounds, with men the ultimate source of ‘women’s fulfilment’.

- Kate Farhall

The whole world wants you to partner up with a man; the handful of us who want liberation don’t threaten your little domestic dream beyond asking you to self-reflect a bit and ponder your priorities. We’re not witches, and we’re not the monster under your bed either. We’re women alive leading fulfilling lives, and we’d love it if more women got to experience it. There’s no non-misogynistic man. Some do a good job of fooling the women around them, but none of them isn’t complicit in women’s oppression. Why do you feel such a need to put your life and your freedom in a man’s hand? Can’t you do things yourself instead of waiting for someone else’s input? At the end of the day it’s not about your feelings. It’s about doing something so things change instead of just waiting passively for men to deign to give us a few rights, it’s about women’s liberation. And that might very well be something you are not interested in, which is your prerogative, but it’s not my case.

- Floatingbook

The most exhilarating experience of my newly-divorced life was the discovery that I could be whole and happy without a man; that the fierce brainwashing to the contrary, which I’d sustained all my life, was not only composed of lies from start to finish, but was a total reversal of the truth: it’s not women who need men, but men who need women.

- Sonia Johnson

I don’t think we need to argue or defend female separatism. We just have to build it. Women who are able to speak against it obviously see no benefit in joining, so they can stay as they are. But they can’t control what we do. They can go on and on about how absolutely dreadful it would be, while we’re already building our houses and planting our gardens and having immense joy at the freedom and life. Separatism proves its points by existing and showing what it really is. Don’t waste energy telling people how stupid they are for fighting you about it, come learn all about berries and sustainable permaculture with us.

- Balkan Radfem

Friends and enemies will be clearly lined up, and the friends will be real friends and the enemies unable to hide behind phony benevolence — nor will we have to toady to them. An end to this constant remaking of ourselves according to what the male ego demands! Let us be ourselves and good riddance to those who are then repulsed by us!

- Dana Densmore

#quote #feminism #separatism #radfem

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 11 months

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The Republicans could lose several seats in the House of Representatives due to a surprise Supreme Court ruling which will create a new Black majority district in Alabama, according to a new study.

On Thursday the Supreme Court backed a lower court's ruling, by five votes to four, which found the districts drawn up by the state violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits "discrimination on the basis of race" in the electoral process. Chief Justice John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh, both widely regarded as conservatives, voted with the court's three liberal members to deliver the result.

The ruling means the boundaries of Alabama's seven House districts will need to be redrawn ahead of the 2024 congressional elections, in a move that is expected to benefit the Democrats. It will also increase pressure on other Republican states to follow suit, strengthening the Democratic position in North Carolina and Louisiana.

The Cook Political Report, a non-partisan analytics website, updated its ratings for five House districts following the ruling.

Alabama's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, currently represented by Republicans Jerry Carl and Barry Moore respectively, have been changed from "solid Republican" to "toss up."

The same has happened to Louisiana's 5th and 6th districts, putting seats currently held by Republicans Julia Letlow and Garret Graves, at risk to the Democrats.

Finally North Carolina's 1st congressional district, which is occupied by Democrat Don Davis, transitions from "toss up" to "lean Democrat."

However the Cook Political Report does add a caveat to its predictions, commenting: "Until courts or legislatures enact remedial plans, it's difficult to predict exactly which Republican incumbents will be impacted."

The Supreme Court's decision could open the door to additional legal challenges in other states whose maps have faced contention from critics arguing they purposefully dilute minority voters to favor Republicans. Louisiana and Georgia—whose state legislatures passed redistricting plans with similar characteristics to Alabama's—could face renewed legal challenges to their maps on the grounds they disproportionately diminish the power of the state's voters.

Thursday's court ruling was welcomed by President Joe Biden, who repeated calls for Congress to pass wider ranging voting reform.

"Today's decision confirms the basic principle that voting practices should not discriminate on account of race, but our work is not done," he commented.

However Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall insisted the state will continue the fight, stating: "Although the majority's decision is disappointing, this case is not over."

Derrick Johnson, president of civil rights group the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) saluted the decision as "a victory for Black America and a triumph for our democracy."

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foreveralwaysanauthor · 8 months

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Hayley's Basic Info

Name: Hayley Anne Mays

Hayley's faceclaims were so fun for me to find, but I had a hard time choosing between my 90s pick and my 00s pick as they both fit her so well. For the 60s, we have Sophia Loren (Arabesque). For the 80s, we have Julia Roberts (Mystic Pizza). For the 90s, we have Sandra Bullock (Practical Magic). For the current day, we have Dakota Johnson (Am I OK?). My pick for the 00s was Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and the Furious) as I feel like her character, Letty, in the first few movies is very fitting for a college-age Hayley, but I kept it simple and stuck with just showing the normal decades.

Nicknames: Hails, Hammy (only her sister calls her that and it’s solely because of her initials spelling HAM), Other Mother/Mom (by Vivien, usually, but Charlie calls her that sometimes when she's talking with Vivien)

Age: 38

Date of Birth: February 25

Zodiac: Pisces

Birthstone: Amethyst

Nationality: Native American and Irish

Sexuality: Lesbian

Birthplace: Newcastle, Maine

Current Residence: Laconia, New Hampshire

Occupation: Engineering Manager

Talents/Skills: Sculpting, speed-reading, and she loves using her skills with computers to mod out video games for friends and family.

Birth order: Oldest

Siblings: Chelsea Alisha O’Brian (older by 10 minutes)

Parents: George Wallace Mays and Dawn Marie Campbell

Signature:

Height: 5’9”

Race: Native American

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Brown

Glasses or contact lenses: Only reading glasses

Distinguishing features: She has a surgery scar from having a C-section when she had Vivien, a small scar on her jaw from a car accident she was in when she first got her permit, and a tattoo of a bouquet of flowers on the inside of her left forearm. Each flower symbolizes a family member’s birth month and she plans on adding more to it as time goes on.

Mannerisms: If her mouth is moving, her hands will be too, but she gets more emphatic with it when she’s holding something, she can sometimes be found muttering things to herself while she works - broken, unintelligible sentences usually, and she tugs at her hair if she has it down - twisting it around her fingers, braiding small strands, or simply tugging at it to keep herself focused.

Health: Allergy-related asthma (pollen, grass, and pine wood are the main triggers) and she has iron deficiency.

Hobbies: She habitually participates in street racing - mile and quarter-mile races are her specialty, but she’ll race just about anything if her car qualifies - but she also loves going to comic conventions with Charlie and Vivien, getting all dressed up as different characters, and just enjoying a day out with family.

Greatest flaw (in their opinion): She would probably say how unintentionally sarcastic she sounds when she’s upset, when, in reality, it would be how much pressure she puts on herself. She had a bad habit of pushing herself far past the breaking point to accomplish things as deadlines are very important to her and it takes an army to make her stop.

Best quality (in their opinion): Her first instinct would be to deflect and say her best quality is the bond she has with her family, but even she knows - deep down - that it would actually be her selflessness. Choosing to have Vivien for her sister and brother-in-law was a big factor in this and, despite claiming that anybody would do it for family, she knows that isn’t the case. It certainly wasn’t the first time she put aside her own feelings in favor of helping someone and it definitely won’t be the last.

Biggest fear: Loss. Whether it be a breakup, a death, or a missing pet, loss is Hayley’s biggest fear. It started early as her grandfather on her mom’s side passed away when she was only seven. They had been so close that it was like a part of her heart had been torn from her chest. As time passed, more people in her extended family died and she watched as more people left her life for one reason or another, she grew attached to those around her in the hope that they would stick around. As an adult, it’s slightly easier to deal with, but she still constantly worries about her family as her parents get older and Vivien begins to walk the thin line between danger and safety.

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw, but the hat took forever to decide between that and Gryffindor

Favorite ice cream: Cookies and cream

Favorite colors: Green and royal blue

Favorite number: 4, how many dates she and Charlie went on before she knew she wanted to get married.

Favorite songs: Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners, Where'd All the Time Go? by Dr. Dog, and Cosmic Love by Florence + The Machine

A place they want to visit: Caribbean

#character info

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booksyarntea · 1 year

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Help me, Booklr, you're my only hope!

Updated 5/10/23: I found yet another small stack and added it to the list.

These are all the BOTM books I own. The intent when I signed up for BOTM back in 2020 was to try and read out of my usual comfort zone of Urban Fantasy (and the occasional fantasy book). My success with this challenge has been minimal — I started a couple of these books but ultimately didn't finish them. It wasn't because the books were boring, however. I was enjoying the couple I started, but I just ended up falling out-of-the-mood to read them.

The biggest problem I'm facing is just where to start with this massive (and ever growing) stack. Every single one of these books sounds amazing and interesting to read, but... I don't where to start! So I'm turning to you, members of Booklr, to help me choose which of these books to read next! These are stacked in no particular order, but for anyone that's having difficulty with images loading or can't see the images, here is a list for you:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo*

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

Outlawed by Anna North

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Like A Sister by Kellye Garrett

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

The Survivors by Jane Harper

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Breathless by Amy McCulloch

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang

Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

*This copy of Ninth House is not a BOTM book, I included it in the stack because it's the first in a series.

#booklr #books to read #books #book of the month #botm

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stlhandyman · 1 year

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First thank you for the audio, I’m so excited to listen!! You said you talked to one of the actors, does this mean you staged doored? If so, how and where was it? I’m going next week but I don’t know where to go, I thought it was still not an option because of covid. Thanks again for the audio and any info about stage door you have :))

yes, i did stage door!

for the location: i followed the directions found here. essentially, you just turn right as you exit, turn right on 8th avenue, then turn right again on 45th st (so it's one street over from the majestic, in other words). i scoped out the location during the day before going because i was nervous about finding it lol. here is a pic of what it looks like, from the site i linked:

as for stage dooring post-covid, i think i saw someone on the broadway subreddit saying that they just lifted restrictions last week (or the week before, not sure). either way, for the past while in an unofficial capacity, it seemed like the actors were still meeting people as they left judging by pics posted on instagram. they didn't have any barricades up or anything like i've seen for some other shows when i went, so it was all very casual

i recommend getting to the stagedoor asap after the show, i left as fast as i could (from front mezz) and only saw ben crawford, julia udine, and nehal joshi (and chris georgetti + maree johnson, but didn't get to speak with them). there weren't too many people waiting when i got there, probably about 4 groups of 2-4 people each. the actors were all very kind and took the time to talk with each group individually

i was incredibly nervous at first since, ya know, this is my life and all. but i spoke to julia first and she was just so nice that my nerves basically melted away. i thanked her for her performance and just said how much i enjoyed it and appreciated her work for the show etc etc. speaking to nehal was especially awesome, because seeing his andre really just elevated the managers overall for me, and i told him that he basically ruined every other andre performance for me (like i've said on here before) and that i just really loved what he did with the role. as i mentioned in the tags of the other post, he brought up how hal prince said two things about andre, that he was "kind and loved the opera." i think i almost collapsed on the spot honestly, because he quoted hal fucking prince. he was just so genuine and kind, everyone was. ben was really nice too, he mentioned visiting an area around my hometown when i said i traveled from (insert far away state) after not seeing him when i saw the show for the first time in december. -- i know you didn't ask for a retelling of my exact experience lol, but since i was pretty nervous with not knowing what to do, i thought it might help if you heard how it was!

also, if you want them to sign anything i recommend bringing your own pen just in case. julia didn't have one but ben and nehal did, so it's best to be prepared i think. but the people at the stage door with me were really cool, so i'm sure anyone would let you borrow a pen if you forget one

i hope it's a great experience for you!

#this probably could've been answered in significantly fewer words but u know i will jump at any opportunity to talk about phantom #even in a sorta meta sense like this #but yeah it was a really wonderful experience #asks #save #long post

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Accidentally Roomies Chapter 72

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“Damn!” the special investigator mumbles low. Her colleagues nod. The pictures hidden behind an easily broken anagram, leave no doubt of his guilt. The pictures sicken even the most hardened of the detectives. Several different little girls. One he identifies as his daughter.

The lead detective sergeant turns away, swallowing hard. “I want him picked up today. Harris, go to the hospital and get an official statement from his daughter. Johnson, interview his wife. If she won’t corporate at home, bring her in. We need to identify the others. I will sent this on to Scotland Yard.”

They all nod and hurry off to do their duty. She sits, rubbing her temples. Even after fifteen years in the Special Unit, this type of case still gets to her. Little girls, barely out of nappies.. She pounds her fist on the desk and forces herself to concentrate. A copy of his folder, marked “darlings” is made and sent through a secure email to Scotland Yard. She then starts making up a list of questions she wants Harold George to answer.

He is brought in and roughly pressed into a chair. She comes in with a folder with the pictures printed off. She takes a seat across from him. For the first minute she just stares. “If you have questions for me, just ask.” He finally says, squirming a bit.

“Questions, yes. I have questions. How could you do it? To your own daughter?”

“Look it isn’t my fault. She walked around shaking her little bum, always climbing on my lap.”

“She was two/ three! Climbing into a parents lap is normal. Healthy. What you did, isn’t ? And who are the others in your darling file?”

“One is my cousin. She was the first. Sweet Annie.” He smiles and she has no doubt that he has an erection. It is a struggle not to slap him.

“And the other?”

“A friend of Julia’s.” His smile gets bigger and he eyes the file, his eyes hungry. “Is that them. My little darlings?”

Her nausea raises. “How did you get access to Julia’s friend?”

“She had sleepovers. Ah, those were good night’s.”

She stands abruptly. Picking up the folder, she walks out. Her partner meets her outside the door. “F*CK but is he a bold one!” She nods.

“The wife?”

“She is in the next room.” With a nod, she hears that direction, carrying the folder with her.

“Mrs. George, do you know why we picked up your husband?” The woman looks frail. She feels for her but more for the broken and shattered little girls that her husband had violated.

“Yes,” she shakes her head, her hands holding tight to the tissue in her hand. “I thought he had stopped.”

She takes a seat across from her. “You knew?” She nods.

“His cousin. They were found together when he was nineteen and she was eight. She was, ah, preforming oral sex on him.”

“Jesus weeps.” The detective sergeant whispers. The woman continues her story.

“They decided to keep it quiet, in house. They didn’t want to put the child through testifying. That was the excuse. We were married and I found out Julia was coming during this time. I thought about.. well a lot of things. My mum reminded me that it was for better or worse. He swore that he would change. That the urge had left. I believed him. He was my husband and well, I believed him.”

She removes the photos and spreads them out. Pushing them towards her, she says, “You shouldn’t have. He was grooming your granddaughter too. She would be in his little ' darlings file’ had Julia not talked. This is her, isn’t it?” She touches one of the pictures. “It seems he still wants oral from his little darlings. She is what, no more then five there.” She stands, leaving the photos in front of her and the wife, the mum, weeping.

She bloody knew, his family did, and they did nothing! Any sympathy she felt for her is gone. She stalks into the room where Harold George is and places him under arrest.

#my writing #outlander fanfic #accidentally roomies #chapter 71 #trigger warning for descriptions of child abuse incest #jamie and claire #cannon divergence #outlander fandom #modern au

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Louisiana voting districts were gerrymandered in 2022 to deny representation to Black voters

New districts were drawn to provide 2 districts that would give representation to African Americans (opportunity districts) that many still saw as not representative

A group of self-identified "non-African American voters" filed suit against the new districts and two Trump appointed judges struck down the opportunity districts as racist.

Now the case will go to Trump's Supreme Court

Republicans want to preserve the seats of House Speaker Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise and Julia Letlow

Right now the State has NO Congressional map for voting.

#Louisiana #voting rights #us voting rights #gerrymandering #voter suppression #trump judges #trump appointees #conservative judges

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MAY 2024

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The Bible is one of the worst books ever. -Brian Cox

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In the footsteps of former Mayors, Rob Riggle, Jane Lynch and David Hasselhoff, the new Mayor of Funner, California is Martin Short.

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The Feds plan to reclassify Marijuana from schedule 1 to schedule 3. Just legalise!

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Sherri! and Will Trent have been renewed for season 3. ** The Talk was cancelled. CSI: Vegas and So Help me Todd were also canned.

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Jantay Porter is banned for life in the NBA.

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The Kennedy family officially endorsed Biden.

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There is a 1864 law everyone was talking about, on the books in Arizona. The age of consent then was 10? Idaho says no to abortion. The Supreme Court took a look at a Hospitals responsibility in these cases. ** Trump says that people are not only having abortions but 9 month executions. What? ** The women in this country are now 2nd class citizens. The extent of your human rights depends on your gender and the state you live in. It does not seem like a very UNITED States. The Arizona house voted to repeal. ** Word is that the RNC wants the other republicans running for lower offices to give Trump 5% from their campaigns. **

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Arizona sent down indictments for Mark Meadows, Boris Epshteyn and 16 others relating to the 2020 election interference. The felonies include conspiracy, fraud, forgery and Trump is an unindicted co- conspirator.

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U.S. fertility rates fell to a record low. We have the fewest babies born in the U.S. since 1979.

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Sexual assault news: Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was thrown out on a technicality. They will retry but he is still in prison for a 2022 rape. ** Gerard Depardieu was questioned on the 29th about 2 allegations of sexual assault from 2014 and 2021. A rapw case from 2020 is still open. He has previously been accused by more than a dozen women.

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For the first time, Dan Rather was on CBS Sunday Morning after 18 years.

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The Tony award noms are out and include Leslie Odom Jr., Jeremy Strong, Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Dorian Harewood, Eddie Redmayne, Daniell Radcliffe,, Sky Lakota- Lynch, Bebe Neuwirth, Hell’s Kitchen, The Who’s Tommy, Illinoise and Suffs.

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A watchdog group is looking into campaign finance trouble with a Ted Cruz Superpak.

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Tina Fey and Steve Carell will star in Four Seasons.

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New Jersey wrestling coach and trainer, Alec Donovan was charged with distributing child porn and given 7 years in prison.

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Hooray for Ncuti Gatwa as the new Dr. Who. There couldn’t be a better choice.

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If we don’t understand religion, we’re going to miss our chance to improve the world in the 21st century. - Dan Dennett

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R.I.P. Barbara Rush, Dan Dennett, war victims, Carl Scott, Faith Ringgold, Whitey Herzog, Carl Erskine, Sir Andrew Davis, Robert Macneil, Meg Bennett, Terry Carter, Central Kitchen Workers, Eleanor Coppola, Cole Brings plenty, Mike pinder, Donald M. Payne, Terry Anderson, Mandisa Hunaley, Oklahoma tornado victims, C.J. Snare, Marla Adams, Robert Cavalli, Maryse Conde, Samantha Davis, Rico Wade, Sydney Mall victims, Lori and George Schappell, Lynne Reid Banks, Gaetano Pesce, John Barth, Chris Durang, Chance Perdomo, Dicky Betts and Joe Flaherty.

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3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1 Ghost

Synopsis: Newly single Anna is trying to prove to her Father and herself that she can sell her first home! Unfortunately, the house happens to be haunted by a socialite Ruby, who had died in a car crash 100 years prior.

The movie opens with the Charleston record playing on a turntable. There are origins of the song in Black history. If you didn't know, Charleston rose to popularity in late 1923. It was in the Broadway show Runnin Wild. The song was created by African American artists James P Johnson and Cecil Mark. Running Wild was filled with Black talent and it ended up capturing national and international popularity.

3 Beds, 2 Baths, and 1 Ghost was set in the town of Seaside New Jersey. I wondered throughout the movie whether Seaside was supposed to be a small-town. Hallmark loves to set its stories in small towns to add a cozier feel to its movies and shows. There was nothing to suggest it was a small town other than her (Julia) doctor knowing about her breakup with Elliot. Which can I say is a little weird? She came in concerned after seeing Ruby for the first time. He mentioned that he'd known her for a long time, but it still didn't seem appropriate under the circumstances. It seemed dismissive.

This film was released on April 24, 2023, by Hallmark. Julia Gonzalo plays Anna in the film. Julia Gonzalo is Argentinian and played Miss Rojas in Supergirl. Madeleine Arthur plays Ruby, the fabulous ghost. She is probably best known for her role as Kris in the To All the Boys series. Their dynamic in the movie reminded me of Annie and Hallie's dynamic in the 1998 Parent Trap. It was very sisterly. They both had great chemistry together. You could tell they grew to love each other by the end.

Got to say wasn't a fan of the men in this film. Terrance, played by William Vaughan, did make a good antagonist. He was the perfect amount of a smarmy and power-hungry. Every time he was on screen, he annoyed me in seconds. I disagree with Julia telling her Dad to give the company to Terrance. Hallmark seems to have a habit of rewarding men's bad behavior.

Julia's Dad, played by Xavier Sotelo got off too easy when his controlling behavior throughout the movie had been problematic. He kept pressuring and underestimating Julia. He did not act as though she could handle the listing. He seemed more concerned with how her 'mistakes' would affect him than Julia's feelings. Anytime he thought she'd made a mistake, he was there to berate her and then rush away to deal with clients.

This could have been a series that expanded on some interesting points in the film. One is the reason why Julia was able to see Ruby. Instead of it being because of her connection with Elliot, I think it would have been cool if she was a medium, but she hadn't realized it until Ruby. There could easily be a familial origin, which gives Hallmark a reason to hire more Latine actors. I would love to see others come in to offer her guidance on specific cases even if that is through one mentor. The different insights from seasoned Spiritualists could be cool. I want to see her grow and come into her power. She found her true passion in helping Ruby and is just using real estate as a front to research and explore possibly haunted sites. Like Buffy and many supernatural heroines throughout film and television, she'd become a badass. The romance between Anna and Elliot could also be expanded on. One thing I liked about 3 Beds, 2 Baths, and 1 Ghost was that it didn't wrap their relationship up in a pretty bow. They acknowledged that there were still things to work through. The power of love didn't magically make them forget all their issues. I would like to see them gradually working on rebuilding their relationship. It could be a nice secondary plotline. I love the 'Mortal' and Supernatural partner dynamic. Think Samantha and Darrin from Bewitched, but Elliot treats Anna WAY better. There is a lot of possibility there. Hallmark dropped the ball by having the movie end in such a predictable way.

#3 bed 2 baths 1 ghost #hallmark #film #thoughts

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mightystargazer · 5 months

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Another year, another readinglist complete. Been slowing down lately, trying to give my ears a little rest and catching up on some movies and TV-series as well!

D. J. Molles Extinction

Terry Pratchett A Life With Footnotes

Kirsten Bakis Lives of the Monster Dogs

Justin Woolley Shakedowners

Rick Gualtieri Strange Days

Rick Gualtieri Everyday Horrors

Rick Gualtieri Carnage À Trois

Rick Gualtieri The Liching Hour

Charles Stross The Atrocity Archives + The Concrete Jungle

Charles Stross The Jennifer Morgue + Pimpf

Charles Stross Down on the Farm

Charles Stross The Fuller Memorandum

Charles Stross Overtime

Charles Stross The Apocalypse Codex

Charles Stross The Rhesus Chart

Charles Stross The Annihilation Score

Charles Stross The Nightmare Stacks

Charles Stross The Delirium Brief

Charles Stross The Labyrinth Index

Charles Stross Dead Lies Dreaming

Charles Stross Quantum of Nightmares

J.N. Chaney Legacy of Stars

J.N. Chaney Blue Shift

J.N. Chaney Distant Horizon

J.N. Chaney Kingdom Come

W. Bruce Cameron Puppy Tales - Max's Story

Chuck Wendig Wayward

Mark Wayne McGinnis Rise of the Gia Rebellion

Chris Philbrook Dark Recollections

Chris Philbrook Alone No More

Chris Philbrook Midnight

Chris Philbrook The Failed Coward

Chris Philbrook Wrath

Chris Philbrook In the Arms of Family

Chris Philbrook The Trinity

Chris Philbrook Cassie

David M. McGoings Catharsis꞉ 2066

Eric Carter Dead Things

Eric Carter Broken Souls

Eric Carter Hungry Ghosts

Eric Carter Fire Season

Eric Carter Ghost Money

Eric Carter Bottle Demon

Greg Beck lemuria

Greg Beck Beyond Odin's Gate

Julia Huni The Vacuum of Space

Julia Huni The Dust of Kaku

Julia Huni The Trouble with Tinsel

Julia Huni Glitter in the Stars

Julia Huni Sweeping S'Ride

Julia Huni Orbital Operations

Larry Correia, John Brown Gun Runner

Dean Koontz The House at the End of the World

Ballingrud, Nathan The Strange

J.N. Chaney Blackest Ocean

John O'Brien Chaos

John O'Brien Return

John O'Brien Sanctuary

John O'Brien Taken

John O'Brien Awakening

John O'Brien A New World

John O'Brien Takedown

John O'Brien Conspiracy

John O'Brien Reckoning

John O'Brien Storm

Iain Rob Wright Witch - The Cursed Manuscripts

Jasper T. Scott Under Darkness

Charles Stross Escape from Yokai Land

Chuck Wendig Under The Empyrean Sky

Chuck Wendig Blightborn

Chuck Wendig The Harvest

Jeremy Robinson Torment

Nate Johnson The End of Everything

Paul Tassi The Last Exodus

Paul Tassi The Exiled Earthborn

Paul Tassi The Sons of Sora

M. R. Forbes Starship for Sale

M. R. Forbes head-case

M. R. Forbes Keep Away

M. R. Forbes Candy Bomb

M. R. Forbes Blue Burn

Brad Magnarella Shadow Deep

Brad Magnarella Godly Wars

Terry Pratchett Nightwatch

Jamie McFarlane Junkyard Ghost Ship

Richard Laymon Flesh

J.N. Chaney Fields of Fire

Creepypasta Accounts from a lonely broadcast station v1

Creepypasta Accounts from a lonely broadcast station v2

Creepypasta Accounts from a lonely broadcast station v3

Brad Magnarella Blue Curse

Brad Magnarella Blue Shadow

Brad Magnarella Blue Howl

Brad Magnarella Blue Venom

Brad Magnarella Blue Blood

Brad Magnarella Blue Storm

Daniel Church The Hollows

Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Sean Thomas Fisher A Little More Dead

Sean Thomas Fisher Gunfire & Sunshine

Craig Alanson Failure Mode

J.N. Chaney Orion Colony

J.N. Chaney Orion Uncharted

J.N. Chaney Orion Awakened

J.N. Chaney Orion Protected

Craig Martelle Battleship Leviathan

Craig Martelle Leviathan's War

Craig Martelle Leviathan’s Last Battle

Craig Martelle Leviathan's Trial

Craig Martelle Leviathan Rises

Craig Martelle Leviathan's Fear

Hugh Howey Wool

Hugh Howey Shift

Hugh Howey Dust

J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert Severed Ties

John Saul Black Lightning

Mark Tufo Shores of Despair

Richard Yancey The 5th Wave

Richard Yancey The Infinite Sea

Richard Yancey The Last Star

Mark Tufo Resurgence

Diana Rowland My Life as a White Trash Zombie

Diana Rowland Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues

Diana Rowland White Trash Zombie Apocalypse

Diana Rowland How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back

Diana Rowland Zombie Gone Wild

Diana Rowland White Trash Zombie Unchained

Willow Mason Selective Spells

Willow Mason Vexatious Voodoo

Willow Mason Muddled Mutt

Ash Bishop Intergalactic Exterminators Inc

J.N. Chaney Renegade Star 1-4

Jaime Hernandez Urban Gridlock

Jaime Hernandez Suburban Jungle

Dean Koontz After Death

Chris Philbrook The Lost & the Found

D. M. Guay 24-7 Demon Mart

D. M. Guay Angel Trouble

D. M. Guay (Re)Possessed

D. M. Guay Revenge of the Furballs

Rick Gualtieri Bigfoot Hunters

Rick Gualtieri Devil Hunters

Rick Gualtieri Kraken Hunters

Chuck Wendig Zeroes

Wendy Northcutt The Darwin Awards, vol. 1

Stephen King Holly

Charles Stross Season of Skulls

Damien Hanson, Joseph Phelps BuyMort Grand Opening

Damien Hanson, Joseph Phelps How I Became the Accidental Warlord of Arizona

Damien Hanson, Joseph Phelps Rise of the Window Puncher

Jimmy Juliano Dead Eleven

N. C. Reed Odd Billy Todd

Rick Yancey The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

Robert Charles Wilson Spin

John Scalzi Starter Villain

Dean Koontz Strange Highways and Other Stories

Mark Tufo Devils Desk

Chuck Wendig Black River Orchard

Greig Beck The Fossil

M.D. Massey Invasion

M.D. Massey Incursion

M.D. Massey Counteraction

M.D. Massey Gabby's Run

M.D. Massey Extinction

Terry Pratchett A Stroke of the Pen

Michael Mammay Generation Ship

Joe Hill The Pram

Robert Jordan New Spring

Robert Jordan The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan The Dragon Reborn

Robert Jordan The Shadow Rising

#reading #list #readinglist #2023 #readinglist2023

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byneddiedingo · 5 months

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When a Stranger Calls Back (Fred Walton, 1993)

Cast: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen, Gene Lythgow, Kevin McNulty, Cheryl Wilson, Jerry Wasserman. Screenplay: Fred Walton. Cinematography: David Geddes. Production design: Chris August. Film editing: David Byron Lloyd. Music: Dana Kaproff.

I haven't seen When a Stranger Calls, Fred Walton's 1979 film, but I gather that it helped launch the horror movie trope "the phone call's coming from inside the house!" There are no calls coming from inside or outside the house in Walton's sequel, When a Stranger Calls Back, because the phone line has been cut. (The film was obviously made before the ubiquity of cell phones.) The setup is a standard one for horror movies: A babysitter is terrorized by a mysterious stranger. In this case, Julia (Jill Schoelen) is a high school student called in at the last moment to sit for a couple's two small children, who have already gone to bed by the time she arrives. As she settles in, there's a knock on the door, which she cautiously answers from inside, not unlocking or opening the door. The voice outside explains that his car has broken down and he'd like to use the phone to call for help. She volunteers to make the call herself, and after some back and forth, he reluctantly agrees, giving her the information she needs. But when she goes to the phone, the line is dead. Still wary, she lies to the man outside, claiming that she made the call, but hoping he'll go elsewhere for help. Walton handles this part of the film efficiently and effectively as things gradually escalate until Julia realizes that the man is inside the house. Fortunately, the parents arrive just in time to save her, but they discover that the children are missing from their upstairs bedroom. Then the film falls apart. Five years pass, and Julia is now a college student. Still suffering the effects of the earlier incident, she begins noticing strange things happening in her apartment. The police are dismissive, but they call on a counselor from the college to help. She turns out to be Jill Johnson (Carol Kane), who was the victim in original film. Jill has good reason to trust Julia's instincts and calls in John Clifford (Charles Durning), the detective from her case. But the convergence of the separate experiences of Jill and Julia muddles the narrative, as both women become terrorized by the new bad guy. And then the movie comes to a thuddingly ridiculous end, as Clifford figures out that the guy must be a ventriloquist. As any 10-year-old kid who has ever tried it knows, ventriloquists rely on visual misdirection: moving the dummy's mouth while keeping theirs nearly motionless. They can't really "throw" their voices, as the movie suggests the guy outside Julia's door did. When a Stranger Calls Back was made for television and first appeared on Showtime, then was released on video. Despite some creepy moments, I suspect that it would have been laughed out of theaters.

#When a Stranger Calls Back #Fred Walton

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ao3feed-ncislosangeles · 6 months

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Intersection lines book 1

by Batman200 Lieutenant Olivia Benson investigates a case of a young girl murdered as the case progressed she teams up with other detectives and super heroes Words: 9, Chapters: 1/100, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Intersection lines Fandoms: X-Men (Comicverse), Law & Order: SVU, Bakuretsu Tenshi | Burst Angel, Justice League & Justice League Unlimited (Cartoons), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers in Space, Power Rangers Samurai, Power Rangers Time Force, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Runaways (TV 2017), Batwoman (TV 2019), Supergirl (TV 2015), Arrow (TV 2012), Avengers (Comics), Castle (TV 2009), Rizzoli & Isles, Martial Law (TV), Rush Hour (TV 2016), Tekken (Video Games), Spider-Man (Comicverse), The Boys (TV 2019), Street Fighter, Kyonyuu Fantasy, Blue Bloods (TV), New Mutants (Comics), G.I. Joe - All Media Types, Gen13 (Comics), WildC.A.T.S. (Comics), Catwoman (Comics), Jessica Jones (TV), Scream (TV), I Know What You Did Last Summer (TV 2021), The 100 (TV), NCIS: Los Angeles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M, Multi Relationships: Jean Grey/Xi'an Coy Manh, Olivia Benson/Alexandra Cabot, Xi'an Coy Manh/Emma Frost, Nyssa al Ghul/Laurel Lance, Jubilation Lee/Rachel Summers, Ichiki Hisako/Laura Kinney, Karolina Dean/Nico Minoru, Jemma Simmons/Skye | Daisy Johnson, Grace Choi/Diana (Wonder Woman), Grace Choi/Pamela Isley, Jo/Meg (Bakuretsu Tenshi), Celeste Cuckoo/Ichiki Hisako, Chun-Li/Cammy White, Kazama Jin/Christie Monteiro/Nina Williams, Kazama Asuka/Emilie ''Lili'' de Rochefort, Julia Chang/Kazama Jin/Ling Xiaoyu, Felicia Hardy/Cindy Moon, Margot Gilbert/Alison Grant, Emma Duval/Audrey Jensen/Brooke Maddox, Cassandra Cain/Zatanna Zatara, Nadira/Trip Regis, Trip Regis/Katie Walker, Trip Regis/Jennifer Scotts, Adam Park/Tanya Sloan, Emma Goodall/Kimberly Hart/Gia Moran/Trini, Melinda May/Natasha Romanov, Diana (Wonder Woman)/Melinda May, Lauren Shiba/Mia Watanabe, The Female | Kimiko Miyashiro & Original Female Character(s), Diana (Wonder Woman)/Skye | Daisy Johnson, Karai/April O'Neil (TMNT) Additional Tags: Girl Penis, Lesbian Sex, Alternate Universe via https://ift.tt/h7w0INr

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Celebrity home decoration.

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Celebrity home decoration.

Have you ever stopped to think about how celebrities live? How will the decoration of famous houses in Spain, the United States… be like? It’s not just curiosity (and some gossip), but many can give you ideas to make the most of your space or to decorate with a certain style that you didn’t think would look good.

That’s why, on this occasion, we wanted to turn to YouTube to find videos of famous houses decoration, so you can see how they live (or used to live) and how they give personality to their homes. How about taking a look at the houses of the celebrities we have found?

Julia Roberts

We start with Julia Roberts, known worldwide for her movie Pretty Woman, although throughout her career she has done many more (and very successful).

We have found a video on YouTube where you can see how her house is decorated, and this can always give you some ideas to apply to your home.

Take a look:

Cayetana Blanco Masaveu

In case you don’t recognize her, she is the jewelry designer and founder of Mass Milano. And in the video we have found, she opens the doors of her house.

Keep in mind that the video is from three years ago, so some parts of the decoration may not be in style anymore. Or even that the professional herself no longer lives in this house.

J Balvin and his house decoration

J Balvin is not only known in his home country, Colombia, but he has also made a name for himself in many other parts of the world. This singer and producer has a house focused on the “wabi-sabi” style.

So if you are interested in this style but didn’t know how to put it into practice, this video can give you a slight idea of what you have to do to achieve it.

Ana Milán

Another video we found on YouTube about famous houses decoration is related to the actress Ana Milán, who, a year ago, discovered how her newly renovated house in Madrid turned out. The interior designer Fabián Ñiguez worked on the decoration with her.

Watch the video to see what ideas it could give you to copy for your home.

Natalia Verbeke

As you know, trends come and go. And it is normal that, after some time, they become fashionable again. That’s why, although this video is over five years old, we wanted to include it so you can see Natalia Verbeke’s house (at that time) and the decoration she had.

We warn you that some points of the video can help you decorate and stay fashionable at the moment.

Vanessa Hudgens

This actress was very well-known a few years ago when she starred in High School Musical. However, although she is still working and has made more appearances, not everyone knows her.

But, two years ago, she did allow the cameras into her house in Los Angeles, so they could film how she had decorated her home. Will you take a look?

Rita Ora

The video we found of Rita Ora’s house in London is going to catch your attention because her house seems to be taken out of the Victorian era. But there it is, and it can be ideal for a retro or classic style.

So you can take many ideas to apply them in your home.

Dakota Johnson

In this case, on an international level, we have Dakota Johnson, the daughter of Antonio Banderas. Well, about three years ago, she opened her house in Hollywood to show how she lived. So we found the video on YouTube for you to take a look.

Antonio Banderas

Of course, on YouTube, we can find plenty of videos of Antonio Banderas related to his houses. So we have chosen one from about three years ago, which takes us directly into the mansion he has near downtown Marbella.

The video is not too long, but it does help us get to know a little more about the actor’s style and, by the way, it can also give us ideas for decorating at home.

Leonardo DiCaprio

We end this list of celebrities and their house decoration with Leonardo DiCaprio.

In a video from two years ago, you can take a look at the house he has in Malibu and everything you can find in it. The truth is that some rooms catch your attention because of the colors they have.

As you can see, the decoration of famous houses can give you ideas and, above all, allows you to get to know those familiar faces a little more. Do you have any videos or articles about other celebrities and their decoration style? Is any of them particularly unique in giving personality to their home?

Source: MiMub in Spanish

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