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antediluvianechoes · 8 months

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Acanthopholis, Ann Baum

There is not much humping and bumping in Acanthopholis sex. It's a careful affair so thorns and spines don't puncture bellies and pits or tear the tenders. Even their flirting is understated. After a bit of silent throat puffing, the males are chosen and the relationship consummated unceremoniously. No grunts or moans or purrs or even raised dust. And once the seed has been planted, the gardener leaves, oblivious to the whole purpose of the affair. For him it was just strutting and rutting. For her it is more than that, but not much more, just a part of a process, as meaningless as urinating in a river. Acanthopholis is not a romantic species.

#Acanthopholis #cretaceous #ann baum

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picturebookshelf · 7 months

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Animal Ark Hauntings: Cat in the Crypt (2002)

Story: Ben M. Baglio -- Art: Ann Baum

#animal ark #cat in the crypt #animal ark hauntings #child horror #ben m baglio #ann baum #2000s #00s #chapter books #kid books #kidlit #children's books #animals #cats

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fyblackwomenart · 2 months

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"Ode to Nina" by Brittany Anne Baum

#brittany anne #nina simone #illustration #black women #woc beauty #black artist #brittany anne baum #zolaartfactory

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asoftepiloguemylove · 10 months

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Hi, can you do a web weave on the loss of a lover who you grieve for everyday for your life and wishes to seek their love everyday?

Thank you so much and I love you blog!!

i hope you're doing okay <33

L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / Ocean Vuong in an interview by Tonya Mosley / Martha Gellhorn from a letter to Hortense Flexner and Wyncie King Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn / pinterest / Rebecca Makkai The Great Believers / Anne Carson Glass, Irony and God / One Day (2011) dir. Lone Scherfig / pinterest

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classiclitbracket · 1 year

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Classic Lit Bracket-Round One Part Three: Oz vs. Anne of Green Gables

#tumblr polls #tumblr bracket #tumblr tournament #classic lit #classic literature #classic lit bracket #classic lit bracket round one #oz series #the wizard of oz #anne of green gables #l. frank baum #l. m. montgomery #lucy maud montgomery

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drumlincountry · 2 years

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Matt Baume my beloved.

#Great. Now I feel sympathetic with Anne rice #matt baume #queer tag #interview with the vampire #Me Fein #Youtube

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roysexton · 13 days

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“It takes work to become an evolved person.” - eToro’s CEO Lule Demmissie at last night’s INvolve People Gala

More pics here. “It takes work to become an evolved person.” – eToro CEO Lule Demmissie in her revelatory, authentic, moving speech from last night’s INvolve People Gala. Last year I had one of the honors of my life being named to INvolve – The Inclusion People’s OutStanding LGBTQIA+ Executives list. And last night we celebrated. To say it was an iconic evening would be an understatement. (The…

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roseunspindle · 2 months

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March 2024 TBR

The Marvelous Land of Oz Ozma of Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz The Road to Oz

(re-read, I love this series)

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tonguesofdestruction · 1 year

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"Nord Nord Mord – Sievers sieht Gespenster" im ZDF

“Nord Nord Mord – Sievers sieht Gespenster” im ZDF

Für Carl Sievers (Peter Heinrich Brix), Ina Behrendsen (Julia Brendler) und Hinnerk Feldmann (Oliver Wnuk) gibt es einen seltsamen Fall. Die Leiche einer in einer Badewanne ertrunkenen Escortdate wird in der Nordsee geborgen, der Motivationstrainer Philipp Vandamm (Henning Baum) rückt in den Fokus der Ermittlungen. “Nord Nord Mord – Sievers sieht Gespenster” läuft am Montag, 19. Dezember 2022,…

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#Anne Weber #Helen Nordholt #Henning Baum #Jonas Minthe #Marek Erhardt #Nord Nord Mord #Nord Nord Mord – Sievers sieht Gespenster #Ole Zapatka #Sascha Weingarten #Sievers sieht Gespenster #Steffen C. Jürgens #Tatiana Nekrasov #Thomas Oliver Walendy #Victoria Trauttmansdorff #ZDF

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sneekpeekinspired · 2 years

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Episode 11

Baum Und Pferdgarten Shanna Skirt In Red Check - $190

Adam Lippes Stripe Rib Cotton Blend Shirt - $276

Clare V. Midi Sac - $345

#joe loves ann #Baum Und Pferdgarten #val lewis #adam lippes

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rbolick · 2 years

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Books On Books Collection - "Inscription: the Journal of Material Text", Issue 2

Books On Books Collection – “Inscription: the Journal of Material Text”, Issue 2

Inscription: the Journal of Material Text – Theory, Practice, History, Issue 2 (2021)Edited by Gill Partington, Adam Smyth and Simon MorrisPerfect bound softcover, H314 x W314 mm, 180 pages. Editions included: Fiona Banner (aka Vanity Press), Full Stop, front & back covers; Kendell Geers, Stripped Bare, end papers; Carolyn Thompson, The Beast in Me, H1180 x W1180 mm; Erica Baum, Piano Rolls, H120…

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knightotoc · 4 months

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Just finished IWTV book, so now I can say the differences between the book, movie, and show. The movie is quite accurate to the book, while the show is more original. I love them all quite a lot, but I think the show is my favorite since it's the most romantic. Long post with spoilers below the cut.

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The depth of Louis' interiority, especially his thoughts about religion, can only be found in the book. I am also ex-Catholic so this is high-key my shit. Especially knowing Anne Rice went back and forth later in life. I can relate. Louis wants to talk about his feelings with other vampires, but Lestat and Claudia aren't interested, which is the main reason Louis is attracted to Armand. Where is the Brideshead Revisited crossover?? Louis get in a bisexual love triangle with the Flytes for me🙏

I learned in the Matt Baume video on Anne Rice that she wrote IWTV while grieving her daughter, who died of leukemia just before her sixth birthday. This feeling of grief, reflected so clearly in Claudia, is the most moving and unique aspect of the book, far more than anything between the adult characters.

One reason this feeling is watered-down in both adaptations is that in the book, Claudia is only 5/6, the age of Anne's real daughter. In the movie she is 10 and in the show 14. Of course it would be impossible to find a 6 year old actress who could act with the maturity of an 80-year-old woman. But the character is even more pitiful and bizarre as a little child than as one nearing puberty.

In the book, Lestat is shown to have survived the murder attempt pretty early on, and he keeps jump-scaring Louis and Claudia on their adventures. I prefer the movie's version where they hold off on this reveal. Though of course I always love to see him, lol

In the book, I got the impression that Lestat and Louis are both bi, but Lestat prefers men and Louis prefers women. Still, their motivations aren't driven by sexuality in a straightforward way. For example, Lestat's ideal prey is a young man, because he loves to destroy their potential. Louis feels something like love for a few women characters, because he feels empathy for their misfortunes.

The adaptations soften/change Louis' status as a slave-owner; in the movie, he frees his slaves, and in the book he just flees. As much as Louis is a soft-hearted quasi-feminist, defined by his guilt and regret, he is still racist and close-minded in most ways. This seems realistic to me.

I did think it was interesting and cool that the enslaved people can tell Louis and Lestat aren't human, while the other plantation owners and even Lestat's dad have no idea. But we don't get their perspective, just Louis' racist assumptions.

Yeah in the book Lestat has a dad! It is rather confusing since Lestat explains nothing, but it creates some great melodrama. I guess I have to read the next one and hope for a backstory reveal.

Fun spooky detour into Eastern Europe! I hope the show goes there in season 2.

Louis and Armand's discussions are really cool. I especially loved Louis' monologues after Claudia's death. There wasn't room for these discussions in the movie, but I feel like it'll be a main focus in season 2 of the show.

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Like I said, the movie is impressively accurate, and a beautiful work of art on its own. The best innovation is holding off on the Lestat reveal until almost the very end. This makes it look like their murder attempt really did a number on him, and it took decades and decades of rat-eating to even drag himself out of the swamp. I like that.

The movie also has a more exciting and ridiculous ending, in which Lestat attacks the reporter in his car and drives away to Guns N' Roses. The book ends with the reporter hurrying off to find Lestat himself. It's funnier and more awesome if Lestat is the one driving the plot and the car. Pleased to meet you :D

"How avant-garde." Best line in the movie, and it's not from the book!

Since the movie cut out most of the minor characters, there isn't as much evidence for Louis' bisexuality. Louis seems more like, gay but closeted. And Lestat seems more like, gay but misogynist, so he'll prey on women just for sport lol.

I'm a Fight Club guy so I love that this is, like, a reverse companion movie (this time, Brad Pitt is the pushover in a dangerous gay duo)

show:

This is the only version that is clearly gay. But this dynamic is the same: Louis wants to talk about things, and Lestat does not. In this case, the focus of these discussions is not vampirism or religion but their relationship. Louis points out that he is gay and Lestat is bi. Perhaps it's just because I saw this version first, but this is my favorite version of their sexualities. The show simply spends more time with this dynamic, and how it affects everything, including their interracial relationship and openness in society.

In the book, Lestat is a talented but soulless musician. He can play anything, but without heart. In the show, music is Lestat's one genuine connection to humanity (even if this connection just leads him to kill musicians who don't impress him). I believe later books go more into Lestat as a musician, so I'll have more thoughts on this later.

Since the reporter is cynical, old, and dying, this creates a much more compelling conversation within the framing device. He holds Louis to task with a forcefulness that rivals Lestat. It is a clever way of modernizing the story, since Daniel references their last interview in the 70s (when the book was published), and you are meant to wonder which version is more truthful.

Since Claudia is 14, she can pass as an adult, and she is able to go on her own rather disastrous adventure. It is exciting, terrifying, and sad, and a welcome addition for this character, though it is much different than the book's helpless, heartless Claudia.

The Catholicism in the show is flashier, but not as interesting as the book. For example, in the book, Louis is haunted not just by Paul's death, but Louis' failure to meet Paul's faith-driven monetary demands. In the show, Paul's ideas seem like more of an annoyance. Maybe there will be more religious doubt in season 2, but I don't really expect it.

In the book, it seems like Louis and Claudia throw Lestat in the swamp since it's faster and more thorough than fire. In the show, the oven they use is a major plot point, and Louis can't bear to put Lestat's body in it because he still loves him. Instead they throw Lestat in the trash, which is one of my favorite tropes (see: Maul in The Clone Wars, Soldier 1998). This is just one of the many ways the show complicates and deepens Louis and Lestat's bond.

I feel like the show is more believable and has more deepness in general, since it's a smart retrospective on an old franchise and a response to decades of vampire fun in pop culture. For example, in the show Louis has volunteer humans to feast upon, and it's very "safe, sane, and consensual," versus the universally predatory relationships in the book and movie. Because we all know now that if vampires were real, and they were hot and rich, they could get all the blood they want without hurting anyone. An ethical vampire like Louis isn't impossible anymore. Compared to other billionaires, he's a pretty decent guy.

So, I'd say the book has the most profound perspective on grief, the movie has better structure, and the show has the most complex romance.

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #iwtv 1976 #iwtv 1994 #iwtv 2022

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picturebookshelf · 7 months

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Animal Ark Hauntings: Hound on the Heath (2003)

Story: Ben M. Baglio -- Art: Ann Baum

#animal ark #animal ark hauntings #hound on the heath #ben m baglio #ann baum #2000s #00s #kid books #chapter books #children's books #children's literature #animals #dogs #halloween #child horror

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fyblackwomenart · 2 months

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“𝙒𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨” by Brittany Anne Baum

#zolaartfactory #illustration #brittany anne baum #brittany anne #woc beauty #black women

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mystiqueghost · 9 months

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—to commemorate the beginning of a new month, here's a collection of my favorite quotes about august. authors are listed in order: Denise Levertov, Ingeborg Bachmann, Listy Tamtego Lata, Carlie Hoffman, Sara Baume, Alex Dimitrov, William Faulkner, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton

#poetry #slyvia plath #poets and writers #webs

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lyralit · 2 years

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50 books to read in a lifetime.

The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis

The Horse and His Boy, C.S. Lewis

Prince Caspian, C.S. Lewis

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis

The Silver Chair, C.S. Lewis

The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis

Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery

Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

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

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

Charlotte's Web, E.B. White

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

The Giver, Lois Lowry

Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman

Macbeth, William Shakespeare

Ready Player One, Ernest Cline

These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong

Our Violent Ends, Chloe Gong

Holes, Louis Sachar

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saénz

Life of Pi, Yann Martel

Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

The Secret History, Donna Tartt

The Mysterious Benedict Society, Tristan Lee Stewart

Les Trois Mousquetaires, Alexandre Dumas

The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine Miller

The Fault in Our Stars, John Green

Looking for Alaska, John Green

Genuine Fraud, E. Lockhart

Scythe, Neil Shusterman

The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

Le Horla, Guy de Maupassant

Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief, Rick Riordan

To all the Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han

If We Were Villains, M.L. Rio

Dracula, Bram Stoker

Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours, Jules Verne

side note: all of these are in different genres with different age groups and levels of appropriate-ness. some are older and may contain controversial subjects. I speak for none of the authors: I liked the book, and that's it.

tag and comment your favourite books to be added to the list!

#just some of my favourites~#books #bookblr #lyralit #John green #c s lewis #book recommendations #book recs #book list #books to read

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