#r: alan x casey

[thiswindingroad]

𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛

𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎

#alan wake #alan wake 2 #alex casey #ilkka villi #sam lake #g: alan wake 2 #f: alan wake #c: alan wake #c: fictional!casey #r: alan x casey #alan wake: edit #my edit

[coffeeheartaddict2]

Realisations

Book: Open Heart (post series)

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x F!MC Casey Ramsey, F!OC Alexis Ramsey

Warnings: none

Category: Fluff

Rating: PG

Word count: 954

Summary: It is Alexis’s first pride after coming out as Bi- sexual and she comes to some realisations.

Disclaimer: Most characters belong to Pixelberry.

Authors note: This is in a way a follow on from Love in all forms. Submission for Pride Bingo card history

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It had been four months since Alexis came out to her parents and Tobias. After that it had been easier for her to be out in the open with her girlfriend Fiona. They have been very happy but they had made the conscious decision that they would not continue dating after High school. Fiona was going to Yale and Alexis UPenn and they both knew long distance would be hard and they wanted each other to have the full college experience.

Even though it was sad on one level it was also a cause for celebration, especially since they were still together for Pride month.

For Casey, pride month was very busy. For a bulk of her career she had been advocating and researching health outcomes and how they could be better not just for those in a lower socio economic areas but also the lgbtqi+ community. At both the Delores Hudson and the Naveen Banerji clinics, there was a number of staff whom identified as gay or bi-sexual so pride was a big deal for all the staff, whether they identified or not. This year, the celebration focused on the staff’s history with pride and how they have celebrated, as well as the other celebrations and acknowledgements of what work still needed to be done.

While setting up for the main Pride Gala, Alexis and Fiona came to help. Casey and Jackie were setting up a photo board of all the photos taken over the years of Pride celebrations. Some photos were clearly old, with some staff members clearly still looking like they were in college. Both Alexis and Fiona were shocked to see photos of Casey at pride.

“I did not realize you were a part of the lgbtqi+ community Mrs R?” Said Fiona

Casey chuckles, “No Fiona, I am as Heterosexual as they come. I have always been an ally though, you guys need to remember, I am old, when I was a teenager was a rough time, there was very little queer visibility and we were still getting over the AIDS panic from the 80’s. Some things are better now but still some serious struggles, depending on the state you live in too.”

At that point Casey was called away and Alexis and Fiona looked at the photos, Alexis spotted one of a clearly very young Uncle Tobias, as well as other staff and then Alexis stalled, she saw a photo of her, her brother Hudson and her mum and dad. She would have been five at the time.

Fiona was about to ask what was the matter when she saw the photo that Alexis was looking so intently at.

“I can not remember this, I look like I was 5 so that maybe why but I am feeling like an idiot right now.”

Tobias walked over and overheard part of the conversation.

“Ahh young Lexi, that looks like the last pride parade that you attended as a family. Hudson started his too cool to hang with my parents phase not long after and we’ll they did not want to leave one of you out so from then on your parents attended and you kids went to a friends or grandpa Naveen’s or Alan’s.”

Tobias chuckled when he saw the picture of him, omg I was so young he said.”

Alexis was still shook about how much of an idiot she had been.

“I was so nervous about coming out because I thought that mum and dad would dismiss it as a phase or hate me for it…. But this display. I had no idea how much of an ally they are.”

“To be fair, I do not think an lgbtqi child was on their parenting bingo card” said Fiona, “despite the research and work that you know they do, it is not really something that comes up.”

“True” said Alexis thoughtfully.

“As I said on the day you saw me Lexi, unless you betrayed their trust in you, you had nothing to worry about.”

The girls then went to see where they could help and Tobias went and tracked down Casey to go through the run of events. Tobias mentioned that Lexi saw a photo of the Ramsey family at Pride.

“They were fun times, we really should have continued taking both kids despite Hudson’s reluctance to be seen with us…”

“I get not wanting to leave one out though and it is not like you know then that one would be bisexual.”

“This is true Tobias.”

Later that night, during dinner Alexis apologized for not realizing how much of an ally that they were to the LGBTQI+ community and for thinking you would hate me for identifying as such.

“Sweetheart, we understand more than you know how harrowing things like coming out can be. It is not something we have done personally but we our hope was to be the parents you felt comfortable coming to talk to us, not about coming out but relationships and other potential sticky topics in general.”

“That is why I brought back the dinner as we knew something was up but wanted to show you how loved you are.”

Alexis smiled, “I love you too mum and dad and thank you for being so understanding.”

A few days later was the kick off to Pride events at both Edenbrook and the Delores Hudson Clinic. The celebration was a success and everyone enjoyed the photo display of the staff and their history of association with Pride and most importantly, Alexis and Fiona had an even more fuller understanding of just how important it was to only celebrate what has been achieved but to use Pride as a platform to continue the good work.

Tagging: @jerzwriter @jamespotterthefirst @genevievemd @liaromancewriter @cariantha @potionsprefect @youlookappropriate @crazy-loca-blog @a-crepusculo @bex-la-get @alj4890 @binny1985 @tessa-liam @schnitzelbutterfingers

@choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanfics

#open heart #choices fanfic writers creations #ethan ramsey #casey valentine #pride month #choices #fic of the week #cfwc pride bingo card #happy pride

[emilysworldoffandoms]

Books I Read in 2023

Wilde Child By Eloisa James (Romance)

Looking for Me…in this Great Big Family By Betsy R. Rosenthal (Middle Grade Verse)

My Last Duchess By Eloisa James (Romance)

Wilde in Love By Eloisa James (Romance)

Our Souls at Night By Kent Haruf (Fiction)

Too Wilde Too Wed By Eloisa James (Romance)

Nick and Charlie By Alice Oseman (YA Novella)

Born to Be Wilde By Eloisa James (Romance)

The Woman in the Purple Skirt By Nasuko Imamura (Fiction)

Say No to the Duke By Eloisa James (Romance)

Crumbs By Dance Stirling (Graphic Novel)

The Reluctant Countess By Eloisa James (Romance)

Demon in the Wood By Leigh Bardugo & Dani Pendergast (Graphic Novel)

Write for Your Life By Anna Quindlen (Non-Fiction)

Let There By Laughter By Michael Krasny (Humor)

Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein By Lita Judge (Biography in Verse and Pictures)

Soft Thorns By Bridgett Devoue (Poetry)

Wolfed: Cursed By Love: Book One By Leia Stone (Urban Fantasy Romance)

Constantine: Distorted Illusions By Kami Garcia & Isaac Goodhart (Graphic Novel)

A Life Force By Will Eisner (Graphic Novel)

Dropsie Avenue By Will Eisner (Graphic Novel)

Love & Other Words By Christina Lauren (Romance)

The World Keeps Ending and the World Goes On By Franny Choi (Poetry)

The Valentine’s Hate By Sidney Halston (Romance)

Fagin the Jew By Will Eisner (Graphic Novel)

Autoboyography By Christina Lauren (YA)

You Are Here By Dawn Lanuza (Poetry)

Wolfed: Book Two: Promised to Him By Leia Stone (Urban Fantasy Romance)

New York: The Big City By Will Eisner (Graphic Novel)

To the Heart of the Storm By Will Eisner (Graphic Novel)

The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton (Classic YA) [Re-read]

True Beauty By Yaongyi (Graphic Novel)

The 13 Clocks By James Thurber (Verse and Pictures)

Chasing Cassandra By Lisa Kleypas (Romance)

Banned Book Club By Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, and Ryan Estrada (Graphic Novel)

Coven By Jennifer Dugan (Graphic Novel)

Exes & O’s By Amy Lea (Romance)

2 Am Thoughts By Mackenzie Campbell (Poetry)

My Greenhouse By Bella Mayo (Poetry)

Unterhaken By Leela Corman (Graphic Novel)

Morning Haikus By Carin Weisman Crook (Poetry)

HER: Volume 3 By Pierre Alex Jeanty (Poetry)

These Are My Big Girl Pants By Amber Vittoria (Poetry)

When in Rome By Sarah Adams (Romance)

Mr. Wrong Number By Lynn Painter (Romance)

Hollow By Brandon Boyer-White & Shannon Waters (Graphic Novel)

Set on You By Amy Lea (Romance)

The Sun & the Star By Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro (Middle Grade)

Practice Makes Perfect By Sarah Adams (Romance)

Haikus for Jews By David M. Bader (Poetry) [Re-read]

LVOE By Atticus (Poetry)

Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen: The Story By Bill Brownstein (Non-Fiction)

Spy X Family Vol. 1 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

My Hero Academia Vol. 1 By Kohei Horikoshi (Manga)

Imogen, Obviously By Becky Albertalli (YA)

Spy X Family Vol. 2 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

Spy X Family Vol. 3 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

True Love Experiment By Christina Lauren (Romance)

A beautiful composition of broken By r.h. Sin (poetry)

Spy X Family Vol. 4 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

Spy X Family Vol. 5 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business By Mel Brooks (Memoir)

Whiskey words & a shovel By r.h. Sin (Poetry)

Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself By Alan Alda (Memoir)

Spy X Family Vol. 6 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

The Unhoneymooners By Christina Lauren (Romance)

The Soulmate Equation By Christina Lauren (Romance)

M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors By Richard Hooker (Fiction)

Mixed Blessings By William & Barbara Christopher (Memoir)

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed and Other Things I’ve Learned By Alan Alda (Memoir)

Red, White, & Royal Blue By Casey McQuiston (Romance)

Spy X Family Vol. 7 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

SOTUS Vol. 1 By Bittersweet (Manga)

SOTUS Vol. 2 By Bittersweet (Manga)

While the Duke Was Sleeping By Sophie Jordan (Romance)

Beach Read By Emily Henry (Romance)

Spy X Family Vol. 8 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

Spy X Family Vol. 9 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

The Scandal of it All By Sophie Jordan (Romance)

Not That Duke By Eloisa James (Romance)

Unorthodox Love By Heidi Shertok (Romance)

The Duke Buys a Bride By  Sophie Jordan (Romance)

This Scot of Mine By Sophie Jordan (Romance)

Kissing Kosher By Jean Meltzer (Romance)

The Duke’s Stolen Bride By Sophie Jordan (Romance)

My Roommate is a Vampire By Jenna Levine (Romance)

The Virgin and the Rogue By Sophie Jordan (Romance)

The Duke Effect By Sophie Jordan (Romance)

SOTUS Vol. 3 By Bittersweet (Manga)

Percy Jackson: Chalice of the Gods By Rick Riordan (Middle Grade)

Tiny Dancer By Siena Cherson Siegel (Graphic Novel)

Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend By Alys Arden (Graphic Novel)

Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels By Sarah Wendell (Non-Fiction)

The Roommate Pat By Allison Ashley (Romance)

Spy X Family Vol. 10 By Tatsuya Endo (Manga)

Two Rogues Make a Right By Cat Sebastian (Romance)

The Things They Carried By Tim O’Brien (Fiction)

Count Your Lucky Stars By Alexandria Bellefleur (Romance)

The Bromance Book Club By Lyssa Kay Adams (Romance)

Mockingjay By Suzanne Collins (YA)

The Official Quotable Doctor Who: Wise Words from Across Space & Time By Cavan Scott and Mark Wright (Quote Book)

God Plays Hide and Seek Poems By Greta Elbogen (Poetry)

Women Holding Things By Maira Kalman (Poetry/Verse/Photos)

The Little Liar By Mitch Albom (Fiction)

Love Brought Me Through the Holocaust: A Daughter’s Memories By Judith Koeppel Steel (Non-Fiction)

Himawari House By Harmony Becker (Graphic Novel)

Undercover Bromance By Lyssa Kay Adams (Romance)

Unordinary By uru-chan (Graphic Novel)

Son of : A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices By Most Hassan Yousef (Memoir)

Love & Latkes By Stacey Agdern (Romance)

Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in New Israel By Ethan Michaeli (Non-Fiction)

Never on Shabbas! By Henry Leonard (Political Cartoons)

The Little Guide to Taylor Swift: Words to Shake It Off (Quote Book)

This Winter By Alice Oseman (Novella)

Heartstopper Volume 5 By Alice Oseman (Graphic Novel)

Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth By Noa Tishby (Non-Fiction)

Counting the Cost By Jill Duggar (Memoir)

How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation BY E.D. Hirsch Jr. (Non-Fiction)

Two Tribes By Emily Bowen Cohen (Middle Grade Graphic Novel)

Foster By Claire Keegan (Novella)

#fandoms #fangirl #books #romance #nonfiction #memoir #humor #poetry #graphic novels #middle grade #ya books

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (27 Mar-2 Apr 2022)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😍👂 Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road (Kyle Buchanan, author; various narrators)

😊 One True Outcome (KD Casey)

😍 Scents and Sensibility: The Working Assassin's Guide to Supersoldier Seduction (galwednesday, silentwalrus, skellerbvvt) - 93K, aka the clownfish a/b/o au, featuring 'instituionalized softism' - 6th reread

😍All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) (Martha Wells, author)

😍👂Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) (Martha Wells, author; Kevin R. Free, narrator)

😍 Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries #3) (Martha Wells)

😍👂 Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries #4) (Martha Wells, author; Kevin R. Free, narrator)

😍👂 Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6) (Martha Wells, author; Kevin R. Free, narrator)

😍👂 Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5) (Martha Wells, author; Kevin R. Free, narrator)

💖💖+93K of shorter fic 💖💖

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Our Flag Means Death - s1, e6-10

Mad Max: Fury Road

Airheads

Hot Ones - John Boyega

Hot Ones - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Hot Ones - Key & Peele

Hot Ones - Lil Nas X

Hot Ones - Charlie Day

Hot Ones - Courteney Cox

Hot Ones - Jon Bernthal

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Failure to Adapt - Stardust

Marvel's Voices - Anyone Can Wear the Mask: 60 Years of Spider-People [with Preeti Chhibber & Saladin Ahmed]

You're Dead To Me - The History of Football

Failure to Adapt - The Martian

You're Wrong About - Juliet's Balcony w. Chelsey Weber-Smith

You're Dead To Me - Sake Dean Mahomed

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - Ted Lasso S2E6: Some Kind of Wonder Kid

The Birthday Cake Game - Episode 1

Switched on Pop - Listening 2 Britney: Gimme More

The Birthday Cake Game - Episode 2

You're Dead To Me - The History of Ice Cream

Endless Thread - Excrement of the Stars

Ologies with Alie Ward - Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS) with Hali’a Eastburn

Gastropod - Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies

Dear Hank & John #325 - Just A Chicken Floated By (w/ Roman Mars!)

This is Good for You - Ep 28: Board Games Are Good For You

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Hozier

My Greatest Showman playlist

Ted Lasso Soundtrack

Presenting Bee Gees

Presenting Smokey Robinson

Penned By: Alan Menken

Folk Metal Forever

Boardwalk Oldies

My Fleetwood Mac Playlist

Presenting Blondie

Joan Jett

Pump-Up Pop

Presenting Dua Lipa

#sunday reading recap #bookgeekgrrl's reading habits #that fury road book was fascinating #like you knew making that movie was bonkers but WHEW when all the bonkers is collected in a single narrative... #mad max fury road #scents and sensibility #cannot stress how much i fucking love love love this clownfish au universe #then i had a whole bunch of largely unsatisfactory false starts to reading both books & fic #so i fell back to murderbot of comfort and certainty of enjoyment #ilu murderbot #the murderbot diaries #airheads came up next on my bff's & my watchthru of brendan fraser's ouevre & he's still delightful in it. he's in his twink phase here #we play this game where we shout 'THERE'S the racism/ableism/misogyny/homophobia' whenever it pops up in these 30 year old movies #we'd make a drinking game of it except we are both too old for that and our livers can't take it #switched on pop podcast #you're dead to me podcast #marvel's voices podcast #ologies podcast #this is good for you podcast #richmond til we die podcast #endless thread podcast #bookgeekgrrl's soundtracks #fleetwood mac #alan menken #hozier #blondie #joan jett #dua lipa

[its-lovelyhappycollection]

The whole family

so i wrote a story about the brothers getting their father back, only to find out the hood has separated their family again. I hope you enjoy it! 

Scott Tracy stepped out of the rocket and took a deep breath. It felt good to be back on the island again, he looked behind him and saw his brothers Virgil, Jhon and alan step out along with Kayo and Brains and last but not least...his father. After finding footage that he was still alive they had made a replica of the ZERO X and went to go get him. Kayo and Brains went along because kayo missed him and brains came as technological support. Grandma stayed behind to keep Gordon company. Even though Gordon had recovered after the accident with the chaos crew, Scott still felt like he should stay on the island just to make sure, even though gordon had argued he agreed as space wasn't his environment and he often felt space sick if up there for too long. Scott made a mental note to thank Gordon, if it wasn't for him then they never would have found their dad's message and braman would be in the hands of the hood.

"How does it feel to be back dad?" John asked his father, he left 5 on auto and took EOS with him so she could 'meet the family' in a way and also help brains.

"It feels...weird after so many years" jeff admitted "it's better then I remember"

"come on, let's meet up with Gordon and grandma, they'll be waiting for us," Virgil said leading the way and Scott took a moment to look at his family. It was complete again and he hoped it would stay that way. He quickly joined them in the elevator that would take them to the lounge. But to their surprise instead of Grandma or Gordon waiting for them, instead, they saw that the living room had looked like it had been in a tornado. Cushions were everywhere, lamps were knocked over, the stairs were damaged, chess pieces everywhere, even MAX was on the floor deactivated.

"What happened?" alan asked

"Gordon? grandma?" Scott yelled hoping for an answer, but when he was met with silence he felt his heart plummet.

"Guys, look at this" Jhon said, he was fiddling with the table in the middle of the lounge and it was flashing red. Soon the screen cleared and they could see Gordon being held down by two men and was struggling to break free when suddenly someone they all hated came into view.

"The hood" Virgil growled. The hood walked up to Gordon and seemed to be talking, but there wasn't any sound. Gordon made some sort of comment that seemed to enrage the hood and he nodded. One of the henchmen came forward and plunged a syringe into Gordon's arm and then he became limp. The hood then came another signal and the henchmen carries Gordon out and then the footage ended.

"where's grandma?" kayo wondered

"I-I-I-'ll a-a-contact lady p-p-Penelope" brains offered and opened up the link to their london agent

"brains, thank goodness you're all alright"

"Penelope, what happened?" Jeff asked

"Jeff, good to see you again. Well, a few days ago I invited Grandma Tracy to come over for some tea. She accepted so parker drove FAB 1 to pick her up. Then a few hours later the emergency alarms go off that Tracy island has been invaded. Luckily I was able to get the feed up in time to see the hood enter the house. I immediately contacted the GDF but they were too late, the hood was long gone by the time they arrived. I'm sorry"

"it's alright, it wasn't your fault" Jhon assured Penelope "how's grandma?"

"she's alright"

"how long ago did this happen?" Scott asked in his IR commander voice

"three, four days ago" Penelope said apologetically "I'm sorry you only just found out when this is meant to be a happy reunion. I meant to tell you sooner but I couldn't reach you"

"what about the birds?!" Jeff asked with worry

"d-d-don't worry m-mister Tracy" brains said from where he had activated MAX who had let out a startled beep "I-I-I found a way to hide the birds"

brains led them to his lab and took out a box with a lock.

"Phew, they didn't get the birds," Virgil said in relief

"but they did get our brother" Scott angrily shot back

"Hey, I'm trying to be optimistic!"

"what's optimistic about this?! the hood has our brother!"

"that at least we have our birds to help us"

"except we have to track him down first, and how can we do that if we don't have Gordon's signal?"

"Stop being such a downer"

"I'm not, I'm just saying"

"We have to look on the bright side. that's what Gordon would have wanted"

no-one said a word during the argument and Virgil looked down quickly after the last comment.

"err, how are the birds in there? arn't they a little too...big?" jeff asked, breaking the silence

brains said nothing excepted opened the box and taking out a tiny thunderbird 1. He then took it and placed it on its launchpad, then he tapped it and stepped back, suddenly thunderbird 1 was back to its normal size.

"how...what..huh?" jeff asked confused

"I-I-I-I invented t-t-tiny disks t-that could e-e-either shrink o-o-r g-grow objects. (like what ant-man uses).

"what if someone steals the box?"

"don't' worry dad," alan said reassuringly "brains built it so only he can unlock the box and unshrink the birds"

"that's good, for now, we have to contact cornel casey" Jeff commanded and Scott clenched his fists. he was going to make the hood pay for firstly taking his father from their family and now taking his little brother.

#gordon tracy #jeff tracy #thunderbirds thunderbirds are go! tracy family

[maaarine]

MBTI Typing Index: Names M-P

Name starts with: A B, C D, E F,  G H, I J K L, M N O P, Q R S T, U V W X Y Z.

Seth MACFARLANE (ENTP)

Katie MACK (ENTP)

Emmanuel MACRON (ESTJ)

Rachel MADDOW (ENTP)

Shane MADEJ (ENTP)

Madonna / Madonna CICCONE (ESFP)

René MAGRITTE (NTP)

Rami MALEK (ISFP)

Michael MALICE (ENTP)

Terrence MALICK (INFJ)

Zayn MALICK (ISTP)

Marilyn MANSON (ISFP)

Mark MANSON (ENFJ)

Rooney MARA (ISTP)

Diego MARADONA (ESTP)

Jenna MARBLES (ESFP)

Miriam MARGOLYES (ENFP)

Julianna MARGULIES (ENTJ)

Meghan MARKLE (ENFJ)

Brit MARLING (INFJ)

Laura MARLING (INFJ)

Bruno MARS (ESFP)

Winston MARSHALL (ENTP)

Yann MARTELL (INFJ)

Chris MARTIN (INFP)

George R.R. MARTIN (INTP)

Melanie MARTINEZ (ISFP)

Karl MARX (INTJ)

Gaten MATARAZZO (ENTP)

Gabor MATÉ (INFJ)

Jim MATTIS (ESTJ)

Humberto MATURANA (INFJ)

Ava MAX (ESFP)

Theresa MAY (ESTJ)

John MAYER (ENTP)

John MCCAIN (ISTJ)

Meghan MCCAIN (ESFJ)

Paul MCCARTNEY (ESFP)

Matthew MCCONAUGHEY (ESFP)

Mitch MCCONNELL (ISTJ)

Charlie MCDONNELL (INFP)

Malcolm MCDOWELL (ESFP)

Rose MCGOWAN (ESFP)

Ian MCKELLEN (ENFP)

Ben MCKENZIE (INTJ)

Kate MCKINNON (INTP)

Seán MCLOUGHLIN (ENTP)

Adam MCKAY (ENTP)

Alexander MCQUEEN (ISFP)

Ben MENDELSOHN (INFP)

Stephen MERCHANT (ENTP)

Freddie MERCURY (ENFP)

Angela MERKEL (INTJ)

Lea MICHELE (ESFJ)

Miguel / Miguel PIMENTEL (ISFP)

Ina MOHALACHE (INTP)

Mads MIKKELSEN (ISTP)

Alyssa MILANO (ENFJ)

John Stuart MILL (INTJ)

Chanel MILLER (INFP)

Ezra MILLER (ENFP)

Gina MILLER (ENTJ)

Mac MILLER (ISFP)

Wentworth MILLER (INFJ)

Mike MILLS (INFP)

MIN Yoon-gi / SUGA (ISTP)

Nicki MINAJ (ESFP)

Anthony MINGHELLA (INFJ)

Marvin MINSKY (INTP)

Lin-Manuel MIRANDA (ENFP)

David MITCHELL (INFP)

Shay MITCHELL (ESFJ)

Hayao MIYAZAKI (INFP)

Moby / Richard HALL (INTP)

Yann MOIX (ENTP)

Jason MOMOA (ESTP)

Tana MONGEAU (ESFP)

Alan MOORE (INTP)

Mandy MOORE (ESFJ)

Caitlin MORAN (ENFP)

Dylan MORAN (INTP)

Tom MORELLO (ENFP)

Alanis MORISSETTE (ENFJ)

Chris MOROCCO (ISTJ)

Steven MORRISSEY (INFJ)

Viggo MORTENSEN (INFJ)

May-Britt MOSER (INFP)

Carrie-Anne MOSS (INFJ)

Kate MOSS (ESFP)

Bethany MOTA (ESFJ)

Wagner MOURA (ENFJ)

José MOURINHO (ISTP)

Robert MUELLER (ESTJ)

Siddhartha MUKHERJEE (INTJ)

Carey MULLIGAN (INFJ)

Marcus MUMFORD (ENFJ)

Randall MUNROE (INTP)

Eddie MURPHY (ESTP)

Bill MURRAY (ENTP)

Elon MUSK (INTP)

Dee Dee MYERS (ENTJ)

Angela NAGLE (INTJ)

Aparna NANCHERLA (INFP)

Steve NASH (INTJ)

Maajid NAWAZ (ENTJ)

Ruth NEGGA (INFJ)

Casey NEISTAT (ENTP)

Nekfeu / Ken SAMARAS (ISFP)

Maggie NELSON (INFJ)

Shirin NESHAT (INFP)

Benjamin NETANYAHU (ENTJ)

Isaac NEWTON (INTP)

Mike NIHCOLS (ENFJ)

Stevie NICKS (ESFP)

Friedrich NIETZSCHE (INFJ)

Ingrid NILSEN (ESFJ)

Anaïs NIN (INFP)

Cynthia NIXON (ENTJ)

Richard NIXON (ESTJ)

Edward NORTON (ENTP)

Graham NORTON (ENFP)

Samin NOSRAT (ENFP)

Tig NOTARO (INTP)

Amélie NOTHOMB (INFP)

BJ NOVAK (INTP)

Marti NOXON (ENFJ)

Martha NUSSBAUM (ENFJ)

Bill NYE (ENTP)

Safiya NYGAARD (ESFJ)

Jenny ODELL (INFJ)

Karen ORZOLEK (ISFP)

Conan O’BRIEN (ENTP)

James O’BRIEN (ENTJ)

Jack O’CONNELL (ESTP)

Georgia O’KEEFFE (INFP)

Shaquille O’NEAL (ESFP)

Bill O’REILLY (ESTJ)

Tyler OAKLEY (ESFP)

Joyce Carol OATES (INFP)

Barack OBAMA (ENTJ)

Michelle OBAMA (ENFJ)

Alexandria OCASIO-CORTEZ (ENFJ)

Frank OCEAN (ISFP)

Bob ODENKIRK (ENTP)

Leslie ODOM (ENFJ)

Olajide OLATUNJI (ESTP)

Jamie OLIVER (ESFP)

John OLIVER (ENTP)

Kim OLSON (ESTJ)

David OLUSOGA (INFJ)

Timothy OLYPHANT (ESTP)

Yoko ONO (ISFP)

Rita ORA (ESFP)

Orelsan / Aurélien COTENTIN (INTP)

Mallory ORTBERG (ENFP)

George ORWELL (INTJ)

Naomi OSAKA (ISFP)

Candace OWENS (ESTJ)

David OYELOWO (ENFJ)

Lee PACE (ISFP)

Chamath PALIHAPITIYA (ENTJ)

Sarah PALIN (ESFJ)

Amanda PALMER (ENFP)

Gwyneth PALTROW (ESFJ)

Larry PAGE (INTP)

Chuck PAHLANIUK (INTP)

Ellen PAO (INTJ)

Vanessa PARADIS (ISFP)

Sarah Jessica PARKER (ESFJ)

Trey PARKER (ENTP)

Dolly PARTON (ESFP)

Pedro PASCAL (ESFP)

Sara PASCOE (ENFP)

Ann PATCHETT (ENTJ)

Mandy PATINKIN (ENFP)

Robert PATTINSON (ISFP)

Jake PAUL (ESFP)

Logan PAUL (ESTP)

Sarah PAULSON (ENFP)

Alexander PAYNE (ENTJ)

Liam PAYNE (ESFJ)

Trisha PAYTAS (ESFP)

Valérie PÉCRESSE (ESTJ)

Victoria PEDRETTI (INFP)

Nancy PELOSI (ESFJ)

Sean PENN (INFP)

Louise PENTLAND (ESFP)

Simon PEGG (ENTP)

Laurie PENNY (ENFP)

Brandon PEREA (ESFP)

Esther PEREL (ENFJ)

Chelsea PERETTI (ENTP)

Katy PERRY (ESFP)

Luke PERRY (ISFP)

Matthew PERRY (ENTP)

Tyler PERRY (ENFJ)

Markus PERSSON / Notch (INTP)

Evan PETERS (ISFP)

Jordan PETERSON (ENTP)

Madelaine PETSCH (ESFJ)

Megan PHELPS-ROPER (INFJ)

Busy PHILIPPS (ESFP)

Adam PHILLIPS (INFJ)

Joaquin PHOENIX (INFP)

River PHOENIX (INFP)

Pablo PICASSO (ENFP)

Hasan PIKER (ENTP)

Pink / Alecia MOORE (ESFP)

Steven PINKER (INTP)

Scottie PIPPEN (ISFP)

Brad PITT (ISFP)

Nic PIZZOLATTO (INTJ)

Sylvia PLATH (INFP)

Aubrey PLAZA (ISTP)

Amy POEHLER (ENFP)

Benoît POELVOORDE (ENFP)

Sarah POLLEY (INFJ)

Michel POLNAREFF (INFP)

Sergei POLUNIN (ISFP)

Maria POPOVA (INFJ)

Gregg POPOVICH (INTJ)

Antoni POROWSKI (ISFP)

Natalie PORTMAN (ENFJ)

Post Malone / Austin POST (ESTP)

Will POULTER (ENFJ)

Colin POWELL (ISTJ)

Terry PRATCHETT (INTP)

Chris PRATT (ESFP)

Barbara PRAVI (ENFP)

Adam PRICE (ENFJ)

Prince / Prince NELSON (ISFP)

Jesse PRINZ (INTJ)

Florence PUGH (ESTP)

Philip PULLMAN (INFJ)

Evan PUSCHAK (INTJ)

Charlie PUTH (ESTP)

Vladimir PUTIN (ISTP)

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[moosterrecords]

In the firmament of rock 'n' roll's first-generation creators, no artist looms larger than Chuck Berry. In a consistently innovative recording career that spanned more than 60 years, the iconic singer-songwriter-guitarist, who passed away on March 18, 2017, laid much of the groundwork for modern rock 'n' roll, while creating some of rock's most distinctive and enduring anthems, from “Johnny B. Goode” to “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Rock and Roll Music” to “Reelin and Rockin’,” and many more. Geffen/UMe are paying tribute to the immortal spirit of Chuck Berry with the ultimate vinyl version of his landmark greatest hits compilation, The Great Twenty-Eight, with The Great Twenty-Eight: Super Deluxe Edition. Available today, the five-disc vinyl box set housed in a textured box, complements the original two-LP, 28-song compilation with an additional LP, More Great Chuck Berry, containing 14 more hits, rarities and B-sides missing from the original, as well as a rare live album, Oh Yeah! Live in Detroit, available on vinyl for the first time. The collection also include a newly created bonus ten-inch EP Berry Christmas, featuring four holiday-themed classics on "Rudolph-Red" vinyl, with one song on vinyl for the first time as well. A limited edition version on “Chess Blue” vinyl, limited to 500 copies, is available exclusively via UDiscoverMusic.com. Order The Great Twenty-Eight: Super Deluxe Edition now: https://lnk.to/Great28SDE Berry's recordings for Chicago's seminal Chess label have been extensively anthologized in the CD era. But for many Berry devotees, the two-LP vinyl collection The Great Twenty-Eight remains both a sentimental favorite and a definitive document of Berry's musical genius. It's no wonder that The Great Twenty-Eight was ranked number 21 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," the highest-ranking hits compilation on that list. For those interested in the original 28-track edition of The Great Twenty-Eight, it is now back in print in its original two-LP format for the first time since its initial release in 1982. Order The Great Twenty-Eight here: https://UMe.lnk.to/Great282LP The Great Twenty-Eight: Super Deluxe Edition also includes a handsome 12" x 12" book featuring a special introductory essay by Keith Richards, a new essay by best-selling author and SiriusXM host Alan Light, complementing Michael Lydon's liner notes from the original version of The Great Twenty-Eight, and reminiscences from DJ Lee Alan, plus complete U.S. single, album and EP discographies. The text is enhanced by reproductions of Berry's original LP cover art and rarely-seen photographs. As Light writes, "When The Great Twenty-Eight was released in 1982, it was immediately recognized as one of the essential albums in rock 'n' roll history... Enter this edition of The Great Twenty-Eight, with thirty more Chuck Berry recordings—the Great Fifty-Eight, as it were—fleshing out the story of rock 'n' roll's poet laureate while also demonstrating, through the addition of a riveting live album from 1963, his power as a stage performer...  The opportunity to spotlight additional facets of his music is the greatest contribution to his history that this collection offers." A survey of Berry's first decade of recording on Chess, the original The Great Twenty-Eight contains 21 singles along with six of their b-sides and one album track from Chuck Berry in London. Of those singles, eleven were top ten hits on the Billboard R&B singles chart and ten were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. During his Chess years, Berry created a massive—and massively influential—body of work that includes countless beloved classics, from "Maybellene" to "Roll Over Beethoven" to "Johnny B. Goode" to "Memphis, Tennessee" and beyond. Indeed, Berry's music is so deeply ingrained into our culture that NASA launched "Johnny B. Goode" into outer space on the Voyager spacecraft as a representation of the sounds of the human race for the benefit of our cosmic neighbors. All of these songs are included on The Great Twenty-Eight, which also includes the ubiquitous hits "Rock and Roll Music," "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "No Particular Place To Go" and many others that have become part of the collective consciousness. More Great Chuck Berry comprises 14 classic Berry tunes not included on The Great Twenty-Eight, including the sultry, simmering number "Wee Wee Hours," the original flip side of "Maybellene"; "My Ding-A-Ling," Berry's only No. 1 pop single; "Too Pooped To Pop (Casey)," the top 20 R&B A-side of "Let It Rock"; the Top 10 R&B hit "No Money Down"; the celebratory "Promised Land"; and the rollicking "You Never Can Tell," which earned cinematic immortality as the accompaniment to John Travolta and Uma Thurman's twist in the film Pulp Fiction. Oh Yeah!: Live In Detroit is a thrilling, rare concert performance from October 1963, celebrating Berry’s return to the stage after a break from performing. With support from local DJ and TV host Lee Alan, Berry, backed by Motown's Funk Brothers rhythm section and horn players, recorded the live album during a series of performances at Detroit's Walled Lake Casino. Returning to the spotlight after a year-and-a-half brought out an energy and intensity in Berry that can be heard clearly in this historic 12-song set, which launches with "Guitar Boogie" and includes "Let It Rock, "Too Much Monkey Business (available for the first time in the U.S.)," "Johnny B. Goode," Sweet Little Sixteen" and a lengthy, edge-of-chaos medley, as Berry feeds off an audience that sings along with nearly every track. Throughout the show, Berry tells jokes that slyly address racial tensions. But the record was scrapped at the time and has been previously only available as part of a limited-edition CD set; this marks its first time on vinyl, and as any kind of standalone release. The bonus EP Berry Christmas collects together four Christmas classics on "Rudolph-Red" vinyl. The 10-inch disc features Berry's chestnuts, "Run Rudolph Run" and "Merry Christmas Baby" along with "Christmas" and "Spending Christmas," the latter making its vinyl debut as it was previously available only in a limited-edition CD box set. Bob Dylan once called Berry "the Shakespeare of rock 'n' roll." John Lennon stated, "If you tried to give rock 'n' roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'" As Keith Richards writes in the booklet intro, "Chuck Berry is the gentleman who started it all.” And if those testimonials aren't convincing enough, one listen to The Great Twenty-Eight: Super Deluxe Edition will make the case for Chuck Berry's singular, timeless rock 'n' roll brilliance. LP 1 & 2: The Great Twenty-Eight The original classic 2-LP compilation Side 1 1. Maybellene 2. Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) 3. You Can't Catch Me 4. Too Much Monkey Business 5. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man 6. Roll Over Beethoven 7. Havana Moon Side 2 1. School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) 2. Rock And Roll Music 3. Oh Baby Doll 4. Reelin' And Rockin' 5. Sweet Little Sixteen 6. Johnny B. Goode 7. Around And Around Side 3 1. Carol 2. Beautiful Delilah 3. Memphis, Tennessee 4. Sweet Little Rock And Roller 5. Little Queenie 6. Almost Grown 7. Back In The U.S.A. Side 4 1. Let It Rock 2. Bye Bye Johnny 3. I'm Talking About You 4. Come On 5. Nadine (Is It You?) 6. No Particular Place To Go 7. I Want To Be Your Driver LP 3: More Great Chuck Berry Side 1 1. Wee Wee Hours 2. No Money Down 3. Drifting Heart 4. La Jaunda (Español) 5. Blue Feeling 6. Vacation Time 7. Joe Joe Gun Side 2 1. Too Pooped To Pop "Casey" 2. Our Little Rendezvous 3. You Never Can Tell 4. Promised Land 5. Little Marie 6. Dear Dad 7. My Ding-A-Ling (live single version) LP 4: Oh Yeah! Live In Detroit Recorded at the Walled Lake Casino, October 25 & 26, 1963 First time on vinyl *First U.S. release Side 1 1. Guitar Boogie 2. Let It Rock 3. Almost Grown 4. Chuck Berry Dialogue 1 5. Too Much Monkey Business* 6. Johnny B. Goode 7. Introduction / Instrumental 8. Sweet Little Sixteen Side 2 1. Wee Wee Hours 2. Chuck Berry Dialogue 2 3. Maybellene 4. Medley: Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite/Johnny B. Goode/Let It Rock/School Day Bonus: Berry Christmas EP Side 1 1. Run Rudolph Run 2. Merry Christmas Baby Side 2 1. Spending Christmas (first time on vinyl) 2. Christmas

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[mightyville]

(Originally published on July 16, 2012)

San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Saturday Highlights

Warner Brothers Unveils Superman: Man of Steel Teaser Trailer!

SDCC 2012: DC Comics - Before Watchmen Panel Highlights:

Len Wein on Ozymandius’ lies.

Quentin Tarantino announces the Django Unchained comic! [Editor's Note: Yes, this was announced during the Before Watchmen panel.]

Brian Azzarello on psychological benefits of writing Before Watchmen: Rorschach.

SDCC 2012: Marvel Comics - Marvel Television Presents Panel Highlights:

Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. to star Hulk, Red Hulk, She-Hulk, Skaar, and A-Bomb, and the pilot's written by Paul Dini!

The Earth's Mightiest Heroes Assemble into new Avengers cartoon!

Go "hog wild" with Peter Porker, Spider-Ham in Ultimate Spider-Man!

SDCC 2012: DC Entertainment - All Access: OGNs Panel Highlights:

Get the scoop on Get Jiro.

It’s Detective Batman vs The Riddler in Batman: Earth One Volume 2!

JMS on Superman’s power and responsibility on Earth One.

SDCC 2012: Marvel Comics - Avengers Vs. X-Men Panel Highlights:

Marvel Editors talk Marvel NOW!

AvX: Consequences details with Kieron Gillen.

Nobody likes Cyclops?

SDCC 2012: DC Comics - The New Wave Panel Highlights:

Scott Snyder and James Tynion are very excited for new adventures of Talon.

Dan DiDio on the Phantom Stranger’s behind-the-scenes-moves with Brent Anderson.

Explore the history of the New 52 Universe with Team 7!

Rachel Gluckstern on the fantasy action of Amethyst!

Why exactly is Justice League #12 so important..?

SDCC 2012: Marvel Entertainment - Marvel Video Games Panel Highlights:

Deadpool busts loose in his own shoot-’em-up!

New characters added to Avengers Alliance.

Avengers: Battle for Earth fighting game: who will you be??

SDCC 2012: Image Comics Experience Panel Highlights:

Announced: Satellite Sam by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin!

Announced: Saviors by James Robinson and  J. Bone!

Announced: Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios!

Announced: Oliver by Gary Whitta and Darrick Robertson!

Announced: Rain by Chris Roberson and Paul Mayberry!

Announced: Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark!

Announced: Sex by Joe Casey and Piotr Kowalski!

Announced: Bounce by Casey and David Messina!

Announced: Non-Humans from Whilce Portacio!

Announced: Nowhere Men from Eric Stephenson!

Announced: Multiple Warheads from Brandon Graham!

Announced: Point of Impact from Jay Faerber!

Announced: Great Pacific from Joe Harris!

SDCC 2012: Marvel Entertainment - Hasbro Panel Highlights:

Ultimate Spider-Man action figure sneak-peak!

What is a "Bonka Zonk"? Find out!

Get the low down on all of the Marvel Universe figures for 2012 & 2013!

SDCC 2012: Marvel Entertainment - Iron Man 3 Panel Highlights:

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 2!

Alan Taylor is directing THOR 2: The DARK WORLD!

The Russo Brothers directing Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier, coming April 4, 2014!

Drax, Groot, Starlord, Gamora, and Rocket Raccoon to be featured in Guardians of the Galaxy movie!

Edgar Wright confirms Ant-Man movie with test footage!

Robert Downey Jr. introduces Iron Man 3 footage with Ben Kingsley’s Mandarin! 

SDCC 2012: DC University with Dustin Nguyen Panel

SDCC 2012: Silvestri Reboots CYBER FORCE, Offers It for Free!

Legendary Pictures Presents GODZILLA!!

#mightyville #news #comics #comicbooks #comiccon #sdcc #sandiegocomiccon #marvel #dccomics #2012

[themomsandthecity]

Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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[thiswindingroad]

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[kcaruth]

Movie Mania: Top 15 of 2016

The first month of 2017 is nearly over, so what better time to release my best of 2016 list? What started out as a pretty sparse year for film quickly turned into one that churned out hit after hit. We can only hope that 2017 matches or exceeds the level of quality films that the last few months of 2016 produced.

This is the first time I have ever published a best of list, so I am excited to jump into it. My hope is that this list will shine a spotlight on some of the lesser-known films of the year and pique your interest in some of the bigger films that you may have missed. Read ahead confident that there will be no spoilers.

Honorable Mentions

Hidden Figures

What’s not to like about this endearing, educational biographical drama? Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, this film follows the story of three African-American mathematicians who work at NASA in the 1960s, when racial segregation was sadly still prevalent. Taraji P. Henson as Katherine G. Johnson and Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan are outstanding and bring so much energy and personality to the screen. Whereas this film could have been bogged down by complex mathematics and literal rocket science, Theodore Melfi expertly directs the film so that it is fast-paced and accessible, and while he acknowledges the racial prejudice of the time, he does not let it dilute his main story. Melfi and Allison Schroeder’s screenplay delivers witty and memorable dialogue throughout the film that feels natural to the characters.

Hans Zimmer returns to another space-related film to compose the score, but Pharrell Williams’ music really takes center stage. “Runnin’,” “I See a Victory,” and “Crave” are all great bets for your music playlist. Best of all, this film teaches audiences about historical figures that they would be hard-fought to discover in standard history textbooks, making it a film that should be shown in school classrooms throughout the country. While not really a negative, the film does slow down when the three women leave NASA after a long workday and return home to their families. As a biographical drama, the film is responsible for showing us different parts of these extraordinary women’s lives, but you are left waiting for them to go back to breaking barriers at NASA.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Ah, my beloved Star Wars. How I wish this film could have actually made it onto my list! I will be the first to admit that I am biased as a Star Wars fan, so that may be why this film even gets an honorable mention nod. When Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens came out in December 2015, I saw it on opening night and three or four times after that before it left theaters. By contrast, I saw Rogue One on opening night and have not seen it since. No one can accuse me of not being excited for Rogue One, and I tempered my expectations by avoiding any and all reviews before seeing the film. I even read the canon Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno to learn about the backstories of Orson Krennic and the Erso Family before seeing the film.

Without spoiling anything, the weakest facet of Rogue One is its lack of character depth and development. I did not really care about most of the rebels in the film; in fact, there were a couple of parts where I was actually cheering for the Empire! I will say that Alan Tudyk was great as K-2SO with his dark comedic humor and Donnie Yen was a badass as the blind Chirrut Imwe, but when the droid has the most personality out of the bunch, you have done something wrong.

On the other hand, the cinematography proves to be Rogue One’s strength. Never before, not even in the original trilogy, have we truly experienced what it feels like to be a world occupied and controlled by the Empire; Rogue One does an amazing job showing the reach and power of the dreadful Empire. New planets like the tropical world of Scarif look beautiful. Additionally, Rogue One includes the first true space battle we have seen in a Star Wars film since the beginning of Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. It is a sight to behold, and the new ships and tactics used by the Rebellion are quite the thrill. Director Gareth Edwards does a great job with the space battle; it never feels too cluttered or hard to follow with choppy editing. Finally, who can forget THAT scene in the last ten minutes of the film?

I appreciate the novel approaches and risks the creators of Rogue One took. I enjoyed the references to other canon material like the animated television show Star Wars Rebels for fans like me who have cared to invest in them. However, this film has proved to me that Star Wars needs strong, fully-developed characters to succeed. It makes me wonder what Rogue One looked like before those infamous re-shoots.

Game of Thrones: “The Winds of Winter”

I know, I know. This pick is not a film; it is a television episode. That is why it is only listed among the honorable mentions. Let’s face it, though. Game of Thrones is practically a ten-hour film each season. The quality, scope, and budget of many of the episodes easily surpass those of several films. While “Battle of the Bastards” was outstanding in its own right, “The Winds of Winter” is my pick for the best episode of season six. The season six finale delivers on so many fronts for long-time viewers of the show after what can be argued was a very up-and-down season, and it is rich with emotion, suspense, and superb acting. What fan of the show did not get goosebumps and/or tear up when that music swelled up in the final scene of the season, and wasn’t that “Light of the Seven” piano piece at the beginning of the episode so chilling? I cannot really say more without treading into spoiler territory, so do yourself a favor and go watch (or re-watch) this masterful episode of television.

#15: Deadpool

Can we all extend a big thank you to Ryan Reynolds? His enthusiasm and dedication to the character of Deadpool may have been the sole reason this film was made. Thank goodness that test footage was “leaked” to the public! This Deadpool is a far cry from that unspeakable depiction in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (Who thought it was a good idea to sew the Merc with a Mouth’s mouth shut?) From the opening credits, this film promises that it is self-aware and ready to break the fourth wall, true to its titular character. Deadpool embraces its R rating and runs with it. The crass humor and the no holds barred action scenes are great fun, and Deadpool’s interactions with Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus supply some rib-busting laughs. (Deadpool at Xavier’s Mansion: “It’s funny how there’s only ever two of you. It’s almost like the studio couldn’t afford another X-Man.”) At a time in cinema where comic book films are a constant, Deadpool brings a refreshing breath of fresh air to the genre.

#14: Manchester by the Sea

Warning: This film is very sad and heavy. However, writer and director Kenneth Longergan manages to infuse some genuinely comedic moments in the film’s bleak landscape that somewhat lighten the mood when necessary. Lucas Hedges delivers as teenager Patrick Chandler, and this may be Casey Affleck’s best work yet as Patrick’s uncle, Lee Chandler. I went into this film with a very faint idea of what it was about, and I think that is the best way to approach it if you are going to see it. My two biggest complaints with this film are the Oscar-bait score and the ending. The score, in my opinion, detracts and distracts from the film, and the ending is one of those where it just abruptly cuts off. The film was on the longer side in terms of run time, though, so I guess I was sort of grateful for the ending too.

#13: Jackie

You can tell Natalie Portman poured her heart and soul into this film, and I am hopeful that she will be awarded for it with an Oscar. It is overwhelmingly evident that she spent countless hours studying and perfecting Jackie Kennedy’s accent and mannerisms, and her hard work pays off. When you are watching this film, you see Jackie Kennedy, not Natalie Portman. Whereas this biographical drama could have leaned on other historical figures and really tapped into the utter tragedy of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, director Pablo Larrain lets Jackie stand on her own and carry the film. Mica Levi’s score really surprised me and deserves some award nods. “Intro” is entrancingly eerie and haunting, sticking with you even after the film is over. As the award-winning musical Hamilton teaches us, history is all about who lives, who dies, and who tells our story. Jackie focuses on Jackie Kennedy’s intense dedication and foresight in the midst of tragedy to shape the way JFK’s story is told and how he will be remembered in history.

#12: The Founder

Set aside a few bucks for a milkshake and a burger after this film. Just trust me on that. The Founder tells the story of Ray Kroc and the establishment of the McDonald’s fast food empire. I did not know the history of McDonald’s, so this film was not only entertaining, but educational for me. Michael Keaton fully embraces the role of Kroc, taking on his (to borrow another line from Hamilton) “never satisfied” attitude on life. As he bullies his way to the top, we also see the tragic downfall of the endearing Richard and Maurice McDonald, played by Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch, whose portrayal of the brothers turns out to be the film’s strongest feature. As Matt Zoller Seitz from RogerEbert.com puts it, “[The Founder] is an ad that becomes a warning before circling around and becoming another, darker kind of advertisement, and one of the most intriguing and surprising things about The Founder is that, in the end, it seems vaguely ashamed of itself for letting this happen.”

#11: Moana

2016 was the year of the animated film, and we have hit the first one on my list. With Moana, Disney continues to showcase its amazing progress in animation; the islands and the water in Moana look so life-like. Moana brings viewers a welcome surprise in that there is absolutely no romance in this film, taking it a step further than even Frozen. Moana is all about ancestry, culture, family, and finding your calling in life. It is also extremely touching; do not be surprised if you find yourself unconsciously crying throughout the film. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the genius creator of Hamilton, and Opetaia Foa’i come together to create an incredible soundtrack full of soaring, vibrant songs like “We Know the Way” or Moana’s (Auli’i Cravalho) anthem “How Far I’ll Go.” Jermaine Clement’s “Shiny” is one of the best villain songs Disney has produced in a long time, and “You’re Welcome” perfectly embodies the character of Maui as well as his voice actor, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. For all that it does well, Moana can afford to have a very, very basic plot, but if it would have improved on that front, it may have found itself higher on my list.

#10: Arrival

Director Denis Villeneuve delivers another critically-acclaimed film with Arrival. Based on Ted Chiang’s short story “Story of Your Life,” this science fiction film explores the untouched aspects of the genre, choosing to investigate communication instead of destruction. In the film, the spacecraft of extraterrestrials known as heptapods appear scattered across different parts of Earth. Renowned linguist Louise Banks, played by Amy Adams, is called upon to attempt to communicate with the heptapods by learning how to read and write their language alongside physicist Ian Donnelly, played by Jeremy Renner. The cinematography by Bradford Young is truly breathtaking throughout the film. Combined with Johann Johannsson’s beautiful, otherworldly score (see “First Encounter” and “Heptapod B”) and subtle “show don’t tell” acting, this cinematography creates heart-pounding, white knuckle suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

I was totally onboard with this film until the last ten or fifteen minutes. A certain plot twist is revealed that I can see as one that splits the audience in half on the matter, and the quality of the dialogue goes way downhill all of a sudden. By no means did it ruin the film for me, but it just made me love it a little less. As long as you do not go into this film expecting Independence Day-style science fiction action and are ready to put your thinking cap on, you should enjoy the experience.

#9: Patriots Day

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg were busy in 2016! After producing Deepwater Horizon, they return to produce a film about another disaster in recent American history, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Some may question if this film is too soon, but rest assured that it treats its source material with respect. While Mark Wahlberg is usually the standout actor in Peter Berg’s recent films, everyone shines in Patriots Day. J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, and Kevin Bacon are all great, and I was left wishing they had taken even a little more screen time from Wahlberg. On a dramatic level, this thriller leaves you at the edge of your seat. I could feel the suspense and anticipation throughout my sold-out theater, and I could hear the sobs and sniffling of many.

I did not feel that this film delved into exploitative thriller territory, but I cannot speak for the people of Boston and those who experienced the tragedy firsthand. The Boston Globe’s Ty Burr, however, can. He says in his review, “It’s professionally made, slickly heartfelt, and is offered up as an act of civic healing. At best, it’s unnecessary. At worst, it’s vaguely insulting.” Again, having only experienced the bombing thousands of miles away from television news media reports, I have to disagree with Burr’s assertion that this film is unnecessary. It is genuinely moving on an emotional level, and it reinforces the ideas that good always wins and that Americans will stand united in the face of terrorism.

#8: Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War is essentially Avengers 2.5. Following the success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Russo brothers return to direct Civil War. Everything since the first Iron Man has been building up to this film. Although it does indeed have its flaws, the good far outweighs the bad here. While it is labeled as a Captain America film, the Russo brothers smartly give Robert Downey, Jr. plenty to work with in his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man. This may be, in fact, the best Downey, Jr. has been in the Marvel franchise since the first Iron Man. Surprisingly filled with emotional depth, the character development in Civil War is outstanding considering the cornucopia of characters in the film. Not only does the film continue to develop its veteran playmakers, but it also does a great job introducing brand new characters to the universe. Another positive of this film is that it imposes real, lasting consequences on the actions of our heroes. Bygones are not bygones by the end of this film. In the end, Civil War delivers on its promise of pitting Avenger against Avenger. Although punches are obviously being pulled in the airport battle, it is still an entertaining sequence that showcases each individual character. Now can we please stop focusing on Bucky moving forward with Captain America?

#7: Kubo and the Two Strings

Darn you, McConaissance! If it were not for Matthew McConaughey, this film may have ended up higher on my list. McConaughey is by no means bad in his role, but he just seems out of place in this film. Aside from that, it is hard to find any serious faults with this film without getting overly nitpicky. Kubo and the Two Strings is an aesthetically beautiful work of art with its 3D stop-motion. The voice acting is some of the best of the year: Art Parkinson as the adventurous and imaginative Kubo, Charlize Theron as the sickly but loving mother of Kubo and the grumpy but protective Monkey, Rooney Mara as the creepy Sisters, and Ralph Fiennes as Raiden the sinister Moon King all fully embrace their roles and add layers upon layers to the characters with the simplest of voice inflections. The score is also top notch, transporting you directly into the story. Kubo and the Two Strings is an adventure filled with humor, darkness, love, melancholy, and inspiration that completely absorbs its viewers.

#6: Zootopia

It was practically a toss-up between Kubo and the Two Strings and Zootopia, but Zootopia won out in the end because of its thoughtful, timely themes of discrimination and social stereotypes and how well the film handles them. The voice acting is on point, with such talent as Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Idris Elba, and Alan Tudyk. The animation is gorgeous, and the sprawling urban Zootopia is fleshed out and full of character. Whereas Moana has a very simple plot, Zootopia offers a couple of unexpected twists. The stereotypes that the animals fit into work perfectly, and the film really makes you care about its main characters. Full of humor and Easter eggs, this film celebrating diversity will make you want to go back for repeat viewings, all the while perpetually humming Shakira’s “Try Everything.”

#5: Sing Street

Sing Street was a huge surprise for me. It was nowhere on my radar of films to see. I just happened to come across it while scrolling through Netflix, and boy am I glad I decided to watch it! At its core, Sing Street is about a teenage boy who starts a band to impress a girl and get her to like him. “Eh, seen it before,” you say? Maybe, but not as well done as this. Set in Dublin in the 1980s, this film is a feel-good musical comedy-drama where every single song is outstanding with a charismatic Irish cast and huge heart that is not only about getting the girl, but also friendship, brotherhood, and pursuing dreams. Sing Street knows what it wants to be and embraces it without turning into a musical fantasy, leaving viewers full of irresistible optimism and humming its catchy tunes while looking up Duran Duran songs at the end of the film.

#4: Hell or High Water

I could not say it any more eloquently than Mason Walker did, so I will just start by leaving what he said about this film, all thanks to the exemplary cinematography of Giles Nuttgens: “Plenty of films pretend to take place in small-town Texas, but many of those versions resemble my home state about as much as the ‘barbecue’ joint I visited in New York resembled barbecue. But this wild Neo-Western gets it right. Here is a rural Texas I recognize, where the Aggie Game’s always on, the Shiner is within arm’s reach, and the customers and wait staff play out their familiar interactions like a social-norms square-dance.” In reality, the filming took place in New Mexico, but that is close enough so we will give it a pass, right?

Hell or High Water follows two brothers, played by Chris Pine and Ben Foster, who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch, all the while being hunted by two Texas Rangers, played by Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham. Foregoing mindless gunfights, Hell or High Water stuns with its complex characters and well-paced narrative. Director David Mackenzie deftly mixes scenes dripping with suspense with scenes full of lighthearted Texan humor. Taylor Sheridan’s screenplay includes some brilliantly written dialogue that especially comes through during the final scene of the film on the porch. The stupendous acting, particularly by Jeff Bridges as the Texas Ranger on the brink of retirement, brings it all together in this heartfelt heist film.

#3: Hacksaw Ridge

This was another toss-up between Hell or High Water and Hacksaw Ridge, but Andrew Garfield’s Oscar-worthy acting helped Hacksaw Ridge edge it out. Hacksaw Ridge is based on the true story of Garfield’s Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor. With Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson makes a triumphant return to the director’s chair for the first time since 2006 when he released Apocalypto. Gibson boldly and fearlessly tackles this film on the level of both a large scale war drama as well as a concentrated character study. Like few other directors can do, Gibson seamlessly transitions from some of the most graphically violent scenes you will ever see on screen to endearingly tender, touching emotional scenes.

Before we get to Garfield, Vince Vaughn deserves his own round of applause. When people think of Vaughn, they probably think of films like Wedding Crashers or Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. In Hacksaw Ridge, Vaughn proves he can handle a serious dramatic role when he is dialed in. Hugo Weaving also delivers a great performance as Doss’ father, a troubled World War I veteran. In the end, though, this is far and away Garfield’s film. From playing a comic book hero to a real life hero, Garfield’s career sure has blossomed. With Doss’ story, Garfield has such wealth of inspiration to draw from. From his simple life growing up in Virginia to the cacophony of war while serving as a combat medic at Hacksaw Ridge, Garfield plays every scene perfectly. At the beginning of the film, you might wonder if Garfield’s southern accent is going to detract from the film, but he is so committed to it that it ends up working.

Doss’ steadfast Seventh-day Adventist faith is certainly present in the film, but it never gets preachy or hits you over the head with it. It is actually very important that it was included because it was such a central part of who Doss was. Gibson does go a tad overboard with the religious imagery, especially with the themes of baptism and ascension, but that is a central part of Gibson’s trademarked directorial style. Hacksaw Ridge is an inspiring war film whose main character never even picks up a rifle, much less fires one, offering a different way to envision courage.

#2: The Edge of Seventeen

Never have I ever seen a more accurate portrayal of life as a high schooler. I will flat out say it: this film blew me away. I remember walking out of the theater so happy and extremely proud of everyone involved with the film. For her directorial debut, Kelly Fremon Craig hits it out of the park. Do not pass this film up as just another coming-of-age dramedy because it is so much more than that. This film will have you laughing, this film will have you crying, this film will have you cringing at the all-too-relatable awkwardness, and sometimes this film will have you doing all three at the same time. In short, it touches on every single emotion, but never in a sappy or undeserved way. Craig not only directed the film, but she also produced and wrote it. The sharp dialogue sounds exactly like something that would come from the mouth of a high schooler in 2016.

The acting is terrific all around. Hayden Szeto masterfully emulates myself in high school as Erwin Kim. Woody Harrelson nails it in his role as a high school teacher and confidant. Kyra Sedgwick expertly assumes the challenges of being a mother to teenage children. Blake Jenner surprises with his subtle acting as Darian. Last but certainly not least, Hailee Steinfeld proves she is the real deal as 17-year-old Nadine, the film’s main character. Perhaps even more impressive than her line delivery is Steinfeld’s ability to act with her body language doing most of the heavy lifting. The Edge of Seventeen forgoes the teen tropes from John Hughes movies in favor of fully developed, three-dimensional characters who emotionally grow right before our very eyes. It has its hilarious moments, but it is not afraid to heavily tap into reality and maturely handle the really serious situations that teens may face today. Male or female, young people and parents alike will be able to relate to this film on a deeply personal level.

#1: La La Land

I never considered musicals to be one of my favorite genres, which makes it all the more noteworthy that La La Land lands at the top of my list for 2016. I was beyond impressed with director Damien Chazelle’s work with 2014’s Whiplash, a film about the destructive cost of single-mindedly pursuing one’s dream. La La Land adopts a much more positive spin on this message as it follows Mia, an aspiring actress played by Emma Stone trying to make it in Hollywood, and Sebastian, a jazz pianist played by Ryan Gosling with the dream of reviving jazz and opening up his own jazz club. The impressively stunning opening scene of the film, which I won’t spoil here, had me smiling from ear to ear, and I could feel the entire theater straining from holding back their rapturous applause.

From that opening scene on, Linus Sandgren’s cinematography prowess is on full display, allowing the camera to become just as much a part of the choreography as the actors on screen. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone’s chemistry is unrivaled by anything else you will see on screen from 2016, making the relationship between their characters feel real and honest, and their dedication to their roles is palatable. The set design and costumes, two aspects of films that do not get paid nearly enough attention, are remarkable in La La Land. The vibrant colors and the smog-less skyline of Los Angeles create fantastical imagery that fit in with the grand dreams of the film’s two main characters. Chazelle’s writing is composed of snappy dialogue that is full of heart and honesty.

I sometimes find that the song and dance part of musicals distract from the plot of the film, but, credit to Chazelle’s writing and Justin Hurwitz’s music, La La Land’s musical numbers work as a cohesive unit with the plot and even elevate it. Hurwitz’s music is impressive instrumentally and dazzling with its creative, insightful, and thought-provoking lyrics. Hurwitz’s ability to shift gears throughout the film is praiseworthy. One moment, he is powering through the upbeat “Another Day of Sun.” The next he is revving it up again for the equally catchy “Someone in the Crowd,” but even within that song he slows things down to a point where the audience can soak it all in before picking the pace right back up. “Mia & Sebastian’s Theme” and “Planetarium” take the audience on a whimsical adventure. “Herman’s Habit” is jazz at its finest. In “A Lovely Night,” Hurwitz channels classic Hollywood duet material. With “Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” Hurwitz and Stone make you wish you had a box of Kleenex handy. As the film approaches its bittersweet ending, Hurwitz flawlessly sums the entire film up musically in “Epilogue.” La La Land is a technical masterpiece, and its record seven Golden Globe wins prove it. Thank goodness Whiplash succeeded so that Chazelle could bring us this powerfully intimate masterwork.

  I think it is important that I list all of the films I can remember seeing with a 2016 release date (37 in total) so that you have an idea of what the competition was like.

 ·         Jane Got a Gun

·         Deadpool

·         Zootopia

·         Midnight Special

·         Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

·         Captain America: Civil War

·         The Jungle Book

·         X-Men: Apocalypse

·         The Lobster

·         Alice Through the Looking Glass

·         Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

·         Finding Dory

·         Star Trek Beyond

·         Suicide Squad

·         Kubo and the Two Strings

·         Hell or High Water

·         Sully

·         The Magnificent Seven

·         Deepwater Horizon

·         Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

·         The Accountant

·         Doctor Strange

·         Hacksaw Ridge

·         Arrival

·         Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

·         Sing Street

·         The Edge of Seventeen

·         Manchester by the Sea

·         Moana

·         Jackie

·         La La Land

·         Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

·         Hidden Figures

·         The Founder

·         Patriots Day

·         A Monster Calls

·         Silence

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Falling Forward with Athena Theatre at Symphony Space

Title: Help Who’s Next / Playwright: Kathryn Funkhouser / Actors: Shavanna Calder, Kelsey Peterson, Steve Hoose / Company: Athena Theatre

Athena Theatre develops off-beat, irreverent, thought-provoking and entertaining new plays that address modern issues. FALLING FORWARD: an evening of ten-minute plays by Athena Writes 2018, performed at Symphony Space on May 16, 2018, is another of Athena Theatre’s successful productions. Without being dogmatic or preachy, FALLING FORWARD’s plays broach topical issues, from guns and domestic violence to gender norms and marriage constructs, by making them personal. The surprising thematic through-line of the evening’s slate of plays, though, is our (we, humans’) aching need to be seen and known.

Thus far this year, there have been nearly 5,000 gun deaths, more than 18,000 gun incidents, and 100 mass shootings in the U.S according to the Gun Violence Archive.  It’s no wonder, then, that guns and/or gun violence feature in the plots of three of FALLING FORWARD’s plays: Help Who’s Next by Kathryn Funkhouser; Natural Selection by Marcus Scott; and Shooting Janine by Kate Thomas.

Help Who’s Next presents possible multiverses where a congressman, his social media manager, and a barrista repeatedly intersect after a mass shooting. Ms. Funkhouser’s various iterations of the scene reveal the characters’ inner lives and conflicting priorities, and the unexpected confrontations that result. The play’s final deconstruction of dialogue, where each character spouts snippets of lines and words previously spoken by a different character, is hauntingly moving, and was affectingly performed by Shavanna Calder, Kelsey Peterson, and Steve Hoose.

The eponymous Janine in Ms. Thomas’s play is the personification of a pink rhinestone girly gun. Janine is sexy, empowering, and deadly. And Janine aims to seduce the women who hold her to kill men. All men. Just ask the two sisters who’ve just met Janine in the woods: one of whom killed her shooting instructor at Janine’s behest, and the other may be inspired to kill her husband as soon as she gets home. Actors Lea Garcia-McKenna, Emj Nelson, and Estelle Bajou gleefully inhabited the characters of Shooting Janine, underscoring Ms. Thomas’s play with abundant physical humor.

The opening beat of Natural Selection introduces us to Troy, Trevor, and Travis, three young Asian-American men, as they’re comparing the size of their penises, and it gets a big laugh. But, once the threesome completes that task, the audience must bear witness to the boys’ plot to shoot up their school’s ESL (English as a Second Language) building. This act, they reason, is an expression of their patriotism and full assimilation as Americans. As their individual commitment to their plot wanes and waxes, we learn that, at the heart of their planned mass shooting, is these loners’ desire for fame and recognition.

Two of FALLING FORWARD’s plays explore the strains that absence and secrets place on a marriage. Martha Pichey’s Drowning on Dry Land introduces us to Eliza, a whaling captain’s wife, profoundly dissatisfied with the long periods of separation required by her husband’s profession. She defies societal and gender norms by studying to be a navigator during his absence. Upon his return, Eliza’s demand –that next time, they go to sea together– forces her husband to adjust his image of her (as a stereotypical frail woman), and accept her for the independent, smart (and sexual), partner she is. In A Departure, the playwright, Grant MacDermott, investigates the corrosive effect on a marriage of a spouse’s secret, and considers what is the effect if the other spouse knows the secret but chooses to hide that knowledge? How can either party be truly seen, truly encountered when so much is concealed. Anna Holbrook and Alan Simon portray the long-married couple naturalistically and humorously, but Ms. Holbrook’s performance of the wife’s monologue near the end of the play was breathtaking.

Freddie Jay Fulton’s portrayal of the teenage boy in boys don’t look at boys by Jeremy O’Brian was also impactful. In turns brash, funny, poignant, and vulnerable, Mr. Fulton fully embodied Mr. O’Brian’s multi-faceted, heart-wrenching character. boys don’t look at boys asks what does it take to truly see another? How can we encourage recognition of the vulnerable other, especially among boys and men who are socialized to use humor and a veneer of self-sufficiency to mask weakness? Does it take a crisis to lift the blinders?

In Waiting, or Something Equally Tragic by Leila Teitelman and The Marsh by Nora Sørena Casey, the plays ask: what is a person’s rock-bottom and what does one do when they hit it? Ms. Teitelman’s play deals with the sisterhood’s varying responses to domestic violence, and uses the characters’ waiting for a bus as a metaphor for the emotional reckoning necessary for transition. In keeping with the “failure-to-be-seen” theme of the evening, in both Waiting … and The Marsh, characters purposefully obscure parts of themselves, despite their desperate need for recognition, support, and kinship.

Photography by BittenByAZebra, Athena Theatre

Additionally, FALLING FORWARD presented: The Meadows by Isaac Allen Miller, imagining a future where submitting to medical trials is a means of obtaining healthcare and paying down consumer debt; Amuka by Judah Skoff, considering the draw of prayer as a means of pursuing one’s desires; and Out of the Box by Flo Ankah, positing that a young woman’s genius is the magical genie that allows her to be powerful, purposeful, and seen.

FALLING FORWARD, produced by Veronique Ory, Artistic Director of Athena Theatre, and directed by Veronica Dang, presented talented actors showcasing a group of formidable writers. Remember their names: you’ll see them in lights.

Sherry Bokser is a NYC-based playwright. Her plays include R/Evolution (Characters Ink), With the Best of Intentions (360 Repco), Sally and Sibyl (The Players), and collaborative work includes The Pulse Project (Steppenwolf Theatre/Judson Church); All Hail (360 Repco); and Marvelous Country (Great Plains Theatre Conference/WPIC Mumbai). Sherry is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the ICWP.

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