British aviator Beryl Markham is mobbed by reporters when she arrived at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on September 6, 1936. The plaster on her forehead covers cuts suffered when she crashed on the shore of Baleine Cove, Breton Island, Canada, due to a gasoline shortage caused by ice on the fuel tank. Her plane was badly damaged, but she escaped with a scratched face and a bruised body. She was trying to fly from Europe to New York. Although she did not reach New York, she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic east-west solo.

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STARFIELD September 6, 2023 Bethesda Game Studios

september simz | #11

Venice anon here! I was at the premiere just for the beginning and the end and it was, in my colleague’s opinion, “the most awkward one we’ve ever worked”, and we probably worked more than 200 between the two of us. The cast walked in without much fanfare while guests were still being seated, which is unusual. There was an award being given to the costume designer and the side of the gallery where crew was seated was louder for that than for the film. The costume designer gave a very nice thank you speech to Olivia and it seemed like things were going to go well for her but by the time we came back the vibe in the room was very different. It was one of the shortest applause we’ve ever seen, with the fact that Florence just started to walk away about 2 minutes in being the complete kiss of death. I am flabbergasted that a room full of fans and crew was so cold when it came to the end, like that is THE most forgiving room you’ll ever screen your film for. I guess they were picking up on the awkwardness of the cast vibes which was palpable. My colleague called it the “cringe mist”.

As far as Holivia interactions go, the one where they briefly whisper behind Chris’ back was literally the only one before and after the film. I was standing where I could see her directly and my girl was trying but Harry was literally saying hello to anyone who would look his way rather than locking eyes with her. I saw them standing before the screening and they were in separate groups, I’m sure they must have interacted but it definitely was not date night lol. Some of the Italian girls working as ushers there were saying “we should try, he’s obviously single” or something like that.

Re the Nick kiss, they did that because in the opening scene the characters joke kiss in the same way. We all know he would have picked Chris, cmon. Who, btw, was high as a fucking kite.

In general, this film is the talk of the town but the old motto of Olivia’s namesake about all press being good press doesn’t really apply here. She made such a spectacle of this and the film doesn’t nearly hold up, and all everyone’s talking about is how insane this rollout have been. Her and Harry are the ones that are coming out of this worse, and I’m so happy he has My Policeman coming out soon because otherwise I fear his acting career might not have the longevity we all hoped.

Dear Venice anon,

Thanks for coming back! I love your details!

Trust me, the “cringe mist” was felt all the way over here. I was dying of second hand embarrassment for H. I think everyone with eyes and a working brain could see and feel the awkward and cringe vibes. And everyone ignoring Olivia, especially Florence and Harry, was abundantly obvious!

I just hope that whatever they're doing, this marks the start of the "are they still together?" press that inevitably ends in breakup articles everywhere when the movie drops.

Olivia's got what was coming for her. She greedily lapped up every single ounce of Harry Styles' fame for herself for the past two years, and inserted herself in every single tabloid and narrative to sell this movie. Her team must SUCK, because evidently they're a bunch of yes-people, bc no way a good team would have advised her to do this knowing full well her movie doesn't hold up. Heck, the entire fandom has been saying this for years - so that's evidence enough.

I kind of love that Harry kissed Nick after the movie was shown. Everyone in attendance obviously knew his joke - but to literally the rest of the world who hasn't seen the movie yet, to them and the press, it's Harry Styles excitedly kissing his male co-star after ignoring his alleged girlfriend during her own movie premiere. THAT speaks volumes tbh.

I agree, I am SO GLAD that H has My Policeman coming bc all the press he's gotten from DWD and his interviews, paired with the film's terrible reviews would have meant certain death to his acting career otherwise. "Just another singer who thinks they can act". I'm VERY hopeful that his name and acting career are redeemed thru My Policeman. The film, and Harry's Tom, have gotten nothing but praise so far. And the fact that the whole cast has already won an award is so telling.

I knewwwww Chris was high as kite kauhgdkasjhd he looked it. Damn he had a lot on his shoulders: promoting a movie he doesn't want to be associated with, with a director he doesn't like, for a film he knows is shit, AND he was the designated Holivia buffer all day, having to sit and stand between them or next to Olivia all day long so that H could be as far from her as possible. GOD - I too would like to not be sober for that.

I'm sad for Harry that Olivia's greed, unprofessionalism and lack of directing talent affected his performance in this movie so terribly. he got no time to rehearse, as he jumped on the project merely a few weeks before filming. Had no time to work thru things with a dialect coach, flesh out scenes or receive good direction for the final takes.

Glad your friend realizes his queerness. Sad it had to be this way tho. It does remind me of when we got those god awful holivia yacht kissing pap pics - and everyone was like "ewwww Harry Styles must be terrible in bed! He has no sex appeal or knows how to touch that woman!".......which....well....self explanatory. I hope Harry gets to redeem his acting skills in a new movie where he can show that with a proper director, professional environment and adequate time for rehearsals he too can convey sexual chemistry and passion with a woman on screen. Real life tho....better step away from the stunts for a while.

[inhuman noises]

“Let’s strive to be better in September!” 

― Charmaine J. Forde

Sooo... The last LU update was Sept 4th, and if we're going back to the old schedule of an update every month give or take a few days... maybe we'll get an update soon? 👀

a terrible thing is happening to me (I am making a historically accurate harrison playlist & this is certainly going to make me write something else in his pov)

the way you can actually SEE the moment i started doing completely lowercase fic titles sdgsdgsg

The ice breaker "City of New York" sails from New York Harbor, September 6, 1928, captained by Commander Richard Byrd, at the start of its 13,000 mile voyage to Antarctica.

Photo: Associated Press

because i feel super guilty, here’s literally the smallest glimpse at chapter 3:

Morpheus parted his lips to ask her more questions, to understand the role she played in The Dreaming, but at the sight of her frown, he could only ask her one thing:

“Will you accompany me on a walk?”

Y/n’s head lifted and she smiled at him, a small secretive smile. It washed his scarce dilemma away. Unknown to him as to why, but her smile made him feel like he had done the right thing.

“You’ve asked me that before.”

“Have I?’

“Yes. The first time.”

Morpheus remembered well. It was the first time he touched her, and when he swore it would be the last.

“What is your answer?”

Y/n’s smile tightened something in him, and unconsciously, he was already extending his hand.

“I would love to.”

Oh. Okay so, if I do end up leaving to visit my dad before the start of September, then it'll be impossible for me to get Freminet in Genshin since his banner starts on the 5th. So that means this whole week of me playing like 8+ hours a day to grind for primos has been entirely pointless. I can't get Freminet and I wasted all this time trying anyway. Hm.

Hey, Daisie!

You’re so right about Olivia’s team being a bunch of “yes people.” Her agent posted this:

When pubanon first posted, I took a look and there were quite a few supportive comments. They must’ve turned sour because the comments are disabled now. But as you can see, her team is dismissing the criticism. Even her stylist posted this:

They don’t care to learn from this experience. They want to paint Olivia as the victim.

I also saw this posted by Problematic Fame on IG:

As I told Gina, you would think she has more important things to worry about today. Instead, she’s taking the time to remove a tag on IG because it shows her age. It’s just sad all around and really shows where her priorities are at this point. She would rather be viewed as young, desirable, and attached to Harry than as an actual reputable Director.

Hey M,

Dear lord, this is truly embarrassing. This woman is obsessed with herself and entirely ego driven. I bet you the people around her are all yes-people bc she can't handle anything else. So she lives in this ego-driven boosted bubble where she's the shit and the whole world is wrong.

She is a true narcissist and will stop at nothing to get whatever she wants, bringing herself and everyone around her down with her. And all for what? Her selfish quest for fame, money and attention. Obviously not earned praise for high quality work. No. What she wants is to be seen as desirable, to be talked about and to have fame - clearly, no matter the cost. Keep going Olivia. I wanna see you burn your own career to the ground, because that's where you're headed. jfc

EDIT: I don't think I need to say this but I will. Don't listen to Olivia's ass kissers. PLEASE DO READ. Don't just listen to dumb ass people. READ, seek your knowledge, educate yourself. Ignorance is not bliss, it's dangerous.

Note: related to this

fine I'll do it I'll make an about me post (this sounds begrudging but I actually am excited to do so)

anyway hi! my name's kili (yes like the dwarf in the hobbit) and uh here's some stuff about me that's not in my blog description

I like comics! I like them a lot. despite the size discrepancy between my batfamily posting and my marvel posting at this point in time I'm actually a way bigger marvel fan than dc fan (just because dc's continuity mess is a lot for my stickler-for-cohesiveness brain to handle)

I am a proud member of the "charles xavier sucks" club. the man should not be trusted with anyone's children. ever. or adults. or even like plants. just put him in a little cardboard box with a plastic cactus. he'll be fine.

I also like superheroes! one of these first two points may be a side effect of the other.

I do read comics! I know a lot of marvel and dc fans don't (which is fine! by the way) but yeah I do so generally speaking I tend to be talking about those more. also it's been my special interest for like six plus years so I know a lot. sorry in advance.

I really enjoy storytelling, both doing it myself and analyzing how other people do it. the second thing is much easier to do than the first but I try my best! (I'm black_banners_raised on ao3, by the way)

I have my own rules for capitalization and they probably seem arbitrary, but in general I tend to not capitalize unless I'm more or less writing an essay. if you're ever confused by my tone please ask! I don't mind clarifying.

I also really really like music and I probably won't post about it much but I have playlists for a lot of stories/characters and I love thinking about sound and lyrics and all of that. it's just another form of storytelling! and it's such a fun form too.

I like parentheses (this is probably obvious)

I'm not a great artist but I absolutely love fanart! (people who can draw have my eternal admiration)

I'll probably think of other things and add them later

and yeah that's me! hi it's nice to meet you