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thatbiologist · 11 months

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G’eth Character Name Bank

First Names

Masculine Names

Alfred, Andrew, Arlo, Arthur, Balthazar, Barry, Ben, Benedick, Bernard, Burchard, Cedric, Charibert, Crispin, Cyrill, Daegal, Derek, Digory, Drustan, Duncan, Edmund, Edwin, Elric, Evaine, Frederick, Geffery, George, Godfreed, Gregory, Guy, Harris, Harry, Horsa, Hugh, Humphrey, Iago, Jack, Jeremy, John, Kazamir, Kenric, Lawrence, Leoric, Lorik, Luke, Lynton, Lysander, Madoc, Magnus, Maukolum, Micheal, Miles, Milhouse, Mordred, Mosseus, Ori, Orvyn, Neville, Norbert, Nycolas, Paul, Percival, Randulf, Richard, Robert, Roderick, Stephen, Tennys, Theodoric, Thomas, Tristan, Tybalt, Victor, Vincent, Vortimer, Willcock, Willian, Wymond

Feminine Names

Adelin, Alice, Amelia, Beatrix, Beryl, Bogdana, Branwyne, Brigida, Catalina, Catherine, Claudia, Crystina, Deanna, Desdemona, Elaine, Elinora, Eliza, Enide, Eva, Ferelith, Fiora, Freya, Gertrude, Gregoria, Gueanor, Gwen, Gwendolyn, Hannah, Hegelina, Helen, Helga, Heloise, Henrietta, Igraine, Imogen, Jacquelyn, Jane, Jean, Jenny, Jill, Juliana, Juliet, Katie, Leela, Lettice, Lilibet, Lilith, Lucy, Luthera, Luz, Lyra, Malyna, Margherita, Marion, Meryl, Millie, Miranda, Molle, Morgana, Morgause, Nezetta, Nina, Novella, Olwen, Oriana, Oriolda, Osanna, Pamela, Petra, Philippa, Revna, Rohez, Rosalind, Rose, Sallie, Sarra, Serphina, Sif, Simona, Sophie, Thomasine, Tiffany, Ursula, Viola, Winifred, Yrsa, Ysabella, Yvaine, Zelda, Zillah

Gender-Neutral/Unisex Names

Adrian, Alex, Aiden, Arden, Ariel, Auden, Avery, Bailey, Blaire, Blake, Brett, Breslin, Caelan, Cadain, Cameron, Charlie, Dagon, Dana, Darby, Darra, Devon, Drew, Dylan, Evan, Felize, Fenix, Fernley, Finley, Glenn, Gavyn, Haskell, Hayden, Hunter, Jace, Jaime, Jesse, Jo, Kai, Kane, Karter, Kieran, Kylin, Landon, Leslie, Mallory, Marin, Meritt, Morgan, Nell, Noel, Oakley, Otzar, Paris, Peregrine, Quant, Quyn, Reagan, Remy, Robin, Rowan, Ryan, Sam, Samar, Sasha, Sloan, Stace, Tatum, Teegan, Terrin, Urbain, Vahn, Valo, Vick, Wallace, Waverly, Whitney, Yardley, Yarden, Zasha

Surnames

Surnames, Patrilineal - First Name (Patrilineal Surname)

Ace, Allaire, Appel, Arrow, Baker, Bamford, Barnard, Beckett, Berryann, Blakewood, Blanning, Bigge, Binns, Bisby, Brewer, Brickenden, Brooker, Browne, Buller, Carey, Carpenter, Carter, Cheeseman, Clarke, Cooper, Ead, Elwood, Emory, Farmer, Fish, Fisher, Fitzroy, Fletcher, Foreman, Foster, Fuller, Galahad, Gerard, Graves, Grover, Harlow, Hawkins, Hayward, Hill, Holley, Holt, Hunter, Jester, Kerr, Kirk, Leigh, MacGuffin, Maddock, Mason, Maynard, Mercer, Miller, Nash, Paige, Payne, Pernelle, Raleigh, Ryder, Scroggs, Seller, Shepard, Shore, Slater, Smith, Tanner, Taylor, Thatcher, Thorn, Tilly, Turner, Underwood, Vaughan, Walter, Webb, Wilde, Wood, Wren, Wyatt, Wynne

Surnames, Townships in G’eth - First Name of (Location)

Abelforth, Argent Keep, Barrow Springs, Barrowmere, Bedford, Brunhelm, Bumble, Casterfalls, Dunbridge, Falmore Forest, Folk’s Bounty, Frostmaid, Fulstad, Heller’s Crossing, Hertfordshire, Humberdale, Inkwater, Little Avery, Marrowton, Mistfall, Mistmire, Morcow, Necropolis-on-Sea, Otherway, Parsendale, Piddlehinton, Port Fairwind, Redcastle, Ransom, Rutherglen, Saint Crois, Tanner’s Folly, Tavern’s Point, Wilmington

Surnames, Geographical Locations in G’eth - First Name of the (Location)

Cove of Calamity, Deep Woods of Falmore, Eastern Isles, Eastern Mountains, Foothills, Frozen Peak, Lakes, Maegor Cobblestones, Northern Mountains, Southern Isle, Tangle, West Coast, Wild Wild Woods, Woods of Angarad

Surnames, Nickname - First Name the (Something)

Bald, Bastard, Bear, Bearded, Big, Bird, Bold, Brave, Broken, Butcher, Bruiser, Careless, Caring, Charitable, Clever, Clumsy, Cold, Confessor, Coward, Crow, Cyclops, Devious, Devoted, Dog, Dragonheart, Dreamer, Elder, Faithful, Fearless, Fey, Fool, Friend, Generous, Giant, Goldheart, Goldfang, Gouty, Gracious, Great, Hag, Handsome, Hawk, Honest, Huge, Humble, Hungry, Hunter, Innocent, Ironfist, Ironside, Keeper, Kind, Lesser, Liar, Lionheart, Little, Loyal, Magical, Mercenary, Merchant, Messenger, Old, Orphan, Pale, Polite, Poet, Poor, Prodigy, Prophet, Proud, Reliable, Romantic, Rude, Selfish, Sellsword, Scab, Scholar, Shield, Shy, Singer, Sirrah, Slayer, Slug, Small, Stoneheart, Swift, Tadde, Talented, Tart, Tenacious, Timid, Tiny, Tough, Traveller, Trusted, Truthful, Viper, Wizard, Wolf, Wyrm

#oxventure #DnD 5e #character creation #name bank #5e

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ace-exploring · 5 days

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Do I have any grayace book recs?

Short answer: no.

Here's why: I primarily read either YA or very adult smut. In YA, the characters are usually experiencing their 'firsts' and very few of them have the self-awareness or maturity to know that they are any kind of ace. YA is still under-represented in gay and sapphic lit, and 'ace' feels even more niche than that. A lack of attraction doesn't really mean anything as a teen, because a) everyone develops differently and b) it's so much more romantic if the love interest is your first love ever (barring unrequited crushes). If you're sixteen and experiencing sexual attraction for the first time, is it because that's completely normal or is it because you've met the exact person that you're sexually attracted to? (please read the rest of this post before you jump on me, I promise I go into this more and I am not erasing teen aces! I am only speaking from MY experience as an adult reader of teen books.)

Teen books with asexual but not aromantic main characters that I have read and can recommend:

What We Devour by Linsey Miller, however this also goes heavy into self-harm as a form of magic so maybe tread lightly if you're a teen, speak to an adult about it. Incidentally, THIS was the book that first triggered the idea that maybe my experience wasn't mainstream. I'm not sure if the main character is graysexual: I need to read it again.

Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2) by Justina Ireland, but read the first one, too, because it's awesome. Also, I can't specifically remember if the character (Katherine) is aromantic as well, it's been a few years since I read it, and I read it before I realised I was ace, so I didn't actually pick up on Katherine's asexuality until much later.

I'm grayace and I didn't figure it out until I was 35, so I don't really expect teens to know and understand asexuality. I am still amazed that people younger than 18 identify as asexual, and that's purely because they're still in school and likely haven't travelled widely or met a whole bunch of people, so how do they even know who they're attracted to? Also, I'm asexual, so I never experienced sexual attraction as a teen and part of me still thinks it's all just an elaborate hoax. When I was 18 I had no idea I was asexual. I just thought everyone else were complete horndogs and I was the only normal person around.

That leads me to the very adult smut I read. I also don't expect to find a bunch of asexual people in adult smut. This is because, well, they're horny motherf*ckers. I'm still waiting (wading) to find characters who have an aesthetic but not sexual attraction. Unfortunately, most of the adult smut I read are very heavy on the sexual attraction and not so much into romantic attraction or development, let alone emotional or aesthetic attraction.

And part of the reason for this is because if you want to write a romance book, especially a smut book, with an asexual character, that WILL turn a LOT of mainstream romance readers off, because they do not understand what asexuality is. They think it means sex-repulsed.

Adult books with an asexual but not aromantic main character that I have read and can recommend:

Role Playing by Cathie Yardley - demisexual biromantic male lead.

More Than I Can Bear (Ursa Shifters #4) by Sam Hall - demisexual female lead, but she has multiple love interests so this is NOT a mainstream romance.

I also want to mention BUT DO NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL the Fifty Shades of Grey books, because I believe Anna actually is graysexual. Until she met Christian at age 21, she had literally never been attracted to anyone else before, nor experienced any kind of sexual feelings. I identify with that HARD, having had sex for the first time when I was 22. I have not read, nor will I ever read these books, and I do not recommend them to anyone, but I do think this could have been an amazing opportunity for an actually asexual character to be thrust into the mainstream. Now, this book is actually about an abuse victim and her rich and handsome abuser, so please do not read it expecting to find ace rep. This is my headcanon and the author does not have the skill to present her as asexual, relying instead on her naivety and inexperience as part of the titillation and submissive angle.

On a side note, I am a writer, and I am currently trying to figure out how to sell an asexual/graysexual main female character in an adult smut book while appealing to the masses. It's not the writing part that I'm struggling with (see this whole-assed post I just wrote). It's the marketing.

#asexual #asexuality #ace #asexual pride #lgbtqia+#acepride #greyace #grayace #exploring asexuality #pride #asexual heteroromantic #married asexual #asexual post #asexual positivity #sex favourable asexual

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talesfromthebitterbeast · 8 months

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For the past few months, you've seen me talk about the Author Avengers. We've been promoting each other's pages and hyping each other up, and I like to think the group of us are now bound by the laws of writing as friends.

This month, we went from promotions to prompts, and boy, has it been interesting to see how each of us looked at the same prompt and came up with something that fit into our style. It's been a treat and a half for me on a personal level, and I hope you've enjoyed it as well because we are ABSOLUTELY carrying on with this into the next few months.

[IMAGE TEXT: AUTHOR AVENGERS AUGUST PROMPT. One day, you decide to put two mirrors in front of each to find out what that looks like; it was cool at first, but then you notice SOMETHING in the reflection, and it looks like it's coming right towards you…]

Index: Lou Yardley - Glintsprock's Quest: Mirror Mirror Victoria Audley - Eye of the Beholder Hannah Joy - Mirrors Kelsey Clarey - Out Of The Looking Glass Morris Wayts - Troubling Reflections Sam O'Rooke - 80 Simple Rules J.K. Lambo - A Batch Made In Heaven (Or Is It?) Deborah Kelly - Daggering Shadow Aradhna Kaur (me!) - Refracting Lights

I would definitely encourage you to check them all out, and look out for next month's prompt fills from us as well! (And if you ever have a prompt suggestion, drop me a line!)

Cheers, Ara

#ara's ko fi posts #author avengers #author avengers prompt round up #ara's linkedin posts

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dustedmagazine · 2 years

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Porridge Radio — Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky (Secretly Canadian)

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Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky by Porridge Radio

A waterslide takes you downstream in a giddy froth of running water. A diving board allows you to plummet from terrifying heights. A ladder to the sky lets you rise again, step by step. Porridge Radio’s latest album is all about the vertiginous swoop of ups and downs; of sudden, exhilarating rushes of energy; of equally abrupt descents into obsessive paranoia. It is, possibly, a response to the band’s dizzying rush to the top of the pile with 2020’s Mercury Prize-nominated Every Bad, followed by the dead stop of the pandemic and lockdown. Or not. In any case, it’s full of extremes, musical and otherwise.

This is the most extroverted-sounding album you could make about themes that are fundamentally inward-looking. Singer and bandleader Dana Margolin repeatedly drops the most self-lacerating observations into swelling, anthemic choruses. It’s like she’s whispering her deepest, most horrifying secrets into the maw of an Arcade Fire song.

Take “Rotten,” for instance, which can’t help but evoke our recent COVID-19 experiences. “This year, the taste of apples changed,” sings Margolin, in her sharp, stirring alto, a voice that always seems to be overcharged and fairly spilling over with emotion. Yet, after she recounts the effects of illness, the soreness of muscles, the well-meaning admonitions to rest and eat well, the odd specificity of walking on the balls of her feet, Margolin lets the chorus fly. “Outside, outside, outside, it’s cold,” she sings, bolstered by buoyant currents of supporting voices, crashing guitars and rumbling, galloping drums. “Inside, inside, inside I can be alone,” she continues, as a circling mass of keyboard sounds swirls around her head. The song conveys both brokenness and giddy, heady healing, zooming from one pole to the other with febrile speed.

In a similar fashion, “Birthday Party” starts in a smolder and blows into flame. Margolin performs here and elsewhere in a rhythmic chant, spitting out the words with increasing feeling as her songs progress. “I don’t want to be loved,” starts as a statement, but when repeated becomes a moan and then a shriek. The tension is always unbearable and always building.

It is easy to focus on Margolin, whose voice and presence are so distinctive, but the rest of the band is good, too. They very ably fill out the sound so that it grows without becoming heavy; even as its loudest, Porridge Radio sounds like it could float right off into the sky. Drummer Sam Yardley is particularly fine, putting a punch and kick into these battering sounds, while keyboardist Georgie Stott elicits a dreamy, romantic swell that might remind you of Beach House. Margolin herself unleashes the grand guitar gestures that evoke big rock bands like U2 and, yes, Coldplay.

But neither of these bands reveals anywhere near as much of the internal as Porridge Radio. “Cut off my shoes instead of taking them off, cut off my hands because they’re itching so much,” confides Margolin in “The End of Last Year.” Margolin taps into an obsessive, idiosyncratic vein of madness so personal that you’re tempted to look away—and then somehow transmutes it into rock triumph. She sounds nothing at all like P.J. Harvey, so it feels cheap to compare the two, but they have this in common.

Jennifer Kelly

#dusted magazine #album review #jennifer kelly #porridge radio #waterslide diving board ladder to the sky #secretly canadian #rock and roll #indie rock

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drsamkhoury · 3 days

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repriseofthereprise · 4 months

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Gender-Critical Feminism Discussion Group Resources

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An Open Letter to Julia Serano by crashchaoscats

Third Way Trans on detransitioning (22-min video and/or read the transcript)

extended!! by b0rnwr0ng

Discussion questions:

How does your own experience relate to the experiences these writers discuss?

What ‘Gender Critical’ Means to Me — Miranda Yardley

Optional: Podcast

Discussion questions:

Miranda writes, “Being gender critical is not incompatible with being transsexual.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

What does Miranda mean by saying that gender is “a harmful social construct, a hierarchy” is “a moral argument”?

Do you agree that “the existence of intersex does not pull the rug” from under sexual dimorphism? Why or why not? What is the science?

What do you think of Miranda’s closing statement: “Think of it like this: how liberating would it be for a human being to not have to exist with contradictory ideas in their heads?” Does it relate just to transgender and if not, what else could it apply to?

Women’s March and Inclusivity

Women’s March on Washington Has Been Hijacked – NY Times The Somehow Controversial Women’s March – The New Yorker

Discussion questions:

Did you go to the Women’s March? Why or why not?

How did the reality of the march measure up to your expectations prior to the event?

How did you feel “the morning after”?

What do you see as the most critical women’s issues to address?

If you had organized the march, what would you have done differently?

Nonbinary?

Sam Escobar: How I told the world I’m neither a man nor a woman Susan Cox: Coming out as ‘non-binary’ throws other women under the bus Rebecca Reilly Cooper: “Gender is not a binary, it’s a spectrum”: some problems

Discussion questions:

What are the factors that cause Sam Escobar to decide that she is “queer” or “nonbinary”? Do you share any of her experiences, thoughts or feelings?

Rebecca Reilly Cooper says, “In reality, everybody is non-binary. Nobody is a one-dimensional gender stereotype. We all of us actively participate in some gender norms, passively acquiesce with others, and positively rail against others. So to call oneself non-binary is in fact to create a false binary, and to position oneself on the superior side of that binary.” Do you agree with this analysis? Why or why not?

She also asks, “If gender is a spectrum, and your gender identity can be anywhere along that spectrum, why modify your body to make it more closely resemble that of the opposite sex?” Have you heard people attempt to answer that question, and what have they said? Do you agree with their reasoning?

Testo Junkie – Beatriz Preciado

Discussion questions:

The author begins taking testosterone “on the day of your death.” Whose death do you think she is referring to?

What do you think Preciado means by “molecular revolution”?

Does “pharmacopornographic capitalism” seem like a good thing to you? Why or why not?

Do you agree that “male and female only exist as biopolitical fictions”? Why or why not?

What would “a new sexual and affective platform that is neither male nor female” look like?

They said this would never happen!

Male liberal staffer “pretended to be a woman” to win student executive position Lavender Blume: How men are using gender identity to deny male privilege

What is gender anyway?

“What is gender, anyway?” by Sarah Ditum. Discussion questions:

Do you think gender exists? If so, what is your definition?

What is your experience of the relationship between sex and gender?

Do you think there are male brains and female brains? Why or why not?

What are the implications of brain sex theory for women’s equality?

#gender a patriarchal construct

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daniellethamasa · 10 months

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Book Review: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

Who says romance books have to feature young 20 or 30-somethings finding love? This book features protagonists who are pushing 50 and it was still a fantastic (and geeky) read. Check out my review!

Hey all, Sam here. Okay, I have a feeling that I’m going to end up having a bunch of bonus blog posts that are book reviews coming. Because I’m getting quite a bit of reading done…and I’m planning on having a reading day on Monday, where I’ll basically just read and blog prep the whole day. Because even with as much as I’ve been reading, I still want to read more. I finished another book this…

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#Book Releases #Books!#Inspiration #Reading #Review #Signal Boost

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headlinerportugal · 1 year

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Guimarães, o local da estreia dos Porridge Radio em nome próprio | Reportagem

Já não tinha memória de entrar no Café Concerto situado no piso inferior do Centro Cultural Vila Flor em Guimarães para assistir a um concerto. Aquele espaço de restauração tem, desde há alguns tempos, uma nova gerência privada. Esse local tem sido dinamizado com eventos musicais pela nova equipa numa programação própria.

Na passada noite de sexta-feira dia 25 de novembro foi a vez de lá voltar para assistir ao concerto dos Porridge Radio, concerto promovido pela ‘A Oficina’ a gestora do centro cultural vimaranense em colaboração com a nova gerência do Café Concerto.

Por apenas 5€ foi possível adquirir ingresso. Uma pechincha para ver uma das mais recentes e excitantes bandas do indie rock britânico. Como evidente, também dada à lotação limitada, os bilhetes esgotaram facilmente e com alguma antecipação.

Dana Margolin (voz e guitarra), Sam Yardley (bateria), Georgie Stott (teclados) e Maddie Ryall (baixo) são os 4 jovens britânicos de Brighton que formam os Porridge Radio e que tão boa conta de si têm dado desde que surgiram. Sobretudo desde 2019, ano em que assinaram contrato com a Secretly Canadian. Foi já com a chancela desta editora norte-americana que lançaram ‘Every Bad’ em 2020. Um álbum merecedor de críticas muito positivas pela imprensa especializada e que teve, inclusive, direito a ser nomeado nos Mercury Prize desse ano.

Porridge Radio no Café Concerto do CCVF [mais fotos clicar aqui] Já no decurso deste 2022 lançaram ‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky’. Foram os temas destes dois álbuns que os trouxeram a Guimarães.

A estreia em nome próprio aconteceu em Guimarães porém a estreia em Portugal aconteceu no Vodafone Paredes de Coura no passado mês de agosto. Assisti a esse concerto tendo sido um debute nacional bastante auspicioso. Nesse concerto ao final da tarde no palco secundário daquele festival do alto Minho fiquei com bastante bom feeling e definitivamente fã. Agora na passada noite de sexta-feira em Guimarães, ao segundo concerto em solo luso, a história foi outra. Passamos do verão para uma noite fria de outono, passamos de um local ao ar livre num palco privilegiado para uma espécie de pequeno clube noturno com audiência bem menor, pois claro. São enormes as diferenças entre os dois concertos. Ponto idêntico foi a forte entrega dos músicos durante a performance.

Dana Margolin (a vocalista) esteve mais concentrada e bem menos comunicativa. Notou-se igualmente um cansaço, a determinado ponto indisfarçável. Eles estão em digressão com concertos quase todos os dias desde 11 de novembro.

Apesar disso a jovem deu o seu melhor em palco, assim como os seus outros 3 companheiros de banda. Sam, Georgie e Maddie estavam aparentemente bem melhor e não se notou neles cansaço como em Dana.

Maddie Ryall no baixo [mais fotos clicar aqui] Eles entraram em palco pelas 22:10 horas ao som de “Maneater” canção da cantora canadiana Nelly Furtado. “Give / Take”, “End of Last Year” e “Splintered” foram as 3 primeiras tocadas e a partir da última citada a atuação prosseguiu num ritmo superior.

‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky’, álbum lançado em maio passado esteve fortemente representado na setlist. Invariavelmente tornou-se no foco do concerto naquela que foi apresentação muito sólida das canções mais recentes.

Não faltou igualmente a execução de algumas canções de ‘Every Bad’, disco de 2020. Sem surpresa a atuação terminou com “Sweet”, um dos temas âncora dos Porridge Radio, tocado após uma saída simulada antes do encore. Como a própria Dana afirmou, dada a exiguidade do espaço não dava para uma saída e consequente entrada de forma mais dramática…

Sam Yardley na bateria [mais fotos clicar aqui] “World Class Music” como quem diz música de classe mundial eram as palavras escritas no bumbo da bateria, provavelmente, de forma irónica. O que parece mais do que uma certeza irreversível é que eles estão no caminho correto para terem um maior reconhecimento a esse nível mundial.

O público presente esteve algo compenetrado e ficou sempre num estado morno. Pese essa situação não regateou as merecidas palmas nas transições dos temas. Pessoalmente esperava uma atitude mais calorosa, provavelmente por causa do concerto ter-se realizado num espaço mais propício para isso. Obviamente quem esteve presente foram fãs da banda, alguns até vindos de fora da cidade.

A banda seguiu para Lisboa aonde tocou no Super Bock em Stock terminando assim a sua breve passagem por Portugal neste mês de novembro.

Georgie Stott nos teclados [mais fotos clicar aqui] Setlist Café Concerto do CCVF – 25/11/2022 Give/Take End of Last Year Splintered Jealousy Trying Good for You 7 Seconds Birthday Party U Can Be Happy If U Want To Lilac The Rip Back to the Radio

Encore Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky Sweet

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#coberturadefestivais #Café Concerto #Centro Cultural Vila Flor #Porridge Radio #Guimarães #large

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brokehorrorfan · 2 years

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Classic Monsters Unleashed will be published on July 12 via Black Spot Books and Crystal Lake Publishing. The 450-page horror anthology consists of 29 new stories that reimagine horror’s classic monsters.

Contributors include Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, F. Paul Wilson, Richard Christian Matheson, Dacre Stoker, Seanan McGuire, Lisa Morton, Owl Goingback, Maurice Broaddus, Linda D. Addison, Alessandro Manzetti, Tim Waggoner, John Palisano, Mercedes M. Yardley, Lucy A. Snyder, Gary A. Braunbeck, Rena Mason, Monique Snyman, and more.

Edited by Weird Tales Magazine editor James Aquilone, the book will be available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book. It features an introduction by film historian Kim Newman and artwork by Mister Sam Shearon and Colton Worley.

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Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Moreau, the Headless Horseman, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, the Wicked Witch of the West—they're all here, in this collection of horror short stories that reimagine, subvert, and pay homage to our favorite monsters and creatures.

Pre-order Classic Monsters Unleashed.

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jungleindierock · 2 years

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Porridge Radio - Back To The Radio

Video for Back To The Radio from English indie rock four-some Porridge Radio, which is taken from the forthcoming album Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky and will be released on the 20th May 2022 via Secretly Canadian.

Porridge Radio are a British indie rock band formed in Brighton in 2015. They are fronted by vocalist, songwriter and lead guitarist Dana Margolin. The other members are keyboardist Georgie Stott, bass guitarist Maddie Ryall and drummer Sam Yardley.

#Porridge Radio #English #UK #indie rock #indie music #alternative rock #music #new music #new video #2022 #rock #JIR #Jungle Indie Rock #Rebjukebox

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nofatclips · 6 months

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Dream Wife's remix of Don't Ask Me Twice by Porridge Radio from the expanded edition of Every Bad

#music #porridge radio #remixes #remix #dream wife #dreamwife #rakel mjöll #alice go #bella podpadec #dana margolin #secretly canadian #maddie ryall #sam yardley #georgie stott #oli barton wood #maria marzaioli #Bandcamp

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ladyherenya · 3 years

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I’ve taken forever to finish this post. Such round-ups are easier when I haven’t read so many books, and when the pandemic isn’t being so distracting.

Also read: A Bride of Convenience by Jody Hedlund, Cutie and the Beast by M.E. Carter and “Dueling Magics” by Stephanie Burgis.

Total: sixteen novels (including four audiobooks), two novellas, one short story, one graphic novel and one comic volume.

Cover thoughts: Tarashana is my favourite, followed by A Natural History of Dragons. I altered the covers for the Stevenson trilogy -- I like my versions more!

Did not finish: The Long Distance Playlist by Tara Eglington.

Still reading: Love in the Blitz: The Greatest Lost Love Letters of the Second World War by Eileen Alexander.

Next up: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho.

My full reviews are on Dreamwidth and LibraryThing.

A Portrait of Loyalty by Roseanna M. White (narrated by Susan Lyons): Romantic historical mystery, set in London during 1918. Christian fiction. Features characters from the The Number of Love and On Wings of Devotion.

I was surprised by how long it took before I really cared about the characters and their relationships. It was interesting to consider the way dark-room photography could be used -- and manipulated -- in aid of the war effort. 3 ★

Playing Hearts by W.R. Gingell: Portal fantasy based on Alice in Wonderland. Novella.

I like retellings and Alice in Wonderland references and Gingell’s storytelling, so I was a bit surprised by how long I took to warm to this. I liked the final section a lot. 3 ★

Dawnshard: From the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson: Fantasy. Part of the Stormlight Archive, set after Oathbringer. Novella.

I struggled to focus, distracted dredging up and searching through my memories of this series. But Sanderson is a successful storyteller, and the end of this adventure was satisfying. 3 ★

Game of Hearts by Cathy Yardley: Contemporary fandom-y romance. Features characters from Level Up and One True Pairing.

The characters’ respective family issues were resolved far too readily, but I find this sort of fluffy romance is acceptable if it comes with fandom references.

Bel Lamington (1961) by D.E. Stevenson (narrated by Patience Tomlinson): Romantic fiction. Features characters from the Dering Family trilogy.

Delightful. A very gentle sort of story, although it’s not just gardening and picturesque scenery and new friendships -- Bel also encounters stressful difficulties at work. I could predict how everything would all ultimately turn out -- but was surprised by some of the turns the story took getting there. 3½ ★

A Bride of Convenience by Jody Hedlund: Historical Christian romance set in 19th century Canada.

An interesting glimpse into an aspect of history I didn’t know about (bride ships), but neither the pacing nor the tone appealed to me. 2 ★

Torch by R.J. Anderson: YA-ish fantasy, faeries and shapeshifters. Sequel to Swift and Nomad.

A satisfying conclusion with some surprising developments. I was glad to see things resolve happily for Ivy. 3 ★

The Dering Family trilogy by D.E. Stevenson: Romantic fiction set in England and Scotland.

Vittoria Cottage (1949) (narrated by Leslie Mackie): Nothing too dramatic happens but it’s a fascinating insight into postwar life in England, still with rationing. I like that Stevenson considers the concerns of a middle-aged widow worthy of this sort of attention -- and of this sort of romance. 3 ★

Music in the Hills (1950): James Dering goes to stay with his aunt and uncle in Scotland, and learn about farming. I knew how James’ romantic endeavours would unfold (from reading Bel Lamington) but even with that foreknowledge to make things extra predictable, I wanted to keep reading. This has such a strong sense of place! And the characters are very likeable. 3½ ★

Winter and Rough Weather (1951): Follows on from Music in the Hills. A vivid insight into how poor roads and poor weather can isolate one from the outside world. I didn’t mind spending time with James and Rhoda’s friends, but they rather became the focus towards the end and maybe I’d have liked this book more if that hadn’t been the case? 3 ★

“Dueling Magics” by Stephanie Burgis: Short story set after A Most Improper Magick. Children’s fantasy. Verdict: cute.

Fangirl: the manga, vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell (story adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam): First installment in the manga adaptation of a young-adult novel about a fangirl going off to college.

A lovely way to revisit Fangirl! Judging from my memory of the novel, this is a remarkably -- and satisfyingly -- faithful adaptation. I really liked the artwork. 3½ ★

The Tuyo series by Rachel Neumeier: Fantasy.

Nikoles: A prequel side-story about a minor character from Tuyo. A thoughtful look at what causes a conflict between two peoples to escalate -- or to be resolved -- through the eyes of a likeable protagonist. 3 ★

Tarashana: A direct sequel to Tuyo. I loved it. It’s a journey into the unknown, full of difficulties and danger in that way that good fantasy quests so often are. Very tense! I was also impressed with the way this story explores the challenges of justly judging people, and how this gives Ryo a more nuanced perspective, but the events of the novel thematic cohesion. 4 ★

The Long Distance Playlist by Tara Eglinton: Epistolary Australian YA. Unfinished.

Two teenagers reconnect through email and share Spotify recommendations for dealing with breakups. I didn't finish this before my loan expired -- maybe I'll read more when it becomes available again.

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne: Contemporary romance between two 20-something employees at a retirement village.

Thorne has a gift for vividly capturing the quirky personalities of two people and capturing the different ways in which they like each other. There were a few small-ish things in this story I didn’t personally like. Mixed feelings, I have them. 3 ★

Copper Mountain by Rachel Neumeier: Urban fantasy. Part of the Black Dog series, set after Shadow Twin and Black Dog Stories III.

Dimilioc deals with demons. I was reminded that I do care about these characters. This wouldn’t have been so tense if I wasn’t so invested! 3½ ★

The Year’s Midnight by Rachel Neumeier: Death’s Lady, book one. Portal world fantasy.

Compelling. I really like how, even though Dr Daniel Dodson doesn’t believe his patient Tenai is from another world, this doesn’t actually undermine his ability to help her. Because he believes that Tenai fully believes her story and that it’s important for understanding her anger. 3½ ★

A Natural History of Dragons: a memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan (narrated by Kate Reading): Fantasy. Isabella tells of her childhood obsession with dragons, and how, aged nineteen, she joined an expedition to Vystrana.

Such a novel and interesting approach to dragons. Isabella’s adventures are eventful, and her observations are astute and often delightfully expressed. But I came away feeling unsure if I found the ending satisfying, because as a reader, I’m HERE for the emotions. 3½ ★

The Murderbot Diaries: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells: Science-fiction. Set between Exit Strategy and Network Effect. Novella.

A less intense installment. On the other hand, I would happily read about Murderbot solving any number of mysteries. ANY NUMBER. It was interesting to see Murderbot working under a different set of restrictions. 3½ ★

Cutie and the Beast by M.E. Carter: Contemporary romance, single-parent co-coworkers, roommates-to-lovers.

I finished it but it wasn't really my thing.

Runaways: Canon Fodder (volume 5) by Rainbow Rowell (illustrated by Andres Genolet): Marvel superhero comics.

The previous volume had more scenes which stood out to me as memorable or quotable, but this volume had a strong, complete story arc and that was really satisfying! As is the rather pointed commentary about being a superhero. 3½ ★

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With so much great music being made, some albums are always going to be overlooked come the end of the year. Time is the biggest hurdle with that. Be it a lack there of to cover every artist with a new album cycle, needing more of it to give a great listen the full attention needed to digest, or the timing of a release just not hitting the same way it does months later, it can grow more difficult by the day to take in everything while appreciating it.

This year, Recommended Listen is taking a look at some of the best overlooked albums on these pages throughout 2020. These are albums that weren’t fully reviewed, found on any volume of Listen to These., on this year’s Best of 2020 lists in any form, and in some cases, not mentioned even in track or video coverage at all. You may already be familiar with some of them, but it would remiss to not given them their due. As the year wraps up, let this be a reminder that discovering new music has no expiration date either.

Arca - KiCk i [XL Recordings]

KiCk i is the the first in a purported four-part series from electronic music reinventor Arca, and with its timing of being released in the midst of the summer’s busy release schedule, it’s understandable how a listen that demands an attentive ear could get lost in the mix. KiCk i, similar to that of Arca’s kindred experimentalist Bjork and her own avant-pop rendering Volta, is still both the artist’s most accessible formation to date, and yet, an alien aural experience by modern pop music standards in the way its human construction collapses and glitches with intention. What we hear here, however, is Arca coming to the forefront of her sound with her voice being used as both instrument and narrator, blurring the lines between any one kind of convention.

Charli XCX - how i’m feeling now [Atlantic Records]

She’s the main reason this post exists, but when she released the year’s first certifiable quarantine album, it didn’t quite hit the same way it does now in December. That’s not to say that how i’m feeling now was not understood upon initial impact -- it seems to be a going theme that Charli XCX works her best experimental pop magic when she’s moving fast and quickly -- but at the start of springtime when the fears of the pandemic were at their most fresh and agonizing, it was difficult to get into the same space as that which she had carved out in the dark using black diamonds and digital euphoria. Time heals, though, and just as Pop 2 sparkled in its own winter, Charli’s isolation feeling wears better forever in the cold just like December.

Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia [Warner Records]

To call Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia an overlooked album is technically a huge overstatement considering it has been near the top of most major publication’s year-end list and she’s earned the title of 2020’s biggest pop star not named Taylor Swift. Future Nostalgia, much like the Weeknd’s After Hours, came into view at the worst possible timing, however -- Those first arduous weeks of lockdown when the last fucking thing on your mind at that time was club music and dancing. Still, the UK songwriter’s energy has prevailed at the end of 2020 with its funky synthesis of disco, electronica, and futuristic pop production. It may be one of the few things in pop culture this year we feel wistful about when we hear it a decade from now.

Fontaines D.C. - A Hero’s Death [Partisan Records]

Another overlooked listen that fell victim to a super-saturated summer release schedule, maybe it’s better than Fontaines D.C.’s A Hero’s Death, in all of its desperate lamentations, be appreciated during these wintry months than late under the scorching July sun. The most surprising revelation behind the theatre curtain of the Dublin post-punk band’s sophomore effort is in the manner which frontman Grian Chatten has sunken his working class shouting matches into the foci of a bleaker state of mind, and yet, not at the expense of dark comedy and appropriate growl. A Hero’s Death may be a quieter raucous from Fontaines D.C., and also one that suggests that the depths of their sound are most visible when methodically circling the drain.

A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C.

Infant Island - Beneath [Dog Knights Productions]

We are in the throes of a screamo revival, though Infant Island are a whole different behemoth in that realm on their sophomore outing Beneath. Here, the Virginia-based five-piece eviscerate the scene’s intensity through charring post-rock epics and answering back at the void with raw, bleeding screams. Their style -- a bastion of hardcore, black metal, and beautifully atmospheric rock echoes -- barrels in with it the heaviest kind of weight on the soul every time Infant Island awaken from the pitch black craters. Ultimately, it consumes you and leaves you in their ash.

Beneath by Infant Island

LOMA - Don’t Shy Away [Sub Pop]

One of the things we are slowly, but surely beginning to see in indie rock and guitar-based rock right now is that artists are once again gaining confidence in sounding atypical. LOMA -- the trio of songwriter Emily Cross, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer Dan Duszynski, and Shearwater frontman Jonathan Meiburg -- quietly are making these strange moves in the further out regions of their sophomore effort Don’t Shy Away. Informed by desertscapes, forests, occult energy, and its own divinely defined relationship between earth and soul, the listen absorbs both the physical and spiritual worlds through sound with LOMA acting as its vessel to communicate between each.

Don't Shy Away by LOMA

Peel Dream Magazine - Agitprop Alterna [Slumberland Records]

Some of the most interesting sounds coming from the next generation of shoegaze shape-shifters this year weren’t always the ones that filtered feedback through a dark, brooding punk heaviness. Akin to fellow breakouts Dummy, Peel Dream Magazine -- the moniker of NYC songwriter Joe Stevens -- is veering far away from those boundaries as well as those in some of today’s indie rock traditionalism with a lush, sun-bent projection on the sound that is entrancingly weird and dilates inner elation. On Agitprop Altnerna, Peel Dream Magazine sophomore effort, the band’s music achieves a new level of metaphysical experience through its collaborative cast, enriching the colors dispersed by its prism.

Agitprop Alterna by Peel Dream Magazine

Porridge Radio - Every Bad [Secretly Canadian]

Porridge Radio were a victim of their own buzz here on Recommended Listen upon the UK post-punk band’s release of their acclaimed sophomore breakout Every Bad. It admittedly happens when an indie rock band with all of the press envy going for them already in every place else (especially with bigger publications) equates to putting their work on the backburner here so that other lesser-covered independent artists can get due coverage just as well. Every Bad is very good, though, with guitarist Dana Margolin tapping into a dynamic,, aggressive side of intimate melancholia with her emotional voice as keyboardist Georgie Stott, bassist Maddie Ryall and drummer Sam Yardley steer the storm in the rough seas of life around her.

Every Bad by Porridge Radio

R.A.P. Ferreira - purple moonlight pages [Ruby Yacht]

2020′s rap game was ruled by its underground hive, and purple moonlight pages was part of writing that story. As the restart button for R.A.P. Ferreria, f.k.a. the prolific Milo, this album hears the man behind the moniker, Rory Allen Philip Ferreira, breaking down the barriers surrounding his bars for an experimental foray into jazz-informed rhymes given a brassy luster by producer and multi-instrumentalists Kenny Segal and his crew, the Jefferson Park Boys. Coupled with poetry of both the personal and the philosophical, the limitless rhythm and flow moving throughout purple moonlight pages has found a place for R.A.P. Ferreira's work where the free art and the perfected in prose can coexist.

purple moonlight pages by R.A.P. Ferreira

Samia - The Baby [Grand Jury Music]

Emotional guitar music being vesseled inside finely-crafted indie rock songwriting is once again in a better place than it’s been left these past several years, and an artist like Samia Finnerty is going to be helping taking it further with her own pen in it after releasing this year’s breakout full-length debut The Baby. If you found yourself humming along to the coming-of-age buzz around the glossy Gen Z navel gazing of UK pop-rock export beabadoobee, this collection of songs by Samia may actually cut keeper below the surface thanks to the way she lyrically mediates life’s darkness and young tribulations adulting during a fucked up time in history with a rose-tinted canvas in her sound. She feels its all, and you’ll feel seen, too.

The Baby by Samia

SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is) & UNTITLED (Rise) [Forever Living Originals]

The identities behind the collective members of SAULT are as hard to pin as the release dates of their albums themselves, which in 2020, had a tendency to drop out of nowhere and made for two of this year’s most enigmatic moments in alluring sounds from unknown places with their breakouts UNTITLED (Black Is) and UNTITLED (Rise). Each listen arrived as bookends between the epicenter of a summer of protest and resistance across the globe, with the UK band’s fusion of house, experimental electronic, and modern R&B creating a document on the ongoing cultural evolution of these Black-centric styles, but as a medium to confront racial issues through an artfully accessible message.

UNTITLED (Black Is) by SAULT

UNTITLED (Rise) by SAULT

The Weeknd – After Hours [Republic Records]

After Hours is another example on this list of an album you would handedly lose an argument in technically calling “overlooked” considering the Weeknd’s Starboy streaming power and chart-topping success is not losing momentum any time soon. It did go up against a huge emotional wall when it was initially released right as lockdown mode was more on the mind than donning fashionable heathen pop, though, even if it's Abel Tesfaye’s strongest collection of post-breakup wreckers and R&B sizzle perfected through the cool currents of his Uncut Gems score collaborator Oneohtrix Point Never and the always-slick singles synthesis of Max Martin’s hand. Grammys don’t mean a thing, but in the pop universe, it's weird when one of its biggest names can't get a nom at the top of their game.

#features #arca #charli xcx #dua lipa #fontaines d.c.#infant island #loma #peel dream magazine #porridge radio #r.a.p. ferreira #samia #sault #the weeknd

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TBTP&TSTT Chapter 4: Welcome, Joseph McKinley's Daughter

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Annabelle's POV

I've been in Rose Creek for almost two months now. In those two months, I've worked at the town bar and helped Alicia with little things around the motel.

I was heading to work when Alicia stopped me. "So, are you coming to the town picnic Saturday? You can help me bake the pies."

"Sure," I shrugged. "Tomorrow okay?"

"Sounds great," she giggled.

I smiled at how excited she got. Over the two months, Alicia and I have gotten closer. The more time we spend together, the more she's become like my sister.

Nothing at the bar has changed. The entire time that I've been here, Sam has continually come by just to spend the whole night harassing me. He never did anything, he just spends the whole night sitting at the center bar stool constantly bugging me as I tried to make drinks for the other customers around him.

I've gotten used to it though. I've actually gotten used to being a female bartender and all the flirting, the passes, and the drunk men trying to grab my ass. Weirdly, it just made me feel more like I belonged here.

Which is what I've spent my entire life trying to find.

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I helped Alicia carry the pies we made the other night to the town-wide picnic. Rose Creek was celebrating the anniversary of the town being settled.

As we walked over to the food, I couldn't help but notice all the older women's eyes on me. I tried to ignore their whispers but they seemed to follow me as Alicia and I carried the pies over to the picnic table with the other food.

Throughout the picnic, I talked to Alicia and her father. Every once in awhile I'd notice Sam staring at me. And when he wasn't staring at me, his gaze was replaced by the gazes of a group of older women.

"You okay?" Alicia asked.

"Is it just me or is everyone staring at me?"

Alicia looked around before shrugging. "It's probably because your father employs half the town."

My stomach dropped as my head snapped up at her. "Wait, what? How did you. . ."

Alicia looked over at me, her eyes wide. "I thought. . . Everyone knows, Annie. I didn't think you were trying to keep it a secret."

"I was," I whispered, even more aware of everyone looking at me.

"Oh, Annie," Alicia said softly. "I'm sorry. I thought you knew. I swear, I didn't tell anyone."

"I trust you," I said quickly. I sent her a small smile before going back to helping her clear the table.

After lunch, the kids ran off and started chasing each other while the adults sat and spent the rest of the afternoon talking.

"So Annie," a woman named Mrs. Jefferson said in an almost mocking tone. "Where were you living before you came here?"

"I was raised in Dallas," I said, deciding to own it.

"In a townhouse or mansion?" Mrs. Yardley asked with a certain town to her voice.

I looked around to see everyone smirking at me. My eyes landed on Sam looking at me with soft eyes. For some reason, the way he was looking at me made me feel more uncomfortable than how the entire town was staring at me.

"Okay," I said, crossing my arms over my chest and glaring at the gathering crowd. "Yes, I'm Joseph McKinley's daughter. My father owns McKinley Oil. I was raised in a house that cost more than this entire town. In fact, my father's oil company—you know, that gigantic ugly building on the corner of town—employs more than half of you. That big ugly building, the same building that I hate looking at, is the reason there is even a town. Today, this holiday you celebrate about settling the town, is all because of my father."

I smirked when I saw everyone's guilty and knowing faces. "Exactly," I sighed. "So the next time you all decide to judge me for how I was raised or for how much money my father has, remember that he employs you, your neighbors, your sons, and your husbands."

With that, I angrily turned on my heel and walked away from this judgmental picnic.

#TBTP&TSTT #amazing stories #sam taylor #dylan o'brien #dylan o'brien fanfic

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The Good Fight 304 | MacKenzie Mauzy | Sabrina Wynne

As some of you know, aside from MacKenzie’s involvement with Sam, I’m a fan of hers from the TV show Forever. So I am from time to time going to post about aspects of her career.

MacKenzie made a guest appearance on The Good Fight last Friday. I don’t know if this role will involve multiple appearances on the show, because it doesn’t seem that her story line was completely rapped up. Still, it is good to see that she has been on television recently in guest starring roles in both Gone and now on The Good Fight.

Below the cut is more background information about MacKenzie’s character and the subplot in which she is involved in The Good Fight.

The Good Fight subplot that MacKenzie was involved in raised interesting ethical questions about art and politics.

Attorneys Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) and Liz Reddick-Lawrence (Audra McDonald) have joined a resistance group against Trump. The groups wants to get a pop star who is very popular in swing states to speak out and get people to sign up and vote against Trump and the right wing agenda. The resistance group decides that the country singer Sabrina Wynne (MacKenzie Mauzy) would be a good celebrity to have in their corner. When this is proposed the group points out that Sabrina of course just happens to be a client of Diane’s and Liz’s law firm.

Back at the law firm of Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart, Sabrina Wynne and her manager Nate Yardley (Steven Robertson) have made a visit to her lawyer Adrian Boseman (Delroy Lindo). Diane and Liz join them to find out what is happening.

The alt-right recently misinterpreted one of Sabrina’s songs and assumed she was on their side. They photoshopped her into a photo in Charlottesville and are hailing her as their “Aryan savior.” The manipulated photo was reblogged onto Sabrina’s fan site to her dismay. So she has turned to Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart for help. Diane and Liz think it is an odd “coincidence” that all of this has happened to Sabrina at the very time that the resistance group had just been talking about trying to get her on their side.

However, Sabrina doesn’t want to politicize her music. Her speech in the above gifs explain her reasoning.

Sabrina’s reluctance to speak out against the alt-right changes, however, when her sister, who is transitioning, is attacked by someone who appears to be from the alt-right. Sabrina decides to take a stand against the alt-right and to encourage people to vote against the right wing’s interests.

Some troubling questions arise about the timing of this particular attack on Sabrina’s sister, and who really orchestrated it.

This was one of several excellent subplots in that episode. All in all, this part of the episode raised some important questions. In particular, should art be above politics and do good ends really justify the means?

Finally, given some of the harassment that MacKenzie has experienced from certain Outlander fans, it is interesting to see the parts of the plot that show how difficult it is for a celebrity to know how best to proceed when their fans are spreading falsehoods about them or demanding they behave in certain ways.

#mackenzie mauzy #the good fight #sabrina wynne #diane lockhart #christine baranski #liz reddick-lawrence #audra mcdonald #politics #fans behaving badly #my gifs

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