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The Knack ...and How To Get It (1965)
The Knack ...and How To Get It by #RichardLester starring #RitaTushingham and #MichaelCrawford, "a charming, funny and beautifully shot bit of cheekiness"
RICHARD LESTER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB United Kingdom, 1965. Woodfall Film Productions. Screenplay by Charles Wood, based on the play by Ann Jellicoe. Cinematography by David Watkin. Produced by Oscar Lewenstein. Music by John Barry. Production Design by Assheton Gorton. Costume Design by Jocelyn Rickards. Film Editing by Antony Gibbs. A number of British Invasion movies remain popular today…
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When you want to get married but the gf says she can't.
Philip Quast as Simon Lennox in The Governor S02E06 (1996)
With Janet McTeer as Helen Hewitt
Just look at his sad, disappointed face 😢😢😢
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gogmstuff · 7 months
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Portraits from 1909 -
Top left 1909 (first exhibited) Lady with Sables by Sir John Lavery (auctioned by Sotheby’s). From their Web site; fixed cracks, edges, & bigger spots w Pshop 1670X1995.
Top right 1909 (July) Lady Ottoline Morrell with Edward William Horner by ? (National Portrait Gallery - London, UK) From pinterest.com/galenweeks/lady-ottoline-morrell/; removed mono-color tint 449X761.
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Left 1909 A Cup of Tea by Lilian Wescott Hale (location ?). From tumblr.com/themusingsofadah 2048X2961.
Right 1909 Antoinette at Her Dressing Table by Mary Cassatt (private collection). From the dicontinued Athenaeum Web site 494X613.
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Left 1909 Emily Perkins by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (private collection). From Wikimedia 1588X2000,
Right 1909 Emmi Lewald by Conrad Kiesel (location ?). From Wikimedia 700X1214.
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Left 1909 Esperanza Conill de Zanetti by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (auctioned by Sotheby's). From their Web site 2146X3030.
Right 1909 Georgine Shillard-Smith by Hugh Henry Breckenridge (Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA). From their Web site 853X1469.
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Left 1909 Grand Princess Victoria Melita. From liveinternet.ru/users/3251944/post340396283/ 700X1064.
Right 1909 Helen Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Northumberland. From antique-royals.tumblr.com/tagged/vintage 1250X1920.
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aristobun · 1 year
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antiquebee · 6 months
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Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox (1886 - 1965), 1909
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do we have any information on the approximate dates or year that TMA takes place in? I’m obsessed with timelines and I’m so curious about if those dates are Known or not or can only be guessed about
yes we do! some parts of the timeline are a little vague, but every live and "in situ" statement (with a few exceptions) has a date attached to it. I won't go through every known date, and I'm also not scrupulously checking to make sure I've copied all these numbers down correctly so there's probably an error or two in here, but some significant ones include:
s1
mag 13 - alone: the first live statement and the first hard date for the show, 13 january 2016
mag 22 - colony: martin's statement after being trapped by jane prentiss, 12 march 2016
mag 26 - a distortion: sasha's statement about meeting michael, 2 april 2016 (<- that was my fourteenth birthday :3)
mag 38 / mag 39 / mag 40: jane prentiss's attack on the institute, sasha's death, and all the debrief statements afterwards, 29 july 2016
s2
mag 41 - too deep: jon's statement about exploring the tunnels and his first supplemental tape about gertrude's murder, 2 september 2016
mag 43 - section 31: basira's statement about diego molina + the start of her giving gertrude's old tapes to jon, 19 september 2016
mag 47 - the new door: helen's statement about the hallways, we meet michael in person for the first time, 2 october 2016
mag 61 - hard shoulder: daisy's statement about seeing the coffin for the first time, 1 december 2016
mag 73 - police lights: basira's statement about rescuing callum brodie from maxwell rayner, 11 february 2017
mag 76 - the smell of blood: melanie's statement about her investigations into war ghosts, at the end she and jon have a bit of a fight about how That Is Not Sasha, 13 february 2017
mag 78 / mag 79 / mag 80: jon releases not-sasha from the table, martin and tim get trapped in the corridors, jon meets leiter, elias smashes leitner with a metal pipe, all on 16 february 2017
s3
mag 81 / mag 82: jon makes a statement at georgie's place about a guest for mr spider at the same time as daisy interviews the remaining archives staff to try and ascertain his whereabouts, 18 february 2017
mag 89 - twice as bright: statement of jude perry, ft. jon hand crispification, 24 april 2017
mag 91 / mag 92 (/ maybe mag 93?): statement of mike crew, death of mike crew, jon daisy and basira's encounter in the woods, the big elias conversation at the institute, 28 april 2017. mag 93 might also be recorded on this day, I'm not quite sure, because georgie's statement (mag 94) is 29 april, but I don't know if that's fully the next day or if jon got back really late on the 28th, recorded mag 93, and then georgie gave her statement in the wee hours of the 29th. up to interpretation and how little sleep you envision jon as having.
mag 100 - I guess you had to be there: lynne hammond's is 2 may 2017, robin lennox's is 20 may 2017, brian finlinson's is 26 may 2017, and "john smith's" statement doesn't have a date.
mag 111 - family business: gerry's posthumous statement about smirke's 14, 30 june 2017. again, trevor and julia's statement about how they met in mag 109 is dated 29 june, and I don't know if it's an either-side-of-midnight thing or a full day elapsed between them.
mag 118 - the masquerade: martin and melanie pull a fast one on elias while the rest of the gang sets up explosives in the unknowing, 6 august 2017.
mag 120 - eye contact: elias's statement about jon's coma dreams + elias's arrest, 9 august 2017.
s4
mag 121 / mag 122: oliver banks gives his statement about point nemo and jon wakes up, 15 february 2018
mag 128 - heavy goods: breekon deliver's the coffin and jon slurps a statement right out of his head, 3 march 2018
mag 132 - entombed: jon buries himself alive to rescue daisy, 24-26 march 2018
mag 141 - doomed voyage: on the boat to norway jon slurps a statement about mikaele salesa out of a shiphand's head, 11 june 2018
mag 142 - scrutiny: jess tyrell comes in to complain about jon slurping a statement out of her head and haunting her nightmares, 12 june 2018
mag 146 / mag 147: jon gets intervened on about all the brain slurping, they go to hilltop road and find annabelle's statement, 20 july 2018
mag 157 / mag 158 / mag 159: peter releases not-sasha and brings martin to the panopticon for a showdown with "elias," julia and trevor attack the institute, daisy goes monster mode, and jon follows martin into the lonely and saves him with the power of gay love and also slurping peter lukas's brain so hard he explodes badly, 25 september 2018
mag 160 - the eye opens: jon reads a normal statement and nothing bad happens, 18 october 2018.
s5
fuck if I know
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Closed the nomination form! I made a list with all nominations by category! I'll accept suggestions of stuff to move around (change a character from minor to one of the other lists, but not the other way around cause the minor list is long enough). The Main Character list is a bit awkward with 18 characters, but I'm not really willing to move any away from it even if people might disagree? Unless I see a very strong argument.
the only nominations that didn't get in were the artifacts, since people voted for those to have their own poll later on!
So here's the 3 lists I have under the cut!
Main Characters 
Jonathan Sims
Martin Blackwood
Timothy Stoker
Sasha James
Basira Hussain
Daisy Tanner
Melanie King
Georgie Barker
Elias Bouchard
Jane Prentiss
NotThem/NotSasha
The Distortion
Nikola Orsinov
Peter Lukas
Gertrude Robinson
Jonah Magnus
Gerry Keay
Annabelle Cane
Minor Characters with Major Impact 
Michael Shelley
Adelard Decker
Michael Crew
Oliver Banks
Jude Perry
Simon Fairchild
Robert Smirke
Mikaele Salesa
Agnes Montague
Simon Fairchild
Jurgen Leitner
Julia Montauk
Trevor Herbert
Mikaele Salesa
Breekon and Hope
Mary Keay
Minor Character
Joshua Gillespie (MAG 002)
The Admiral (Georgie’s Cat)
Major Tom (MAG 016)
Helen Richardson (MAG 047) 
Karolina Gorka  (MAG 071)
Graham Folger (MAG: 003)
Alexander Scaplehorn (MAG 054)
Jordan Kennedy (MAG 055)
Hezekiah Wakely (152)
The Piper (MAG 007)
Gabriel/Worker of Clay (MAG 126)
John Amherst (Corruption Avatar)
Naomi Herne (MAG 013)
Amy Patel (MAG 003)
Werewolf/Hunt Avatar (MAG 031)
Alfred Breekon (MAG 096)
Alexia Crawley (MAG 110)
Emma Harvey (MAG 167)
Elias Bouchard (original)
Evan Lukas (MAG 013)
Laverne (MAG 136)
Callum McKenzie (MAG 125)
John Haan (MAG 072)
Tom Haan (MAG 030)
Jonathan Fanshawe (MAG 127)
Fiona Law (MAG 167)
Spider on the wall (MAG 038)
Leto (MAG 184)
Nathan Watts (MAG: 001)
Sebastian Skinner (MAG 087)
Carlita Sloane (MAG 033)
Erika Mustermann (MAG 034)
Jan Novak (MAG 034)
Piotr Petrov (MAG 034)
Pavel Petrov (MAG 034)
Fulan Al-Fulani (MAG 034)
Juan Pérez (MAG 034)
Jane/John Doe (MAG 034)
Lee Kipple (MAG 042)
Robin Lennox (MAG 100)
“John Smith” (MAG 100)
Celia/Lynne Hammond (MAG 100)
Brian Finlinson (MAG 100)
Carlos Vittery (MAG 016)
Francis (MAG 172)
Wilfred Owen (MAG 007)
Father Edwin Burroughs (MAG 019)
Maxwell Rayner (MAG 002)
Rat from the Bone Turner’s Tale (MAG 017)
Sergey Ushanka (MAG 065)
Angela (MAG 014)
The Anglerfish (MAG 001)
Jan Killbride (MAG 106)
Natalie Ennis (MAG 025)
Alfred Grifter (MAG 042)
Benoît Maçon (MAG 102)
Dr Lionel Elliot (MAG 034)
Rosie Zampano (MAG 192)
Manuela Dominguez (MAG 135)
Petite Scarabée/Little Beetle (MAG 102)
Sarah Baldwin (MAG 001)
Agape (MAG 153)
Monster Pig (MAG 103)
Callum Brodie (MAG 173)
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Portrait of Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Northumberland. Photographed in 1909.
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kayssweetdreams · 1 year
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Kaylo Crescendo's Court of Children
(This is a DIFFERENT Kaylo. Not the one from my Balan Wonderworld stories)
So, I had this idea in my head for a while now, and it involves Kaylo, and the idea of her having a court, since she's the ruler of a kingdom. This however is no ordinary court. This consists of various children from throughout the Multiverse. So, I'm gonna list them out here.
Rules of the Court:
Any Child that joins the court MUST be at or under 16 years old (it's the Court of CHILDREN. Not teens or adults.)
The only people that know about the Court HAVE to be close to said Child (parents, close friends, family) other than that it's a complete secret (at least from mortals)
All kids in the court must take the "Immortal Promise" (A special pinkie Promise like ritual that ensures that a child freezes in the aging process. They can not, and WILL not age, as long as they have this promise
KEEP IN MIND! The list isn't complete, and more names will be added, so don't be surprised if the list looks longer
Kaylo's Court of Children and Kids
No kingdom is complete without a Court. And this is no exception with the pink haired ruler of Rhythm Heaven. Of course, this is no ordinary court. This court consists of the many children that exist around the Multiverse, that have all taken "The Immortal Promise", a promise that ensures that they live as long as Kaylo does, and still retain their youth
Princes Charles
Prince Feathrik Humero III
Mirabel Madrigal
Antonio Madrigal
Emma Cole
Leo Craig
Yuri Brand
Haoyu Chang
Meilin Lee
Miriam Mendelsohn
Abby Park
Priya Magal
Tyler Nguyen-Baker
Ben
Saoirse
Sam Witwicky
Mikaela Banes
Annabelle Lennox
Luke Triton
Flora Reinhold
Yinu
Dodo
Tila
Sofa
Remi
Sayu
Vella Tartine
Shay Volta
Wren and Renold Carver
Lucy Chu
Everett Nichols
Razputin Aquato
Frazie Aquato
Dion Aquato
Mirtala Aquato
Queepie Aquato
Lili Zanatto
Rose Goodwin
Jamie and Sophie Bennett
Pippa
Claude and Caleb
Monty
Cupcake
Jack Frost
Star Butterfly
Marco Diaz
Mariposa Diaz
Meteora Butterfly
Steven Universe
Connie Maheswaran
Claris Sinclair
Elliott Edwards
William Taylor
Helen Cartwright
Gregory Fazbear
Cassie
Robyn Goodfellow
Mebh Óg MacTíre
Cuphead
Mugman
Miss Chalice
Luca Paguro
Alberto Scorfano
Guila Marcovaldo
The Collector
Mac
Goo Goo Ga Ga
World
Dipper Pines
Mabel Pines
Grenda Grendinator
Candy Chiu
Crybaby
Magnolia
Fleur
Celeste
Angelita
Ben
Jenny Wakeman
Tuck Carbunkle
Brad Carbunkle
Sheldon Oswald Lee
Nemo
Squirt
Molly Blyndeff
Trixie Roughouse
Phoenica Fleecity
Hat Kid
Bow Child
Mustache Girl/Mu
Jason T. Conrad
Michelle Frances Conrad
Amanda/Rebecca Colton
Wooly
Elio Silos
Billy Hatcher
Rolly Roll
Chick Poacher
Bantam Scrambled
Violet Meadow
Ivy Divine
Lilly Padd
Tanta
Billie the Goat
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This beautifully beaded Robe à 𝒍𝒂 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏ç𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 is an excellent example of how the lighting in different films can affect the color of a dress. The dress can appear white, silver, gold, and even a dark gray, depending on the lighting. In reality, the dress is white with silver beading, gold embroidery, and hanging pearls. The sheer amount of detail in this gown is incredible. This dress was made for 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟒, where Helen Mirren wore it as Queen Charlotte. In 1999 it was worn by Jodhi May as Sarah Lennox. The dress was seen in the background, worn by extras in the 2001 film 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎 𝑳𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒔 (𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒍𝒇), as well as 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆. In 2006 it was used in the episode of 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒐 entitled 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆, where Sophia Myles wore it as Madame de Pompadour. At this point, the pearl drops on the engageantes (lace cuffs) have mostly fallen off. Brooches seem to have been added to the top of the stomacher at this point to give it a different look. . . . . . . . . .       All intellectual property rights vests with the owner of the copyrighted material. Recycled Movie Costumes, is not Copying, Distributing and using these materials except for Entertainment purposes only and deems itself to be protected under the regulations of mandatory law (such as the right to quote), unless otherwise stated for certain material.The films/television shows/books and other media represented in the images on this website do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Recycled Movie Costumes. Said media may contain mature content. Viewer discretion is advised at all times. We are happy to take down any material that the copyright owner/trademark owner feels is a violation of their statutory right. Before proceeding with the legal measures, we request the alleged aggrieved to contact us at [email protected] for us to assist them with our cooperation.
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fiadhaisteach · 2 years
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tagged by @ir0n-angel 🍪🍪🍪<-gf
🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, then send this ask to (or tag) 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨
Candle on the Water - Helen Reddy
The Sound of Silence - any version
Into the West - Annie Lennox
Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar (was also my "go to" when I went to karaoke nights)
All the Magic - Karliene
I will tag 10 random folks I follow (I'm not up on who's following me). @mogwaei, @serial-chillr, @eldritchmayhem, @a-shakespearean-in-paris, @salesmain, @roguelioness, @redinkofshame, @solitarelee, @salexectria, @bearlytolerant
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When you propose for a second time and new developments are introduced into the relationship by the gf.
Philip Quast as Simon Lennox in The Governor 1996. S02E06
With Janet McTeer
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strinak · 1 year
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Author Statistics
For 10 authors, I read their works into the double digits: Alessandra Hazard (x11) Kiki Clark (x12) Kati Wilde (x13) Shelly Laurenston (x15) AJ Sherwood (x16) Onley James (x20) KL Noone (x24) Charity Parkerson (x31) Megan Derr (x40) Mary Calmes (x44)
For 24 authors, I read at least 3 and at most 9 works: Andrea K Host (x4), Anne Bishop (x4), Brigham Vaughn (x3), Bruce Sentar (x3), Deacon Frost (x3), Eric Ugland (x7), Gail Carriger (x1)/GL Carriger (x3), Ilona Andrews (x5), Jennifer Cody (x4), Jordan Castillo Price (x3), Louisa Masters (x6), Lucy Lennox (x5), Lyn Gala (x3), Mell Eight (x3), Michelle Diener (x4), Naomi Novik (x3), R Cooper (x5), RJ Moray (x2)/Robin Moray (x1), Sam Burns (x5), Shirtaloon (x7), Stella Starling (x4), TJ Land (x9), Vasily Mahanenko (x3), and Wen Spencer (x5).
For 25 authors, I read exactly 2 works: Alex Gilbert, Alice Winters, Amanda Meuwissen, Amy Crook, Andy Gallo, Bettie Sharpe, Claire Cullen, David North, Eli Easton, Eryn Ivers, Isabel Murray, Jessie Mihalik, KM Neuhold, LC Mawson, Luke Chmilenko, Macronomicon, Ofelia Grand, Robin Roseau, Ryan Rimmel ,Sam Burns & WM Fawkes (with Sam Burns), Shannon West, Skylar Jaye, Tara Lain, TS Snow, and Victoria Helen Stone.
For 87 authors, I read only a single work: A Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder, AC Wiggen, Allie Brosh, Amanda Milo, Andrea Speed, Anyta Sunday (with Andy Gallo), April Jade, Arden Powell, August, Brea Alepou & Wren Snow, Brooke Matthews, Bryce O’Connor (with Luke Chmilenko), Cale Plamann, Casualfarmer, Catelyn Winona, Chace Verity, CJ Carella, CM Blackwood, Courtney Milan, Daniel Rose, Danny M Lavery, Darktechnomancer, Dassy Bernhard, Delaney Rain, Delmire Hart, Devon Vesper, DI Freed, DM Rhodes, Eden Finley & Saxon James, EJ Russell, Elliott Kay, EM Lindsey (with Kiki Clark), Hayden Hall, HJ Tolson, Jenny Lawson, Jesse Q Sutanto, JK Jeffrey, KA Merikan, Kaleb England, Kaydence Snow, Kou Delika, Lee Hadan, Liz Talley, May Archer (with Lucy Lennox), Macy Blake, Margaret Atwood, Marie Cardno & Kalikoi, Michele Notaro, Michelle Frost, Michelle Kathleen Hodgson, Natasha Hunter, Nazri Noor, Philip R Johnson & Justin C Louis, Raleigh Ruebins, Ravensdagger, Regine Abel, Riley Hart, RJ Scott, Robert Bevan, Ryn Bretcher, Sam Starbuck, Samantha Cayto, Sariah Wilson, Sasha L Miller, Scott Browder, SE Harmon, Sean Oswald, Sebastian Hansen, Seth Richter, Sienna Sway, Sierra Riley, SJ Himes, Stephanie Burgis, Stephen L Hadley, Stuart Grosse, Suki Fleet, Sunny Hart, SunriseCV, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Tanya Chris, Toby Wise, Tom Watts, Toni McGee Causey, Travis Baldtree, Xander Boyce, Yamila Abraham, and Zile Elliven.
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CHARACTER INFORMATION
face claim: Madeleine Mantock
full name: Amari Helene Jarraeu
nickname(s): Mari, more of a pet name, usually just goes by Amari
pronouns & gender: she/her, female
sexuality: unsure
birth date: December 31, 1994
birth place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
time in town: 1 week as of November 3, 2022
housing: historical downtown
occupation: bookseller/owner of Bookends
family: at least a few half-siblings via biological mother who donated her eggs and occasionally acted as surrogate as well; has extended family, but both parents that Amari knew are deceased
personality: Amari knows that tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone, so she tends to look on the bright side of things, to search for silver linings, and she had never been one to hold a grudge, preferring to forgive and forget. She’ll do things on a whim, just to not miss out on an experience, but she’s not reckless. She loves life and forging memorable, lasting connections.
BACKGROUND / BIO
Trigger warnings: cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, death, parental death.
Amari was born to her parents Lennox and Gisele Jarreau after being conceived via IVF (in vitro fertilization) through use of her father’s sperm and an egg from a donor who also acted as surrogate for the couple. After a few years of trying for a baby on their own with no success, and both going to get full work-ups from their doctors, it was discovered in 1992 that Gisele had advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, with the recommendation that she have both of her ovaries, fallopian tubes, and her uterus removed. While making plans for her treatment, surgery followed by several rounds of chemotherapy, the Jarreaus discussed how they still wanted children, at least one child, and decided to search for an egg donor and a surrogate. It was about a month after her final chemo session that the couple found both a donor and surrogate in the same woman, who they had stay with them after finalizing a contract agreement regarding the arrangement, witnessed and notarized, that the donor/surrogate would never try to claim any parental rights to the child born, or the any rights or ownership of the other eggs she was donating (that would be frozen). In the months that followed, the couple became good friends with their surrogate, offering to stay in touch with her after the birth, to give her updates on the child as well. When time came and Amari was born in late December 1994, the surrogate deferred the offer of holding her, fresh from the womb, and told the nurse to give the baby to her mother, Gisele. After being discharged from the hospital, their surrogate stayed with the family for about a month, occasionally helping them out with the newborn, when needed, before taking her leave.
The first few years of Amari’s life in Baton Rouge were filled with wonder, joy, laughter, smiles, and an abundance of love for the family. Her parents kept in touch with their former surrogate, the woman who had helped bring their daughter into the world, through phone calls and emails. Then they started to become more sporadic, less often, until the number they had was no longer in service and emails went unanswered. Even when they sent one with the devastating news that Gisele once again received a cancer diagnosis after finding a lump in her breast. Not wanting to have to endure more chemotherapy and possibly surgery, not wanting to lose that time, precious moments, with her husband and daughter, Gisele and Lennox agreed, although he was somewhat reluctant, that she would defer treatment for the time being. Instead, they decided to seek alternative treatments that would allow Gisele to spend and enjoy as much time as possible with those that she loved for however long she may have.
Amari’s 3rd birthday was spent in the house in Le Lamentin, Martinique where Gisele had spent many childhood summers, including the one during which she had first met Lennox when they were in middle school. There the three lived, with family and friends from both sides visiting, and no word from their former friend, despite still sending emails and calling that still disconnected phone number. Amari learned English, Creole, and some French, from her parents, learning more French when she began primary school on the island. She wasn’t spoiled, but she was treasured. Her parents instilled in her the values of friendship, love, generosity, honesty, and forgiveness in her formative years. And then, the summer following her 10th birthday, she was dealt with the harsh blow of losing her mother and dealing with the grief that followed.
In the wake of her mother’s death, Amari and her father Lennox remained in Martinique for the next couple of years before moving back to Baton Rouge, where several members of both Lennox and Gisele’s families, as well as a number of friends, still lived, just prior to Amari beginning high school. She wasn’t against the move, longing to be closer to her extended family, but it did take some adjusting and getting used to. She had an unexpected popularity, being “exotic” and only “known”  by only a very few of her classmates through blood or the friendships their family members had with hers.
It had never been kept a secret from Amari, once she was old enough to understand, that Gisele was not her biological mother, despite how desperately she had wanted to be. As she got older, she asked more questions and was told more about the woman who had given her egg and provided her womb; it turned out to be little that her mom and dad, and then dad could give her aside from what they’d already told her. She knew a name, an approximate age, that the woman had “had a daughter once” but she didn’t really know what that meant, and there were  several not of the greatest quality photos that they had of her, including a sole picture of her making a face while holding a newborn Amari up and away from her (the story from her parents is that it was her first diaper blowout).
As the months passed, Amari adjusted, somewhat awkwardly at times, to living life once again the the US, and to the education system. She enjoyed being able to hear stories and see pictures of her mother, and father, through the memories and lenses of others.
Following high school, Amari attended LSU for both her undergrad and grad studies, minoring in Library Sciences while getting her B.A. in Creative Writing and then her Masters in Library & Information Sciences. While she lived at college for her freshman and sophomore years, she made the financially sound decision to live with her dad in their old family home for the rest of her undergrad days as well as after she graduated, working full-time at a local franchise of a bookstore chain, while taking classes part-time towards her Masters, which she obtained in the spring of 2019. With her degree literally in hand, Amari found herself with a job as an Assistant Librarian at one of the community colleges.
Amari was thrilled with her life, she had good friends, none that she would consider great or her best friends, and she had only dated from time to time, not wanting to let it interfere with her studies, but she was ready to truly live, to fully live her life. She wanted to do right by her mother, Gisele, make her proud. Amari felt like she might have been on the way. She was dating again, and had even downloaded an app. She was spending time out with her friends. Then in June of 2020, Amari’s father, Lennox, contracted and subsequently died from the flu after battling it for almost a month.
Devastated by the death of her father, Amari found her doing something that she’d never thought she’d do: search for her biological mother. In the year that followed and the next year, she was never able to find out anything close to a last known location more than ten years old, but she was able to find out something else. Possible siblings. Older and younger than her. Sisters and a brother. She had tried to reach out to two of them, her possible biological brother, and one of her possible biological sisters. Neither of them had wanted to talk to her; they didn’t want anything to do with their surrogate and/or egg donor or her. And so Amari decided that the eldest, the one she’d somehow found out about last/most recently would be her best bet at finding and developing a relationship with a sibling. Perhaps her only chance. To maybe find out and know more about the part of herself that she’d never truly acknowledged, because it had never really meant anything to her before.
It was fortuitous that her search for a new job had led her to Merrock, Maine and the local bookstore in need of a new owner, just before she’d discovered that was also the location of another half-sibling, a sister who was older than her. It must have been a sign, fate, destiny. There was no way that it could be a coincidence, as far as Amari was concerned. She had the funds from inheritances and life insurance policies from her parents and other relatives. She could afford the move and the purchase. Amari would establish a life for herself in Merrock before taking a different approach than she had before with the others when it came to meeting and revealing herself and their relationship to her half-sister.
 Unfortunately, after almost a month after her move to Maine, Amari discovered that there was a typo/mispronunciation from the private investigator she had hired and his resources. She should have received the information that her eldest half-sibling was last known to be in the hamlet of Merrick, NY, not the town of Merrock, ME. Now she has to decide: continue looking for a sister who might not even want to know her or commit to building a life in Merrock?
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Zendaya stuns in vintage Roberto Cavalli at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards
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Zendaya - Green Carpet Fashion Awards The Dune: Part Two star celebrated sustainable fashion alongside Chrissy Teigen, Annie Lennox and Donatella Versace. Zendaya made a statement in vintage fashion at this year’s Green Carpet Fashion Awards. The actor wore a grey fringed Roberto Cavalli gown from the spring/summer 2011 collection, with a deep-V neckline and an open back. Zendaya is used to wearing vintage fashion for events. For his autumn/winter 1995 collection, she wore a cyborg suit designed by Thierry Mugler to the premiere of Dune: Part Two in London. Zendaya Her Roberto Cavalli outfit at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards taps into the resurgence of the boho trend – recently seen during Paris Fashion Week at new creative director Chemena Kamali’s autumn/winter 2024 collection for Chloe. Zendaya co-chaired this year's event with Helen Hunt, Julianne Moore, Annie Lennox, Livia Firth, and Cate Blanchett. The Green Carpet Fashion Awards unite fashion and entertainment for positive change, promoting interconnected cultural transformation. Celebrities like Chrissy Teigen wore vintage fashion on the pink carpet at Hotel West Hollywood. Teigen, 38, wore a classic black slip dress with sheer panels from Saint Laurent’s autumn/winter 2022 collection. Chrissy Teigen Donatella Versace, 68, wore a pale pink chainmail dress from her label. The dress was worn fresh off the success of Versace's latest show at Milan Fashion Week. Additionally, it's worth noting that the simple shimmering style has been a Versace signature since the 1990s, when Gianni Versace was in charge. Donatella Versace Broken Glass singer Annie Lennox, 69, wore a simple black suit with a T-shirt that said ‘Global Feminist’ in white lettering. Lennox chose her outfit to promote global feminism, which embraces intersectionality as a way forward. Annie Lennox  “If we fight among each other, if we’re too singular in what we do, then we don’t have a solidarity – and we need it.” Lennox continued: “Global feminism is an umbrella term that includes all kinds of feminism. Everyone needs a safe, inclusive space where people of diverse backgrounds can work towards a better world. “We are working for the betterment of young girls that are coming up into a planet that it’s not guaranteed what the future is going to look like. We must support each other, that’s the best solution, I honestly think.” She particularly praised Green Carpet Fashion Awards founder Livia Firth, who is “positivity on steroids”, she said, and has a “deep understanding and passion about climate justice, the fashion industry, and ecology”. Italian activist Firth wore black flared trousers with a velvet-style plum jacket and tank top on the pink carpet. Green Carpet Fashion Awards founder Livia Firth Helen Hunt wore an all-white outfit to the event. The dress was a midi with a slight shimmer. Actor and director Helen Hunt Michaela Jae Rodriguez wore a strapless black gown and red statement earrings. She's an actor, singer, and model for Charlotte Tilbury Beauty. Supermodel Amber Valletta, 50, recently helped relaunch Donna Karan New York alongside Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Karlie Kloss, and others. She wore a black mini dress with a dramatic scooped back. Read the full article
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Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory: H
H: The Characters
Hailey Collins | Hallie McDaniel | Hanna Lovecraft | Hannah Grose | Hannah Steale | Harley Hidoko | Harper Bettencourt | Harriet Lennox | Harriet Tubman | Hattie Mitchell | Hazel Levesque | Henriette | Hippolyta Freeman | Holly | Honeybear | Hunter | Hunter B 15 
H: The Entertainers
Halimotu Shokunbi | Hamamat | Harriett D Foy | Heather Headley | Heir of Glee | Helen Aluko
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