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metalandmagi · 5 months

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A list of underrated Christmas movies for everyone who is getting tired of watching the same things every year:

This year, I wanted to make a list of a few Christmas movies that I feel are a bit underrated and under-appreciated, because I’m tired of seeing the same things all the time. If anyone has any suggestions for their own lesser known holiday movies, please feel free to include them!

Arthur Christmas: An animated movie that should be a classic, but it was unfortunately lost to time because it had a horrible marketing campaign that made it look like complete shit. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s not complete shit. It’s actually fucking amazing.

Arthur, the clumsy son of the current Santa Claus is known for being a lovable idiot who tends to ruin everything he touches, but when a little girl’s present is accidentally left behind one Christmas, Arthur, an elf named Bryony, and his grandfather (a previous Santa…so grandsanta) embark on a chaotic mission around the world to deliver the missing present. Every character in this movie is so fucking funny and empathetic at the same time. Arthur embodies the true meaning of Christmas in everything he does. Bryony is just…on another level entirely. Arthur’s brother Steve (a strategic genius who wants to use his new technology to ensure his place as the next Santa) is a perfect antagonist that the audience still feels sympathy for. They all just have such a fun dynamic, and it’s a crime that more people haven’t seen this.

Spirited: A fairly new addition to the Christmas movie ranks, since it came out in 2022 (but it was on AppleTV+ so no one watched it). Spirited is a modern, musical version of A Christmas Carol like you’ve never seen before (starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, who are an amazing combination in anything). If you’re tired of seeing endless retellings of Dickens' story, just watch this. It’s hilarious, heartfelt, and it brings a whole new perspective to the story in a way that I’m not going to spoil. And the songs go so hard it’s insane.

Happiest Season: A rom-com in which a woman named Abby desperately wants to propose to her girlfriend Harper over the holidays during Harper’s family Christmas party…only to realize that Harper’s extremely rich and conservative family doesn’t know she’s gay. Fun rom-com shenanigans ensue. Did I mention Abby is played by Kristen Stewart, and Harper is played by Mackenzie Davis? Also Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, and that guy from Schitt’s Creek everyone loves are in it.

This could easily have been a completely different movie if the cast wasn't so funny and didn’t have such good chemistry. It starts out as a standard holiday rom-com, but I was tearing up by the end of this the first time I watched it. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been hiding your true self from your family or if you’ve felt like you’ve never been good enough for them, I think you’ll see a lot to relate to in this.

Violent Night: Another new addition to the ever-expanding list of Christmas movies, this aptly named action thriller also came out in 2022, and I feel like no one has spoken about it since, which is a crime because IT WAS SO MUCH FUCKING FUN!

When a grizzled, down on the world Santa (played by David Harbour) gets stuck in a rich family’s house while it’s being overrun by mercenaries, he has to Die Hard his way out and save the hostages (or at least the ones who are worth saving) before it’s too late. This was such a fun surprise, because violent action thrillers are so hit and miss for me personally. David Harbour is great. It’s just under 2 hours of watching shitty people get their comeuppance in unique ways. I’m so offended that it only has a 6.7/10 on IMDB, because this is a great movie to watch with a group of friends and some age appropriate beverages. Yeah, it’s not a masterpiece, and maybe my standards are low, but I had a great time with this.

Tokyo Godfathers: An anime Christmas classic directed by Satoshi Kon in which 3 homeless people (a former drag queen, a runaway teen, and a grumpy alcoholic) find a baby in a dumpster and try to reunite it with its family. This was the movie that tricked me into thinking Satoshi Kon’s other works would be just as comedic and wholesome as this one. It’s got humor. It’s got heart. It’s got twists and turns that will keep you guessing in the classic Satoshi Kon fashion. And the English dub is just as good as the sub, so you can’t go wrong either way.

Neo Yokio- Pink Christmas: Speaking of anime…I’ve talked about this one before, but I have to mention it again because it’s a staple for me every year. Pink Christmas is the Christmas special for the…anime (and I use that word in the loosest way possible) Neo Yokio…aka the one starring (and possibly made by?) Jaden Smith.

For anyone who’s never heard of it, Neo Yokio is a series on Netflix that is the closest thing to a professionally made Abridged Series we’ll ever have. The “plot” of the series revolves around Kaz, a pink haired guy who fights demons and does increasingly absurd rich people things with his robot mecha butler named Charles. The Christmas special involves Charles telling Kaz a Christmas story about the city’s Secret Santa competition for all the ultra rich people.

Look, there’s no good way to describe this one, but trust me when I say you don’t have to watch Neo Yokio to understand it, since even people who do watch Neo Yokio don’t understand it. In fact, I think it will be even funnier if you don’t watch Neo Yokio at all before watching Pink Christmas (but I encourage everyone to watch the series too, just because it’s more of the same insanity.)

Every line in it is pure comedic gold, not because it’s truly funny, but because it’s absurd and ridiculous in a way only Jaden Smith can be. I quote it incessantly while eating a Toblerone every year.

Cabin Pressure at Christmas: Molokai: Okay, it’s not a movie or even a TV special, but I love Cabin Pressure so much that I had to include this too. Cabin Pressure is a comedy radio show (not a podcast, an actual radio show) that aired on BBC Radio 4 in the early 2000s about an airline crew for the world’s shittiest airplane.

For anyone who watched season 2 of Good Omens, you might recognize the name John Finnemore as one of the writers. Well, Cabin Pressure is made by (and stars) the same person. The Christmas episode is one of my favorites of the series, and you 100% don’t need to listen to the entire series to enjoy it. It captures the humor and despair of being stuck with your co-workers on Christmas eve, but it keeps up the spirit regardless. This is another one I quote incessantly, and the whole show has become hardwired into my personality. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO LISTEN TO CABIN PRESSURE! I’m pretty sure the whole series is available on iTunes as an audiobook.

As honorable mentions, I want to include Rise of the Guardians and Klaus, because even though they have a fair amount of popularity, I still feel like people could appreciate them more. And sure, Rise of the Guardians might be more of an Easter movie, but it still includes Santa as a character, and he’s amazing.

That's all for now. Sorry these are all specifically Christmas themed, but if anyone has movie suggestions for other winter holidays, please throw them in!

#christmas movies #spirited #tokyo godfathers #arthur christmas #happiest season #violent night #neo yokio pink christmas #neo yokio #cabin pressure

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agrosehamada · 3 months

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Welcome back to the Spring Has Sprung doll photo challenge! I know we skipped a year, but since there seems to be some interest--we're bringing it back for 2024! My dolls and I are all very excited to get this started, and we hope that you guys enjoy this too! Like last time, we decided to focus the prompts around some of the maybe lesser known holidays taking throughout spring! This is an absolutely no pressure challenge, please feel free to participate as much or as little as you want to, we’re all just here to have fun! I’m using the tag #springhassprungag2024 for this challenge if you guys want to use it too (and please, even though this challenge was made primarily with American Girl Doll Tumblr in mind if you have other kinds of dolls who want to participate they are totally welcome as well!) I'm making it my own personal goal to try to showcase my dolls you all may not have seen as much, and I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!

Week One: Reading 3/17-3/23

In honor of "Read to Me Day" on 3/19 share a picture of your dolls reading or sharing their favorite books :)

Week 2: Theater 3/24-3/30

In honor of "World Theater Day" on 3/27, share your dolls performing in or enjoying their favorite piece of theater!

Week 3: Colors 3/31-4/06

In honor of "Crayon Day" in 3/31 and "Rainbow Day" on 4/03, share your dolls wearing their favorite color--or all the colors of the rainbow!

Week 4: Pets 4/07-4/13

In honor of "Pet Day" on 4/11, share your dolls with their pets--or, if they don't have a pet, sharing their favorite animal or stuffed animal!

Week 5: Lookalike 4/14-4/20

In honor of "Lookalike Day" on 4/20, dress your dolls up like each other, or dress up to match your doll!

Week 7: Creativity 4/21-4/27

In honor of "World Creativity and Innovation Day" on 4/21, show your dolls being creative or innovative, or sharing a piece of creativity or innovation that they think makes the world a better place!

Week 7: Superheroes 4/28-5/04

In honor of "National Superhero Day" on 4/28, share your dolls dressed up as or appreciating their favorite superhero!

Week 8: Teachers 5/05-5/11

In honor of Teacher Appreciate Week, share your dolls appreciating their favorite teacher--or, if they want to be a teacher, share what they dream about teaching!

Week 9: Endangered Species 5/12-5/18

In honor of "Endangered Species Day" on 5/17, have your dolls help raise awareness for their favorite endangered species.

Week 10: Tea Time 5/19-5/25

In honor of both "Baking Day" on 5/19 and "Tea Day" on 5/21, share your dolls having tea time--or maybe even a whole tea party!

Week 11: Smiles 5/26-6/01

In honor of "National Smile Day" on 5/31, share something that makes you and your dolls smile :)

Week 12: Oceans 6/02-6/08

In honor of "Ocean's Day" on 6/8, share your dolls enjoying or sharing something they love about the ocean!

#springhassprungag2024 #dollblr #american girl doll

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gaylordscooter · 1 month

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logofthehebmultivese: ENTRY HELP

im writing this down tottally calmly and

yknow what im not even going to do a bit

so fresh is currently in my general vicinity and normally ink and i would get the fuck out of there immediately. GUESS WHERE INK IS??

OR SHOULD I WRITE FRESH INK? GOD THIS IS SO GREAT AND AWESOME IM GLAD IT'S HAPPIENING

so im hiding until dream senses my anguish and decides to head over.

i didnt even know he COULD infect ink on the account of NO SOUL.

then again, no one knows how he does it.

i just realized i haven't written an entry on fresh yet. the lack of info on him is exactly why.

basic gist: parasite-virus kind of deal. there's a "main" host which more often than not is what people are referring to when they say "fresh". little known fact unless you've encountered him. he's a hive-mind. and i wouldve appreciated a warning from ink instead of finding that out MYSELF

when he infects someone, they become a "lesser" host which the main host draws magic from.

now i said—

i hear him

[there's a bunch of illegible scribbles]

ok. he walked away my hiding spot's good. seems like all those times i played hide n seek with my brother paid off...

so as i was writing, i call him a parasite-virus now im no biologist (unlike most sanses i majored in psychology, and i totally got my degree, yeah) so i dont know how accurate of a term that is but it sounds right to me because he's a parasite (that resides in a main host) that spreads a virus (that infects people and allows him to control them and draw power from).

and no one knows how he infects people. i dont know if it's airborne, through touch, magic-related no one knows. the logical conclusion tends to be through close proximity but even then who knows what he does to spread the virus.

it might have something to do with those shades that all of them wear

did i mention this very dangerous thing larps as a dude from the 90's. it would be funny if it weren't for everything else. did i mention he's emitting music from the 90's right now and that's how ive been able to tell when he's near? (i can never listen to wannabe by the spice girls the same ever again)

hang on

ink seems to be wasting all his paint. i know what he's trying to do. he still has some control

his paint is more viscous than usual, it's clumping together in gross globs. i think something's in it

it's distracting fresh. i think he's trying to calm him down. failing, of course, ink doesn't listen to anyone (except well, the creators)

the virus targets the soul. ink doesn't have a soul so the next best thing is his paint

now people think when he runs out of paint he becomes a lifeless husk and

thats not. that's exactly what happens

but give him paint again he'll be back to normal, that's my job, sometimes. it's not formally my job, ink wouldn't want to depend on someone to that degree but the few times it's happened—im getting off track

there's paint everywhere and im trying my hardest to not touch any of it. there's petals in it, gross is that what fresh uses? petals or flowers?

hang on ink just slapped fresh with his scarf i need to sketch this out

im not that good at drawing. i'll ask ink to do a true artist's interpretation of this.

oh my god he knocked his glasses off. oh my god that's a huge ass flower in his sockets. that

ok it's time to go

#blue's (totally not diary) log

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whencyclopedia · 23 days

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Iphigenia in Aulis

Iphigenia in Aulis (or at Aulis) was written by Euripides, the youngest and most popular of the trilogy of great Greek tragedians. The play was based on the well-known myth surrounding the sacrifice of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra's daughter Iphigenia. With the winds silenced by the goddess Artemis, the young girl's sacrifice at the goddess's altar would allow the Greeks to sail to Troy, win the Trojan War, and retrieve Menelaus's wife Helen. The tragedy was written sometime between 408 and 406 BCE and produced after the poet's death by his son in 405 BCE. As part of a trilogy, it won first place at the competition at the Dionysia in Athens - only the playwright's fifth first-place finish

Life of Euripides

Very little is known of Euripides' early life. Born in the 480's BCE on the island of Salamis near Athens to a family of hereditary priests, he preferred a life of solitude, alone with his books. There are even rumors - mostly dismissed - that he lived isolated in a cave. He was married and had three sons, one of whom, also named Euripides, became a noted playwright. Unlike his contemporary the elder Sophocles, Euripides played little or no part in Athenian political affairs; the one exception was a brief diplomatic mission to Syracuse in Sicily. Of his over 90 plays, 19 have survived which is more than any of his contemporaries. The poet made his debut at the Dionysia competition in 455 BCE, not winning his first victory until 441 BCE. Unfortunately, his participation in these competitions did not prove to be very successful with only four victories during his lifetime.

With the Peloponnesian War waging, Euripides left Athens in 408 BCE at the invitation of King Archelaus to live the remainder of his life in Macedonia. Although he may have written some of his best plays there, he left Athens embittered after seeing lesser-known playwrights win at the competition. Although often misunderstood during his lifetime and never receiving the acclaim he deserved, he became one of the most admired poets decades later, influencing not only Greek but Roman playwrights.

Years after the playwright's death, the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE) called him the most tragic of the Greek poets. Sophocles admired his fellow tragedian by saying that Euripides saw men as they are not as they ought to be. Classicist Edith Hamilton, in her book The Greek Way, agreed when she wrote that he was the saddest of all of the greats, a poet of the world's grief. “He feels, as no other writer has felt, the pitifulness of human life, as of children suffering helplessly what they do not know and can never understand.” (205) She added no poet's work was “so sensitively attune as his to the still, sad music of humanity, a strain little heeded by that world of long ago” (205). In his book Greek Drama, Moses Hadas said that audiences would come to appreciate his style and outlook viewing his plays as more sympathetic than those of his contemporaries. It has been said that when Athenians speak of “the poet” they are referring to Euripides.

#History #AgamemnonPerson #Euripides #GreekTheatre #WHE #[#]

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profanepurity · 1 year

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I am here to knock on your door and peer inside for any Sister Diana and Bellamy info, because this is my fave AU now. I am very greedy and wish to know more (also Secondo being a girl dad, MY HEART)

Not only is Papa Emeritus Secondo a girl dad, but Bellamy also has two very evil satanic cardinals for uncles that watch very R-rated horror movies with her when they babysit. Don't worry, Copia always fast-forwards through the really bad parts, despite Terzo saying "she already knows about that stuff". Bellamy loves horror movies (and spending time with them), but C still got her that rat plushy for when she spends the night- which she named Lumaconi.

Lol so this response got super plot-driven, which is why it took ages to finish, I’m so sorry about that! This is going to focus mostly on how Secondo met Sister Diana when he was a Cardinal under Primo’s papacy, the ‘ghuleh’ that haunts the mortuary, and baby Bellamy. I really wish I could have rendered these, but I just didn't have the time unfortunately 😞

TW: This gets spicy. There are mentions of sex and suggestive imagery, but nothing explicit. Also TONS of angst. Mentions of death and blood.

Thank you so much for your ask. Your support means the world to me! Enjoy 🖤

Diana was taken in as an orphan by the church as a young teen. Despite her unknown family history, she quickly grew accustomed to her new home at the ministry. She met Eliza when she began training to take her official vows. Their relationship started out as mentor and mentee but grew into a friendship once Diana had taken her final vows. Despite there being a bit of an age gap, they quickly became very close. Diana would often pull some of Eliza’s darkness out of her, encouraging her to “have some fun”, while Eliza was more the voice of reason. After Primo and Eliza married, you better believe Diana’s teasing was relentless, and even more so when Eliza was made Prime Mover. Though this came to bite Diana in the ass when she started eyeing Primo’s first younger brother, much to Eliza’s delight.

Primo seemed to ascend from a Cardinal to Papa in the blink of an eye, taking Eliza as his Prime Mover and promoting Secondo to a Cardinal. Secondo was of course no less lively decades ago than he is now. His reputation among the siblings of sin and even to a few outside followers/ connections with the church was nothing short of promicuous. While he continued to appreciate the pleasures of the flesh and substance, Secondo was perhaps lesser known to be quite active within the dark arts. His nose was either in a grimoire or a porn mag, no in between.

Diana had taken her place overseeing the mortuary of the church, having a fascination with the dead and the dark powers that collect the soul as they are taken to Hell. When Secondo happened to find himself drifting towards the art of necromancy, the mortuary was the first place he looked for “research materials”. The first night Secondo met her, Sister Diana had been sewing a newly dead sibling back together after she had embalmed them and performed the ceremonial ritual to send off their soul. This hauntingly gorgeous sister, clad in a white, bat-like Cornette, with a cold gaze that would often unsettle other siblings of sin, lifted her eyes to him, and allowed the corners of her full lips to curl in a small, but controlled smile. There was no shyness or intimidation on her face by the sight of Cardinal Emeritus II, like so many siblings often had. She moved like a ghost around her table, silent, floating like a flower petal. You could say it was Asmodeus himself who brought them together, consuming them with the delightful sin of lust.

Diana was charmed by his demanding presence and intense stare, and her odd serenity and striking beauty enamored Secondo. It was suppose to just be a one time thing. One night turned into two, and then a month later Secondo was having her sit on his lap while sipped on scotch, her hands resting on his chest as music served as pleasant background noise for them to enjoy eachother’s bodies tol. Then they were driving with the top down through the night lit streets of LA, and he got to see her hair whip around her face, free from her habit, as they went club to club; drinking, laughing, fucking. Next thing he knew Secondo awoke one morning to a spare toothbrush in his bathroom and spare clothing having found a permanent residence in his quarters. What shocked him more so was that he didn’t seem to mind.

At first, Secondo assumed these many shared nights were what caused him to find himself coming back to her time and time again. It was only natural, to bond with someone, it had been a year at this point after all. But what he would never admit to himself, was that the long, deep conversations he would find himself sharing with her within the private walls of his quarters, late at night, made him feel connected to someone else in a way he’d never been before. No, seeing the same lust within her for both carnal explorations and for knowlege of the dark arts that he shared himself was not at all attractive to him. Waking up to her presence in his bed, wearing his shirt, sharing his warmth vulnerably, showing her trust in him despite being reserved and isolate to nearly everyone else, did not melt his heart in the slightest.

Sister Diana challenged him as an equal intellectually. Secondo knew of Diana’s unwavering nature, her own ambitions and independence, yet she allowed him to hold her. To lead her in a dance. To keep his hand on the small of her back as they walked. She willingly submitted her body to him, as he did to her too, behdind closed doors.

He loved the way she would look at his younger brother Cardinal Emeritus III, not with carnal desire like some of the other siblings, but she would rather toy with him and match his own advances in a playful manner. Not once did Sister Diana look at anyone else like she looked at him, and only he would ever know that.

All that being said, Secondo has never, and may never be exclusive to anyone, as monogamy was never something he was drawn to in his life. Thankfully Diana felt the same way about her own sexuality. They silently understood this between eachother, despite never actually having a real conversation about it. Still, they would sit in the library for hours as they studied together. She would come up to the quarters of the high clergymen and massage his shoulders as he finished paper work. He would come down to the morgue to bring her coffee and food when she would be working nights. There was no denying their love for eachother.

Their meetings fell into a comfortable routine. So you can image how it confused Secondo when Sister Diana wasn’t in the mortuary at the time she usually was every other day. How it started to make his brow crease when he couldn’t find her anywhere else in the church. The Cardinal found her in the very last place he chose to look for her in. Perhaps if he had gone to her room first, things would have been different. Perhaps he wouldn’d have found her lifeless body, mutilated and pale, blood already beginning to dry upon her skin and the carpet as she layed on her bedroom floor.

I briefly mention this scene in one of my one shots, “Child of Her Grave”, but of course I’m slightly changing how it goes already lol. But anyway, the family was in shambles to say the least.

Secondo had come to Primo in a daze. He didn’t know how long he stayed by her body, completely shell-shocked at the sight until he decided to knock on his brother’s door at 2 in the morning. The unlit halls of the church disguised her blood that now stained his cheek and clothing. He simply told Primo that Sister Diana had been killed, unable to utter anything more.

Her death occured on the same day that an incredibly important ritual needed to be performed. It had only been hours after Secondo told Papa Primo that he was now faced with having to tell his Prime Mover that her best friend had been murdured over night.

The combination of seeing his brother struggling to process finding his lover’s body, and holding Eliza against him as sobs racked her body, was the most torturous thing Primo had ever experienced. But they were left with no time to process their grief.

The higher clergy, along with Sister Imperator, were adamant with Papa Primo that the ritual not be delayed simply because of one sibling’s funeral. But when Papa didn’t come when he was summoned for the ritual, several Bishops stormed his quarters in anger and frustration at the delay of the incredibly time-sensitive ceremony that still needed hours of prep work before dawn. Primo was considered one of the more patient Papas that was very difficult to truly anger, yet he didn’t feel an ounce of remorse as he killed one of the Bishops for daring to raise his voice while Eliza was shaking violently against his chest.

Her burial ceremony was quiet. Secondo sat by her grave afterward and refused to move. It broke Primo’s heart that he wasn’t able to attend with Eliza and his brother. He got there as soon as he could, heading straight to his cardinal. He had been aware of his relationship with Sister Diana, it had been obvious to Papa that the year they spent together has made his brother close to her, even if Secondo himself refused to admit it. He could only imagine his pain. Someone was standing over his brother- who he barely registered, thinking it was their father Nihil deciding to be present. Primo was not prepared to see the wrath of Satan in his brother’s eyes. He should have known then that Second Emeritus was planning something in his silent anguish, but Primo found a brief sense of relief knowing the Old One was with him when he couldn’t be.

The ritual had required Carinal Emeritus III and Cardinal Copia to be in attendance of course. The roles of the two satanic princes of the church had been flipped. Terzo was the one now wringing his hands and stuttering over his words. Both of them wanted to be with Secondo, but Copia sent him off before they left the offices of the higher clergymen. It was important that at least one of them was there.

Terzo felt his heart hammer in his chest as his legs carried him across the cemetery.Even when they were boys, Terzo had never seen Secondo cry. His brother was always so stoic. Secondo took everything in stride and grace, and demanded nothing but authority in every situation. But when he reached his destination, Terzo stared at a man that was just as lifeless as the bodies six feet under them.

He was almost afraid to touch him. He didn’t want to upset his brother further, but Terzo couldn’t bring himself to leave either. The younger brother’s throat tightened and he stood rigid- but soon eased himself beside his superior dark Eminence, sitting on the painfully cold metal bench that faced her grave.

He held his breath for Secondo to snap and tell him to fuck off, he almost wanted him to, just to have a sign of normalcy from his brother. When that never came, he slipped his arms around him, and just press himself as close as he could, remaining silent. When there was still no reaction from Secondo, he laced his hand in his and squeezed.

“Ti voglio bene...”

Terzo hated how his voice shook and cracked when he whispered it against Secondo’s shoulder. He needed to get a fucking grip-

Weakly, Secondo finally squeezed Terzo’s hand back. Oh- Lucifer, he can’t cry. That’s all it took for Terzo to press his face against his brother’s shoulder and hug him tightly.

Thunder raged in the distance when Terzo’s blinding white eye spotted one of Nihil’s ghouls walking over to Imperator at the top of the stairs to the church's entrance. The sight of dried blood on black fabric made violet lightning split the sky- before an explosive peal broke the silence.

To this day they still don’t know exactly which ghoul murdered her.

As soon as the moon had cast a blinding glow upon the cemetery did Seconod’s mourning cease. He has been mentally preparing to recite the words of the many grimoires he’d read with Sister Diana, realizing that the dark arts had brought them together for a specific purpose, in this moment, he would raise her from the earth. It needed to be done before the decay of her internal organs began. It was the most demanding casting Secondo had done at that point in his practice. But by the time the moon was at its peak in the sky, Diana rose from her grave, her skin sickly, bones snapping back into place and mending her body where it had been broken. Standing in a horrific sight from the hole she clawed herself out of. Her hand’s blacked and clawed, raw from scratching out of her own casket. Yet she smiled at him like the day he met her.

Now you can really imagine the family’s reaction, seeing the dead sister walking through the halls the following day of her funeral. Sister Imperator seemed especially stunned, for whatever reason. I’ll have to draw some of these reactions later lol.

Thankfully not much changed after that, as Diana kept to herself mostly, her returned presence was not immediately noticed by the rest of the church. The siblings would of course rumor that a ghost haunted the mortuary, with exposed bone and rotting flesh. None of this was true of course. Secondo only noticed she was colder to the touch now, and smelled more like the earth, but her beauty and mind were in tact. He knew why Lucifer brought them together that day with necromancy, and he was now more driven than ever to master the evil forces.

Nonetheless, Cardinal Secondo and Sister Diana were very happy to be reunited. Bellamy was born just a little over a year after her mother’s resurrection, as physical proof of that rejoined love.

Currently, in the timeline of this au, Bellamy is now seven years old and Second is now Papa Emeritus II. There will be more content to come with her, I know this response is getting stupidly long lol. For now, I’ll end it with this goof ass doodle of Bellamy’s dedication ceremony to Lucifer and Lilith, actually led by Papa Nihil, who shockingly volunteered to dedicate his granddaughter to the Lords of Hell at the altar.

Primo better get a comfortable ass seat in hell for the shit he puts up with.

That’s all for now 💐🖤

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celticcrossanon · 9 months

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BRF Reading - 7th of August, 2023

This is speculation only

Cards drawn on the 7th of August, 2023

What does Camilla want?

This reading is driven by the frustration of seeing yet another "Sant Camilla the Victim" article via one of her family members, so my apologies if that frustration leaks through into my interpretation of the cards.

Note: I turned all the cards upright for this reading, to clear any old energies out of the deck, so there are no reversals in this reading.

Interpretation: Camilla wants to replace Princess Diana and be the one who glows brightly in people's hearts and minds.

Card One: The Nine of Wands.

This is a card of making one last effort to achieve your goals. It speaks of persistence, perseverance, being absolutely exhausted but pulling yourself up for one final effort to achieve your goals.

The suit of wands here is giving me PR energy.

There has been a long campaign conducted via PR to rehabilitate Camilla in the eyes of the general public. It has worked somewhat in the past, but at the moment we are having 'Saint Camilla' shoved down our throats and it is not working. People know her past. They lived through her past. When they call her an adulterer, they are not calling her names but speaking the truth. When they call her Charles's mistress, they are not being mean but speaking the truth. Her past is known, and trying to change what happened in that past is telling people that what they saw and read at the time was not true and didn't exist, and that is gaslighting, and people do not appreciate it. We know what happened.

Camilla's past is like one of the rocks in the picture on the card, and her current attempts at rewriting that past are the other rock, and she is going to be squished in between them like the unlucky boats that tried to pass through the rocks. She can defend her actions all she wants through PR. People made up their mind about her a long time ago and all this current PR push is doing is annoying everyone who knows otherwise and alienating people who might otherwise be sympathetic towards her. A past mistress who hung on, married the man, and then rode out the wave of bad press by keeping her head down and doing some good work is acceptable. Rewriting that person as a mix of Her Late Majesty, the best girl boss to ever boss, and a sad victim of circumstances is not acceptable (or even logical). I feel that the palace is going to persist in this PR, and I don't think it will work.

Card Two: The Queen of Cups.

This card represents a Cancer person. It can be Camilla or Diana, both Cancers, but here it is giving me Princess Diana energy. Diana's story is written and finished, and it annoys Camilla no end that she can't change that story and eliminate Diana from the history of the BRF. Camilla wants to be the victim, not Diana, Camilla wants to have the sympathy and love of the people, not Diana, Camilla wants to be the one people remember and mourn for 30, 40, 50 years after her death, not Diana. The energy of this card is of a very emotional Camilla trying to shove Diana out of the picture, and Diana is firm on her throne and won't be shoved out of the way.

I feel that Camilla has never let go of Diana, that she lives in Diana's shadow even though no one else is comparing them or even thinking about Diana when they are around Camilla, and that Camilla brings Diana with her as a constant third person in her marriage. The solution is for Camilla to stop embracing the lesser qualities of the Queen of Cups (needy, dependent, making herself out to be a victim, super sensitive) and to embrace the higher qualities of the cards (compassion for Diana and for herself and her role in the tragedy, to view Diana with warmth and kindness instead of seeing her as the eternal competition, to heal/release herself from whatever complex she has about Diana and to let Diana go).

Card Three: The Star

The Star is a card of hope and faith. It can mean having your wishes come true. It can also mean literally wanting to be a star. In its lesser energy it speaks of despondence, negativity, and a lack of faith.

The energy I get from this card is that Camilla wants to be the star. In her mind she has done her time, she is now Queen, she may not like the job but she wants all eyes upon her and everyone paying attention to her when she walks into a room. She wants to be the shining light that everyone looks up to and admires, and it would be all her dreams coming true of that was to happen. However, that is not happening, and Camilla is upset over that (hence the PR campaign to gaslight a nation).

I feel that Camilla is very despondent that Diana is still very much alive in people's minds, still shining her warmth after all these years, still spoken about and adored so many years after her death, instead of fading away into a quiet obscurity and letting Camilla have centre stage. Camilla is doing her best to outshine Diana and it is not really working, and she knows it.

The advice to Camilla here from the cards is to give up and stop hoping for the impossible. She needs to create other dreams for herself, dreams that can come true, and pursue those. Camilla has many earthly blessings and she should focus on those, be grateful for those, and continue to use those blessings to help others instead of clinging to the past and trying to win a popularity contest against a memory.

Underlying Energy: The Seven of Cups.

The Seven of Cups is a card of possibilities - some good, some bad, some realistic, and some not realistic. You have to make a choice about which of the many possibilities in your life you are going to focus on and try to manifest in this world. It can be a card of illusions, as some of the cups contain goals that you will never be able to manifest, and the energy of this card in this reading is just that: someone is trying to manifest an illusion and is ignoring the other practical things that are available for manifestation.

Camilla is trying to manifest an illusion. This may be because she lacks a real purpose in her life, or because she is emotionally attached to this illusion (Cups are emotions), or because of some other reason. She either won't be able to manifest her illusion, or the manifestation will be torn apart by its first contact with reality (as happens with all illusions).

The message from the card is to let go of the illusion, choose a solid/practical/realistic goal, and put in the hard work to make it a reality (as Psyche completed hard tasks for Aphrodite in order to be reunited with her husband Eros, as referenced by the image on the card). If Camilla does this, she may very well find that her hard work is noticed and appreciated and that it brings her some of the attention and acceptance that she seems to want.

Conclusion:

Camilla wants to be loved/admired/adored and she is using PR in final attempt to achieve this. I don't think the PR will work as it ignores certain hard facts that everyone knows about her.

I feel that Camilla is almost haunted by the memory of Princess Diana and her popularity. She wants to push Diana out of the way and take Diana's throne/place in people's hearts and minds, instead of letting go of Diana and creating her own place/throne in the minds of the general public, which she could do by choosing an achievable goal and putting in the hard work to make it happen/manifest. Instead, she is trying to create an illusion where she is the victim/martyr of the situation who has risen to the heights through the power of true love and who is now the best girl boss to ever boss, which somehow is a good thing, while also being exactly the same as the late Queen? (Her PR makes no sense to me so it is hard for me to summarise it.)

The illusion will not work and Camilla would be better off putting all this effort into dealing with her Diana complex and getting on with her life. She can't change the past but she can make her image better by her choices in the future (and at the moment she is making all the wrong choices that will not achieve her goal).

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What do you think are some songs in AK's playlist? Does he have highly curated playlists for specific moods? When does he listen to the songs if he does?

I think he's got quite an eclectic music taste. Megan Thee Stallion, Björk, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, NIN, Lana Del Rey, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Deftones, Rolling Stones, The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Johnny Cash, etc. He's a big fan of Spotify's Discover Weekly since it introduces him to lesser known artists, but that's about the only playlist he listens to besides his Liked Songs playlist, which he'll put on shuffle every now and then.

A few of his latest likes:

Busted and Blue - Gorillaz

Cobra - Megan Thee Stallion

Bachelorette - Björk

Jim Jones - SKYND

We Appreciate Power - Grimes

Feathers - Kidneythieves

Without - The Soft Moon

Dissolved Girl - Massive Attack

Dangerous - ScHoolboy Q, Kid Cudi

Last I Heard - Thom Yorke

(more music in my #songs for ak jay tag!)

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Soulmated Stark

Request from @groovy-lady Robb Stark x fem!Reader (from a lesser House that House Stark is liege lord to) Matching Tattoo Soulmate fic. Robb and Reader are greatly encouraged to marry by the rest of the Stark family

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Wrapping my cloak tightly around me I entered the main hall of our house halting in my tracks at seeing Lord and Lady Stark standing beside my parents with their son Robb. Instantly I curtseye to them immediately since they are the leaders of Winterfell and my house was one of the lesser known ones in the North. My dress swaying to the side introducing myself. "Forgive me Lord and Lady Stark. I am Y/n of house L/n. What do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" Robb fiddled with the end of his right tunic sleeve stepping up to me softly showing a tattoo of the direwolf the symbol of his house on his wrist. "Forgive my intrusion my Lady. But do you happen to have a mark like this on your arm?" My heart skipped a beat at his question I couldn't believe that it was real. That I wasn't going crazy when the symbol appeared on my arm when I turned sixteen years old.

I would always do my best to hide it since my parents wished to marry me off to another house so they would get grandchildren. But the direwolf looked like I favored one house over another which wasn't a good thing until now apparently. Slowly I rolled up my sleeve showing the same tattoo to the young wolf with a shy smile feeling my cheeks turning red. It would be a lie if I said I didn't have a crush on him, every girl did. But it wasn't his looks or skills with a sword that caught my heart. No it was the rumors of how kind and loving he was. Most girls that got married off to a brut or a drunk man but looking at him now I didn't get that look about him. "I always thought I was crazy when it just appeared but now I'm not. I just - I don't understand why?" Robb reached forward brushing his thumb over my right hand giving it a squeeze with a gentle smile.

"I felt the same lady Y/n. But I think I figured it out. It must be fate or destiny or some sort of bond between us." He explained glancing back to my father and his own parents waiting for them to call us crazy. When they just stand with smiles on their faces he slowly bends down on a knee causing me to gasp at his forwardness. "Lady Y/n, I am here today because of the bond we share between our matching marks. So I dare to ask for your hand in marriage and if you say no I will have my answer to if you feel the same desire for me as I do for you. So will you marry me and become the future lady Stark?" His brown eyes locked onto mine until I fling my arms around his neck kissing him suddenly. He wrapped his arms around my waist kissing me as deeply as I do him until I broke it resting my forehead against his. "Of course I'll marry you Robb. There's a desire between us that I can't ignore." He drew me in for another kiss smiling against the kiss like me. "Then let's get married as soon as possible. I don't want to wait for you any longer."

Comments really appreciated ❤️

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power | bradley bradshaw x f!oc

disclaimer: I'm from Sweden, and until recently we've been neutral since forever - hence, I have no fucking idea wth I'm doing when it comes to military shit, so if anything's not right well... don't tell me and just enjoy the banter lmao (also I was born during the years when compulsory military service wasn't a thing here. I'm old.)

summary: Ruth, a member of the squad, is getting real tired of the level of testosterone coming from some people in the squad, and unfortunately she's not afraid to voice her concerns. Rooster can't help that he thinks that's kind of hot.

warnings: some swearing, bad ass bitchery, just a smidge of hangman-slander (just until he drops his attitude lmao sorry babes). no beta we die like women.

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The searing sun beat down on the t-shirt clad back of Ruth, her dark brown hair not helping in dispelling the heat. A stray hair had fallen down from her tight bun, and it was further fueling her irritation as she mustered up her 88th pushup of the day with a small grunt spilling from her parted lips. Beside her, Rooster couldn't help but smile slightly. The two of them had been in the air, and seeing as Rooster had saved her ass up there - she felt it was only right that she did at least a 100 pushups in solidarity for his help.

Ruth was nothing if not honest, and could easily and readily admit to when she was in the wrong. Rooster had found he liked that about her. He even enjoyed the times she chewed his ass out when he'd done something foolish. They'd known each other for quite some time now, and Rooster had learnt the hard way that Ruth wasn't really someone you wanted to mess with. Ruth stood at a solid 5'8'', which might not be that impressive compared to his own height, but with her broader set of shoulders, and her head held high - she could be intimidating when she wanted to.

Ever since she was young, she'd been somewhat of a firecracker - never backing down from a fight. And if there was one thing she loathed above all else; being treated as if she was a lesser being, or somehow weaker, for being a woman. She knew that her choice of profession didn't exactly help her in that regard, but Ruth was never one to back down from a challenge. She had a lot of things working against her, alongside archaic men questioning her every move, the patriarchy and her womanly shapes. If she heard another word about her wide hips and hourglass shape were 'perfect for child-bearing' she might actually explode.

Even her name was unfortunate. Ruth. Who the hell named a girl born in the late 80's Ruth? During her time in the academy, her call-sign had been assigned with vehement protests from her, but had fallen on deaf ears. "Babe". Really? She didn't even like baseball all that much, but of course - some smart-ass called out "Babe Ruth!" and that was it. It stuck.

Finishing her 100th pushup she let out a small sigh, sitting down on the warm cement of the tarmac.

"Thanks for saving my ass up there, Roos," she smiled softly at the tall man still finishing up his round of his 'punishment'. If anyone asked her, she'd never admit she had a huge soft spot for the man who was glistening with sweat in the sun before her.

"Anytime, Babe. I'd do it again in a heartbeat," there was no trace of sarcasm or teasing in his voice. Not even a tendency to suggestiveness when he uttered her callsign. Something she greatly appreciated. Standing up, she gave his shoulder blade a soft pat before heading towards the showers to freshen up.

On her way, she spotted her nemesis. Bagman. Please let him keep his big mouth shut just this once. Her patience was already non-existent, beating herself up for her mistake in the air. Fortunately for her, Phoenix spotted her sour face, and hurried to keep him occupied with some light banter about something else. Ruth shot Nat a look of gratefulness before slipping in to the showers.

Ruth let the cool water hit her with a heaving sigh, her shoulders shuddering slightly at the soothing feeling the water offered her. Her eyelids fluttering close as she gingerly let her forehead rest against the cool tiles. Her mind was still spinning a hundred miles an hour, but with another calming breath she managed to sooth herself silently as the echo of the water bounced off the walls. Unwillingly, her thoughts lingered on Roosters form, and she shook her head to rid herself of the sight of his shoulders and biceps flexing in the sunlight.

The two of them had been in each others lives for a while now, learning together. She'd always appreciated him for his respect towards her and her abilities as both an aviator and as a person. They got along great, and she considered him one of her closest friends. She'd never admit to anyone out loud that she'd love to be more. It didn't really fit in to her badass, don't-need-anyone-let-alone-a-man type of energy that she had built for herself to swoon and want to be held and loved by Rooster.

Cutting off the stream, she shook the water and thoughts out of her head as her dark locks swirled around her face. She knew tomorrow would be difficult for her. She'd be paired with Hangman, and up until now she'd managed to be civil towards him. But her nerves were sometimes on the outside of her body, and she knew that no amount of yoga or mindfulness could help her when she was up in the air.

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The next day, Bob approached her silently, giving her a look that said 'please don't kill Hangman before Mav can', and she couldn't help the small smile playing on her lips as she got ready to get in her plane.

"Now, Babe - leave the big man to me, alright?" Hangman laughed, knowing he'd be pushing her buttons. His voice when he said 'babe' annoyed her to no end, he made it sound like an endearment.

"Fuck off, Bagman" she muttered to herself, making Bob chuckle silently as well.

Well up in the air, Ruth felt at ease. Communicating with Bob with ease, even managing to take the comments of Hangman that weren't aviator-related. She was proud of herself. That is until Mav turned up out of nowhere and her calls of 'break right!' were ignored by Hangman, leaving her vulnerable and in the end she got 'shot down'.

"Fucking hell!" she swore loudly, her temper rising as Hangman said some dumb shit over the comms.

"I'm fucking dead dumbass," she growled back, Bob smiling softly as he said "Here we go..."

Down on the ground Rooster cringed as he took in Ruths' tone of voice. He knew that Hangman was in for a Ruth-chew-out, something Jake hadn't experienced in earnest before. As much as he hated to defend Hangman, he couldn't let her do something she'd surely regret. So with a great sigh he started towards where he knew the pissed off pilot would land.

"Hey, Babe... Babe... Ruth, please don't--" Bob said as the dark haired woman aggressively went through the security check list once both planes had been landed and turned off. Ignoring him, Ruth ripped her helmet off before nimbly jumping down from the seat.

"Hangman!" Ruth yelled at the top of her lungs as he was spotted wearing a self-righteous smirk.

"You fucking listen to me when we're up there, you hear me?" the female pilot continued as she neared his form, brows knitted together and chest heaving from rage.

"Can't help you don't know what you're doing up there, Babe" he tantalised, his smirk growing bigger with each word. That's when Rooster hurried towards the two figures, his long legs soon nearing as he heard her scream in earnest now "Fuck," he muttered, speeding up further.

"Hold up, you did not just--" Ruth couldn't even finish her sentence, her eyes had gone a darker shade as she stepped up to Jake, her face inches from his, her finger roughly shoved in to his chest.

"Just 'cause you've got a tiny-ass pencil sharpener between your legs does not mean that you know better than I do, you fucking chauvinistic piece of shit-fuelled--" her sentence was cut off by Rooster wrapping an arm around her mid-section, trying to create some distance.

"You get your fucking hands off me, Lieutenant Bradshaw!" she almost whipped around to shove Bradley off of her, but knew she had to keep her focus on Jake, as to not let him slip away with the last word.

"Whoa, hey, Babe... Ruth, c'mon - it's just Bagman," Rooster tried, his voice soothing.

"It's not 'just Bagman'" you yelled, wanting to claw his damn eyes out. Because it wasn't. It was every man ever telling you what you could and could not do, could and could not like - it was hundreds of years of pent up rage coursing through her veins like venom.

"If you ignore me like that again up there, you fucking dickwad, I'll have you know that you're dead. You hear me Seresin? Dead! And if I die because of you I'll haunt your ass until the day you fucking die and then some!" Ruth knew she wasn't making sense, but indignant tears were burning in her eyes - curse her for getting teary when she was angry.

"I'm not going to take this lying down, and you know it," she seethed, her hair once again falling in front of her furious blue eyes. And for the first time, Jakes proud face fell slightly as he took in the emotion behind them. He'd never been known to apologize, but he could almost taste the 'I'm sorry' playing on his tongue.

"You'd better leave, Hangman," Rooster said quietly, his strong arm still holding you back from tearing Jake a new one. And for once, Jake agreed with Rooster and turned to walk away.

Hondo, who had been in the background through most of it, felt for the female pilot.

"Ruth... hey. Deep breaths," Rooster tried as your form relaxed slightly against his chest.

"Fucking asshole, I told him break right and--" Ruths' voice was hoarse from yelling and lacked the earlier fire behind them.

"I know, I know," Bradley continued softly, releasing the pressure from the slightly shorter pilots mid-section. Bob smiled softly at her and patted her arm "Hey, we did good up there in spite of Hangman, okay?" she nodded mutely, her burning eyes staring down at the ground.

"You don't have to do your 200--" Hondo started, seeing as it was not Babe's fault she got show down.

"Of course I do. I got shot." Ruth cut him off, wiping her eyes with her sleeve before getting down on the ground, Bob following suit. Rooster looked at her for a second, his honey eyes soft. She sure was a firecracker, and he couldn't help but love it.

"What're you doing, Brad?" Ruth muttered as she saw his form beside her.

"So I'm Brad again, am I?" he teased light-heartedly, knowing she wouldn't chew him out. Ruth blushed at the thought that she'd 'titled' him earlier.

"Yeah, if you behave," she smirked.

"I felt like doing 200 pushups." he grinned, answering her previous question. Ruth couldn't help the laugh that spilled from her lips, a sound Rooster felt pride (mixed with a tug in his stomach that he didn't quite know what it was) surge through him that he had managed to drag out from her.

"Boys." Ruth rolled her eyes, before shooting Rooster a thankful smile, which only furthered that funny feeling in his stomach.

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Woo! I apologize for any mistakes, and spelling errors seeing as English isn't my first language. Hope you enjoyed this and that it wasn't too bad :) please let me know if you'd like any more of these two! <3

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ℐׅ 핑크 ─ THE PINKETTES : LET’S TALK POPULARITY

a semi-brief overview of the popularity ranking within pinkalicious and the solo activities that each member has. (ib. @/moirtre)

001. ∬ ˚ ⋆ ࣪ CHARMEINE YU

Coming in at the most popular member, Charmeine was favored before even debuting. She is one of the wealthy heiress’ of the well-established LEE FAIMLY. She’s also the cousin of already debuted Lee girl, BRIAR LEE, who got her musical start in 2016 under TROUVAILLE. Due to her already having a following before THE PINK TAPE aired, her name being mentioned skyrocketed viewer ratings and anticipation for the show. That popularity only took off even more after seeing her on the show, getting a taste of her many talents. She regularly trended during the survival shows airtime for her dancing skills, vocals, and stage presence—not to mention her variety skills. It was no surprise that she made it into the lineup, winning the entire show and being crowned QUEEN PINK. Following her debut, Charmeine’s popularity failed to fade, only growing.

Over her career, Charmeine has had a plethora of solo endeavors, to the extent that some people may even recognize her as Charmeine Yu rather than Charmeine from The PINKETTES. Being the third member to debut as a solo artist and easily the most successful, she came out with her first solo album in 2022 which was a hit instantly. Her promotions for the solo were incredibly iconic, pushing her further in popularity by miles. She became a global ambassador for CHANEL in 2019. She also went on a number of variety shows solo, her most memorable appearances being: THE MANAGER, AMAZING SATURDAY, and her labelmates podcast/talk show, CHATTY WITH ADDY.

She also went onto model for other brands such as ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, MARC JACOBS DAISY, and UNDER ARMOUR. Aside from brand deals, she’s also earned quite a few musical features from artists like Ravana’s KYRIE. It’s safe to say that Charmeine is booked and busy.

002. ∬ ˚ ⋆ ࣪ TANA KANAROT

Majority would thank TANA’S heritage for her popularity, ranking at the second most popular member. Her mother, being a famous model and her father being a well-respected industrial designer with lots of money, her name was already in talks. She is constantly battling with CHARMEINE for most popular but it’s more common for Charmeine to win. A part of her lesser popularity with fans and the general public can be accounted to her likability. She’s had a history with Netizen’s criticizing her attitude, often accusing her of having “Celebrity Sickness.” That isn’t to say that Tana hasn’t had a successful solo career, becoming one of VERSACE’S global ambassador in 2020 and the second member to debut as a soloist in 2021. Her solo was a commercial success, surpassing LONDON’S solo. However, her fans were upset when Charmeine’s solo outperformed hers statistically—charts, streams, and sales.

Taking after her mother, most of Tana’s solo activities, if not all, consist of modeling gigs. She’s posed for brands like NIKE, ARMANI, and HERMÈS BIRKIN.

003. ∬ ˚ ⋆ ࣪ BAE YOONA : LONDON

Most known for her likable personality and Girl-Next-Door image, LONDON ranks in at third most popular member. She was quite popular during THE PINK TAPE, even beating TANA in popularity. The general public favored her being “down to earth” and sweet. They also praised her visuals, likening her to an Angel and even giving her the endearing nickname NATIONS ANGEL. However, this popularity seemed to turn against her with a large few of Netizens slandering her for her relationships with male idols. Though she’s never had a public relationship with any, she’s friends with a lot of male idols and they’ve never shied away from showing their appreciation and admiration for her publicly.

Majority of her solo promotions come from her reputation as a TV personality, becoming a beloved MUSIC BANK MC, making appearances on THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN, HOME ALONE, and RUNNING MAN. However, she has dabbled into the pool of sponsorships, officially becoming a global ambassador for CARTIER in 2020 and is frequently receiving gifts from them all the time. London also accumulated deals with the likes of DIOR BEAUTY and INNISFREE.

The first to do so, London debuted as a soloist in 2020 which received high-praise from the general public.

Although not really publicized, a large majority of Pinkalicious’ discography is credited to London. She has a considerable amount of writing and producing credits under her belt, working with a plethora idols that the public wouldn’t even think. She also plans on publishing a book some time in the future. She has her hands in a few things.

004. ∬ ˚ ⋆ ࣪ KANG MIKYUNG

Due to a cesspool of attitude scandals, MIKYUNG only sits at the fourth most popular member of the group. From the moment she was revealed on THE PINK TAPE, Netizens bashed the girl for her “narcissism” and labeled her as a diva. What Mikyung viewed as self-confidence, others looked at as unattractive arrogance. The general public went on a witch hunt with her, which continued even after her debut—which only fueled their hatred for her, seeing as she still made the lineup in spite of her personality.

Twitter and fans in general have a ball demonizing her. She still managed to garner fans, mostly praised for her dancing talents, unique visual, and stage presence. Aside from this, she doesn’t have as many solo promotions compared to the members ranked above her, although she still was chosen as an ambassador by MIU MIU in 2020. She has been a loyal ambassador for the brand ever since, regularly sporting Miu Miu purses and attending fashion shows covered from head to toe in Miu Miu. She’s also posed for them countless times, often being named the FACE OF MIU MIU. Additionally, Minkyung teamed up with BLUMARINE, MICHAEL KORS, and JACQUEMUS.

Almost all of her variety show appearances are with a group or another member. The most variety time she has is if she posts a vlog in the groups official YouTube channel, which is usually either about dancing or her trips overseas. Occasionally, she’ll go live either by herself or with a member and stream mediocre but funny gameplay and interact with fans.

005. ∬ ˚ ⋆ ࣪ CAI ARNELA : NELLY

Easily the most blatantly disliked member, NELLY is ranked last in popularity. She was never really noticed or given any real attention during THE PINK TAPE from viewers. There were the occasional comments about her being pretty or “they hope she still debuts,” because they just knew she wasn’t making it in the lineup. When she did, however, all hell broke loose. Initially, there was only supposed to be the top four making it into the group. But Nelly, ranking at five to everyone’s surprise, was added to the lineup at the last minute. Everyone already had looked at the top four as THE CORE FOUR, and essentially the best lineup to come out of Pinkalicious. So Nelly’s addition was riddled with comments such as “rigged,” “unnecessary,” and “filler member.”

Safe to say, it’s hard coming across a BFF that doesn’t at least have a little animosity toward Nelly. Especially considering songs were swiped from their debut rollout, allegations about Nelly not being able to keep up with the others labeled as the reason why.

Putting aside all of the controversies, Nelly was still able to bag her title as a global ambassador for CALVIN KLEIN in 2022, becoming the last member to become an ambassador for a brand. She doesn’t attend variety shows without the members and she rarely gets solo CF’s, however, in 2022 she filmed a CF for MCDONALD’S and appeared in a TOYOTA advertisement.

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Review: ‘Madame Web’ is actually a good movie. Yes, really.

I'm not gonna lie: while I was heading to the theater, I was concerned going into “Madame Web.” The majority of X, formerly known as Twitter, users seemed to be against what they saw as meager storylines and weak writing, characters, and performances, especially compared to other Sony/Marvel superhero movies, so I was hesitant. I was expecting “Madame Web” to be a lot worse than it was, but a few good performances and strong found family themes elevate “Madame Web” above some lesser Sony/Marvel superhero movies.

Columbia Pictures’ “Madame Web” was released in theaters on Feb. 14 and follows Cassandra Webb (played by Dakota Johnson), a paramedic in New York City. Webb finds herself having to protect three teenagers from Ezekiel Sims, a murderous adversary with superhuman powers who is hunting them.

“Madame Web” is set in 2003 and sort of pays homage to the conventions of the comic book movies of that era. The muted color palette and minimalistic special effects are all designed to remind viewers of movies like 2002’s “Spider-Man” or 2003’s “Daredevil.”

Also, like many of those movies, Webb is depicted as aloof and antisocial, with her friend having to drag her to social gatherings. Occasionally, with these characters it doesn’t feel realistic, but Johnson really sells it which makes it all the better when she finally finds her chosen family.

The other star of “Madame Web” is Adam Scott. I’ll admit that Scott and his glorious deadpan was half of the reason why I actually watched the movie in the first place, and he absolutely killed it as Ben Parker, a name most Spider-Man fans will recognize.

That’s the other thing about Sony’s recent Spider-Man Universe — it doesn’t have Spider-Man, but it gets really close. Sony is trying to convince people that its movies are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they’re not. It is this confusion that is driving audiences away from its movies after films like “Morbius,” which was both a critical and commercial failure. It’s a shame too, because with better marketing more people might be able to actually enjoy this movie.

I mentioned that Adam Scott was half the reason I wanted to watch “Madame Web,” the other half was because of Isabela Merced. Merced, known for her starring role as Dora the Explorer in 2019’s “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” brings layers to the role of Anya Corazon, who was my favorite of the three girls. The A-plus-student Corazon was one of my favorite characters in the 2017 “Spider-Man” animated series. Still, Merced portrays her as more than just an intellectual here, which I appreciated.

Sydney Sweeney and Celeste O’Connor were okay as Julia Cornwall and Mattie Franklin, but the script doesn’t give them much to do other than be a goody-two-shoes and a rebel, respectively.

The writing for “Madame Web” is kind of basic. The hero gets powers that she can’t control, finds the other main characters and must come into her power to save them – it’s all been done before. I am willing to forgive it, though, because of the ending.

I’m a sucker for the found family trope. It’s one of my favorites and “Madame Web” is a great example of it. Webb is initially reluctant to save the girls, but after learning that their real families have abandoned or left them, she takes it upon herself to protect them. By the end, Webb accepts Corazon, Cornwall and Franklin as her chosen family.

The villain in “Madame Web” is also bland. Sims sees a vision of Corazon, Cornwall and Franklin killing him, which is fine, but what I don’t get is why he doesn’t just try to talk to them first, instead of going right to hunting them.

I also thought the dialogue mixing for him was off. Whenever he spoke in voiceover, it sounded much deeper than his actual voice.

There was a lot of good humor in “Madame Web.” Johnson and Scott have a good rapport as Webb and Parker, with Scott stealing the spotlight in every scene he is in. The girls also have good chemistry.

The music was surprisingly good. I appreciated the use of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” as a plot device, and Tiffany’s cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now” was also appropriate for the scene, because they were, in fact, alone.

Unlike most of X, I actually enjoyed “Madame Web.” If you ignore what people on the Internet say, maybe you will too.

by Tyler D'Errico - The Collegian

"Cassie"

Madame Web premiere

#madame web #movies #scifi #sci fi movies #si fi #superhero #dakota johnson #adam scott #sydney sweeney #comic book movies

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heysawbones · 1 year

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An informative post? I mean, yeah, I could. R. Crumb is an important part of comic history, whether one likes him or not. A chaotic post? I think I’d have to take R. Crumb personally, or pretend to. I found his work fascinating and often profoundly gross, but I don’t think I have the dishonesty required to make it anything other than a “huh check out this greasy mfer. Real interesting work. I appreciate his honesty, though I also suspect he’d be intolerable personally.” I can’t gin up the kind of anger that makes people yell at each other online over Keep On Truckin’ references.

Also, I love Keep On Truckin’. How couldn’t I?

Tangentially, R. Crumb did some sweet pics of great blues artists. Here’s Blind Willie.

Here’s a banger Blind Willie did about beating the absolute shit out of his girl.

He even did my favorite Guy, the god of music, Lead Belly. I don't think he made any songs about beating the shit out of his girl, but here's my favorite lesser-known Ledbetter track, Alabama Bound.

Enjoy?? Delta Blues?????? post sure went some places

you really should listen to that blind willie song it's fucking amazing

#wish I had the r crumb blues card deck #r crumb #delta blues #myousa

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h0e-y · 29 days

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Tonight you've made me accept that I actively have a thing for Australians. I completely forgot about my childhood crush on Caitlin (plus baby me refused to admit it bc her Sleepover Club character loved Man U, and they were my hated sporting enemy bc of where I grew up), I didn't find out Emily Browning was Australian until many years after I got a crush on her as Violet in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and ofc it was entirely a coincidence when I fell for an Australian girl a few years ago. But spelling that all out to another Aussie I'm thirsting over, and remembering other crushes over the years, means I finally have to admit you're all just the prettiest and coolest and have some of the best accents. 😅

I appreciate that your celeb crushes are lesser known Aussie actors! (Lesser known than Margot Robbie anyways she seems like the default lol)

To everyone else we have the best accents, to ourselves we sound terrible 😂

#I’ve loved Caitlin since her neighbours days she’s a cutie

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can i ask what ur favourite dvds are from your collection?

FINALLY someone who appreciates me!! gonna format this as a list bc i was rambling too much and this is neater (also note that some of these are my favourite bc i love the film, and some bc the physical dvd is just so cool):

two-disc edition of maurice (1987) released by the bfi (best film ever btw).

40th anniversary release of the sound of music that came with an 8-page booklet (also the best film ever).

jennifer's body and jawbreaker (both cult classics in the 'teen girls are evil' genre).

all three bill and ted movies (the first of which is a 4k restoration).

every spider-man movie (raimi, webb, watts, spider-verse) including spider-man 2.1 (the extended cut of spider-man 2).

coraline 2-disc collectors edition that came with two pairs of 3D glasses.

the lesser-known shrek 3D (unfortunately not shrek (2001) in 3D, this is a separate short called shrek 3D 😔) that also came with 3D glasses.

the 'far far away' edition of shrek 2, which has a button on the front that makes donkey's mouth light up and speak if you press it, and when you open the case there's a pop-up scene of the characters.

barbie boxset that's designed to look like a jewelry box complete with a mirror that has the first 19(!!) barbie movies (although not technically since it skips the barbie diaries in favour of princess charm school).

the monster-high '6 movie collection' (super lucky find from a charity shop, i barely ever see monster high movies in there).

the special editions of all three high school musical movies.

monster house (2006) which came with an exclusive comic (also found in a charity shop).

stranger things season 1 on dvd and blu-ray in a vhs-style case (this was exclusive to target back in 2017 and i got it for £20 on ebay still sealed!! season 2 is unfortunately much more expensive 😔).

i have yet to watch it, but i have the alien quadrilogy in a green-iridescent sleve which contains 9 discs and a booklet.

also have yet to watch, but my 2-disc edition of fight club in a cardboard sleeve designed to look like a paper package is pretty cool.

i'm very grateful to my parents for not getting rid of my childhood dvds, bc i now have a pretty substantial collection of disney classics, most of them 2-disc special editions (though they're not all in the best condition; my copy of cinderella cracked in the middle of the disc because i watched it so much, but hey, that's just a testament to how much i loved it).

oh, and i also own 65% of andrew garfield's filmography (out of those that can be owned physically that is). it sucks that i can't own tick tick boom since it's a netflix original, but never let me go is one of my favourite films of all time so i'm very happy to have that one!!

#thank you this was fun :)#i currently own 600+ dvds and want to collect even more in the future #honestly this is one of the cheaper collection hobbies bc no one uses dvds anymore so i can get most of them pretty cheap in charity shops #like at least i'm not a record or anime figurine collector #how to be cringe 101 #dvds #dvd collector #dvd collection #asks #anon

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