Every hero needs a great villain, that one rival that keeps popping their heads around to give the hero a run for their money and leave a lasting impact on a show/character. Here are 5 rivalries that left their lasting impressions!

Xena/Callisto: Xena: Warrior Princess
Best Moment: X:WP 1x22 "Callisto" From the first time we see the two square off, Callisto is immediately shown to be Xena's equal by being the first person in the series who is able to catch Xena's Chakram. A feat that only 4 people have been able to do in the series history.

What Makes Them Great: Callisto is a byproduct of Xena's past as a Warlord, one who grows up to be an even more twisted version of the Warrior Princess. Callisto only has 1 goal and that is to make Xena suffer and pay for her sins against Callisto's family.





Angel(us)/Spike: BTVS/Angel
Best Moment: BTVS 3x08 "Lovers Walk". Spike returns to Sunnydale in an attempt to get Drusilla back, he briefly teams up with Buffy/Angel and in a drunken stooper tell them how it is when it comes to love. This helps push the couple over the edge later in the season to break up.

What Makes Them Great: Angel(us) and Spike are old friends with Spike being one of the few who truly knows Angels darker side. The two constantly were in a battle to be the best but Angelus wanting to bring about the end of the world forces Spike to step up and side with Buffy in an effort to take Angelus down.


Buffy/Faith: BTVS
Best Moment: BTVS 3x21 "Graduation pt.1" After Faith poisons Angel, the Scooby Gang finds out that the only cure is the blood of a Slayer, luckily for them there are 2 in town. Buffy embraces her dark side and goes after Faith with the intent of using Faiths blood to cure Angel and willing to take Faiths life. The fight ends with Buffy stabbing Faith, one of the few times Buffy has gotten human blood on her hands.

What Makes Them Great: Buffy & Faith are like ying/yang, Faith is the girl Buffy could have turned out to be had she not had friends and family. Additionally, Buffy having friends and family is something that tortures Faith from the inside and is something that she yearns for herself pushing her further away from Buffy and into the clutches of The Mayor who has Faith embrace her villainess side.


The Doctor/The Master: Doctor Who
Best Moment: To many to count!

What Makes Them Great: The Doctor & The Master are two timelords who have been battling it out since 1971 when the character was first introduced. While The Doctor attempts to save time, The Master has no qualms about disrupting it and trying to conquer others. They fight, they team up, it is an endless cycle that has spanned many regeneration's.


Oliver Queen/Slade Wilson: Arrow

Best Moment: Arrow 2x23 "Unthinkable" Season 2 culminated in one of Arrows biggest showdowns, after seeing how Oliver/Slade became allies, we now saw them becoming enemies. The showdown between them took place both in present day and flashbacks.

What Makes Them Great: One of the best things Arrow has done in it's run is introduce the audience to Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke. While comic fans knew of Slades darker side, Arrow took time to develop the relationship between Oliver and Slade over 2 seasons before bringing in Slade to be the big bad during Season 2.


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Madhuri Dixit

Sanson Ki Mala Pe - Koyla


Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai - Khalnayak


Madhuri Dixit is renowned in Bollywood for her incredible dancing skills and is sometimes called the "The Dancing Diva" or "The Dhak Dhak Girl". Dixit is often regarded as the best dancer of modern Bollywood cinema. She is a trained kathak dancer but can also do contemporary dance forms as well.



Nimbooda Nimbooda - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam


Aishwarya is a trained bharatanatyam dancer and has been praised for being one of the few actresses of the late 90s-early 2000s who knew how to dance well.




Dance off in the film "Amrapali"


Vyjayanthimala is quite possibly the best dancer in Bollywood cinema history and she is trained in bharatanatyam.




Dance from the film "Abhinetri"


Hema is dubbed as the "Dream Girl" of Bollywood and she is trained in bharatanatyam. She has also trained her daughters Esha and Ahana in the this dance form as well.




Ek Pal Ka Jeena - Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai


Hrithik is the only male actor who I think can go toe-to-toe with these ladies in terms of dancing ability.




Dil Cheez Kya Hai - Umrao Jaan


Surprisingly, Rekha is not a classically trained dancer but she still does it beautifully in my opinion.


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Ask anyone to list a song about peace, cooperation, love, and a better life for all people and no doubt you'll probably get an answer like "Imagine" by John Lennon or "One Love" by Bob Marley. But men have proven throughout the entirety of human history that they just aren't any good and probably shouldn't even be in charge of anything at all. So lets take a look at what life might be like if women ruled the world based on the ideologies put forth in the music of some iconic women musicians:

1. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
Janet Jackson preaches: working together, protesting against social injustice, having the courage to do what's best for humanity, and using music to break down man-made boundaries that separate us.

Key lines:

"Things are getting worse, we have to make them better. It's time to give a damn,
let's work together."

and

"People of the world unite, strength in numbers, we can get it right"

2. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Universal Soldier
Buffy pulls no punches on "Universal Soldier" in which she outlines the responsibility of man for war. The song wasn't a hit when she released it and only gained popularity after it was covered by a male (because of course), but her words hold true today and highlight the role of every individual in war and how the power really does lie with the people - if we can band together and stop fighting each other for long enough to realize that.

Key lines:

"But without him how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau? Without him Caesar would have stood alone. He's the one who gives his body as a weapon to a war
and without him all this killing can't go on"

and

"He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame. His orders come from far away no more.They come from him, and you, and me and brothers can't you see, this is not the way we put an end to war."

3. Ani DiFranco - Amendment
Advocating for a world of feminism and equality for all, DiFranco has no fucking time for intolerant bullshit from anyone.

Key lines:

"And if men can kill and be decorated instead of blamed, then a woman called upon to mother can choose to refrain"

and

"Trust, our differences make us stronger, not less"

4.The Dixie Chicks - I Hope
Their career took a major hit because they chose to speak out against a war monger. The Dixie Chicks' music has often been about equality, unity, and love and "I Hope" is a perfect example of that.

Key lines:

"'Cause our children are watching us, they put their trust in us, they're gonna be like us, so let's learn from our history and do it differently"

5. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
While Trump may not give a fuck about the environment, Joni Mitchell has been warning us for decades about the implications of ignoring the health of our planet. It may not be an anti-war anthem or a song about unity and peace, but Joni addresses one of the most prominent issues currently threatening peace, harmony, and happiness on Earth - climate change and the horrible mistreatment of Mother Nature.

Key lines:

"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"

and

"Hey farmer farmer, put away that D.D.T. now. Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please."

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Popstars That Only Gay People Care About

its not an insult to have mostly have mostly gay fans, its more insulting if too many str8 people like you as an artist. because what gay people are saying, if they support you is, that my exquisite taste formed by years of undelt with trauma, escapism, internalized homophobia, external homophobia, etc etc has chosen you! whereas straight people will like just any old thing, and robyn, kelis, kate bush, tori amos & andy, um idk who else the slightly older gays were into? um jennifer love hewitt? idk theyre not on this list, we already know, we're talking current, contemporary future gay icons

Sky Ferreira

ok some str8s may give a fuck abt the binch but the gays care, sky's last album came out at the falling of the berlin wall, its been 84,000 yrs.gif etc etc, where the fuck is the album bitch. um anyway we (us gays) stuck by her through her flaw fucking free pop era, what bitch has a pop ERA but like no album? icon, ONE is the pre-eminent pop song of this decade, non debatable

the bop that started it all
"One"

get the fuck into this RANKIN directed music video, soft colors, a miu miu, sofia coppola tea ugh, fashion darling!!!!

Charli XCX

you will recognize an icon when u see ha, or when u hear her bc charli wrote all your pop faves this decade, queen of songwriting, um burt bacharach of our jenneration, and i said it before and i'll say it again, THE ONLY album that is coming close to carly's pop critics darling throne this decade is charli's number 1 angle & honestl there've been some days that it's surpassed, thats right i said it, N1A is, after the tarzan soundtrack, one of the only albums i can listen through all the way & get my life tbh

the bop that started it all
"Nuclear Seasons"

um when i'm old & somebody elses kids (im not having kids, get the fuck) asks me about my youth, u know seapunk teas, uh 2012, lana, crystal castles, purity ring, grimes u know, this is the song that'll be playing in the backgroun

the bop that sustains us:
"Dreamer"
how the fuck am i supposed to pick?

Hilary Duff

ok ioeno if the gays care abt this bitch, esp after she and her man dressed up as a pilggrim & a turkey for halloween, but ok ya i might be the only gay that cares but bitch do i ever fucking care. i mean i promoted 'breathe in breathe out' more than she did, the fuck. wheres my coins lizzie? anyway BIBO is literally the 3rd best pure pop album this decade, and i still have the catch my breath that the bitch sampled the QUEEN of 80s gay pure pop belinda carlisle on the album & she sampled the song we'll hear when the apocalypse comes, 'heaven is a place on earth' like are u fucking kidding me? lalaine could never!

the bop that started it all:
"The Getaway"

lmao dont @ me but ok like "fly" & "come clean" she still belonged the masses, but when i heard "the getaway" on xanga in my hollister sub-group i knew this bitch was a fag, somebody gay wrote, produced, engineered, arranged, worked as a receptionist in the studio where this shit was recorded, somebody is GAY! that was around this song, i couldve been cheap & said dignity (& that nicole richie diss song is fucking iconic) but lets be a little inspired, girls

the bop that sustains us:
"My Kind"
um "moment of clarity" as opening lyrics to a song is fucking iconic are u kidding me? why wasnt this a hit? why wasnt this the theme for lucille roberts commercials? haylie duff is sabotaging the good bitch

Lana Del Rey

again, some str8s probably bop to my sis but they dont care & are not keeping this bitch afloat, if we (the gays) dont take ownership of what the fuck is ours, the str8s really will. look, lackluster for life was not the lana we know and love, but every pop girl will go through a bad error, its just the way it is, we love a pop redemption story & lanas a gemini .. the bitch is coming back

the bop that started it all:
"Video Games"
the fuck did u think?

the bop that sustains us:

Carly Rae Jepsen

um, i went back and forth about putting her on the list because she's beloved internationally, sells millions of albums across the globe & intergalactically, um, idk mariah carey of our generation, patti smith (hair) of our generation, like everybody knows carly, household name, hitmaker, songwriter, style icon, the lesbians tolerate her & lesbians only like tegan & sara, queen, when the race war starts im saving her & caroline rhea, the aunt from sabrina the teenage witch

the bop that started it all:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Rae_Jepsen_discography

the bop that sustains us
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Rae_Jepsen_discography

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Ten years ago, 2008 happened, and, at least in America, it was the beginning of a shining time of optimism and progress.

 And while 2018 looks to finds us on nearly the opposite end of those feelings, there are still the movies that came out nearly ten years ago that we hold near and dear to us.

Or, that made a boatload of money.

Note: These are only the movies I've seen, and that's excluding the more boring ones.

An industrialist weapons maker gets held hostage, escapes, becomes a superhero, and strives to be a better person. What more can you ask for to start your empire but a redemption story? While Raimi's Spiderman films were well-received and the Fantastic Four would only get worse, this truly kicked the superhero craze into so high a gear, we're still not finished with at least four of them a year.

The one that started a long list of safe, enjoyable, and above all, profitable superhero films. To this day, it leaves people scrambling to think up their own Cinematic Universes to varying degrees of success. RIP Dark Universe. And this was before Disney bought Marvel Entertainment for 4$Billion dollars.

 Arguably there are sixteen sequels; But for the ones involving the Man himself, there's Iron Man 2 and 3, Avengers 1, 2, and the upcoming Infinity War, and Captain America: Civil War. Just ... roll with it.

You couldn't escape it; Twilight, based upon Stephenie Meyer's runaway bestseller and precursor to another favorite, Fifty Shades of Grey, was a film at last, after years (and a vastly different version) written at Paramount before moving onto Summit Entertainment and being adapted into the more faithful adaptation that we all know and...know.

A girl falls in love with a KILLER vampire and then bad ones are after her.

But! I have seen every movie for some reason; Besides the fault in our source material, the production value at least is impressive. And look, Anna Kendrick!

 It has the prestigious honor of being the most purchased DVD of the year, as well as four (!) sequels. Was it the beginning of the oh-so popular 'split the last book into two parts' trend?
Based upon the 1960's Japanese anime and manga by the same name, the Wachowski siblings brought us a high-octane, over the top garishly cartoonish film.

It's so bright, vibrant, and almost seizure-inducing that I just had to show you a clip.
What can I say? It bombed, right there between the iffy Cloud Atlas and the underrated Jupiter Ascending. Are you surprised?

Of course, like many movies kicked in the face by ways of critical response, It  has its fans out there. There's a rumored sequel script floating around - but don't expect to see it.

It won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing and a posthumous Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, though it missed out on a Best Picture nom, opening "discussions" among moviegoers about how limiting the Academy is. It's a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, and the precursor to 2012's The Dark Knight Rises.

The current DCEU is this trilogy's spiritual successor, but hey, why ruin your day comparing the two?

Dreamworks finally got on the 'make movies people enjoy watching outside of Shrek' train and graced us with (IMHO) the greatest animated movie ever put to film. As the 3rd highest grossing movie worldwide of the year (It was the first animated film in China to make more than 100$m Yuan).
"Maybe Dreamworks is better for more than just a smart ass parody," Audiences said, as they watched a movie whose moral boils down to "You have value and worth just the way you are, and there's still nothing wrong with working toward personal improvement."

 It's the first Dreamworks movie to really get the franchise treatment turned up to 100 - a show, short films, a (postponed) play, a 'multi sensory attraction', there's even another show in the works.

There are two more movies in the franchise and a fourth one planned for somewhere in the vague future.



Based upon the play "Doubt: A Parable" and starring the group of legends Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Amy Adams, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt is about a Sister not being entirely sure if the Father's attentions toward the only black boy in this Catholic school is innocent or not.

The movie was extremely decorated; All four main cast members were nominated for Best Acting in their respective categories; Especially astonishing was Davis' nomination for a mere seven-minute scene.

The movie also received a nomination for Best Screenplay, though no wins. There's not a sequel or a firm resolution. The point would be defeated either way, don't you think?
A found footage monster movie whose production was clouded in secrecy and produced by our old lense-flare friend, J.J Abrams. It boils down to friend simply trying to escape monsters and parasites attacking New York City.

 Some audiences also tried to avoid the shaky cam, which made a few people sick.
It was received positively, and many were anxious for a sequel...instead, it would be the beginning of the Cloverfield franchise. It returned in 2016 with 10 Cloverfield Lane, and will bless us with the horror! on a spaceship-esque God Particle sometime in 2018.

By far the least financially successful movie on this list - yes, even worse than Speed Racer, as it only made around 25$m worldwide on an unknown but probably shoestring budget.

Starring many very talented and attractive people who are now way, way more famous than they were in 2008, it is definitely worth at least one watch. I won't spoil the plot, but if real-estate scams, paintings, awkward editing, gangsters, and rockstars faking their own death sound like your thing, why, it will be perfect for you!

There's no sequel 🙃  Not yet, anyway. Seeing as this is Guy Ritchie's cult classic magnum opus (and no I do not mean The Man From Uncle), I'm sure we'll get one .... before we die.


Now, I could have included In Bruges, Wall-E, High School Musical 3, or Slumdog Millionaire. But I'd rather hear what you remember instead.

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Hollywood's worst kept secret finally received the attention it deserved thanks to the amazing and brave women who came forward with their stories. Harvey Weinstein was properly exposed for the vile piece of shit he truly is. While Hollywood wants to act shocked, there are many more men like Weinstein in the industry whether they are producers or actors. In light of the stories and accusations, I have decided to take a look at all the men in Hollywood who have been accused of abuse or harassment or who are just straight up trash.



Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen has a long history of being a gigantic asshole especially with his behavior towards women. He has allegedly assaulted, threatened, harassed, and abused women. According to Sheen, all the women are lying because he can do no wrong. He called all of his accusers "sad trolls". In 2016, ex-wife Denise Richards filed a lawsuit against Sheen after he threatened the lives of her and her daughters. He was mad that his daughters didnt respond to his text messages and told them that they were fucking rude and that Denise was a loser. He also told them to tell Denise to "go eat pork and die". Sheen also called their daughter Lola and told her that her mother was a "fucking pig whore" and that he was going to kill both of them. In 2009, Sheen was arrested on charges of domestic violence. Brooke Mueller told the police that Sheen held a knife to her throat and stated that she better be in fear. In 1990, Sheen "accidentally" shot Kelly Preston, his fiancee at the time. She immediately ended the relationship afterwards. Sheen was sued by an unnamed UCLA student in which she alleges that the actor hit her in the head after she refused to have sex with him. In 1996, Sheen was arrested for beating his girlfriend, Brittany Ashland. Ahsland received 7 stitches on her lips and alleges that Sheen threatened to kill her. Capri Anderson alleges that Sheen put his hands around her neck and threatened to kill her back in 2010. He said these allegations were a result of her "emotional stupidity". Of course the industry didn't care! It is also being alleged that Sheen raped Corey Him when he was 13. He was finally kicked off Two and a Half Men for calling the showrunner a clown. Apparently insulting the boss is more offensive than assaulting and abusing women. Priorities!

Gary Oldman

In 2001, Donya Fiorentino accused Gary Oldman of beating her. Fiorentino alleged that Oldman repeatedly hit her in the face with a telephone in front of their two children. She stated that as she was trying to call the police, Oldman put his hands around her neck and squeezed it. She backed away from the actor and he grabbed the phone. Oldman then started to hit her with the phone three or four times. She also alleged that Oldman spent thousands of pounds on alcohol, drugs, and prostitutes. Oldman denied the allegations and claimed that she only married him because he was famous. Oldman also showed his ass when he sympathized with Mel Gibson, who was featured in an earlier post for being a gigantic turd. Oldman stated that Mel Gibson is in a town that's "run by Jews". He also defending Alec Bladwin's use of a homophobic slur. He also objected the way the Academy voted and said if you didnt vote for 12 Years A Slave, you were called a racist. Gary Oldman will most likely be nominated for an Oscar this awards season despite Hollywood acting like they suddenly care about women.

Luc Besson

In 1991, Luc Besson started a relationship with a 15 year old actress named Maiwenn Besco. Besson was 32 at the time and was working on his film "Leon: The Professional" in which 12 year old Natalie Portman was trying to seduce some old ass man. Besson impregnated Besco at the age of 16. Though the age of consent in france is 15, Besson is still a predator for pursuing a relationship with a 15 year old.

Sean Connery

Sean Connery has been open about abuse towards women. He actually said that there was nothing wrong with hitting a woman. He said if a women is a "bitch, or hysterical, or bloody-minded continually", then he would hit her. Twenty years later, Connery still hadn't changed his opinion. Connery's first wife, Diane Cilento, alleged that the actor was physically and verbally abusive with her. Cilento alleges that Connery beat her until she was unconscious. After a wedding, Cilento went up to their room and found Connery waiting for her. The room was dark and Connery struck her. She was knocked down to the floor and was out for a few seconds. She tried to fight back but Connery delivered another blow and knocked her down. Cilento locked herself in the bathroom for the remainder of the night. The actor was very controlling throughout their marriage. He wanted Cilento essentially be a housewife and to cook for him.

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick constantly berated and overworked actress Shelley Duvall on the set of The Shining. It got to the point where the actress started to lose hair from all the stress she was under. Duvall called the filming of the movie "unbearable". Jack Nicholson claimed that Kubrick was different when directing Duvall. She was forced to perform the terrifying bat scene 127 times and Duvall grew physically ill.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

In one of Jodorowsky's film, El Topo, the director/star claimed that he "really" raped his costar Mara Lorenzio. The director basically bragged about the scene.

“After she had hit me long enough and hard enough to tire her, I said, ‘Now it’s my turn. Roll the cameras.’ And I really… I really… I really raped her. And she screamed. Then she told me that she had been raped before. You see, for me the character is frigid until El Topo rapes her. And she has an orgasm. That’s why I show a stone phallus in that scene… which spouts water. She has an orgasm. She accepts male sex. And that’s what happened to Mara in reality. She really had that problem. Fantastic scene. A very, very strong scene.”

Charlie Chaplin

At the age of 29, Charlie Chaplin married 16 year old Mildred Harris who he thought was pregnant with his child. The pair got divorced after two years and Chaplin moved on to the next 16 year old he could find. Chaplin married Lita Grey, who was forced to marry him after becoming pregnant with his child. Chaplin met Grey when she was 12. He lied to the press and told them she was 19. The pair got married in Mexico in order for Chaplin to avoid charges of statutory rape. He also once announced to Lita that he was going to make love to her when the time and place was right. Chaplin demanded that Grey abort the baby after the pregnancy and pulled a gun on her. Chaplin loved "young women" and said that there was something "virginal" in their slimness. Chaplin was vulgar and aggressive towards "loose" women as he would use his cane to hook them by the neck and legs to drag them closer. Harvey Weinstein called Chaplin his "idol".

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Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman let me stay with them when my mom was in the hospital for cancer surgeries

— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017

These last few weeks have been pretty heavy, so on twitter people shared positive celebrity encounters. For the record, this isn't meant to suggest these famous people must be flawfree. It's just something which helped to cheer me up, and I figured ONTD would enjoy it too.



What was interesting about these stories was that they came from a variety of perspectives.
Fellow actors:

I had a tiny role on a show w @PattyArquette& joked at one point that I wished it was possible to get a job where I got paid to pet kittens. At the end of the day, she offered to call a friend who ran a shelter so I could ACTUALLY GET A JOB PETTING KITTENS.

— Rebecca Metz (@TheRebeccaMetz) November 10, 2017

I worked with Kathy Bates this year, who is a wiseass. At one point while I was reading my script she tapped me on the shoulder. “Get your face out of that and watch me work, you might learn something.” Then walked away. KILLED me. Kathy Bates!! Queen.

— Matt Braunger (@Braunger) November 11, 2017

I️ spent 2 days w Ted Danson on @nbcthegoodplace& he spent equal time regaling me w amazing showbiz stories & how much he loves his wife.

— Jamie Denbo (@jamiedenbo) November 11, 2017

Salma Hayek danced with my little sister at a party once, as did Shannon Doherty, and Spice Girl Mel C played Connect 4 with her. Lucy Liu was so incredibly kind and lovely when we worked together when I was nine that she became one of my first big crushes.

— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017

Worked on Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It! and she was immensely nice and set the tone for everyone from the top down. She got rid of ppl with bad attitudes/behavior. Also, cast was kind: Kristen Wiig, Ellen Page, Jimmy Fallon, Juliette Lewis, Eve, etc. pic.twitter.com/tUgvZepqrp

— Cindy Chu (@iamcindychu) November 14, 2017

People who have worked behind the scenes:

Lucy Liu is otherworldly nice even if you're a lowly PA on the set of her TV show

— donate to my indiegogo please (@rachelmillman) November 10, 2017

As a PA, I once spilled a cooler full of water all over Julie Andrews living room floor, and when she caught me and the crew frantically wiping it up, she just laughed it off. And then her hubby Blake Edwards bought us Chinese food and told us BTS stuff about his movies.

— Melissa Flores (@misty_flores) November 12, 2017

This is second hand but my film production teacher at UNCW worked on the Sandra Bullock film 28 Days in Wilmington and Asheville NC. She threw a surprise party for all the crew at the inn she stayed in to thank them.

— Margaret Rasberry (@RasberryRazz) November 10, 2017

also when I was an intern at Conan (also a great guy!!), Tom Hanks bought all 50+ interns In-N-Out because he thought we looked hungry

— Rachel Paige (@rachmeetsworld) November 10, 2017

Fans:

David Tennant not only graciously accepted an academic paper from a random fan in the Richard II stage door line but actually read it and sent me an appreciative note about it

— the cold genius (@angevin2) November 9, 2017

I was at stage door waiting my turn for an autograph from Ben Whishaw. When it was my turn, a very drunk, rude man stumbled over to us, tried to grab my phone. Ben kept his arm around me and stepped me back from him, & sort of just handled the guy. He was a true gent.

— Stephanie Melia (@UKMelia) November 10, 2017

Met Maya Angelou on a plane. She sang “My Name’s Maya” to my daughter, which she had watched endlessly on a Sesame Street video. A very sweet woman.

— Glenn Rudh (@imrudh) November 11, 2017

People who have worked in retail/restaurants:

I used to work retail and helped @ReginaKing at the end of my 12+ hour shift. Helping her was just a pleasure and after we were done she invited me for drinks with her and her friends. She is so down to earth and funny. It was truly a blessing after a long day!

— Bianca Blocker (@beeblocker) November 20, 2017

My friend was waiting on Patrick Stewart at our Ann Arbor restaurant when he was there for the Shakespeare Fest. His booth table was a little warped & his water glass slid off table & shattered. He went “Oh that was rather spooky” & laughed with us as we cleaned it up for him. pic.twitter.com/D0N428nf4g

— Cindy Chu (@iamcindychu) November 14, 2017

As I was serving his table, Paul McCartney backed into me, causing me to tip over a double magnum of expensive red wine, which broke and ran all over the floor. With a flourish and a "ta da"he took the fall--making it look as if he had done it. ❤️

— TiempoDeMueller⏰ (@BOOBSPACE) November 11, 2017

And people who didn't realise who they were talking to at the time:

At height of his popularity, Michael J. Fox was amazingly kind and giving to my in-laws who didn’t know him. Never told them his name. But the photo of the three proved it was him to amazed daughters.

— Rusty (@russwilliamsiii) November 10, 2017

Other stories were more about kind things celebrities devote time to which people may not be aware of:

Britney Spears regularly visits children’s hospital on the down low and helps out with Art Therapy classes and also teaches kid dance classes. Someone of her stature that’s pretty cool! pic.twitter.com/6DAoKTdkZc

— Liz (@lilliputt88) November 20, 2017

Finally, there were some famous names that popped up so often that I could honestly make individual posts for them:

Keanu Reeves

I talked to Keanu Reeves in the 1990s in line at a supermarket. We made fun of the tabloid stories as we waited. He gave the woman in front of him a dollar when she was looking for change in her purse. He was nice and funny,

— Spokane Happens (@SpokaneHappens) November 10, 2017

#KeanuReeves came to see the @LADerbyDolls and patiently and genuinely listened as my daughter explained the rules. He was incredibly kind. I really can't say enough about what a good guy he was to everyone who approached him that night. So down to earth; it was very cool. pic.twitter.com/u5GQDGrrwa

— Kyle Lawrence (@metallikyle) November 10, 2017

When I was 9 years old, alone, and lost at Chicago O'Hare Airport, Keanu Reeves saw that I was upset, came up to me, and walked me to my gate on the otherside of the Terminal.

— thegiftedchild (@thegiftedchild) November 13, 2017

David Hyde Pierce

I was assigned to look after honoree David Hyde Pierce at my theater school's annual gala my senior year. He was kind, utterly charming, and we had delightful conversation. At the end of the event he gave me the expensive gift basket provided to all the honorees. Top notch dude.

— hamish mcnasty (@majorlady) November 10, 2017

Met David Hyde Pierce in DC when he was testifying before Congress. He had jet lag but was gracious, kind and empathetic to dozens of Alzheimer’s caregivers at a gala until late into the night. Amazing man.

— jayohnie (@jayohnie) November 11, 2017

When I was a kid he was sitting in front of me at a show and offered to trade seats in case I couldn’t see over him.

— Megan Shook (@MeganShook) November 13, 2017

Robin Williams

robin williams was the nicest, most compassionate celebrity I ever had the pleasure of knowing in person. personally saw him threaten to beat the hell out of some rando harassing a homeless person in the ocean district six or so years ago

— fart noise aficionado (@caylenb) November 9, 2017

Also, Robin and i ran into one another almost every day for a two week period in SF. Finally, he asked if i was following him. I said no, I thought he was following me. We laughed and walked away.

— catherine (@pantone7605) November 11, 2017

Met Robin Williams at a comedy club when my drunk boyfriend went for the car and never came back. We talked for an hour and a half, and he paid for a cab to take me home. Really Really great human. Made a miserable situation, into a memorable one.

— Angel Garrett (@TheBlindAngel) November 13, 2017

There were so many stories that I couldn't put them all in one post. I'll try and post more in the comments though. To the mod who messaged me, I hope I interpreted your suggestion correctly!

ONTD, have you had any particularly lovely encounters with famous people?

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Let's objectify some men! We're all Taron Egerton in this post!


Here we go!

15. The Falcon/Sam Wilson (Captain America: TWS)
Portrayed by: Anthony Mackie

CUT THE CHECK!!! Mackie has a great sense of humor that translates into his character. We're hopeful he'll end up spoiling some stuff of Infinity War. Also, those guns are to die for.
Looked his best in: Captain America: The Winter Soldier


14. The Atom/Ray Palmer (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
Portrayed by: Brandon Routh

Cutie patootie Ray Palmer wins a spot in this list for being an adorably hot nerd. The typical guy you want to introduce to your mom as your boyfriend.
Looked his best in: DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 1.


13. Superbutt (Supergirl)
Portrayed by: Tyler Hoechlin

What what in the butt. He's the latest guy to portray Superman in The CW's Supergirl. And he's holding a shitload of power in that super ass. The first superhero to be a power bottom.
Looked his best in: Teen Wolf, any episode.


12. Iceman/Bobby Drake (X-Men 2)
Portrayed by: Shawn Ashmore

As adorable as he was in X2, he won most hearts as Rogue's boyfriend and for his popular coming out scene. Also, he's gay in the comics which gives him more points.
Looked his best in: X-Men Days of Future Past


11. Eclipse/Marcos Diaz (The Gifted)
Portrayed by: Sean Teale

The Gifted is ok, but i keep watching for this fine piece of man. He can light up my ass for all i care.
Looked his best in: my bed.


10. Chase Stein (Marvel's Runaways)
Portrayed by: Gregg Sulkin

Chase is the typical dumb jock who later gets along with the normal guys. He still yet has to discover his superpower but his parents are evil scientists. His dad is spike and his mom is banging a hot DILF.
Looked his best in: Marvel's Runaways 1x01.


09. Wolverine/James Logan (X-Men)
Portrayed by: Hugh Jackman

Wolverine has become increasingly better as movies went by and Hugh Jackman got super jacked with every movie. DOFP showed us some ass. And lbr, who doesn't want to be fucked by this otter?? Have some help: Here's how Hugh sounds when he's fucking you. Even Taron Egerton has a mad crush.

Looked his best in: X-Men: Days of Future Past.


08. Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D)
Portrayed by: Henry Simmons

Mack started as a barely there character to help Fitz during season 2 and became an integral part of SHIELD. Always being the voice of reason, the man has some pecs that i would sell my first born just to be able to sleep on his chest.
Looked his best in: Agents of SHIELD - Season 4.


07. Superman/Clark Kent (Man of Steel)
Portrayed by: Fat Cavill

The first hunky superman with chest hair. YASSSS where do i sign? He's just a huge piece of beef that cause most people to salivate over, and has the acting skills of a lettuce. Also, some shots of JL make him look like he has some cleft lip, and i'd still bang.
Looked his best in: Justice League


06. Starlord/Peter Quill (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Portrayed by: Chris Pratt

He was fat, the thin, then fat, then thin, then fat, then thin. You'd still bang him if you had the chance.
Looked his best in: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1


05. Kid Flash/Wally West (The Flash)
Portrayed by: Keiynan Lonsdale

Wally is the far superior speedster of The Flash. He's better looking, more charming, a smile to die for. And he's got moves that prove he must be a beast in bed. The actor recently came out as bisexual so more points for that.
Looked his best in: The Flash - Season 4.


04. Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (Error)
Portrayed by: Stephen Amell

Former Dante's Cove hooker Stephen Amell has nothing to offer but his sexy bod, and his ability to go up the salmon ladder.
Looked his best in: Dante's Cove.


03. Luke Cage (Luke Cage)
Portrayed by: Mike Colter

Luke Cage fucking Jessica could easily be one of the hottest scenes ever. The man has a voice that you just need him to whisper naughty shit to your ear. Also, those pecs are made to plant a face in.
Looked his best in: Jessica Jones - Season 1.


02. Captain America/Steve Rogers (Captain America: The First Avenger)
Portrayed by: Chris Evans

The sweetest of the Avengers, Captain will always have a place in my dick as the one who apologizes after cuming in your face. What a gentleman!
Looked his best in: Avengers: Infinity War...bearded Cap is coming!!!


01. THUNDERBAE (Thor)
Portrayed by: Chris Hemsworth

Anyone had any doubts? The only unproblematic avenger is not only an LGBT ally, great dad, and has an amazing bod. He actually made Thor: Ragnarok an incredible movie. That's why we're naming him hottest superhero of 2017.

Source: Me and my friend who owns a bike. 1, 2, 3.

ONTD, which superhero do you want to bang?

Guys and girls, lets get it on. This is only from movie & TV properties from the last ten years (2008-2018).





15. White Canary/Black Canary (Caity Lotz/Juliana Harkavy)



Why?
Look, I don't watch Arrow. But these two gals are hot. And their characters... do superhero stuff. I guess? I don't hear about them fucking up as much as lesser Batman. Good for you, girls!

14. Domino (Zazie Beets)



Why?
Yes, I'm including someone from a movie that hasn't been released yet. But she's going to be amazing and she deserves all the support in the world for having to be Josh Brolin's love interest. Plus look at her. Goddamn girl.

13. Mantis (Pom Klementieff)



Why?
Arguably more 'cute' than 'hot' but I'm still including her because she was one of my favorite characters in the movie, even if she was sadly paired with Drax for longer than necessary.

12. Lady Sif (Jaime Alexander)



Why?
Girl was the OG lady warrior. Literally. She looks damn good for however many 1000 years old she is. She fought with Thor in the first two movies and they avoided putting too much emphasis on her being jealous of basic Jane. There's ships sailing for Lady Sif/Valkyrie and honestly I am here. for. it.

11. Psylocke (Olivia Munn)



Why?
To be honest, Olivia Munn is hot pre and post Japanese potatoes. And she clearly worked hard to train for Psylocke. She was a hottie with a body but she ranks outside of the top ten due to the movie being trash and her character getting like 7 minutes of screentime.

10. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)



Why?
One of the first women to play an active role in the Marvel universe, which until Iron Man 2 had been.... well, Iron Man. She's hot, she's got skills, she's a founding Avenger. And still doesn't have her own movie. Iron Man 2 wasn't a great movie but this is definitely Scarjo's best wig.

9. Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)



Why?
Why do bad movies happen to good people? I was so psyched for Suicide Squad. Harley is my favorite crazy bitch. I wanted to see Harley on the big screen but most of all, I wanted to see her on screen in a GOOD movie. Sadly it wasn't meant to be. But we'll always have Margot Robbie in entirely unnecessary (but hot) close ups. Let her crazy beauty cleanse you of Hot Topic Joker.

8. Mera (Amber Heard)



Why?
Why not? Amber Heard may not be the best actress and she may be a little too pretentious, but there's no denying that she looks like fire as Mera. Come through with a good movie for Queen Mera, James Wan!

7. Elektra (Elodie Yung)



Why?
Again, I haven't watched season 2 of Daredevil or The Defenders. But someone told me to include her so I googled and LOOK AT HER. Such beauty. If anything can convince me to ignore Matt's annoying fat friend and get back to Daredevil, it's her.

6. Gamora (Zoe Saldana)



Why?
I have a thing for green. Plus Zoe is hot when she's not saying questionable things. (This gif is terrible because aside from calling her a whore or Peter thinking she'll bone him, she's not that objectified in the movies!)

5. Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence/Rebecca Romijn)



Why?
Before Avatar (wow Zoe likes her body paint) made blue hot, there was Mystique. Both versions are sexy killer ladies who are out to fight for what they think is fair. They can be good, they can be bad, but we'll let Sharky himself best describe them. Jennifer Lawrence is the most recent version but Rebecca's Mystique was such a classic I couldn't not include her too.

4. The women of Black Panther (Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba)



Why?
BECAUSE LORD WE NEEDED THIS! Black Panther isn't out until February 2018 but I'm already convinced these women will be the 100 emoji in human form. Marvel, you owe the world this black excellence. Wakanda knows that women are where it is at.

3. Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell)



Why?
Peggy Carter may not be a superhero but she is a super-person. She fought off men telling her what she could and couldn't do. She knew her worth and even though she fell for Cap, she didn't let him consume her life and moved on to form Shield with Tony's papa. Also she wears the hell out of that 40s fashion.

2. Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson)



Why?
🔥🔥🔥 The Valkyrie, like Lady Sif, were the original badasses. An elite force that even Thor wanted to be part of. Thunderbae recognizes when he needs to show some damn respect. Tessa looks amazing in this role and Valkyrie was so friggin' adorable with Hulk. Guys. Honestly if you disagree with me then just go watch this movie again because Tessa Thompson.

1. Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot)




Why?
Gal Gadot is stunning. She's perhaps a little too stunning. I was distracted so many times watching Justice League because she's so pretty - although given the quality of the movie, I don't think that was a bad thing. And yes, the Wonder Woman movie wasn't perfect. But so what? It was damn close. After so many years of pushing Wondy aside for Batman, Supes, even FUCKING GREEN LANTERN, DC finally gave Patty a chance. And she delivered. So, even though Gal is peak hotness, Wonder Woman deserves the top spot for single-handedly saving the DCEU from ruin. Because even though there was a weak villain and too much Steve mansplaining things, the movie truly captured the essence of Wonder Woman. That you can save people with your strength and also be kind. You can make difficult choices but still believe in the good of people, even if that's not what they deserve. The creator of Wonder Woman was sus, but his original point was that people need strong women and that strength shows in many different ways. We can't all look like Gal but we can all be Wonder Woman!

This got away from me so here's Gal and Isla Fisher making out

Honorable mentions:

The Amazons
Nebula
Jessica Jones
Catwoman (you lost out on a top spot thanks to Marion's shitty death scene)
Hela (sorry, that crown was scary as fuck)

Source: me & an hour of my life

I look forward to many more sexy women in the superhero genre!

Hollywood's worst kept secret finally received the attention it deserved thanks to the amazing and brave women who came forward with their stories. Harvey Weinstein was properly exposed for the vile piece of shit he truly is. While Hollywood wants to act shocked, there are many more men like Weinstein in the industry whether they are producers or actors. In light of the stories and accusations, I have decided to take a look at all the men in Hollywood who have been accused of abuse or harassment or who are just straight up trash.



Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke deserves to age as badly as he has considering he is a raging asshole. In 1992, Rourke threatened to kill himself with a hari-hari sword if Carre Otis didn't say yes. Otis also alleges that there was definitely abuse throughout their relationship. She stated that there was enough of it to call it abuse. Rourke allegedly put a gun to Otis' head after she told him she didn't want him going out. Rourke has also defended Johnny Depp and stated that he was not a violent man. Alleged pedophile, Tom Sizemore, called Rourke a "real good Catholic".

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage was arrested in 2011 on charges of domestic abuse in New Orleans. Cage was heavily intoxicated and was angrily fighting with his wife in a tattoo parlor and on the street. Cage allegedly pushed her and punched a few cars.

Terrence Howard aka Baby Wipes

Terrence Howard has been accused of abuse on more than one occasion. In 2000, Howard assaulted a flight attendant when she told him to return to his seat. Howard punched his estranged wife in the face back in 2001 after an argument on the phone. He was also involved in an altercation with two strangers in which he punched a woman in the chest and punched her fiancé to the ground. Howard claims it was self defense. From 2010-2011, Howard was absuive towards his second wife, Michelle Ghent. A week into the marriage, Howard punched her in the face. He also beat her on a balcony and nearly tossed her over while in South Africa. Howard claimed self defense again. In 2012, Howard attacked his mistress May Send Yang while his girlfriend looked on. Yang alleges that he choked her, threw her to the ground, and punched her in the eye. Yang had confronted him about giving her herpes and he acknowledged it. Howard claimed self defense yet again. Howard and Ghent reconciled in 2013 and took a trip together. Howard punched her in the face after Ghent told him it wasn't going to work out. Howard earned his nickname "Baby Wipes" because he thinks that a women who doesn't use baby wipes in conjunction with toiler paper isn't completely clean.

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman was one of the many men accused of sexual harassment after the Weinstein scandal. Hoffman was accused of sexual harassment by the producer of "Genius" back in 1991. Hoffman was 53 at the time while Riss Gatsiounis was in her 20's. Hoffman propositioned her and attempted to persuade her to leave the office and accompany him. In their first meeting, Murray Schisgal asked her if she had a boyfriend or a husband. Hoffman told Schisgal that you can't talk to women like that anymore. During their second meeting, Hoffman asked Gatsiounis if she had ever been intimate with a man over 40. Hoffman continuously persisted and opened his arms. He told her "it would be a whole new body to explore". After turning him down, Schisgal told her they were not interested in her play. Riss left in tears and called her agent in which her agent told her that there have been rumors about Hoffman for years. A production assistant on "Death of a Salesman" accused Hoffman of sexually harassing and assaulting her when she was only 17. Hoffman asked her for a foot massage on the first day of set. She alleges that Hoffman was openly flirtatious and grabbed her ass. Hoffman openly talked about sex to her and in front of her. Hunter went to his dressing room one morning to ask what he wanted for breakfast. Hoffman told her he wanted a hard boiled egg and a soft boiled clitoris. Hoffman's entourage was there at the time and they all laughed. Hunter left his room and went to the bathroom to cry. Later, Hoffman was walking with Stephen Lang and John Malkovich when Dustin yelled at her in front of everyone and asked her if she thought he was a sexist pig. The whole studio overheard their conversation. One week, Hoffman asked her if she had sex over the weekend like he told her. When she said no, he asked her if it was celibate weekend. Dustin also had a conversation about breasts with Hunter, John Malkovich, Arthur Miller, and Stephen Lang. Another production assistant asked him what he wanted for lunch and he told her he wanted her left breast. When she called him disgusting, he then asked for her right breast. The assistant called him a pig and walked away. Hunter walked Hoffman to his limo and he felt her ass four times. She hit him each time and called him a dirty old man. Hoffman was just honored at the Gotham Awards despite these allegations.

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood had the family man image on lock but behind that is a man who is mean, abusive, and violent. Eastwood allegedly beat his first wife and cheated on her constantly with women on set. While Eastwood's wife Maggie Johnson wanted a family, Eastwood was messing around with Jane Brolin and got her pregnant. Eastwood forced her to go to Mexico to abort as the scandal would ruin his career and marriage. Fritz Manes, a high school friend of Eastwood's, recalled a time when he knocked Maggie out cold. He has recanted his statement since. It wouldn't be the first or last time he put his hands on her. Eastwood started to openly cheat on Johnson with Sondra Locke, the female star in one of his films. Eastwood and Locke would be pictured arm in arm at parties with his children present. Eastwood forced an abortion on Locke on two separate occasions. While Locke was away filming, Eastwood had the locks on their home changed and left her belongings outside the home. Eastwood has also made some suspect comments about racism.

We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.

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Hard to believe, but 2017 is wrapping up, and with that, the first ever ONTD Reading Challenge!

The December task is to read a book that won an award in 2017. It can be any award you want - you can go high-brow with the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Man Booker Prize or the National Book Award, explore what’s best in speculative fiction with the Hugo and Nebula awards, get scared by the Shirley Jackson or Bram Stoker Awards, read women with the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, fall in love with the Romance Writers of America (RITA Awards), etc!

Here are 10 selected titles to give you some ideas.

The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor LaValle)
WON: The Shirley Jackson Award (Novella)

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there.

Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic, and earns the attention of things best left sleeping.

A storm that might swallow the world is building in Brooklyn. Will Black Tom live to see it break?






Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
WON: The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty—and Jende is eager to please. Clark’s wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses’ summer home in the Hamptons. With these opportunities, Jende and Neni can at last gain a foothold in America and imagine a brighter future.

However, the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers’ façades.

When the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Jongas are desperate to keep Jende’s job—even as their marriage threatens to fall apart. As all four lives are dramatically upended, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice.


The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer (Kate Summerscale)
WON:: Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime)

Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895, thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes and his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small, yellow-brick terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match at Lord's. Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday, the boys told their neighbours, and their mother was visiting her family in Liverpool. Over the next ten days Robert and Nattie spent extravagantly, pawning their parents' valuables to fund trips to the theatre and the seaside. But as the sun beat down on the Coombes house, a strange smell began to emanate from the building. When the police were finally called to investigate, the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror and alarm, and Robert and Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the 'penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read. In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder and morality - it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case, but also a compelling account of its aftermath, and of man's capacity to overcome the past.




The Sun is Also a Star (Nicola Yoon)
WON: Coretta Scott King Award (John Steptoe Award for New Talent)

Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.

Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.

The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?



The Devourers (Indra Das)
WON: LAMBDA Literary Awards (LGBT SF/F/Horror)

On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story. Tantalized by the man’s unfinished tale, Alok will do anything to hear its completion. So Alok agrees, at the stranger’s behest, to transcribe a collection of battered notebooks, weathered parchments, and once-living skins.

From these documents spills the chronicle of a race of people at once more than human yet kin to beasts, ruled by instincts and desires blood-deep and ages-old. The tale features a rough wanderer in seventeenth-century Mughal India who finds himself irrevocably drawn to a defiant woman—and destined to be torn asunder by two clashing worlds. With every passing chapter of beauty and brutality, Alok’s interest in the stranger grows and evolves into something darker and more urgent.





Her Every Wish (Courtney Milan)
WON: RITA Award (Romance Novella)

Crash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesting doors than respect ever could. His sole regret? Once lovely, sweet Daisy Whitlaw learned the truth about how he made his fortune, she cut him off.

Daisy’s father is dead, her mother is in ill health, and her available funds have dwindled to a memory. When the local parish announces a Christmas charity bequest to help young people start a trade, it’s her last chance. So what if the grants are intended for men? If she’s good enough, she might bluff her way into a future.

When Crash offers to show her how to swagger with confidence, she knows he is up to no good. But with her life in the balance, she’s desperate enough to risk the one thing she hasn’t yet lost: her heart.




The Power (Naomi Alderman)
WON: Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction

In The Power the world is a recognisable place: there's a rich Nigerian kid who larks around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But something vital has changed, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power - they can cause agonising pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world changes utterly.

This extraordinary novel by Naomi Alderman, a Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year and Granta Best of British writer, is not only a gripping story of how the world would change if power was in the hands of women but also exposes, with breath-taking daring, our contemporary world.






The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)

In any medium, there is always a risk for forgeries and hoaxes......but not according to these people!

Here are some infamous literary hoaxes and forgeries.

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks



“I had found the perfect and true and original language, used by Adam and Eve, but when I tried to explain, the words I used had little to do with my thinking. I was losing it, it was slipping out of my grasp, this wonderful and priceless and true thing which must be saved for posterity. I felt terrible, and finally I couldn’t talk at all and slumped back onto the floor, closed my eyes and the music began to absorb me physically. I could smell it and touch it and feel it as well as hear it. Never had anything ever been so beautiful. I was a part of every single instrument, literally a part. Each note had a character, shape and color all its very own and seemed to be entirely separate from the rest of the score so that I could consider its relationship to the whole composition, before the next note sounded. My mind possessed the wisdoms of the ages, and there were no words adequate to describe them.”

(what 15 year old talks like this outside of Dawson's Creek btw?)

One of the more infamous literary works, Go Ask Alice was the brainchild of American therapist, Mormon youth counselor (before the age of websites like MormonBoyz), and Grade-A Asshole Beatrice Sparks. Sparks, a certified douchebag, wrote this incredibly ficticious story of the unnamed protagonist, as she battles a drug habit as a teenager and runs away from home, hitting facefirst into a wall of coke, sex with drug dealers, and prostitutes. Touted as a "true story" Sparks the Shitstirrer kept coy about the truth behind the book, until her death, when it was revealed she wrote these so called "real diaries" of troubled teens. And in case you are wondering why I am shaming her, here's some rather depressing trivia for you: In 1973, after GAA was published, a young mother came to Sparks for help, asking her to help edit her deceased son's journal. Sparks agreed to the job, and she took the writings of a depressed son who killed himself at 16 years old and transformed them into elegant and moving passages-just kidding. This bitch wrote Jay's Journal, turning the child's journals into stories about fake shit, such as his involvement with a satanic cult. Sparks then had the gall to claim she got the material from family friends of the mother and son who killed himself. So yes, Sparks deserves every bad name that she has been called. Fucking cunt. But now she's dead, so that's good.



Laurel Rose Wilson



Agencies such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Cult Crime Impact Network, and the National Coalition Against Pornography have used Ms. Stratford’s expertise and experience in recognizing satanic ritualistic abuse. Ms. Stratford also provides valuable assistance in the counseling and treatment of survivors of satanic crimes and child abuse.

…Ms. Stratford, a member of the Los Angeles County Women’s Commission Task Force on Ritual Abuse, helped edit the country’s first government-sponsored information booklet on the topic. She is also a member of Make Today Count, an international support group for people with life-threatening illnesses, and has organized a support group called Victims Against Sexual Abuse…

Laurel Rose Wilson was a woman living in Washington, who spun false tales about how she endured time as a baby breeder in a satanic ritual abuse cult. She published her book Satan's Underground under the name Lauren Stratford, and she also claimed that she had first-hand knowledge about the various satanic abuse cases occurring in the 70's and 80's. Her claims were dismissed as her just bullshitting. A Christian philosophy husband/wife author team eventually uncovered the truth, Laurel Stratford was actually Laurel Rose Wilson, a woman suffering from a long history of mental illness and making up false allegations of abuse. Her other claims included claiming to have given birth to three children as a result of rape; two were allegedly killed in snuff films, and the third was supposedly sacrificed in her presence at a Satanic ritual. Her books were withdrawn, and she quietly vanished...only to reemerge in 1999 claiming to be a Holocaust survivor named Lauren Grabowski. She befriended a guy who was later revealed to also be faking his claims of being a Holocaust survivor. Wilson died in 2002.



The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter/Asa Earl Carter



“Grandma said [...] when you come on something that is good, first thing to do is share it with whoever you can find; that way, the good spreads out to where no telling it will go.”

Praised by Oprah (be prepared to see her name a lot. she has a thing for Holocaust memoirs and she gets duped a lot by fake books....oh she also supports a homophobic preacher) as being "very spiritual", this story of a Cherokee Indian named Forrest Carter living in the Appalachian Mountains became an overnight success. Until the 1990's when it was revealed that the author was actually Asa Earl Carter, a Caucasian KKK member and segregationist political figure in Alabama. So basically the opposite of Rachel Dolezal...but ten times worse. He's also dead.



James Frey



“The first time I saw you, my heart fell. The second time I saw you, my heart fell. The third time fourth time fifth time and every time since, my heart has fallen.
I stared at her.
You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Your hair, your eyes, your lips, your body that you haven't grown into, the way you walk, smile, laugh, the way your cheeks drop when you're mad or upset, the way you drag your feet when you're tired. Every single thing about you is beautiful.
I stared at her.
When I see you the World stops. It stops and all that exists for me is you and my eyes staring at you. There's nothing else. No noise, no other people, no thoughts or worries, no yesterday, no tomorrow. The World just stops and it is a beautiful place and there is only you. Just you, and my eyes staring at you.
I stared.
When you're gone, the World starts again, and I don't like it as much. I can live in it, but I don't like it. I just walk around in it and wait to see you again and wait for it to stop again. I love it when it stops. It's the best fucking thing I've ever known or ever felt, the best thing, and that, beautiful Girl, is why I stare at you.”

James Frey...good GOD James Frey. Frey published his instant bestseller A Million Little Pieces in 2003, touting it as a harrowing memoir about his experience with....well just the worst luck in the world. Oprah embraced this novel, because she has to or people won't read it. His success wouldn't last however, as it was revealed he fabricated parts of his memoir and other books as well. The authenticity was called into question, leading to a particularly infamous episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where she confronted him about his falsities, tearing him a new asshole in the process, because when Oprah puts your book on her Book Club list, you better not be a lying hack. Frey later suffered serious depression. In October of this year, it was announced that predator Sam Taylor-Johnson and her groomed husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson were working on a film adaptation of Frey's book. (BTW ATJ's stepdaughter is only a few years younger than him. Let that sink in.) Frey and Oprah allegedly made up later on btw.



Michelle Remembers

The title image at the top of your screen. This book was later debunked as false. Sensing a theme here? Written by a psychologist, Michelle Remembers is the tale of Michelle Branch, a young girl who eventually marries her therapist...I'm sorry, that's what happened irl, she married the author...her shrink; anyway, Michelle Pfeiffer endured serious bouts of depression and abuse. Under hypnosis, Michelle Dockery claimed to have been a victim of satanic ritual abuse. Many many many psychologists, authors, and doctors were able to debunk his claims about Michelle Obama and her story.


Next time: How Opal Mehta Managed to Make Her Life Incredibly Similar to Other Published Works, Margaret Seltzer and her fake gang life, The Boy Who Made Up His Story About Going To Heaven, and JT LeRoy.



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We begin again with yet another installment of this ONTD Original on really really really weird and sometimes upsetting scandals in the literary world.

JT LeRoy



You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landslide
In physical terms
With your cherry lips and golden curls
You could make grown men gasp
When you'd go walking past them
In your hot pants and high heels
They could not believe
That such a body was for real

Jeremiah "Terminator" LeRoy (yeah idgi either) is a fictitious persona created by con-artist and impersonator Laura Albert. She wrote books under the JT persona, talking about "his" life as an HIV positive teenage boy living in poverty who experiences emotional and sexual abuse in rural West Virginia. Albert published these works in the 1990's, with one, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, being turned into a film starring Asia Argento, an uncredited Winona Ryder, and the Sprouse twins (dressed as a girl and almost raped...) before they became insufferable. "He" allegedly wrote liner notes and biographies for musicians Billy Corgan, Liz Phair, Conor Oberst, Bryan Adams, Marilyn Manson, Nancy Sinatra and Courtney Love among others. In 2001, a person in a wig and sunglasses appeared in public, claiming to be LeRoy. In 2005 Laura Albert was exposed for the shitty hack that she is. You see, I am having trouble trying to relate all this info to you, because its just that insane. She eventually got sued and had to pay up, because karma is a bitch. Shirley Manson read the first two LeRoy books, and was inspired to write Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go), which is the only good thing to come out of this whole shitshow. BTW, Asia Argento is pissed about appearing in the 2003 film.


Margaret Seltzer



Before "Cash me Ousside Howbow Dah", there was Margaret Seltzer. Ms Margaret was a silly bitch who wrote a book called Love and Consequences: A Memoir of Hope and Survival, about growing up a half white, half Native American foster child and Bloods gang member in LA. The book was a harrowing account of how she struggled to survive life on the streets as a teenager and was of course embraced by Oprah Winfrey. But the truth was even worse. Seltzer was 100% vanilla white white girl. She made the whole thing up. But don't think that its just that. She called stations like NPR and used a faux African American vernacular dialect, and referred to gang members as homies. The book was recalled when her own damn sister ratted her out.


The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven



No, this isn't Heaven is for Real. That's another flop book. This book is the harrowing account of a young boy named Alex Malarkey who got in a severe car accident with his dad and then an angel came and carried him to heaven or something? Basically the doctors pumped him up with that IV drip. Anyway, people found it moving, inspiring, etc. Basically everything you can get from a religious based book about a young white boy. He was left quadriplegic as a result. In 2012, his mother wrote several blog posts saying that her family is not in agreement with the content of the book. She expressed frustration with several people calling and visiting their home over the years, saying, "Alex is just a boy not a statue to be worshipped or person with some supernatural gifts," and, "He does not go to Heaven, have conversations with supernatural beings, and whatever visions/experiences he has had or had not had, is up to him as to what he will do with those." She also revealed that Alex himself had written a comment on the book's Facebook page in November 2011 calling the book "one of the most deceptive books ever." That comment was deleted, and Alex was banned from commenting after the moderators suspected he was an imposter. His parents became estranged, and eventually Alex revealed the whole thing was faked and that he did it because he wanted to be an attention whore. I guess you could say that's a whole lotta Malarkey.

Next Time: Misha, Norma Khouri, A Child Called "It", The Painted Bird, and more!

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Bad or good, you always remember your first kiss. Sometimes they're sweet and simple. And then others are life-changing, which can be the case for many gay people. So, here's a list of thirty random kisses between gay and bisexual male characters from TV.

To keep this list a little less alabaster than it already is as well as keeping it somewhat short, obvious suspects like Will & Grace and Queer as Folk have regretfully been left out this time around so that lesser known couplings can be included.

This post's topic was partially suggested/requested by alienjive and imnotasquirrel. If anyone would like to see a similar list for women characters, say so in the comments.

(2.17)Sammy finally realizes that he likes Ollie, another dancer that is already out of the closet. Sammy pulls him aside one day and surprises him with a kiss. Unfortunately, their relationship didn't last long for several reasons.

(2.13): Grant is Max's "the one that got away." They rekindled their romance, even if it wasn't long-lasting the second time around.

(3.23): Jack McPhee had been struggling with his sexuality for almost two seasons. He was unable to reciprocate feelings for a guy, Ethan, that he really liked, though. This ultimately pushed them apart, and Ethan returned to college. Well, Jack was encouraged by Grams and his friends to finally kiss Ethan. They drove all night to reach Ethan's college, too. Much to Jack's dismay, their reunion kiss ended abruptly because Ethan had already reunited with his ex-boyfriend. Who happened to be sitting at the table, watching his boyfriend be kissed by Jack. While things didn't work out for Jack and Ethan, this whole ordeal helped mend things between Jack and his father, and it helped young McPhee better understand his identity. Jack and Ethan's kiss was a milestone as it was the first one between two men in network TV history.

(2.02): In its first season, Modern Family was criticized concerning the gay couple, Mitchell and Cameron. Not wholly because they were gay, but because they didn't kiss on screen. Other couples on the show often shared pecks, but up until the second episode of the sophomore season, Mitchell and Cameron never shared a smooch in front of the camera. Viewers finally got what they wanted, even if their kiss was just shown in the background of a scene.

(3.08): Eric got his revenge on another character by killing his enemy's lover, Talbot, after seducing him. The two served up some plentiful chin action before Eric thankfully staked Talbot, thus ending audience's collective cringing. There was really nothing sexy about the scene as the two actors had no chemistry. Later in the show, Sookie's brother Jason had a more effective erotic dream about Eric.

(1.03): This EastEnders spin-off received flack for this kiss, but not necessarily because it was between two men. The two characters, Andrew and Kieran, are in fact cousins. And it's implied that this wasn't the first time the two had crossed that forbidden line.

(1.04): Carrie's best guy friend Walt had been struggling with his denial from the start of the short-lived teen drama set in the '80s. He meets Bennet, a slightly older friend of Carrie's boss that "misreads" a moment between he and Walt. The two finally do get together once Walt turns eighteen, but their relationship has some ups and downs until then.

(3.08): Kevin and Scotty were married so they kissed a lot. Matthew Rhys often had a pained look as he smooched Luke Macfarlane, though.

(2.08): Andra Fuller played the incredibly troubled and closeted rapper Kaldrick. Despite knowing what Kaldrick did to his last boyfriend, out and proud lawyer Christopher still stayed with him. There was passion between the two, but it wasn't a healthy kind.

(3.10): The new high school playboy, Teddy, portrayed by the then 30-year old Trevor Donovan eventually came out of the closet in the third season of the reboot. His first open relationship with a man was with classmate Ian. Things seems hunky dory until Ian tricked Teddy into coming out before he was ready.

(2.11): RJ's high school nemesis Max seems like the typical alpha male, uber-hetero jock. But RJ witnesses Max kissing the gay theater kid Guillermo in the school showers. Does RJ out his bully as revenge for all the ridicule he's had to endure in the past because of Max? In real life, RJ's actor, Paul Iacono, is gay.

(1.12): A member of the Serpents, a gang in the southern part of Riverdale, named Joaquin dated Kevin to get intel from him about his father, the town's sheriff. Joaquin, though, develops feelings for Kevin in the process. Things could've worked out if not for Joaquin's pesky flaw of being an accomplice to murder. Who will either of them kiss like a vacuum now?

(2.13): David met another pansexual, Jake, toward the end of the second season of this Canadian sitcom. Things fizzled out quickly once David and his best friend, Stevie, weren't able to deal with being part of a throuple with Jake.

(2.05): Resident gay best friend Shane thinks local wrestler Duke is gay, and he's right. The two have to deal with Duke being closeted as he's an athlete on the brink of being sponsored. The two finally break up when the truth about how Duke was outed is revealed.

(10.22): This Canadian teen drama has had its fair share of gay and lesbian relationships. Notably, Marco and Paige of the first TNG class helped pave the way for more LGBTQ stories. Riley from the latter seasons was arguably one of the most troubled gay character in the show's history as his deep denial made it hard for him and totally-out Zane to ever be together. Fortunately, the show gave the two a happy ending in spite of it all.

(2.09): Zero is an enigmatic basketball player that puts on an act for the camera, and Jude is his manager. The two start to regularly hook up soon after Zero's introduction. They fall in love and become a couple by the series' end.

(4.16): Betty's nephew was in a for surprise when his friend Austin kissed him. It wasn't easy to get things going as both teenagers had personal issues, but Justin and Austin appeared to be a couple by the series finale.

(2.12): Jeff is hung up on some addict named Wyatt, but Wyatt is a mess. So if Jeff can't be with the guy he really wants, he'll take the next best thing: Landon from his campaign office. Even if it is just for one night.

(1.05): It is revealed in this British mystery mini-series that James has feelings for his friend, Rob. However, James is haunted by his past affair with the younger and now dead Cal.

(3.07): These two teens in the hit Norwegian drama have a rollercoaster type relationship, but once they get over the hurdles, they stay together.

(1.02): Patrick and Richie seem to hit things off at first, but Richie is put off by Patrick's reaction to his not-uncut penis. So for the time being, their would-be-could-be relationship is put on hold until later.

(5.13): Corey, a chimera, asks Mason out, but Mason declines. Eventually he gives in and the two start to date or something.

(2.10): When Alec finally tells Magnus he loves him, Harry Shum makes the most uncomfortable face as they smoosh lips. Ain't love grand?

(1.02): Josh begins to hook up with his friend's coworker, Geoffrey, right out of the closet. Geoffrey is comfortable with his sexuality whereas Josh is still learning to accept himself. In the end, Josh realizes that despite the obvious physical attraction, he has no romantic chemistry with Geoffrey and they part ways.

(3.04): After an exchange of hilarious pranks, Billy and Todd finally relieved that sexual tension by kissing. While they might not be great sleep companions (literally), they make a cute if not odd couple.

(2.16): What can be said about this coupling that hasn't been said by others in this community?

(4.10): In the finale, Captain Flint returned to his true love.

(Source): Brad and Lucas, or "Brucas" to their fanbase, have been a couple for several years on the long-running soap. Now, they're married.

(2.01): In this remake of the British dramedy of the same name, paramedic Hank, worried that he'll never find a man, ends up hooking up with a patient. Although Nick is a bit of a granola hipster, he and Hank have some good chemistry.

(2.08): Kenny is upset that Brett has stolen his choir solo. When Kenny's scheming causes Brett to quit, Brett finally admits that he's gay, too, and that he only joined the choir so that he could be close to Kenny. Aw?

At what age did you have your first kiss, ONTD?

It was one shit year of Bollywood. Like genuinely terrible films. Plus, it didn't help most films flopped at the box office too, and sadly some shit films did well. :(

So *I* managed to make a list of top 10 films this year (not particulary in any order)



1. Bareilly Ki Barfi

Plot: Bitti is a modern girl that lives in Bareilly, her parents would like to get her married but she constantly gets rejections from suitors.
She wants a guy to love her for who she is, and refuses to change to fit society's standards of women.




2. Secret Superstar

Plot: The film is about Insia, is a 14 year old girl who dreams of becoming a singer.
Warning: it does deal with domestic abuse, child abuse.




3. Lipstick Under My Burkha

Plot:It's about four women in India discovering their sexuality in a patriarchal country.
(It was banned by the censor board but it released and still managed to be a hit at the box office!)



4. Anaarkali of Aarah

Plot: An erotic village singer/dancer gets groped by a politician, it's the story of her revenge to clear her name.




5. Hindi Medium

Plot: A couple tries to get their daughter into the best school possible, so she's accepted by elite of Delhi. The film is about the school system in India, where "English Medium" schools are preferred over Hindi speaking schools and the class system that exists in the country.






6. Trapped

Plot: A man accidentally gets locked in his apartment and tries to survive without food, electricity and water




7. Newton:

Plot:A government clerk tries to conduct a democratic election  in a conflict area in India. (India's submission for the Oscars)




8. Tumhari Sulu

Plot:A housewife becomes a night time radio presenter.




9. A Death in the Gunj

Plot:A coming of age film about a shy, university student who unravels during a family trip.





10. Shubh Maangal Savdhaan

Plot:Two people fall in love and are about to get married when the groom - to - be discovers he suffers from erectile dysfunction.
The film is a remake of the director's own Tamil film: Kalyana Samayal Saadham.





SPECIAL MENTIONS: Kadvi Hawa, Phillauri, Meri Pyaar Bindu , Mom, Jagga Jasoos





Note: Yes, I know Padmavati & Tiger Zinda Hai haven't released but let's be honest they wouldn't have hit the list anyway. SLB is overrated at best  & well Tiger Zinda Hai is gonna be terrible. Instead of TZH watch Take Off (2017)a Malayalam film.

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Time for part 4

Kitty Kelley



The so called Queen of the Poison Pen, Kitty Kelley prides herself on sensational unauthorized biographies, and we love her all the more for it. She literally combines fact and fiction, likes to be inaccurate with her source numbers, and even gets into fights with Bill O'Reilly over Oprah Winfrey, for example. Her subjects include Jackie Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Oprah Winfrey, The Windsors, The Bushes, and Nancy Regan. Sinatra tried suing her ass. She has a gift for embellishing, possibly picked up from the University of Arizona, where she allegedly stole hairbrushes. She had a nervous breakdown after getting expelled. She maintains"I am an unabashed admirer of transparency and believe in the freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment" (YASSS QUEEN)
Her revelations include:

• Jackie Kennedy underwent electric shock therapy


• Nancy Regan was an astrology-obsessed shrew who beat her kids and would recycle gifts she got from the White House.


• Oprah is a difficult woman with lesbian tendencies who's friendship with Gayle went beyond just friends. (Winfrey allegedly enjoys cunnilingus and likes to make poop jokes) They called each other "Darkie" and "Blackie"


• George Bush was a cokehead while Laura Bush was a small-time drug dealer.

Where is the biopic about her starring Kristin Chenoweth?

Janet Cooke



Janet Cooke is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist. She wrote an article in the Washington Post in 1981 called "Jimmy's World", about an 8-year old heroin addict named Jimmy who had "needle marks freckling the baby-smooth skin of his thin, brown arms." The mayor of DC was so struck by the story, that he called for investigators to find the boy, later claiming he was dead. An investigation into Cooke's background was also launched, where it was revealed that she had fabricated information about her academic credentials. Cooke resigned and returned the prize. Gabriel García Márquez said that "it was unfair that she won the Pulitzer prize, but also unfair that she didn't win the Nobel Prize in Literature". She appeared on the Phil Donahue show in January 1982 and said that the high-pressure environment of the Post had corrupted her judgment. She said that her sources had hinted to her about the existence of a boy such as Jimmy, but, unable to find him, she eventually created a story about him in order to satisfy her editors. She now works at TV Guide as a sales clerk at a clothing store in Michigan.

A Child Called "It"



David Pelzer's account of his traumatic childhood, this book has been praised by people like Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, and Michiko Kuwatani. However, the authenticity of his story has been called into question. His brother defended his claims, and went so far as to publish his own book backing up the stories. Their grandmother claims she witnessed no abuse, although she lived far from them at the time. She believes he was abused sometimes but not the the extent that he claims. He now works as a motivational speaker.


How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life



Kaava Viswanathan wrote this book after she graduated from high school. While at Harvard University, her book became a sensation....for like a week or something? Her book became shredded in the press after it was revealed she had plagiarized multiple passages from books like The Princess Diaries, Jessica Darling, Second Helpings, and even works by Salmon Rushdie and Sophie Kinsella. In April 2006 Kaava stated that she and her publisher would print a revised version of the novel. When interviewed by Katie Couric on The Today Show, she backed up this idea. DreamWorks had originally envisioned a film adaptation but it was cancelled. She graduated in 2008 and now works as a lawyer specializing in child immigration issues.

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So Demi Lovato's epic "Tell Me You Love Me" video got me thinking of other awesome videos out there and I randomly decided that I wanted to rank music videos of certain singers and the first one who came to mind was Taylor Swift because she's had some great ones that I've really enjoyed. So I sat down and watched them all and did my ranking. Firstly, I did not include the few videos that was just concert footage so "Fearless,""Sparks Fly,""Red,""The Last Time," and "New Romantics" are not included. Also, I am big on story over high-concept. Finally, this obviously was way subjective.

ETA: I've put almost all the videos contained in this post under spoiler-cuts to reduce the loading time. Thanks to ishumy for the suggestion. :)



01.) Blank Space

This is amazing. Full-stop amazing. It doesn't matter how many times I watch it it never stops being amazing. The portraits in the hall. The first time she hangs his up, you can see the hatchet sticking out of the one opposite them. Her mascara'd face as she's singing. The over-the-top dramatics. Bicycling in the living room. Her standing on the horse at one point. Two horses in her bedroom. The random goat. The cutting up of his clothes. The glorious, glorious fashion. The house porn. The little, knowing looks she gives the camera. I know Joseph Kahn is a problematic WTF? when it comes to Taylor Swift, but damn, did he do a fantabulous job directing this video. It is absolutely brilliant.



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02.) Look What You Made Me Do

Awesome, awesome, awesome. This video had everything, she took all of the stuff that had been thrown at her in the past year or so (even much of it that was of her own making--the I <3 TS shirts, the Kanye/Kim receipts), the snake reputation, the squad, etc. and she ran with it. It was hilarious, it was on point. It was perfection. And that final sequence with all of the Taylors just made the video... absolutely elevated it to iconic status. (It also included something that I only caught now--even though I've watched this one several times already--the ballerina from "Shake It Off" bows and lowers herself ungracefully like she does in that video, lol!) LOVE. IT!



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03.) Ours

I love this one so much. Aside from the end which just had me all verklempt, my favorite part was the whole bit with the xerox machine. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen the video and do want to watch it: She walks up to the machine, the sign says "OUT OF PAPER," she comes back with a sheathe of paper, and a new sign says "OUT OF TONER." She then comes back carrying toner, and the entire machine is gone. She looks around like WTF? but with an office drone's affectation of WTF? so it's more a mild, 'I don't really care' lower-case wtf? It was hilarious. This video was just so, so good. It wasn't a play-by-play of the song (except for the beginning), but it absolutely fit the spirit of the song and was just sweet and funny and romantic. And it starred MATT! from Friday Night Lights!! (Zach Gilford) Awww! I just loved this so much!!!



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* Confession: Before doing this list, I had never actually seen this video, don't know how I missed it as I thought I'd watched every TSwift video, but I had not. My loss, but now my win!

04.) Mine

I'm not gonna lie, this one makes me tear up. It just gets everything right, everything that is right about the song--and truth-telling again, I love this song. That line "You made a rebel out of a careless man's careful daughter" is splendiferous and then the turnabout where we hear that same sentiment from his point of view showing that he so gets her, her insecurities, her fears and loves her and cherishes her all the more (*sigh*). All of that is reflected in the video. Yeah, I love it. It's simple; it's not over-the-top, but it worked to perfectly sell the song. Taylor in the woods seemed a bit odd at first but that even worked too because they tied in the standard 'singer singing their song' part to the video because of all the pictures and how they were part of the love story too.



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05.) I Knew You Were Trouble

This would be at the top of the list (or at least number three--"Blank Space" and "Look What You Made Do" are masterpieces, man) if it were not for the Taylor voice-over intro and outro. It is just so unnecessary, pretentious and oversells the premise of the video. We didn't need it. The video sold it. SHE sold it. She did her best acting (well, after "Blank Space," but that was campy and over-the-top) in this one. The story was beautifully told in the acting, the direction, the everything. It was so, so well-done. It played beautifully with the song, with the stylistic choices... but damn, that overwrought, laying-it-on-too-thick voice-over in the beginning and end just dinged this video hard. Too much, Taylor, too much. Watch just the song portion of the video and it's so much better.



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06.) Begin Again

I'm a sucker for (a) a video that goes with the song, (b) a sweet, little love story... and this here delivers on both counts. This was just lovely and romantic. It was just sweet, which is what this song is. It's about a girl who had her heart broken and is feeling tentative, trying to find herself again, trying to smile again because her ex made her feel like she wasn't worth much of anything and a new guy comes along when she's getting there and helps affirm that, yeah, she's pretty great. The video also gave great visuals of Paris and fashion (that lilac dress)! So on that level it was beautiful! Just a sweet, lovely video. It made me smile and fit the song's tone so perfectly.



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07.) White Horse

I'm so glad this video is so good because it goes along with Taylor's MOST underrated song. Fitting the lyrics beautifully, Taylor gives a fine performance in a little mini-movie that gives us a heartbroken, but not broken Taylor. Really well done. (And her hair is at its most gorgeous!)



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08.) Picture To Burn

One of her earliest but still one of her best, a young (still very country) Taylor inflicts a whole lotta damage on an ex's home who has moved on. But it's light-hearted, silly damage: Such as her team of Men (and Women) in Black licking all the silverware and that adds a fun vibe that you can laugh at. The little surprise at the end is cute and we get a touch of mature Taylor too. Plus, her hair looks fabulous!



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09.) Out of the Woods

If I were more a concept girl as opposed to story, this would probably be higher, but I like story better personally and this list is subjective in every way, so it's not. With that said, aside from the cheesy title and end cards, this is really, really good. I remember watching it when it first came out and not being as impressed as I'm now. I think I expected something different and so didn't appreciate the video on its own merits. I'm doing so now. It gets the meaning of the song (didn't need the written clarification in those title cards, Taylor!) across beautifully--and when I write that I mean both literally and figuratively, the visuals are amazing. Again, if I preferred concept to story, this would be higher, I just like story videos better. (Still, it made the top 10.)



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10.) Shake It Off

I'm sorry, ya'll, but Taylor Swift had a shit-ton of diversity in this video. (Something girl can rarely get accused of!) There were persons of color dancing in just about every sequence. Yes, there was only one black ballerina, but there were multiple POC in every other other sequence and every single dancer was freaking awesome and highlighted in their awesome.* The point of this video was to shake off haters, which we saw, not only random people of all shapes, sizes and color, but also some of those accomplished dancers just letting loose and having fun doing so at the end. It was also hilarious seeing Taylor suck so hard at dancing in every discipline. HI-LARIOUS. And the final shot where she bowed not-so-gracefully never doesn't make me laugh. This was a happy, light-hearted, fun, embrace yourself, love yourself, love everyone and BE HAPPY concept that worked. Taylor actually sold it. Judge me all you want, ONTD, but I love this video so hard.

* ETA: But... I do still love this video, however due to my conversation with meadowphoenix I came to realize that there is racism in the video that I as a non-POC didn't really see because I only saw Taylor mocking her lack of dancing ability and the brilliance of the dancers. The focus on the black twerkers' anatomy and, especially, Taylor crawling between their spread legs while they twerked *did* smack of racism, though. That highlighting of those dancers and in that way was not done for any other dancer and it sexualized them in a way that fed into a racist stereotype. Because of that, it's dinged the video for me and I am moving it down a few six slots.



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11.) Fifteen

This was Taylor's first high-concept video and it was fairly effective. She got the message across, and the switch-up at the end from concept to reality, I felt, did deliver that punch from the song's perspective of trying to impart wisdom.



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12.) Safe and Sound

This was a simple video, but it was good. It was mostly just Taylor walking around a deserted landscape and the Civil Wars in a cabin in front of a fireplace, but due to the haunting song and the landscape itself, what Taylor saw, the direction, the cuts (the disintegrating deer), it created an eerie, haunting effect. Well-done.



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13.) Everything Has Changed

This was very cute, and with a bit of a surprise ending there. I really don't have much more here. I didn't love it; I didn't dislike it or hate it. It was cute and it is memorable, but it's not one of her better videos, but it doesn't quite fall in the middle either.



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14.) The Story of Us

This is a good video that follows a fairly standard template. It more or less fits the story of the song, but it's nothing really to write home about, however it does have pizazz. There's feeling and emotion, a kickiness to it that matches the song. The location is not your standard music video locale, Taylor sells the emotion and you can feel the intensity of what is conveyed in the song; plus the John Mayer look-alike vibes all throughout the video are hilarious. Bonus points for that.



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15.) Bad Blood

I'm really annoyed. Taking out the whole Katy Perry/Taylor Swift aspect of this / "girl squad" nonsense and just judging the video on its own merits, as I was watching it, I was like, 'OK, this is REALLY cool.' It's all girl-power, all these bad-ass chicks getting together, learning how to fight, doing their thing and it was pretty awesome. And it wasn't just sexy, young starlets. You had Ellen Pompeo, Mariska Hargitay, Cindy Crawford and Lena Dunham, etc. Say what you will about some of them (**coughcough**Lena Dunham**coughcough**), still, that's at least some variety, and they weren't all blond and blue-eyed. But then... it just ended. The two groups of enemies meet and shit was about to go down, there was a literal clash and then it went black. The freaking video ended! Hello?!?! Lame. However, the visual effects were awesome, the direction (again, problematic with regards to TSwift Joseph Kahn at the helm) was fantastic, and the girl power on display was great, but there was no ending. What the hell?! This video would have been much, much higher in the ranking otherwise. (One good thing, though. I did realize that I prefer the version of the song with Kendrick Lamar. There is that. Yay.) Oh, also, while the brunette thing does not work on her, (see: "You Belong With Me,""Wildest Dreams" and "I Knew You Were Trouble") Taylor as a redhead? Surprisingly hot.)



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16.) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

I get that as a concept it's cool. The whole one shot thing, following her and yeah, it is cool, but... why are the band dressed like animals? Why are they Furries? Where does that come from? And she doesn't know all the people at the end, goes to open the door to leave, her ex is there, she's like 'No, dude,' goes back and then she's in her place again? I just... my OCD brain couldn't enjoy it. I don't know, for me, it was one of those types of videos that you enjoy it the first time around because of the concept but it's not a keeper kind of video. It's a one-and-done kinda thing. :shrug: Mileage may vary.



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17.) Tim McGraw

It's a good video, serviceable. I mean, it's not bad, but there's nothing memorable. However, it does commit a pet peeve of mine in music videos. If you're going to do a story that fits the song--which this does--and you have a specific reference in the song that is easy enough to match, then freaking match it. She sings "When you think happiness / I hope you think that little black dress" and yet despite several outfit changes in the flashbacks to their time spent together we never see her in a little black dress. We see her in the mentioned faded jeans, but not a little black dress. Grr.



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18.) You Belong With Me

It tells a story that goes with the song; I appreciate that. That's something that is going to make me love a music video, it's just... so broadly drawn and cliched, and Taylor does such a bad job as the "bad" brunette version. It completely zaps the enjoyment I had been having in earlier part of the video when she was being all lonesome and adorable. Ugh, and then the whole wallflower walks in and suddenly is beautiful and *that's* when her friend likes her also? It didn't help matters at all. What about before, dude? So, no, just no.



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19.) Love Story

I feel like this should be ranked higher, because it seems like 'Ooh, high concept video!' but really, it's not. Perhaps if the modern day-stuff had been interspersed with Taylor's imagination of the historical version of her and the guy, it would have worked, or if it had *just* been the historical story? Or if it had been a reincarnation of the two modern-day kids or something? *sigh* Alas, no. As it was, it was just book-ends of Taylor moony-eyed at a guy at school and then him randomly all up in her face and her liking it at the end surrounded by a typical music video just in ye olden times. You know, singer sings to camera intercut with romantic scenes, the only difference was they were in old-fashioned clothes (and Taylor's outfit in the tower was not flattering). So, meh. This was still in the great-Taylor-hair phase, though. That's something.



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20.) Wildest Dreams

This is a beautiful song. This song deserved a beautiful video. This was not a beautiful video. Firstly, he's a cheating louse. Secondly, Taylor and this actor had zero chemistry. Thirdly, too much, it was just way too much. The whole elaborate backstory with the movie and the lions and elephants, and bi-planes, and the Hollywood premiere, and the cheating spouse, ugh. No, no, no. Just tell a simple love story that just didn't work out, Taylor. That's all the song needed. TOO, TOO much. Waste of money, just a waste. Beautiful clothes, though. And, sure, nice that proceeds from the video were donated to the Wild Animal Conversation Parks for African Parks Foundation of America. But I bet it cost more money to make this video than she made off of it.



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21.) Style

Well, that's eight minutes of my life I'll never get back (I've watched the video twice, first when it came out and now). *sigh* Great song, horrible video. I mean, yeah, high-concept. "Cool" effect. Whatever. This was just... stupid. It made no sense, what was the fucking point? Yes, I'm pulling out the profanity because like many of you that have complained in the past about this video, ugh, this is such a great song and it deserved a kick-ass video to go along with it. Instead we got this stylized mess that made no fucking sense. I mean, seriously, what the fuck was this? Ugh. Points for "style" and pretty visuals don't count when they are just thrown on the screen and serve absolutely zero purpose, Taylor!



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22.) Teardrops on my Guitar

I don't think I was supposed to laugh, lol! The story parts were adorable; that's the Taylor Swift that I think a lot of younger Country fans fell in love with and it's easy to see why, but the flowing green dress, the fan blowing said green dress, laying on the bed with the guitar, the crystals applied next to her heavily-made up eyes, the tear rolling down her face, it was just... so corny and over-the-top. I couldn't help but laugh. Such pure cheese. Oh, sweet, young country Taylor.



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23.) Change

Not much going on here. Other than the fact that we're still in the era of great Taylor hair, the only thing this video has going for it is seeing Taylor still in her OTT country phase (cowboy boots and all), cheesy dramatic close-ups, a few hair-flips and, her exuberant dancing. Other than that, she's just standing in front of her band in a church singing an inspirational Taylor song. :Yawn:



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24.) Mean

This was not good. I loved the colors, the filters, the saturation was gorgeous. The messaging of rising above bullying and bettering yourself, sticking through it and becoming successful was great. It just... the whole way that it came across was just too cutesy? Too manipulative? Too petty? I don't know... I can't put my finger on it, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. At least it wasn't boring, though.



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25.) Back to December

Wow, this was so boring. Guy walking in a deserted town, sitting in his car, blah, blah, blah, intercut with Taylor in her empty house, sitting on her windowsill, on her stairs, on her bed, lamenting what a crappy girlfriend she was. Oh, look! It's snowing in her house because, get it? December, right. Oh, and she's writing a letter, so walking guy finds it in his jacket at the end of video. Ooh, how exciting. Not. Seriously, such a boring video. Lame. Talk about inspired by Taylor Lautner.



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26.) I Don't Wanna Live Forever

And this was even more boring than "Back to December." Zayn brooding and Taylor looking sad and trying to look sexy (sorry, girl, it's just not your thing) while in a hotel for four minutes. Oh, and there were some strobe lights too. Uhm, OK. At least something happened in "Back to December."



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27.) 22

I don't remember this being so boring the first time I watched it so maybe it worked the first time, but watching a bunch of "22"-year olds goof around for four minutes and that's it is just not that exciting. Even if one of them is Taylor Swift.



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28.) Our Song

Ugh, this should have been a fun, adorable video about a young couple in love... instead it's basically an ode to Taylor Swift in full-on-queen bee and princess 'aren't I awesome?' mode. Very disappointing.



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29.) Ready For It?

Yes, I actually have this as her worst video. I know, right? What gives. It's just... it's just so stupid. It makes no sense. It has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SONG. At least the above videos whether they be boring fit the song, you can make sense of them, or have the generic music video quality to them. Like "Change," Taylor with her over-the-top hair-flipping and dancing is cute; she's adorable in it. "Back to December" and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" fit the song, and there are emotions and angst in them that you can feel. "Our Song" at least it's Taylor and she's sorta selling the feel of the song and relating bits and pieces of it. But this one? Two AI versions of Taylor, one bad/one good (I think) and then another one who looks more human, but has sparkly-eyes and they're in a apocalyptic warehouse, whu? And, ooh, look at all the expensive CGI FX that don't make a freaking lick of sense?

Yeah, it's pretty, and it's cool... but who the fuck cares if it has absolutely nothing to to with the song? It doesn't relate in any way at all. And the video itself doesn't make sense. I mean, I guess the AI Taylor in black taunts the AI Ghost in the Shell Taylor and then her scream breaks through to free her but then nothing happens. She just walks around and mostly human with glowing blue eyes Taylor smiles. Again, it makes no fucking sense. So (a) the video doesn't make sense, and (b) it doesn't relate to the song in any way at all. Blech. I really loathe this video. Ugh, and to come after the brilliance of "Look What You Made Me Do" is disappointing. It's like "Blank Space" all over again. There was an amazing first video release and the follow-ups were just disappointing. :SMDH:



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ONTD, what are your favorite TSwift videos?

I may do a series of these, depending on reaction. I'm thinking of doing Demi Lovato, One Direction or Kelly Clarkson next. Any suggestions?

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Everyone's favorite immortal and ageless actor, Keanu Reeves, has always been a good looking man, but which films does he look the best in?

*And before anyone comes in here with the "basic white boy" comments, he's actually mixed with Chinese/Native Hawaiian lmao.







Point Break (1991) was quite a terrible and campy film, but Keanu looked beautiful as Johnny Utah.








Keanu plays Don John in the 1993 movie version of William Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing. I haven't seen this movie, but Keanu looks sexy in the gifs and pictures that I've seen of him in it.






His role as Jack Traven in Speed (1994) is probably Keanu's most well known and popular one outside of the Matrix trilogy. His chemistry with Sandra Bullock was endearing, and many people thought the buzz cut was a good look on him.






The Devil's Advocate (1997) is mostly remembered for Al Pacino's speech near the end of the film, but the most memorable part of the movie to me is how cute Keanu looked in glasses!








Keanu played the eponymous character in the movie Constantine (2005) and received a lot of flak for it for various reasons, but I honestly never cared. He looked so fine!


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When do you think Keanu was in his prime in terms of physical appearance?

Being a teenager is hard. More than people are willing to admit, or more than people remember. But imagine being a teenager in a TV show. Automatically, your life probably sucks for other reasons. TV shows aimed toward teenagers didn't really become a thing until the '90s, and now they're especially popular. Networks know that they're the demo to cater to these days. However, not every teen-oriented show becomes the next runaway hit, or they don't last as long as their competition. So below are thirty series, ranging from forgotten to simply obscure, that revolve around teenagers. Very few of these shows are still on while most of them didn't even last past one season. And they say being popular isn't important.

Having been raised by globe-trotting anthropologists, Henry Griffin has acquired some exceptional skills that aid in his studies at a prestigious high school in Washington, D.C. With his new friends, he solves unsolved mysteries in history. (x)

A teenager suspended from his high school wakes up at Tower Prep, a secret academy that is also inescapable. Along with three other students looking to get out, the four use their innate special gifts to help them survive Tower Prep. (x)

After being mistaken for an adult applying for a job, high school student Jane accepts a position working with a renowned fashion designer. However, she has to pretend she's older than she really is as well as keep this new job a secret from her overprotective brother. (x)

The young athletes on a Colorado based gymnastics team engage in drama as a new member joins their gym. (x)

Sadie, a naturalist, adjusts to high school and other teenage problems. (x)

During a school outing, four boys from different walks of life are forced to band together when they're separated from their group by a mystical storm. Once they reach their town, the four find themselves in an alternate reality where they don't exist. (x)

The youth of a New Zealand town wake up in a world with no parents, technology, or explanation for how any of this happened. (x)

Five students at Seonam Girls' High School form a detective club that solves mysteries revolving around bullying, suicide, and more. (x)

Five teenagers in Brisbane prepare for what's to come after their senior year of high school. (x)

A recently divorced mother tries to keep her summer camp from closing as competition opens up nearby. In the meantime, the campers and counselors all discover summer romance. (x)

A high school athlete's life turns upside down when his parents separate. Meanwhile, his two best friends have their own problems to deal with: one's dating a teacher, and the other has fallen for his female friend. (x)

To help her son become more popular at school in a small Wisconsin town, a mother welcomes a foreign exchange student into their house. However, they're surprised when their new guest is a Muslim boy from Pakistan. (x)

A rebellious teenager moves on after trying to cope with his father's suicide by drinking and using drugs. Fresh out of rehab, the teen and his family all move to Palm Springs. However, it's not as idyllic as they thought it would be. (x)

This series humorously follows the lives of four sixteen-year olds going to school together in South London. (x)

Teen werewolves fight to protect their secrets in Stoneybridge, Northumbridge. (x)

A family experiences problem after problem after moving back to the father's old neighborhood. (x)

High school students are inducted into a secret society known as The Troop so that they can capture and stop dangerous monsters. (x)

An unhappy man is sent back in time to relive his teen years after an accident. He remembers everything from the future, and he plans on fixing his life so that it turns out better the second time around. (x)

Counselors help at-risk teens attending a therapeutic high school in a mountain town. (x)

The younger years of two brothers, one of which will become a President of the U.S.A. one day, are chronicled in this drama. (x)

In this series based on the movie of the same name, two high school students and their "magic genie" Lisa find themselves in trouble on a regular basis. (x)

The students at a high school set on a cruise ship visit various places around the world. (x)

Two brothers and a teen girl named Nancy Drew solve mysteries both together and separately. (x)

During the '70s in Australia, two teenagers deal with coming-of-age related issues. (x)

A family from Ohio is culture shocked when they move to Los Angeles. (x)

A teen gamer is employed to be the real-life counterpart of his heroic game avatar, Aaron Stone. (x)

Parker Lewis is a mischievous cool kid at his high school. When he's not coming up with a scheme to help him get his way, he's undermining authoritiy all around him. (x)

Two freshmen girls do whatever they can to fit in in high school. (x)

Based on the novel series of the same name, the titular teenager uses his street smarts to solve crimes. (x)

Teens stuck in their high school one weekend are stranded after a chemical plant explodes, unleashing a substance that turns the other residents into flesh-eating zombies. (x)

What social group did you belong to in high school, ONTD?

We've all been there. You NEED a cute lady romance to brighten your tragic day, but you're pretty sure you've already watched all six of them. You ask yourself 'Should I give Jenny's Wedding a shot?' And that answer is no. But don't worry ONTD. We've selected the best (and worst because we don't know what you're into) TV lesbian kisses to help brighten your day or make your next viewing decision easier.

Best “Yess, bait us!!” kiss: Gal Gadot and Kate McKinnon on SNL
We all knew what this kiss was when it aired, and we were here for it. Gal went on SNL like

and we were very appreciative. Kate is living the dream.



Best ‘Awful People’ kiss: Alex and Piper shower kiss
Alex and Piper are #questionable people at best, but you can't deny they're cute together. The 'girlfriends' kiss scene from Season 3 proves it (although we didn't link that scene because the kiss kinda sucked we'll be honest). And maybe they are awful, but isn't that what we should be rooting for? For all the awful people to find love with other awfuls, sparing the rest of us. So let's remember our terrible exes who tried to make us jealous on instagram and wish they find terrible love like Alex and Piper.




Best “Wow, um, okay, is she hot now?” kiss: Kstew and Vanessa Bayer Totinos kiss
It feels like just yesterday KStew was off licking armpits with Robert Pattinson and awkwardly pulling on her hair. Well now the hair is gone and Kristen is...hot? This is hotly debated on ONTD, but we'll just say that *hot or not* this SNL skit worked. Like with Gal, SNL knew their audience. Is SNL still garbage? Yes. But did we re-watch this a few times? That's our business!



Best "don't get too comfortable I have issues" kiss: Any Carmen and Shane kiss
Some people hate Shane even though deep down she's a nice person who tries her best and comparing her to people we know irl can be hurtful. But feelings about Shane aside, this literal hot mess had some 'best moments' with Carmen, even though we all knew they were doomed.


(no wonder every lesbian we know wants to be a DJ)

Best kiss your lesbian aunt stans but you’re not super into: Callie and Arizona bathroom kiss
If you're a 30 year-old lesbian/bi girl you probably stan Calzona. While Callie's romance with George was tragic, and her romance with Erica was tragic adjacent, Calzona was the best lesbian couple on TV for a few years before Shonda ruined them, and it all started here in this bathroom. Neither character has truly recovered since Peyton from OTH broke them up, but let's revisit the good times.



Best kiss Tumblr dot com will never let you forget: Clexa
I've never seen The 100, but I follow women's soccer fans so obviously that means I've seen the Clexa love scene about 8000x times on tumblr. So out of solidarity for our fellow Pinoe fans let's pour one out for Clexa and #CancelThe100.



Best kiss Tumblr dot com (adults with water bills edition) will never let you forget: Root and Shaw
The fact that Person of Interest was on CBS meant one thing for most of us: “I ain’t watching that”. The allure of Sarah Shahi wasn’t enough. The allure of nerdgasm inducing Amy Acker wasn’t enough. It wasn’t until I heard they’re gay for each other that I tuned in. The L.B. gals(tm) everywhere were simultaneously shooketh when what we thought was a total bait “they’re both straight” flirty friendship turned into true love with their first kiss. The writers then proved they know their audience when Shaw dreamed up the hottest reunion the old white men watching CBS will ever see.




Best "How dare you Netflix" kiss: Jean-Diane and Sidney jaywalker kiss
We're all still too furious to write this section. But Naomi's career did not die for this.



Best kiss that redeemed a show from the fiery pits of lesbian hell: everything Max and Anne
Lezbi honest, season 1 of Black Sails was messy as hell. For a while we were skeptical about whether the lesbian sex was supposed to serve as anything other than titillation for the men, especially since the show was produced by Michael Bay. (It didn't help that Eleanor had the bad sense to go from Max to V*ne.) The show's one gay woc character also faced a ton of sexualized violence in season 1. So overall it was not a fun time for Black Sails' LB fans. Fortunately the showrunners listened to the criticism and redeemed themselves in the later seasons, giving us Maxanne and letting their kisses make us momentarily forget that V**e existed. Michael Bay can still go [redacted], though, hopefully the way V*** did.



Most heartwarming kiss: Kat and Adena
Let be real, when you’re not straight you scrape the bottom of the barrel for representation. This is coming from someone who watched Jenny’s Wedding for gayness, twice! Needless to say, when we heard the ABC Family was getting a new Lesbian romance in The Bold Type WE WERE THERE. And we weren’t left disappointed because this corny ass show melts our hearts and so does perpetual mess Kadena. When Kat admitted she was into Adena, and Adena went for it...phew, bless this mess tbh. SPOILER: Confusion about sexuality, a boring girlfriend in the way, long distance, sex in airport lounges- this is a normal Lesbian Tuesday. Yes, we can! (ship it). #ImWithKadena.



Best “I’m so desperate for lesbians I’m watching Youtube shows” kiss: Carmilla aka the Lesbian Vampire
Let's be real, we lesbians and bi’s alike are so desperate for something new we’ve resorted to watching Z-list actors on Youtube. Surprisingly, this little webseries that could touched our gay hearts and Carmilla & Co rode the coat tails of this budget production into 3 seasons AND a literal movie. Yeah, we lesbians work hard for our money and we'll spend it on whatever we want! And if that means making our own flop movies we pay for twice then so be it. Check your Twilight privilege.



Kiss we give a pass because it was like 2004: Ashley and the blonde from South of Nowhere 'Praying Mantis' kiss
They tried their best so we'll keep it cute. Great nightgowns, beautiful nightgowns.



Worst kiss we're obligated to include here out of respect to lesbian tv history: Willow and Tara
Any list about lesbian television kisses has to give a shout-out to Willow and Tara on Buffy. Willow was kind of really a horrible person, but even though she sucked and this kiss was A CHOICE, this was also one of the first lesbian main characters/kiss on a primetime teen show and for a while she was all we had. Many babydykes cut their teeth on Willow/Tara...why does hindsight ruin everything? #freetara#killjoss#killxandereventhothishasnothingtodowhim#season6doesntexist



Worst Bait: Betty and Veronica (R*verdale)
Piggybacking off Zyruranger’s expose of the face pressing of kevin/joaquin on Riverdale, let’s talk about the first gay kiss they showed on Riverdale. Betty/Veronica shared a titillating first and last kiss soon after meeting to shock and awe the audience at cheerleading tryouts. It’s never been mentioned again and there are no lesbian characters on the show, because as has been proven over and over, THE CW THINKS LESBIANS ARE A JOKE. Haha 😭



We don't care what anyone says Betty was into it! And now we're stuck with bughead?!


Worst kiss: Emily and Alison confined to bedrest kiss
This young couple kisses in bed like they’re in Michael Haneke’s Amour. Crazy, unhealthy history aside, this ‘hold me one last time Martha’ kiss just about put us to sleep. This is Shay Mitchell, sis! You don't just lie like a dead fish when Shay kisses you. LGBT card revoked. Expect your straight membership to come in the mail in 7-10 business days. We cannot endorse this.



Best "longterm #goals for the youth to look up to" kiss (aka Best Kiss runner up): Lena and Stef
Let's face it, Stef and Lena would be everyone's OTP and the #1 lesbian couple of all time if it weren't for the fact they have some of the most annoying kids on the planet and for whatever reason the tweens who watch ABC family love them. The show might be bearable if they killed Brandon off but in the meantime we will all have to settle for subjecting ourselves to whiny brats with no common sense for one of the few depictions on television of a loving, (mostly) stable married lesbian couple.



Best "Turn in your gay card if you dont stan" kiss (aka Best Kiss): Yorkie and Kelly
Yorkie and Kelly are the hands down best couple in TV history. When Yorkie said "You have to show me" to Kelly we all needed to be resuscitated. The passion, the adorableness, the art- you should already want to re-watch. If you don't support them...I just don't know. Honestly turn in your Subaru, flannel and cats because we are just done here.




Honorary runner up because it transcends all media: Carol



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