ONTD Original: Old Hollywood Conservatives & Liberals (Bonus)

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During my previous old Hollywood conservatives and liberals posts, I tried to compile politically diverse selections with a mix of popular and lesser-known stars. Because I felt guilty about leaving out some iconic people and since I'm procrastinating on my other ~originals that are each slowing morphing into their own series I decided to put together all the suggestions I received in my previous posts, as well as some celebrities that were in my early drafts but were cut due to limited space, to make a ~trilogy.

Conservatives


1. Coco Chanel (1883-1971)
• Chanel closed her shops during the outbreak of World War II, claiming it was not a time for fashion, and 4,000 female employees lost their jobs as a result of her decision; biographer Hal Vaughan suggests that Chanel used the War as an opportunity to punish the workers who had forced her to close her business operation against her will during a labor strike in 1936, as they had been lobbying for higher wages and shorter work hours
• Chanel's anti-Semitism was encouraged and sharpened by the wealthy elites she socialized with, and she shared the conviction that Jews were a threat to Europe with her inner-circle
• When Nazis began seizing all Jewish-owned properties and enterprises, Chanel took the opportunity to gain the full monetary fortune of her Parfums Chanel company, as the directors, the Wertheimer brothers, were Jewish; Chanel used her position as an "Aryan" to claim sole ownership to German officials, claiming Parfums Chanel had been legally "abandoned" by the owners, writing, "you can help to repair in part the prejudices I have suffered in the course of these seventeen years" Ironically, the Wertheimers anticipated the Nazi mandates against Jews and legally turned control over the company to a Christian French businessman, Félix Amiot, and at the end of the war, Amiot returned Parfums Chanel to the Wertheimers
• Biographer Vaughan unearthed declassified archival documents that linked Chanel to German intelligent operations; Vaughan traces Chanel's commitment to the German cause as early as 1941 and her work for General Walter Schellenberg, chief of the German intelligence agency and the military intelligent spy network at the Reich Main Security Office in Berlin, and following Schellenberg's release from prison after World War II, Chanel paid for his medical care and living expenses, financially supported his family, and paid for his funeral in 1952
• Chanel avoided being prosecuted because there was no documented evidence of her Nazi collaboration activity; according to Chanel's grand-niece, when she returned home from being interrogated, Chanel said, "[Winston] Churchill had me freed"; some historians speculate that Churchill intervened because if Chanel had been forced to testify at trial, she might have exposed the pro-Nazi sympathies and activities of certain top-level British officials, members of the upper echelon, and the royal family
• Chanel became tyrannical and lonely as she aged, and an interview confirmed a bitter, over-conservative, misogynist and old-fashioned image of Chanel that led to the fashion House's steady decline until the arrival of Karl Lagerfeld



2. Charles Coburn (1877-1961)
• During the 1940s, Coburn served as vice-president of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals (MPA), a group that opposed leftist infiltration in Hollywood during the Cold War
• Coburn was also a member of the White Citizen's Councils, a group that opposed racial integration
• Piper Laurie wrote in her memoirs that Coburn loved pinching women's bottoms but no one ever considered reporting him for sexual harassment
• Somehow received a Hollywood contract at age sixty despite looking the way he did



3. Laraine Day (1920-2007)
• Day was Mormon and explained that her faith "brings [her] comfort in a confusing world"
• Day described herself as "very much a Republican" and was a vocal supporter of Richard Nixon, stating he was "a great man" and the type of person who would "go out of his way to help the American people"
• Also supported her longtime Hollywood friend and former costar, Ronald Reagan, and his wife Nancy Reagan, saying, "[he] makes me proud to be an American. His intelligence, capability, and Christian brotherhood are so inspiring and his way of leadership is just superb. I consider myself lucky to have been his leading lady in The Bad Man and a short-subject reel and as a nation all together we are beyond fortunate to have the leadership of such fine people as the Reagan's"
• Endorsed George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections
• Was a member of the MPA and an honorary member of the National Federation of Republican Women
• Day was an active supporter of organizations like The Red Cross and Paralyzed Veterans of America, and in the 1950s she became a board member for SHARE, Inc., an organization that aids women and children suffering from developmental disabilities
• Was President Lyndon Johnson's favorite actress; Johnson was disappointed when he discovered she was a Republican



4. Joan Collins (1933-)
• Collins is a member of the British Conservative Party, stating "The Labour Party doesn't care about the British people"
• Although she described herself as politically "right-wing", she admitted in her own biography that she once collected welfare in the United States
• Was a supporter of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and was invited to attend Thatcher's funeral in 2013
• Is a fervent monarchist and favors Brexit
• Collins has publicly supported numerous charities for decades, including the International Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children



5. Joan Crawford (1904-1977)
• Crawford initially aligned herself as a Democrat who supported and admired the administrations of John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt; Crawford once said, "The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born, and I am honored to be a part of something that focuses on working-class citizens and molds them into a proud specimen. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Kennedy have done so much in that regard for the two generations they've won over during their career course"
• Was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee
• However, Crawford became much more conservative following her marriage to Republican Alfred Steele, a Pepsi Cola Chairman and CEO
• After Crawford joined the Republican Party, she befriended Richard Nixon, who at the time was legal counsel for Pepsi Cola, and was with Nixon in Dallas for a Pepsi Cola bottlers convention the day before John F. Kennedy was shot
• After Carole Lombard died in an airplane crash, Crawford was asked to take over her role in They All Kissed the Bride (1942); Crawford donated her salary to the Red Cross, the organization that found Lombard's body, and fired her agent for taking his usual 10%
• Illegally obtained/bought her adopted children from sketchy orphanages; her daughter Christina Crawford later wrote about the abuse she faced in her autobiography Mommie Dearest and claimed her mother only adopted children to raise money and publicity rather than the desire to be a responsible and caring parent



6. Yvonne De Carlo (1922-2007)
• De Carlo, a native Canadian, became a naturalized US citizen and was an active Republican
• De Carlo campaigned for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford
• In a 1976 interview, De Carlo stated, "I'm all for men and I think they ought to stay up there and be the bosses and have women wait on them hand and foot and put their slippers on and hand them the pipe and serve seven course meals, as long as they open the door, support the woman, and do their duty in the bedroom, etcetera"
• Was devoutly religious and wrote in her autobiography, "God has saved me and mine from some pretty sticky situations. For me, religion is a little like being a Republican or a Democrat. It's not the party that counts, it's the man"
• While working as a dancer, De Carlo was once arrested by immigration officials and deported back to Canada



7. Clint Eastwood (1930-)
• Although he currently identifies as a Libertarian, Eastwood has also been affiliated with the Republican and Independent Parties; Eastwood claims he voted for Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956, Richard Nixon in 1968 and 1972, Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984, Ross Perot in 1992, and John McCain in 2008
• Attended Richard Nixon's victory celebration in 1972 and was appointed to serve on the National Council of the Arts by Nixon later that year
• Voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California in 2003 and 2006
• Is anti-war and disapproved of the US's wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq
• Eastwood was a guest speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention and spent much of a largely improvised speech addressing an empty chair representing President Barack Obama
• Although he said he did not endorse Trump, Eastwood said he could see where Trump was coming from, and when asked if he preferred Trump or Hillary Clinton, Eastwood went with Trump
• Ex-partner Sondra Locke claims Eastwood manipulated her into having two abortions in the 1970s and sabotaged her directorial career after their split
• Maintains that all his films are apolitical and dislikes when people try to discern political and social agendas in his work; Eastwood called the notion that his 2014 film American Sniper was a pro-War on Terror, pro-Republican, and patriotic film a "stupid analysis"
• Once claimed that racism was the one trait he despised most in other people
• Disapproves of welfare but supports unemployment insurance, environmental conservation, gun control "to a degree", the right to abortion, and same-sex marriage
• Sexual assault is featured in many of his films; Clintwood has made sixteen films in which a female character is killed, twelve depicting rape or attempted rape, and eleven showing a woman physically battered
• Although he implies that he grew up poor by frequently referencing the Great Depression, Eastwood's family actually lived in a wealthy part of town, had a swimming pool, belonged to the country club, and each drove their own car
• Was elected as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in 1986, appointed to the California State Park and Recreation Commission in 2001, and was appointed to the California Film Commission in 2004
• Likes to date short women, calling them "little dollies", "squirts", or "shrimps"
• Criticized political correctness, saying, "We are killing ourselves, we've lost our sense of humor" and called the current generation the "pussy generation"
• Aged poorly
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8. William Holden (1918-1981)
• Although he never involved himself in any political campaigns and never endorsed a candidate, Holden considered himself a moderate Republican
• During a time when most conservative Republicans were supporting the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Holden joined the Committee for the First Amendment to oppose the Hollywood blacklist; Holden was later upset by the blacklisting of his close friends Dalton Trumbo and Larry Parks
• Moved to Switzerland for tax reasons in 1959 and did not return to Hollywood until 1967
• Was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's favorite actor; Kennedy was very disappointed when she found out Holden was a Republican



9. Dennis Hopper (1936-2010)
• Hopper has donated to the Republican National Committee
• Claimed he was the first person in his family to be a Republican
• Voted for George W. Bush
• Despite being a conservative Republican, Hopper endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 US presidential election because he did not approve of John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate



10. Loretta Young (1913-2000)
• Young was a lifelong conservative Republican and supported Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan
• Was an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee
• Young was a devout Roman Catholic and considered abortion a mortal sin; Young had an illegitimate daughter with Clark Gable that was covered up in Hollywood and presented as an adoption
• It wasn't until she learned of the concept of date rape that Young realized Gable had raped her; Young believed it was a woman's job to fend off men's advances and felt that there was a moral failing on her part since Gable had been able to force himself on her
• Despite her death in August 2000, Young endorsed George W. Bush for president in the November election by means of absentee ballot


Liberals


1. Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968)
• Bankhead came from a prominent political family in Alabama; Bankhead's grandfather and uncle were US Senators and her father served as a member of Congress for eleven terms
• Bankhead's support of liberal causes, such as civil rights, broke with the tendency of the Southern Democrats to support a more typically aligned agenda; Bankhead often opposed her own family publicly
• Due to her considerable civil rights support, Bankhead was the first white woman to appear on the cover of Ebony magazine
• Campaigned for Harry Truman's reelection in 1948 and was invited to sit with him during his inauguration after he was elected
• While viewing the inauguration parade, Bankhead booed the South Carolina float that carried then-Governor Strom Thurmond, a segregationist, who had run against Truman on the Dixiecrat ticket, which had split the Democratic vote
• Although she was linked romantically to starlets like Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Hattie McDaniel, and Billie Holiday, Bankhead never publicly called herself a bisexual; Bankhead, however, described herself as "ambisextrous"



2. John Garfield (1913-1952)
• Garfield was a Democrat and supported the Committee for the First Amendment
• In 1951, Garfield was brought in to testify before the HUAC; Garfield refused to name any Communist sympathizers during his testimony and despite rejecting Communism, he was blacklisted in the Red Channels
• In his statement read before the HUAC, Garfield stated, "I am no Red . . . I am a Democrat by politics, a liberal by inclination, and a loyal citizen of this country by every act of my life"
• Garfield, only 39, died in 1952 of coronary thrombosis, which had allegedly been agitated by the stress of his blacklisting; Garfield was the fourth actor to die after being subjected to HUAC investigation
• Shortly after Garfield's death, the HUAC closed its investigation of him, leaving him in the clear



3. Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)
• Hepburn lived in Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II and worked with the Dutch resistance; Hepburn's uncle was executed by the Germans, her half-brother was deported to Berlin to work in a labor camp, and she witnessed public executions and the transportation of Dutch Jews to concentration camps
• Hepburn was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 1989; Hepburn stated that she was grateful for receiving international aid after living under Nazi-occupation in her youth and wanted to show her gratitude to the organization
• While working with UNICEF, Hepburn traveled the world to visit orphanages and meet with political leaders
• Hepburn was shocked by the amount of devastation she saw during her years with UNICEF, and she would go on to say, "The 'Third World' is a term I don't like very much, because we're all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering" and "taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicisation of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanisation of politics"
• Donated the salaries she earned for her final projects to UNICEF
• UNICEF honored Hepburn's humanitarian work by unveiling a statue, "The Spirit of Audrey", at its New York headquarters in 2002
• Hepburn received a Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President George Bush in 1992
• Was offered the role of a Japanese bride opposite Marlon Brando in Sayonara (1957) but turned it down because she "couldn't possibly play an Oriental"
• Stayed gorgeous her whole life



4. Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
• Was a devoted liberal Democrat
• Kitt received substantial professional setback after making anti-war comments at a White House luncheon during President Lyndon Johnson's administration; when asked about the Vietnam War by the First Lady, Kitt said, "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot", which caused Mrs. Johnson to cry
• Kitt's career suffered from a government-led blacklisting and she spent most of the next decade performing in Europe and Asia
• A CIA dossier, containing details about Kitt's sex life and family history, along with negative comments from former colleagues, was published in The New York Times
• Kitt was active in many social causes, focusing mostly on underprivileged youth, and was a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
• Like many other politically active celebrities of her time, the CIA kept Kitt under surveillance, beginning in 1956
• Kitt was a vocal supporter and advocate for LGBT rights, appeared at many LGBT fundraisers, and considered same-sex marriage a civil right



5. Canada Lee (1907-1952)
• Lee was a champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, and helped pioneer roles for African Americans
• Lee spoke to schools, sponsored various humanitarian events, and spoke directly against the existing segregation in the US's armed forces, while also acknowledging the need to win World War II
• Appeared at numerous USO events and won awards from the United States Recruiting Office and the Treasury Department for his help in selling war bonds
• Despite the threat of miscegenation laws, Lee had a love affair with publisher and peace activist Caresse Crosby from 1934 until the mid-1940s
• With the rise of anti-Communism, Lee became "too controversial" and in 1949, the FBI offered to clear his name if Lee would publicly call Paul Robeson a Communist but Lee refused, saying, "All you're trying to do is split my race"
• Lee was blacklisted and died of kidney failure at age 45 in 1952




6. Arthur Miller (1915-2005)
• Miller went to Salem, Massachusetts to research the witch trials of 1692 after Elia Kazan appeared in front of the HUAC and named eight members of the Group Theatre who had been fellow members of the Communist Party and helped end their careers
• In 1953, the HUAC began to take an interest in Miller after the opening of Miller's play The Crucible, which Miller likened to the HUAC's investigations, and Miller was denied a passport to attend the play's London opening the following year
• When Miller applied for a routine passport renewal in 1956, the HUAC sent him a subpoena to appear before the committee
• Before attending his hearing, Miller asked not to name names, which the chairman agreed to; however, the committee reneged the chairman's promise and since Miller refused to comply, a judge found him guilty of contempt of Congress in 1957 and he was sentenced a fine and a prison sentence, blacklisted, and disallowed a US passport
• In 1958, Miller's conviction was overturned by the court of appeals because they ruled that he had been misled by HUAC's chairman
• After campaigning for the freedom of dissident writers, the Soviet Union banned Miller's works in 1969
• Miller wrote a screenplay dealing with corruption on the New York waterfront called "The Hook" but would not change the antagonists from corrupt union officials to Communists
• Miller's son, Daniel, with Inge Morath was born with Down syndrome in 1966, and against his wife's wishes, Miller had him institutionalized; Morath visited Daniel often but Miller never did, though his son-in-law, Daniel Day-Lewis, apparently visited Daniel frequently and persuaded Miller to meet with him
• At the time of his death, Miller lived with his girlfriend Agnes Barley who was approximately 55 years younger than him



7. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)
• Monroe was a lifelong liberal Democrat and the FBI kept a file on her due to her leftist politics
• When Monroe began having an affair with playwright Arthur Miller, Fox feared Monroe would be blacklisted, as Miller was being investigated by the FBI for Communist allegations and had been subpoenaed by the HUAC; the studio tried to convince her to end the affair but Monroe refused, calling the studio heads "born cowards"
• Monroe jeopardized her career when she appeared with her then-husband Arthur Miller at his HUAC hearing
• After she converted to Judaism following her marriage to Miller, Egypt banned her films
• Monroe was close friends with Ella Fitzgerald and helped further Fitzgerald's career by arranging for her to sing in upscale nightclubs, some of which were segregated; Monroe would sit at the front table during Fitzgerald's performances, which would garner the nightclubs and Fitzgerald considerable publicity
• In 1962, Monroe's visit with Frederick Vanderbilt Field, who was in Mexico in a "self-imposed exile" due to his participation in progressive and Communist organizations, was monitored by the FBI out of concern over Monroe's alleged Communist connections
• Was an original silence breaker; during an interview, Monroe said she received many offers to advance her career in exchange for sexual favors, and when she didn't sleep with the married head of Columbia Pictures early in her career, the studio dropped her contract
• In her last interview, Monroe asked the reporter to end the article with the following quote: "What the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers"
• Although Monroe's death was ruled a probably suicide from a barbiturate overdose, there have been lasting conspiracies that she was murdered due to her alleged affairs with John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy



8. Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995)
• Although her father, Robert, was an active conservative Republican who served as a media consultant at the White House for President Dwight Eisenhower, and was concerned with Communist influence in Hollywood and was a friendly witness before the HUAC, Montgomery was a progressive liberal Democrat and an outspoken feminist
• Montgomery was one of the earliest celebrities to support LGBT rights and advocate for patients with HIV/AIDS; Montgomery volunteered with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) during the height of the AIDS epidemic
• An outspoken supporter of women's rights, Montgomery was pro-choice throughout her life
• Montgomery was a critic of the Vietnam War
• Lent her voice as narrator to two political documentaries that were critical of US foreign policy: Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988) and The Panama Deception (1992); the latter documentary won an Oscar
• Served as a grand marshal at the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade in June 1992



9. Rod Serling (1924-1975)
• Serling enlisted in the army during World War II and his experiences made him anti-war; Serling saw death every day, at the hands of his enemies and allies, and through freak accidents such as one of a private who was decapitated after a food crate dropped from a plane above
• While serving the military, Serling's division first saw combat in the Philippines, and Serling was transferred to the 511th demolition platoon nicknamed "The Death Squad" for its high casualty rate; according to Sergeant Frank Lewis, the leader of the demolitions squad, "He screwed up somewhere along the line. Apparently he got on someone's nerves" and Sergeant Lewis also said he didn't think Serling was suited to be a field soldier because he didn't have "the wits or aggressiveness required for combat" and sometimes Serling would go exploring on his own, against orders, and get lost
• Serling constantly clashed with television executives and sponsors over issues like censorship, racism, and war
• His stories often reflect his liberal views, particularly his views against racism and war, as well as portraying the darker side of humanity ruled by paranoia, hatred, and ignorance
• Considered The Twilight Zone episode "He's Alive", which examined the subject of Fascism, the most important episode he ever wrote for the series
• Was an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War and supported Eugene McCarthy during his presidential campaign in 1968
• Supported the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)



10. Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011)
• After mostly retiring from acting, Taylor dedicated her time to philanthropy
• Taylor's sixth husband, John Warner, was a Republican politician from Virginia, but the couple divorced after Taylor became bored and depressed with being a politician's wife
• After converting to Judaism in 1959, Taylor became an active supporter of Jewish and Zionist causes; Taylor purchased $100,000 worth of Israeli bonds which led to her films being banned by Muslim countries throughout the Middle East and Africa
• Taylor was one of the first celebrities to support and take part in HIV/AIDS activism and has helped raise more than $270 million for the cause
• She co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991
• Persuaded President Ronald Reagan to acknowledge AIDS for the first time in a 1987 speech and publicly criticized presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton for their lack of interest in combatting AIDS
• Taylor was honored with awards for her philanthropy, including the GLAAD Vanguard Award in 2000 and the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001
• Was a close friend of Michael Jackson but could not give evidence at his trial due to illness
• Did not attend the Academy Awards in 2003 due to her opposition to the Iraq War


SOURCES: Coco Chanel 1 | Charles Coburn 1&2 | Laraine Day 1&2 | Joan Collins 1&2 | Joan Crawford 1, 2&3 | Yvonne De Carlo 1&2 | Clint Eastwood 1, 2&3 | William Holden 1&2 | Dennis Hopper 1&2 | Loretta Young 1&2 | Tallulah Bankhead 1&2 | John Garfield 1&2 | Audrey Hepburn 1&2 | Eartha Kitt 1&2 | Canada Lee 1 | Arthur Miller 1, 2 | Marilyn Monroe 1, 2, 3, 4&5 | Elizabeth Montgomery 1, 2&3 | Rod Serling 1&2 | Elizabeth Taylor 1&2

ONTD, who is your old Hollywood fave and how messy were they?

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ONTD ORIGINAL: The Accuracy of Films Adapted from Books

August 16, 2018, 6:11 pm

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So years and years ago, I made a psot talking about book to movie adaptations, so here's another with more recent works.

Books get adapted to films all the time. Jurassic Park, Trainspotting, Silver Linings Playbook. But how accurate are some of them?

Of course, it doesn’t matter as long as the final product is good - but some movies are more accurate than others.

There will be spoilers but a lot of these books and movies aren't new. Caution is exercized for the second entry on the list.

Dreamworks Animation has adapted a lot of children’s books into movies, from "The True Meaning of Smekday" (Home) and "The Boss Baby", to "Captain Underpants", the very first one was…Over The Hedge, give or take. It was a comic.

But another one is How To Train Your Dragon, the second best Dreamworks movie ever made.

Accuracy: 10%

An instance where the change is for the better, as names were the only things that remained intact.

• Dragons weren’t the enemies.

• Hiccup's mother was always around.

• Toothless was originally a tiny green dragon who could talk. Like, a person! He was a real smartass. I like Movie!Toothless better.

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Recently (Like, this week recently), a comedy movie starring all Asian people in twenty five years came out - Crazy Rich Asians, based upon the Kevin Kwan novel of the same name. But how faithful is the flick?

Very mild spoilers.

Accuracy: 80%, but arguably the movie improved it.

Since this is a very new movie, I’ll be vague;

• Small changes that leave the gates open for a sequel were made.


• A few characters are mentioned, but not seen as they were in the book.


• Some have slightly bigger roles than they did in the first book.

• One character’s entire personality is modified - No, I’m not talking about actually giving Nick and Rachel one - and YMMV on how good of a change it was.I'm of two minds with it.

Crazy Rich Asians is in North American Theaters right now.

What movie based upon a book was distributed very badly in the latter half of 2016?

If your answer wasA Monster Calls, then Gold Star!

The book cover is mostly the same.

Accuracy: 95%

I read this book two days before seeing the movie came out and was astounded that the only subtraction was a best friend who had little to do in the original story at all.

Considering maybe a hundred people saw it in North America, not many people would know how accurate it was. It’s very good. Please watch it.

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But what’s coming up in the somewhat near future? Why, it’s Disney’s long-gestating Artemis Fowl adaptation.

Accuracy: ???

While the Kenneth Branagh movie isn’t slated to come out until August 9th, 2019, what has come out about the long-awaited film shows some big things are changing.

From MovieWeb;

• “Nonso Anozie (Cinderella) plays the Fowl family bodyguard, named Butler, and Tamara Smart (The Worst Witch) plays Butler's niece Juliet.”


• In the books, Butler and Juliet were siblings and Eurasian.


• Commander Julius Root will be played by Judi Dench - So expect a gender change there.


• To the surprise of no one, Holly’s nut-brown skin has been ignored (Because Disney isn’t going with brownface - This isn’t Aladdin, after all), as she’s played by Lara McDonnell. The one improvement is that she’s around Artemis’ age, because it would get weird if they proceeded to later books - But let’s be honest, that’s not happening.


• Perhaps most egregously is Artemis himself - The casting described him as “Warm-hearted, with a great sense of humor,”. The entire point of the book is the fact that that isn’t Artemis.

But, we shall see.

source: me, reading books and watching movies, and MovieWeb.

Do things have to be accurate for you to enjoy them? Were you also emotionally compromised by the Cirque Du Freak movie that I didn't mention because I don't have all day to list what's wrong with it?

ONTD ORIGINAL: The Messiness of Priyanka Chopra

August 17, 2018, 8:32 am

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We already saw setara_nosheen posts on PC’s affairs with SRK (2006-2013)&Akshay (2003-2006) but did you know about the several other actors she’s been linked to? Or the other messiness she’s been involved in? In this (rather long) collaboration post with reluctantlylove, we will take a look at the lives & trials of Ms. Piggy Chops aka PeeCee aka Priyanka Chopra.


Relationships

Aseem Merchant (1999-2001)



According to rumors, while Priyanka was trying out for Miss World in 1999, Aseem Merchant offered her a place to stay. They allegedly dated until 2001. In 2014, Aseem tried to make a movie on Priyanka’s life until she put a stop to it.

Harman Baweja (2005-09)



The dooziest of her relationships. Between 2005-09 Priyanka got engaged to (flop) actor & heir to the Baweja Movie Productions, Harman Baweja while filming his (disaster) debut Love Story 2050. It was rumored that Priyanka was the one who had introduced him to her own surgeon to make him look like popular Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan. Harman denied it but pictures speak a thousand words.

Left: Hrithik &Right: Harman



Left: A poster from Hrithik’s debut movie "Kaho Na Pyaar Hai". Right: Poster of the Harman’s dud Love Story 2050 with Priyanka.
(The movie also copied the double role storyline, just gender swapped LOL.)



They did one more movie together, What’s Your Rashee?, before splitting up in 2009.

Gerard Butler (2009-2010)



Priyanka got linked to Gerard Butler in 2009 when she invited him to a party where he supposedly "proposed" to her but she refused.(She was still with Harman during that time). Gerard denied the rumors but once joked that he was "single because he was waiting for Priyanka".

Shahid Kapoor (2009-2013)



The relationship between Priyanka & Shahid Kapoor started when they both worked together in 2009’s Kaminey. They sparked rumors when they appeared on Koffee with Karan Season 3 & while shooting 2012’s Teri Meri Kahani. It wasn’t until 2013 when Priyanka appeared once again on Koffee with Karan that she confirmed their relationship. Shahid would go on to hint that one of his exes (either Priyanka or Kareena) had cheated on him.



Tom Hiddleston (2016)



In 2016, a PR item of her and Hiddleswift came out when they both presented at the Emmys together where they were seen "openly flirting with each other". Priyanka went on to deny it by saying she was "only with him onstage for 15 mins".

HOWEVER, the 2nd pic of them is at the Emmys rehearsal a day before which is obviously more than 15 mins so



Nick Jonas (2017-)



On May 29th 2018, it was revealed that PC & Nick Jonas have been dating & later got engaged. She also opted out of a Bollywood movie "Bharat" due to her engagement, at least according to the director Ali Abbas Zafar

Yes Priyanka Chopra is no more part of @Bharat_TheFilm& and the reason is very very special , she told us in the Nick of time about her decision and we are very happy for her ... Team Bharat wishes @priyankachopra loads of love & happiness for life 😊😉😍

— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) July 27, 2018

However this didn’t sit in well with actor Salman Khan & producer Nikhil Namit who claimed it was "a little unprofessional" of her to give them two days notice.

A few days later, she got cast in the Crisp Rat starrer Cowboy Ninja Viking which now has been delayed.




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In 2014’s Mary Kom, Priyanka played an IRL Indian female boxer who went through a lot of hardships before getting to her goal. While both PC & Mary are Indian, there was backlash with her casting seeing as the Bihari Priyanka looked nothing like the Manipurian Mary.



There was also controversy when images released by make up Mark Garbarino showed Priyanka getting prosthetics to look more "Asian". The filmmakers eventually opted for VFX effects (done by SRK’s Red Chillies Ent. HMMT)&the makeup artist was pissed that he didn’t even get paid for his work.



Priyanka stayed silent on her casting but when the director Omung Kumar was confronted, this was his answer:



"Yes, people have been wondering why I didn’t cast a North Eastern girl who resembles Mary Kom. But so what if Priyanka isn’t a Manipuri? I am not talking about just a Manipuri person. I am talking about an Indian girl who’s a role model to many. When you watch the film, you won’t miss it. Also, if Ben Kingsley can play Gandhi, then why can’t Priyanka play Mary Kom?" he retorts."I could have taken a new actress and made a smaller film. But it would’ve had a lesser reach. Hence defeating my purpose of making sure Mary Kom’s story reaches out to as many people as possible."



First off, Ben Kingsley is actually half Gujarati Indian& his real name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji. His obvious skin darkening aside, he wasn't really doing brownface nor were the filmmakers stupid enough to hire a white actor to play Gandhi.

And even if the director wasn’t willing to cast a newcomer, he’s being ignorant about North East Indian actresses who could’ve done the role. From the top of my head I can think Masochon Zimik & Kimi Laldawla, both who starred in 2007’s hit Chak De India. Either one of them could’ve been considered & heck Zimik is actually from Manipur like Kom.




Masochon Zimik (2nd from the right) as Molly Zimik & Kimi Laldawla (2nd from the left) as Mary Ralte in Chak De India!)

There’s even Sikkimese actress Geetanjali Thapa who does Bollywood films & Shillong born Indian-Canadian actress Karen (Shenaz) David who played Princess Jasmine in Once Upon a Time. Why weren’t either of them considered seeing as they’re both well established actresses of North East Indian heritage? It’s obvious that everyone involved in this movie just wanted the fame & fortune with no one giving a damn about the racial issues.



Geetanjali Thapa & Karen David respectively


Disregard for Social issues

PeeCee actually claims to be an "advocate for colorism" in Hollywood. According to her, one director rejected her for a role because he thought she was "too ethnic". She also wrote in an open letter after the finale of Quantico of how she "(hopefully) cracked the door open for female talent and women of color to play leading ladies"

As the series ends, I am saying goodbye to Alex Parrish. As you’ll see, her story will come full circle...and that is the best feeling as an actor. Bringing Alex to life has challenged me physically and emotionally, but even more significant it has (I hope) cracked the door open for female talent and women of color to play leading ladies. Thank you for opening your homes and hearts to me every week! Thank you to the cast and crew of #Quantico for being such an amazing team to work with, for all the memories that I will cherish...memories of laughter, of learning new things, of making friends for life. It was a pleasure working with each and every one of you, and I look forward to crossing paths again! Thank you @joshsafran @abcnetwork @mseitzman @disney and everyone who worked on the show

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Hilarious tho how she once said she never liked the phrase "woman of color". Such inconsistencies, much wow.



Now while she’s not lying about her rejection as it happens to a lot of POCs in Hollywood, it’s rather shady that she didn’t claim "racism" when the same thing was happening to other WOCs. We also have to consider Priyanka’s rather white liberal answer to the 2016 #OscarsSoWhite boycott:



She also goes onto say that she was cast in Quantico (as a half white woman) because "she was the best person for the job". But that’s total BS because the producers clearly used her popularity as the main selling point for the show(Aunjanue Ellis was the original lead). Her answer, if anything, is hypocritical, tone deaf & self serving.

She also didn’t care much about the treatment of Muslims on her show. But when the show depicted Indians in a bad light, she and those in charge were quick to apologize.

Priyanka then caused controversy when she appeared on the cover Condé Nast Traveller of wearing this rather insensitive t-shirt. She eventually apologized for it.



She also caused more controversy when she took glamour selfies with her brother at a Holocaust Memorial in Germany where she was promoting Baywatch. If you’re thinking she wasn’t aware about the significance place, take a look at her captions.



She ended up deleting them (or they got deleted anyway seeing a these her from her Snapchat Story) when the public dragged her.


Racism

Priyanka has shown signs or participated in projects which can be considered racist. The first instance of this comes from this commercial she did for Pond’s which was criticized for being racist.



While that was from the mid 2000s, here’s one for Garnier that came out in the early 2010s:




(Yay for India’s obsession with white skin)

Priyanka then said that she regretted doing them but the damage was done sis.

Then there’s this scene in 2008’s Fashion where she sleeps with a black man & appears to be upset about it.



For comparison, she's shown sleeping with an Indian man earlier on in the film & you can see the difference.


(1:30 onwards)

While this is more on the filmmakers part, Priyanka wasn’t a newbie actress & considering she did this in a country where dark skin isn’t thought as "beautiful", it’s really NAGL.

Now Priyanka has often attributed her success to the fact that she was bullied and has been talking about it for years. We’re not condoning bullying or saying she was wrong, the problem is the revelation of her bully’s name and race.

In her 2015 appearance on the Anupam Kher show, Priyanka talked about her bullying days. The full video is available online but it seems to be unavailable for some users so we have included a video with the selected parts:



Transcript for the non Hindi speakers:

H: And there was something you were unhappy about in America?

PC: Yes usually you hear about racism between black people & white people but no one thinks about Indians. There were some girls who went up against me &actually they were African American, they were black girls strangely.

H: And they didn’t like the color brown?

PC: No I don’t think they liked me.

H: Didn’t like you?

PC: I was 16, they used to call me "brownie", said, "Go make curry", "Why are you even here?""Go back to your own country", used to write stuff on my locker and it really affected me.

H: So what was the effect?

PC: You lose your confidence. I used to go early to school so that I enter the classroom first & avoid those girls. In the hallways. I used to leave late or even early so that I avoid them on the bus. There were even physical fights. So finally my mom came to visit & I said, "I just want to go home. I just need a break and to feel like I belong somewhere."

From another point in the interview:

H: So destiny had started to pave the way for you?

PC: I think so. That’s why I believe in destiny a lot. If you think about it, if that racism hadn’t happened to me, Jeanine Stevens made my life. Jeanine Stevens, that’s was her name, my bully.

This all had remained exclusive India but for some reason PC thought it was a good idea to name her bully in America too.

From her 2016 interview with Complex:



"I was bullied by a freshman named Jeanine," she tells me, emphasizing the added shame of being picked on by a younger girl. "She was black, and supremely racist. Jeanine used to say, ‘Brownie, go back to your country, you smell of curry,’ or ‘Do you smell curry coming?’ You know when you’re a kid, and you’re made to feel bad about where your roots are, or what you look like? You don’t understand it, you just feel bad about who you are."

At another point:

"It’s time for me to leave, but before I go, I steal her attention for one more question: "If you ran into Jeanine, that racist girl from high school, today, what would you say to her?"

She answers immediately, "Look at me now!" and laughs, sliding into a goofy dance, twirling her hands and slithering around the set, with not a tinge of spite or pettiness to be found in her reply. Life’s too good—and too busy—to dwell on the likes of Jeanine."



Priyanka later went on The Wrap where she "forgave"&"thanked" her bully, although she didn’t mention the name.


(1:57 onwards)

Aside from the racial undertones, it gets more problematic when you consider that the US elections were happening right around when she said this so…



But anyhow, this didn’t sit in well with her black fans (& non-fans), with many doubting that her bully was even "black". As the old yearbooks of her high school are archived online, it’s possible that "Jeanine" might not be What PriyankaHad claImed her To bE.
(For the safety of the individuals involved, we will not be linking the source here)


Other Messiness:

-In 2012’s Barfi, Priyanka played the role of Jhilmil Chatterjee, an autistic girl& a wealthy heiress alongside Ranbir Kapoor (who played a deaf-mute Nepali oop). The movie was applauded for spreading awareness about disabilities & almost made it as an Oscars nominee until the plagiarism was discovered.
-Did a song with Pitbull called "Exotic". K sis.
-Her late father was accused of sexual abuse by a business woman when she was 12 but he denied these charges. This makes Priyanka’s "Daddy’s Little Girl" tattoo seem a bit bizarre.
-Priyanka allegedly allowed a sex trafficking ring (disguised as a spa) to rent an office in one of her buildings. PC claims she "had no clue" but hilariously, her mom’s clinic was operating right beside it.
-Priyanka voiced the character of Ms. Marvel for a video game. For those who aren’t aware, Ms. Marvel is the FIRST superhero who is Muslim and Pakistani. That’s a huge fucking deal considering Muslims are either depicted as terrorists or taxi drivers. Actors Amir Khan, Salman Khan, and Shahrukh Khan are often cast in roles that aren’t characters with Muslim backgrounds but a lot has changed in Bollywood. Most Pakistani actors have been practically exiled from the industry because of the Indian government. Plus, "brown" people are NOT interchangeable. While Priyanka hasn’t spoken out about playing Ms. Marvel in a potential film, her fans were clamoring for it. She seems to have been secretly replaced as the character’s voice now sounds more like Kathreen Khavari’s.


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ONTD Original: Everything we know about Avengers 4... so far.

August 18, 2018, 8:32 am

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SYNOPSIS: A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.




1. IT'S GONNA BE 3+ HOURS LONG.
They're gonna pull a LOTR and the film will be over 3 hours long -According to the Russos themselves-

2. SO, WHO'S IN IT?
Let's start with the surviving characters. At the end of Infinity War we know that our survivors are:
- Hulk/Bruce Banner
- War Machine/Rhodey
- Iron Man/Tony
- Captain America/Mah husband
- Black Widow/Nat
- Nebula
- Thor/Mah other husband
- Rocket
- Okoye
- M'baku/Mah third husband

ALSO SAFE: Ant-man (He survived but he's stuck in the Quantum Realm). And according to other sources: Howard the Duck, Aunt May, Kraglin, Shuri, Queen Ramonda.
SNAPPED OFF-CAMERA: Actor Loki (Matt Damon), Betty Ross, Lady Sif, Wasp, OG Wasp, OG Antman.
UNKNOWN: Nakia
TOO SPOILERY TO REVEAL: Korg, Miek, Ned and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman is coming back, apparently)

3. ANY TV CHARACTERS WILL APPEAR?

If you're hoping to see the Agents of SHIELD, the Runaways, the Defenders, Cloak & Dagger, The Inhumans, The x-men of the Gifted, or New Warriors, well... don't hold your breath.

The only one two who have a slight chance are Peggy Carter who has appeared many times in flashbacks and Agent Coulson who's coming back to the MCU for Captain Marvel. Especially if Infinity War deals with Time Travelling...

4. SO, IT'S GONNA BE SET IN THE FUTURE?...
Basically, yes. We have enough evidence to believe so.
- An older Cassie (Ant-Man's daughter) has been cast. Which means he could come out of the Quantum Realm many years later to meet his daughter who survived the snap. There's even a picture of Paul Rudd outside Cassie's house but everything is destroyed. We know the scene is not from Infinity War, so most likely it's from his return in A4.

Check out the new #AvengersInfinityWar set photos featuring Paul Rudd! https://t.co/OvzIWFwTo2

— JustJared.com (@JustJared) 6 de julio de 2017

- Gwyneth Paltrow spoiled that in the future Pepper and Tony do get married and they have a daughter. Which means he somehow returns to earth from Titan. Probably with Nebula.

- Harley Keener (the kid from Iron Man 3) has a role on the movie.

- The surviving Asgardians from Thanos attack escaped to earth to form 'New Asgardia' and they were lead by Valkyrie. She lives in New Asgardia and is visited by Hawkeye and Black Widow to contact Thor. Filming pics confirmed Asgardia sets are in Scotland and Tessa Thompson was there.

5. KATE, WE HAVE TO GO BACK... IN TIME!!

So, there's a lot of evidence telling us that the main plot is about the surviving Avengers going back in time to stop Thanos from getting the stones.

- Evangeline Lilly (Wasp) has said that A4 plot is very similar to the fourth season of 'Lost', in which the island traveled back in time. Also, Keving Feige has said the plot is very similar to the finale of Star Trek TNG: “Captain Picard is slipping back and forth through time and finds out that the reason behind that is he has to save humanity. So in the past, present, and future, he has simultaneously direct three versions of his crew in order to accomplish his mission.”

- Probably the biggest proof is the filming pics of Old Tony (who now has a SHIELD uniform), WW2 Captain America, Professor Hulk, Ant-man and 2012's Thor and Loki revisiting the end of the Battle of New york from Avengers 1. You can see all of them have a time traveling gadget.

Com a Manopla Stark construída Homem Formiga e Tony viajariam ao passado com a missão de recuperar a jóia da mente, ao que tudo indica pelas fotos tiradas no set o Tony e Homem Formiga iriam voltar no exato momento da chegada de Loki em Nova York, 2012 (+) pic.twitter.com/eNoUzWVwAo

— Wiccano Maximoff (@wiccanobrasil) August 12, 2018

Com a chegada deles no passado Stark explicaria a situação e dá para o Capitão ou até para os outros Avengers a Manopla Stark. Minha teoria se baseia em fotos tiradas no set de Avengers 4 do Stark, Capitão e Homem Formiga com uma possível marcação de efeitos de pós produção (+) pic.twitter.com/KfQUHBXFTd

— Wiccano Maximoff (@wiccanobrasil) August 12, 2018

- How are they gonna travel back in time tho? ... well, we know Ant-man plays a big role, since he's stuck there during the snap. Also, during the press tour Tom Holland revealed Doctor Strange plays a big role: 'right you're the Quantum Realm, guy!'. Finally, we also know the Quantum realm will play a big role in Captain Marvel.

But there might be more to that plan... they're not only going back in time to stop Thanos, they're going after the Infinity Stones because...

6. HONEY, WE'RE BUILDING OUR OWN INFINITY GAUNTLET.

Ok, so where are they getting the stones from?

Reality Stone:

There's a chance the Avengers will go back in time to right after 'Thor: The Dark World' and contact Jane Foster -since Natalie Portman is coming back-. She tells them when and where she came into contact with the reality stone during the Convergence.

Power Stone

- They're probably gonna go back in time to 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1'. there's a big chance Nebula is gonna be in charge of visiting the Guardians and at one point, she fights her murderous past self.
- Zoe Saldana posted to her Instagram a video from set where she is dressed as Guardians of the Galaxy-era Gamora -- and Karen Gillain is dressed as Guardians of the Galaxy-era Nebula.

Time Stone

- Mark Ruffalo has mentioned in a podcast filming with Tilda Swinton (The Ancient One) for A4. Since they never met before, chances are Hulk is gonna travel back in time to 'Doctor Strange' and seek the help of The Ancient One to get the Time Stone.

Space Stone

- Casting call for people in the 1940, pretty much give away they're gonna go back to 'Captain America: The First Avenger' to recover the Tesseract, and Chris Evans was filming there with Hayley Atwell who posted an IG pic in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Old timey Steve can be seen in the Battle of New York, so chances are he joins them in their time-travelling quest.
- Recovering the Tesseract would mean Red Skull never gets sent to Vormir to watch over the take care of the soul stone.

Mind Stone

- Apprently Hawkeye has adopted his new assassin identity: Ronin, according to filming pics. He joins Black Widow to travel back to 'Age of Ultron' to retrieve the Mind Stone before it's put in Vision's body. His body is in Tokyo and Natasha and Clint have to fight a lot of Yakuzas according to casting calls.

Soul Stone
- Most actors and the Russos have been careful with their words saying that the characters snapped at the end of Infinity War are not 'dead' but 'gone'. There's a theory the soul stone is actually holding the souls of everyone snapped (That's why Thanos saw Gamora right after the snap).
- There's a screenshot from a BTS video in which you can see Doctor Strange tell Spiderman: "Peter! Protect them. They're not dead." which is a dialogue that we know does not happen in IW.



7. YOU HAVE AN ARMY? WE HAVE A HULK...AND ALSO AN ARMY!


- Thor's storyline is centered around him building a new army, so he goes to Hel to assemble an Army. Filming took place at Durham Castle/Cathedral (where his vision from Hel was filmed). Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce/Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Rocket were there. Mjolnir was on set, Tessa Thompson with fan and a Rocket stand-in spotted. Chances are while in Hel, Thor runs into his mom (Rene Russo's personal stylist was there) and Tom Hiddleston was spotted as well. Also, Mark Ruffalo revealed Hela is the movie during the same podcast. You can expect Surtur to join the army as well.
- Also, casting for a lot of viking type actors was released.
- Someone noticed the same statue from Thor's vision from Hel is spotted on set during A4.


8. THE BIG FIGHT! WHO DIES?



- Hawkeye plays a MAJOR role in getting the Stark Gauntlet. At one point, he must protect the unfinished Stark Gauntlet from Thanos' minions. He plays an "instrumental" role in Thanos' defeat.

- So, we know -somehow- all the characters come back to life and there's a huge fight (The 'all-together' scene) with 60+ Avengers. This has been confirmed by Anthony Mackie (He said Spiderman and Drax were next to him) and by Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana.

- Since they're going back to 'Age of Ultron', Quicksilver's dead could be retconned. Aaron Taylor Johnson was spotted filming.

- Sebastian Stan confirmed Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Michael Douglas (OG Ant-man) and Michelle Pfeiffer (OG Wasp) are also part of the big fight: "There was one scene, I think, we had where everybody was there. I can’t really talk about that scene, but I knew it took them three months in planning this scene to have everyone there. You look around and you just saw everyone from Samuel L. Jackson to Michael Douglas to Michelle Pfeiffer. Everybody was there."

- Gwyneth Paltrow posted an IG story using the same mo-cap RDJ uses for IronMan and later confirmed Pepper is having her own suit. Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana confirmed she's joining the Avengers as 'Rescue'.

- We know Black Widow survives the final fight since her movie was just greenlighted.




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ONTD Original: Celebrities Who Got Into Publishing

August 19, 2018, 4:57 am

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Plenty of celebs produce and sell their own make-up, perfume, clothes, shoes, etc. But some celebs decide to go into publishing, either getting their own imprint under an already established publisher like Penguin and HarperCollins, or simply founding their own independent press, and publishing whatever they want to.

Here's a list of celebs who got into publishing and the kind of books they put out.


1. Sarah Jessica Parker



Sarah runs SJP for Hogarth, an imprint of Penguin Random House, which publishes literary fiction. Her first published title was "A Place for Us", by Fatima Farheen Mirza, in 2018, about an Indian-American Muslim family ("a moving portrait of what it means to be an American family today, a novel of love, identity and belonging").

Parker is passionate about books and is VERY involved in her imprint, reading the manuscripts that are submitted and making offers, meeting authors, travelling to bookseller conventions, coming up with cover ideas and attending marketing meetings. She has also been tireless in her promotion of the book, using her social media, doing interviews and even participating in podcasts. "A Place for Us" became an instant bestseller. No word yet on what will be the next title on the SJP list.


2. Keanu Reeves

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Immortal prince Keanu Reeves and the visual artist Alexandra Grant have their own publishing house (not just an imprint), X Artists’ Books. They publish "artists' books and collaborations", or as the NY Times calls it, "aggressively esoteric titles", including “The Words of Others”, by the Argentine artist León Ferrari, a "1967 polemic against the Vietnam War and American imperial politics" and “(Zus)”, "a visual essay by the French photographer Benoît Fougeirol with text by Jean-Christophe Bailly, structured around the 11 'Zones urbaines sensibles' of Paris’s banlieues that presents the Brutalist peripheries as a failure of both the state and imagination" (whew).

Keanu and Grant make most business decisions together, including what to publish, but they don't have a steady output because they don't accept submissions or work with agents, preferring to go after artists themselves and discover "secret" books that "may seem unpublishable".


3. Lena Dunham



Dunham has a publishing imprint called Lenny Books (w/ Jenni Konner) under Random House, since 2017. Lenny Books has three titles under their belt so far and there are no signs that they are stopping.

"Sour Heart" by Jenny Zhang is a collection of short stories about Chinese-American girls growing up in New York. OP remembers this being in loads of "best releases" lists last year but weirdly without mention of it being associated with Lena? "Courage is Contagious, and Other Reasons to be Grateful for Michelle Obama", a book of essays celebrating Michelle Obama, and "Providence" by Caroline Kepnes (best-selling author of the horror novel "You", currently being adapted with the Gossip Girl guy), a modern retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s horror tale “The Dunwich Horror,” about a man who becomes a monster with destructive powers.


4. Viggo Mortensen



Viggo has his own independent press, Perceval Press, which focuses on art, leftist politics and poetry, since 2002. The NY Times once called him an "indie publishing mogul". The print runs are small, there is no real advertising, and the books are available primarily online from the press' website.

Mortensen is very involved with the press, collaborating with the author to choose exactly the right kind of paper, the cover, etc, and he personally goes through each title with "a fine-toothed comb" before publication.

Titles include "The Mark of Cain" by Alix Lambert, a book/film about Russian criminal tattoos, "El Nuevo Arte Cubano", a collection of critical essays deals with Cuban Art in the Período Especial (1987-present), and "Hijos de la Selva", which "outlines the story of German Ethnographer and explorer Max Schmidt, and includes many of the remarkable photographs that he made in the field while studying the cultures of the Mato Grosso region of Brazil and remote areas of Paraguay between 1900 and 1935".


5. Gwyneth Paltrow



Paltrow has a publishing imprint under Grand Central Publishing and Hachette, called goop press, since 2015. goop press basically publishes Gwyneth's own books (she's written 3 recipe books, "It's All Good", "It's All Easy", "My Father's Daughter") and self-help titles by Goop-approved doctors and gurus.

Titles include "The Sex Issue", by the editors of Goop ("Throughout the book you’ll find goopasutra-style takes on the reality of experiences ranging from plain vanilla to ménage à trois, plus personal anecdotes from the goop team"), and "The Postnatal Depletion Cure", by Dr. Oscar Serrallach (about a condition the medical community doesn't recognize, but which the author is selling $90 vitamin supplements to treat, through Goop of course).


6. Jack White



In 2014, Jack White started Third Man Books, his own indie publishing house. He publishes poetry books, children's books (there is a very cute children's book based on the White Stripes song "We're Going to be Friends"), music books (including "TOTAL CHAOS: The Story of The Stooges / As Told By Iggy Pop"), and has lately acquired the rights to print in the US the award-winning historical fiction novel "The Gallows Pole" by UK author Benjamin Myers. Sometimes the books come with vinyls! They have a large list and show no signs of slowing down.


7. Johnny Depp



The elderly windchime has (had?) his own imprint, Infinitum Nihil, under Harper Collins since 2012. He appears to have published four books, the first being “House of Earth,” a novel set in Dust Bowl America, by the folk singer Woody Guthrie with a foreword by Depp himself (Guardian review: "very little happens in it, and there's not much social or political context either").

From what OP could discover, the imprint doesn't seem to be active anymore, since the last book that it published is from 2015 and there is no official website. The endeavor seems to have been a flop.


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ONTD, if you were a publisher, what kind of books would you choose to publish? [feel free to use this post as a book post]

ONTD Original: Lady Gaga and 'The Fame,' 10 Years Later

August 19, 2018, 7:39 am

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In less than two months the fourth iteration of A Star is Born, a story first told onscreen by William A. Wellman in 1937, will see wide release by Warner Bros. Pictures. As with any remake, the film is sure to be analyzed at the most granular level, as critics and fans of its predecessors (starring Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand, respectively) note its every similarity and deviation. But perhaps the element of the film that stands to be most closely inspected is its leading Lady—Gaga, that is.
 
The pop star-cum-actress born Stefani Germanotta will inevitably—albeit unfairly—be compared to the aforementioned icons of stage and screen that inhabited the role, this go-around called "Ally," before her. Garland's portrayal of aspiring club singer Esther Blodgett continues to be considered the greatest one-woman show in modern movie history, and while critically Streisand's 1976 adaptation was dubbed an "unmitigated disaster," it earned its star both Grammy and Academy awards for soundtrack highlight "Evergreen."
 
Suffice it to say, the stakes are high. A Star is Born will open eight months after Gaga was forced to cancel her Joanne World Tour due to chronic pain exacerbated by fibromyalgia, and two months before she is set to begin a two-year residency at the MGM Park Theater in Las Vegas. Its soundtrack will feature her first original material since last year's "The Cure," a slice of pop-soul all but paid dust after being released to streaming services. In many ways, A Star is Born may prove a remake or break moment for the 32-year-old who, a mere decade ago, seemed unlikely to go anywhere but up.
 

August 19, 2008. Just days after debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at #76 with "Just Dance," her maiden single and ode to getting lit at the club, Lady Gaga entered the Canadian market with her debut album The Fame. The culmination of two and a half years' work, it combined dance-ready electropop ("Just Dance,""LoveGame") with moments of glam ("Boys Boys Boys") and singer-songwriter balladry ("Brown Eyes"), a dissertation on how anyone can feel famous with the right mindset.
 
It would take 22 weeks for "Just Dance" to top the Hot 100, but by that time—January 2009—Gaga had gained considerable momentum. The Fame was released stateside in October, and would peak at #2; second single "Poker Face," released in September, would become her second consecutive #1, and March would see her embarking on the Fame Ball Tour, a "traveling museum show" that introduced alter-ego Candy Warhol and built upon the philosophy touched upon in promotional interviews for The Fame.

"My name is Lady Gaga, and this is my Haus." The delivery was robotic, but dead serious—or was it? With Gaga, this became the constant question to which she delightedly offered no straight answer. Taking cues from her idol Warhol, as the public's interest heightened, so did Gaga's walls, the exterior becoming more elaborately costumed—and polished (that's money, honey!)—with each appearance.

 
Though it would be another year before the late Alexander McQueen premiered "Bad Romance" at his legendary Plato's Atlantis, by mid-2009 the fashion set had no choice but to train its eyes on Lady Gaga. In collaboration with her Factory-esque collective the Haus of Gaga, she was outfitted in a dress constructed almost entirely of plastic bubbles for The Fame Ball—and was accordingly called out for ripping off Hussein Chalayan. She would apprear, face fully obscured, in a "hat" resembling a gimp mask at a press conference in July. ”It's a contemporary art piece by a designer friend," she would explain, "and I just wanted to wear it today because I love it so much."). Her sartorial inspirations?  "Sex and pornography and slasher films.”
 
But it was at that year's MTV Video Music Awards, held on September 13 at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall, where Gaga truly graduated to the big leagues and—by most accounts—catapulted into the stratosphere. Arriving on the arm of Kermit the Frog, in a Gaultier gown and Keko of London neckbrace, her red carpet walk could be viewed in retrospect as the first act of her most elaborate performance to date.
 
She would next be seen, spotlit, seemingly trapped under a fallen chandelier."Amidst all of these flashing lights, I pray the Fame won't take my life," she would sing before launching into a heavily-choreographed performance of "Paparazzi,"The Fame's fifth and final single. Watching it back for the umpteenth time, you can't help but be gobsmacked noticing the bloodstain on the right breast of her white lace bodysuit. So subtly the fabric is dyed - but then, what happens at the 3 and a half minute mark is no less shocking on one hundredth viewing as it was on that September night. Rising from her piano, blood pours down her torso. A panic in her voice gives way to a growl, as she smears it on her face and finishes the song, before being overtaken by her troupe of dancers-turned-vultures, picked apart before ascending to the heavens in front of our wide eyes.
 

Less than three months after the world-stopping death of Michael Jackson, to whom the night's ceremonies were dedicated, Gaga's commentary on society's fascination with the rise and (perhaps more so) fall of celebrities was disquietingly apt."If I'm going to be sexy on the VMAs and sing about the paparazzi," she would reflect in her 2017 documentary Five Foot Two, "I'm gonna do it while I'm bleeding to death and reminding you of what fame did to Marilyn Monroe." The performance would continue through the night: accepting her first VMA for Best New Artist, she visibly unsettled pop's resident ballbuster Eminem in a head-covering red lace ensemble from the McQueen archives, emblematic of "the eternal martyrdom of Fame."
 
The following evening  Lady Gaga would perform, again in red lace, this time crowned with a halo of blonde hair, at the after party for Marc Jacobs' spring ready-to-wear show—the martyr resurrected. The bloodstained bodysuit from the night before hung in a Haus of Gaga-installed glass case in front of a piano on the small stage where, an hour and a half later than scheduled, she would appear.
 
Speaking to the fervent assembly, she reflected on her whirlwind year. "Two years ago I was stuck in my tiny apartment in New York with nothing but my talent," she said. "Then I wrote a song that changed my life.” And as she began to perform "Just Dance" acoustically for the first and only time, it seemed safe to say it had changed pop as well. — tastingplush

ONTD Original: When Rich Vegans Wear Real Fur and Leather, ft. Ariana Grande

August 20, 2018, 4:37 pm

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I love animals more than I like most people

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 19, 2014

“I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding. But I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-round happier person.” —Ariana Grande (2014)


There have been a lot of head-turning and side-eyeing about Ariana Grande's 'veganism' over the years, but she seems to get praised by the likes of PETA and fitness magazines more than she gets called out on her hypocrisy. Which says a lot about PETA and those fitness magazines and blogs, but that's another topic for another time. Birds of a feather ~.

Many fans believe that Ariana Grande went vegan some time in late 2014, but she actually went vegan on November 5, 2013.

@peta<3 you too !!!! thank you so much. almost 1 full month as a vegan too and I'm so happy. lots of love.

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 26, 2013

Ariana Grande, like most white vegans, stamped PETA onto her identity during her first year of being a vegan.

@peta always root for the underdawgg ❤️👌❤️👌🐶 #adopthttp://t.co/vtUAUBGCTlpic.twitter.com/2wq5mw7DT6

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 20, 2014

This, paired with the way she spoke about avoiding certain junk foods and finding every opportunity to burn calories, gave a lot of people the impression that she went vegan just for the food restriction benefits that can help with weight loss. With her wardrobe choices that seem to be as consistent as her #perfectlypetite hashtags, that impression never really faded.





Okay. She's a young woman in the entertainment industry; eventually finding new ways to 'improve' her body is a given, and she shouldn't be given any flack for that. However, it's difficult to sympathize with someone who uses a good cause to mask what's really going on, knowing full-well that being a 'vegan' will steer people away from noticing her relationship with food to focusing on her apparent good values. Interestingly, using a special diet like 'veganism' as a distraction is something many people with eating disorders tend to do. Other diets include gluten-free without being sensitive to gluten and claiming food allergies.

Disclaimer: Ariana's real purpose behind her diet and true relationship with food and her body have never been clearly confirmed; this is all speculation based on a handful of evidence.

Ariana Grande is "vegan" but, she made a Mac makeup line and Mac does alot of animal testing. She also wears real leather, uggs and fur.

— Sue Ann (@SueAnn_Matthew) April 30, 2016

The least she could do, though, is play along with those vegan values.


Tzarina By Ollia

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Worn 2017——Ollia Tzarina has become well-loved for her fox fur coats in various colours. They have been worn by the likes of the Kardashians, the Jenners, Rita Ora, and Jennifer Lopez (who is also vegan). The Tzarina By Ollia brand is also known for its exceptionally realistic faux furs that are made using obscure "one-of-a-kind" technology. The coat Ari wore was not faux, but made from fox.


Helmut Lang Leather Overlap Skirt



Worn 2018——For her 'The Light is Coming' music video, Ariana Grande wore a lamb leather mini skirt by Helmut Lang.


Gucci

https://instagram.com/p/BkImmscndkc

Worn 2018——These Gucci Original GG canvas over-the-knee boots are 100% leather. Even though Ari does seem to wear more faux fur than real, she certainly doesn't shy away from long, leather and suede thigh-high boots.








No vegan is perfect, even when they have the means to be. Following a vegan diet is certainly a start, but, if possible, should not be the finish.



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ONTD Original: Celebrating E•MO•TION on its 3rd Birthday

August 21, 2018, 3:51 pm

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Three years ago today, Carly Rae Jepsen delivered the pop masterpiece E•MO•TION. This album delivered one of the best songs of the decade in "Run Away With Me" and saved pop music (for a bit anyway). Let's take a stroll through E•MO•TION and celebrate.

Leading up to the release of E•MO•TION, Carly had mostly been known as the "Call Me Maybe" singer and many thought her destined for one hit wonder status. Carly used her downtime between albums wisely and had a run in a Broadway show with Fran Drescher. Instead of flopping with her third album, she cleverly took her time and got a great group of writers and producers to help her form what would eventually become the E•MO•TION album.

The first single released was the catchy "I Really Like You" which was in the same lane as "Call Me Maybe". It had the same catchy hook and sugary pop sound and seemed destined to be a hit. However, things were not looking promising for the Canadian chanteuse as the song peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. Was she truly destined for one hit wonder status?





Unlike some of our pop favs who we wont name, Carly promotes her music and works hard for her fans. Carly was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on April 4, 2015. She came out and performed "I Really Like You" for the crowd and delivered that sweet pop sound we expected.



The performance was fun and safe and status quo for what we expected from our LGBTQ queen. Then something strange and unexpected happened. Carly was joined on stage by Dev Hynes and Ariel Rechtshaid to perform her second song that night "All That". This was unexpected because at the time, Dev Hynes and Ariel Rechtshaid were known for working mostly with indie artists. Could Carly now be the indie pop queen of music?



The SNL performance helped "All That" to rise on the charts. It didn't do as well as "Call Me Maybe" but it displayed a new sound and lyrical depth that stan twitter did not expect. It was named Best New Track by Pitchfork which opened up her music to a whole new group of fans (straight but we let them in). Jepsen was nervous and excited to perform that song, and she knew it would change how people saw her. “I don’t think I’d ever gone on television and felt like I was allowed to be so much myself,” she said regarding the performance. “I was singing a song that was so heartfelt and so real, and it was for no one but me and what I’m wanting.” It was later revealed that Hynes, Rechtshaid, and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij had indeed worked on her new album and expectations were high. Jepsen and Batmanglij would go on to work on the perfection that is "Warm Blood" which appeared on the E•MO•TION album.

CRJ had close to 250 songs lined up for E•MO•TION and sadly not all were released. She eventually settled on the final 12 that would make the final album. Carly credited listening to Prince and Madonna for album inspiration but she cites a Cyndi Lauper performance in Tokyo as the biggest inspiration. “I was side stage, and I just remember thinking ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,’ I would put that out right now as is and I wouldn’t change any of the production and I’d just put my name on it instead,” she said. “And there’s not a lot of songs that you feel are that timeless and that anthemic and fun.”

The next single to be released was the perfection of "Run Away with Me" on July 17th, 2015. The song received critical acclaim from critics but sadly flopped with mainstream audiences. Commercially, it reached the top 30 in Scotland, Slovakia, and Czech Republic. The fact that the song didn't reach #1 in all countries is proof that we as a civilization are doomed.

The video was released and was a disaster and OP weeps at what could have been. Its like they said screw it and threw together something and hoped for the best.



However, not all hope was lost. The song went on to find life as memes.




"Your Type" was another single released but failed to chart in any impactful way. During live performances, she revealed that the song was about a guy whom she fell for who she later finds out was gay, similar to what her single "Call Me Maybe"'s video was about.



Finishing out the era, CRJ released the Petra Collins directed music video for “Boy Problems” which had us shocked. It’s the gayest music video by a non-gay artist since Jenny Lewis put Brie Larson, Kristen Stewart and Anne Hathaway in drag for “Just One of the Guys.”



"Boy Problems" failed to make an impact but OP still cries at its beauty.



Thank you for taking this journey and share your CRJ love in the comments.



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ONTD Original: 80s/90s Indie Pop from the 2010's

August 21, 2018, 4:38 pm

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ᴏɴᴛᴅ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ: 𝟾𝟶s/𝟿𝟶s ɪɴᴅɪᴇ ᴘᴏᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟶's Some of the best music mimic vintage sounds and makes you fake nostalgic for *quotes self* an era or life you didn't live through. Idk if this is a phenomenon itself but the following 6 chill rock/dream pop songs on this list could trigger that feeling for you too?

6. Yanada - The Preatures Notes: This gave me strong 90's feels and people likened their sound to Fleetwood Mac. Some of the lyrics are in "Darug, one of the indigenous language groups of the Sydney Region, written with Darug Songwoman Jacinta Tobin." 5. Nobody - Mitski #StreamBetheCowboy 4. Your Love - Haerts Notes: This song temporarily had a video, but I guess they sold this song for *3 R*asons Wh*. 3. Maybe You - Say Lou Lou Notes: I discovered them here WAY back when was their song "Julian" was posted. Theo Hutchcraft co-signed them and then I stanned. Also Natalia Kills wrote a demo with the instrumental but I guess it just didn't happen. 2. Enough - Tanukichan Notes: Bay Area artist Tanukichan released a shoegaze LP called Sunday this year, but this song from an ep years back caught my attention. 1. Rabbit Run - City Calm Down Notes: Instant listen and you can hear the New Order influence in this one.

Any reccs from this decade that would fit this mood?

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ONTD Original: Revising Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (Part One)

August 23, 2018, 5:21 am

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Inspired by this post. Basically, Rolling Stone poo-poohed this list, so OP thought it was best to revise it because their list had some struggles. So here is OP's take (the objective one) on what are the 100 Best Songs of the 21st century so far. To help narrow it down, the song had to be officially released as a single by the artist and that no artist could appear more than three times. OP thinks she followed her own rules. AnyTway, my list a probably a lot different from Rolling Stone and that might be for the better. Please remember, if you don't seen your favorite song or artist, it doesn't mean I think they are bad or not worthy to be on the list but I narrowed this down from 250 and it was incredibly tough. Also OP is old and she forgets people, places and things.


100. The Kills – “URA Fever”

To kick off the list is slinky, sexy and slight dirty tune from the American-Brit duo. Mosshart’s seductive voice clashed with Hince’s thrashing guitar is no surprise why this group was constantly featured in Gossip Girl.

99. Radiohead – “I Might Be Wrong”

Probably the only radio friendly single from Amnesiac demonstrating the band’s experimentation with blues and electronic music.

98. Charlotte Cardin – “Dirty Dirty”


97. How to Dress Well – “Cold Nites”

The guy is a fucking sleaze, but damn it if this song ain’t great.

96. The Rapture – “How Deep is Your Love?”

Warning: it’s not a cover of the Bee Gees song and the video edit is half of the studio cut on the album, but The Rapture’s last album delivered some funky bops bordering on spiritual.

95. Buddy Guy – “Please Don’t Leave Me”

Okay, so I broke my rule of singles only for this list. But this was featured in Hustle & Flow, so it’s not too far off. Besides, it’s important to know the music of the man who inspired Jimi Hendrix.

94. No Doubt – “Bathwater”

OP leaves post to do some crunches.

93. Junior Senior – “Move Your Feet”

Everything about this song is fucking strange: the damn song, the damn video and yet it’s damn addicting.

92. Vagabon – “The Embers”

Her debut album was a breath of fresh air in the white dominated world of indie rock, but at the same time Vagabon delivers us some good ol’ 90s nostalgia.

91. Blur – “Under the Westway”


90. Tricky ft. Hawkman and Ed Kowalczyk – “Evolution Revolution Love”

We’re obviously years off from Tricky’s magnum opus Maxinequaye, but this collaboration is odd on paper but executes a song that encapsulates the blend of dark pulses of trip-hop and romance.

89. Gorillaz – “Rhinestone Eyes”

Thought it’d be Clint Eastwood, huh? Damon Albarn makes his second appearance with this track from the superior Plastic Beach shows a band at the top of their production game.

88. Franz Ferdinand – “Michael”

This song is not about Michael Jackson.

87. Santigold – “L.E.S. Artistes”

Whichever way she chooses to spell her name, it was so hard to narrow it down so she wouldn’t take up 20% of the list. One of her earliest singles introduces us to the powerhouse artist that would continue to deliver genuine artistry.

86. Interpol – “Evil”


85. Sleigh Bells – “Rill Rill”

The heavily sampled “Can You Get to That” by Parliament Funkadelic is what makes this song.

84. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – “Drop it Like It’s Hot”


83. Rihanna – “Kiss It Better”

Only took eight or nine albums, but Rihanna finally delivered an entertaining, cohesive album – one that beats her previous works by miles.

82. Britney Spears – “Gimme More”

One of the best songs in Spears’ discography and that’s saying a lot. The wonderful thing about this song is that if Spears were to release it today, it would still sound fresh.

81. Vampire Weekend – “Oxford Comma”

A Williamsburg classic.

My apologies mods, I'll be breaking this post down over the next few days.
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Indie Film Release Guide: August 24th [An ONTD Original]

August 23, 2018, 2:34 pm

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The films of late August are upon us, and they aren't pretty. The Happytime Murders and A.X.L. are the two wide release films of the weekend, and neither fared well in critical reviews (I've seen speculation that Happytime may well be the worst movie of the year). Both could actually qualify for inclusion in this post based on my own criteria, since neither STX nor Global Road are "major" movie studios  (WB, Universal, etc), but I didn't discover that til I was done writing the post, and there are already a million movies in it so...moving on.

Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: August 17th, August 10th and August 3rd.

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Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Sara Sohn, Michelle La
Writer: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian
Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Plot: After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.
What you should know: The film is shot from the point of view of computer screens & smart phones.
Opens in: Select cities; expands wide next weekend



Papillon



Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Eve Hewson
Writer: Aaron Guzikowski
Director: Michael Noer
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Plot: Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
What you should know: Based on the books by Henri Charrière and the 1973 film of the same name.
Opens in: Select Cities


Support the Girls



Stars: Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, Zoe Graham
Written and directed by: Andrew Bujalski
Genre: Comedy
Plot: The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith, in her girls, her customers, and herself, tested over the course of a long, strange day.
What you should know: According to critics, it's better and more meaningful than the trailer makes it look.
Opens in: Select cities


The Bookshop



Stars: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, Hunter Tremayne
Written and directed by: Isabel Coixet
Genre: Drama
Plot: England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Penelope Fitzgerald.
Opens in: NYC & LA


What Keeps You Alive



Stars: Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac, Joey Klein
Written and directed by: Colin Minihan
Genre: Thriller
Plot: Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
What you should know: Both of the leads were also in Jigsaw.
Opens in: Select cities and on VOD


Night is Short, Walk on Girl



Stars: Gen Hoshino, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Ryûji Akiyama
Writer: Makoto Ueda
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Plot: A young girl embarks on an insanely long night of partying where she interacts with an increasingly eccentric cast of characters.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi
Opens in: Select cities (starting 8/21)


An L.A. Minute



Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Kiersey Clemons, Bob Balaban, Katherine Kendall
Writer: Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, Daniel Adams
Director: Daniel Adams
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Best-selling author Ted Gold faces a moral dilemma when Velocity, an avant-garde performance artist and the living embodiment of integrity, rocks his 1% world.
What you should know: Adams shot the film on 35mm.
Opens in: I don't see it listed anywhere, but check your local listings, I'm not perfect.


John McEnroe: In The Realm of Perfection



Director: Julien Faraut
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: A documentary set at the final of the 1984 French Open between John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl at a time when McEnroe was the world's top-ranked player.
What you should know: The film utilizes a ton of 16mm footage, and covers both his playing and his temper tantrums.
Opens in: Not sure where it's running this weekend, but it expands next weekend to select cities.


Makala



Director: Emmanuel Gras
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Trials, tribulations, dreams, and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
What you should know: It's in Swahili and French.
Opens in: Select cities, and available on demand.


Blue Iguana



Stars: Sam Rockwell, Phoebe Fox, Ben Schwartz
Written and directed by: Hadi Hajaig
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Plot: Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can't refuse.
What you should know: OP deserves better from her fave.
Opens in: Select cities


Also opening: The Wild Boys (Trailer), Beautifully Broken (Trailer), Dead Envy (Trailer), I Am Vengeance (Trailer)


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What looks good? Planning on seeing anything this weekend? Seen anything good lately?

ONTD Original: 5 Male Characters in Children's Media Who Like to Accessorize

August 23, 2018, 4:19 pm

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—The Powerpuff Girls



With black thigh-high boots, a short dress with a tulle hem, and enough blush, mascara, and black lipstick to go around, the Evilist of Evils may very well also be known as the Fabest of Fabs.







Bugs Bunny
—Looney Tunes



Everyone on the Looney Tunes team agreed that nothing was more funny than a man dressed as a woman. Chuck Jones himself admitted that, despite the comedic drive behind the cross dressing decision, Bugs Bunny actually really enjoyed it. And that's something they played up throughout the years.

A gif won't do, so here's a video (part I):





James
—Pokémon



James was born with flare, so he's always naturally gravitated towards fashion and accessories that are traditionally marketed towards women and girls. He doesn't follow any rules and will wear his boy clothes with a full face of makeup. He does whatever he wants, man.







Pleakley
—Lilo & Stitch



Pleakley's #goals always consisted of wanting to look beautiful, and he knew dressing 'like a boy' just wouldn't do. He's got a cornucopia of wigs, dresses, high heels, makeup, and god knows what else in his closet. He'd be able to revive MTV's Cribs with his closet alone lbr. Mariah who?







Tinky Winky
—Teletubbies



The 3-year-old prince of style had the latest must-haves in Teletubbyland. He is most famous for his red handbag, his love for flowers, his pink tutu, and his fabulous booty shakes. The character was most controversial in the late 1990s/early 2000s when evangelicals accused Tinky Winky of being a "gay role model", and they were right tbh




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Which cartoon character did you look up to as a kid?

ONTD Original: Revising Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (Part Two)

August 24, 2018, 4:44 am

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OP's is baaaaacccckkkkk with part two of this post. For those who missed, this ONTD Original was inspired by the disappointing list published by Rolling Stone and OP is hoping to do better. Songs were solely chosen by OP and based on a multitude of factors including but not limited to: how great the song is, genre diversity, the cultural significance of a song, how well they hold up, and the song's significance in the artist's career. For example, an immensely popular song by an artist may not be on the list, another single is chosen as it shows the artist's growth, evolution, etc. Also, I must preface, lists like this are published from an algorithm that involves many writers, staffers, critics, etc. Meanwhile, OP made this during her summer class study breaks. Hope you enjoy the second installment!


80. Blood Orange – “Sutphin Boulevard”

Another Williamsburg classic. The critically acclaimed producer gives us his original work that is a perfect blend of pop and indie rock.

79. Arctic Monkeys – “Crying Lighting”

The Sheffield quartet delivers some 1970s psychedelic rock influences on their third album. Turner’s exploration into more surreal lyrics shows the group’s evolvement.

78. Jungle – “Busy Earnin’”


77. T.I – “What You Know”

The Atlanta rapper details his come up and dominance and remains sexy while doing so.

76. Johnny Cash – “Hurt”

Yes, I am aware that this is a cover of the Nine Inch Nails’ 1993 hit, however the complete 180 of Cash’s cover transcends beyond Reznor’s original meaning of the song. It is the bittersweet sendoff of man leaving behind a nearly five decades long career.

75. PJ Harvey – “This is Love”

Polly Jean, known for her introspective work delivers us a song about a woman who just needs a man for a good night. Bless ha.

74. Best Coast – “Boyfriend”

The California duo is well, very California. The lo-fi sound of a girl who yearns for a man that’s already taken shouldn’t sound so damn delightful but it does.

73. Evanescence – “My Immortal”

The group’s first single was parodied and joked about to hell and back, but this ballad was beautiful in its simplicity and Amy Lee’s haunting voice perfectly captures the softer side of the metal genre.

72. 112 – “Peaches and Cream”


71. Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”

Continuing with the theme of OP is Umm, ya know™, this song about Monae exploring her sexuality with different partners is reminiscent of a Prince single.

70. Beyoncé – “Formation”

A visually stunning video celebrating blackness is juxtaposed with the artist’s celebration of partying and making a shit load of money. And what a cultural bop!

69. Fiona Apple – “Every Single Night”

Rolling Stone not having Fiona on this list is pretty much the reason this post was made.

68. Daddy Yankee – “Gasolina”


67. Dixie Chicks – “Not Ready to Make Nice”

The trio was Young OP’s introduction to controversial figures in pop music and they deserved better. They churn out the hits even when blacklisted by Ughmerica.

66. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”


65. The White Stripes – “Dead Leaves on the Dirty Ground”

The wailing guitar and White’s voice sounding like its on the verge of tears make this one of the duo’s most powerful songs. (Okay that sounds like every White Stripes song.)

64. Amy Winehouse – “Fuck Me Pumps”

No, it’s probably not the first song you think of when hear the name Amy Winehouse, but this song from her first album was chosen because it introduces us to her powerful voice, retro style and cheeky sense of humor. Also how stinking cute is she in the video!

63. fka twigs “Two Weeks”

Don’t you just love this weird, horny, Twilight loving, voguing weirdo? She’s fucking great and this single from LP1 tells us everything we need to understand about the artist.

62. Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”


61. Pink, Mya, Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim and Missy Elliot – “Lady Marmalade”

Just makes you wanna sign up for Seeking Arrangement or at least fantasize that you’re a dancer in 1930s Paris, huh?

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The Queen's Jewels (ONTD Original)

August 24, 2018, 1:26 pm

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When people think of the British royal family and jewels, they often think of the Crown Jewels, which are used for state occasions like coronations, and are housed in the Tower of London (where many are on display for the public to view):


But the royals also have a massive personal jewelry collection for everyday wear - some of it is owned by the Crown and automatically gets passed down to whoever happens to be parked on the throne at the present time, but much of it is privately owned by Queen Elizabeth II, having either been gifted to her or willed to to her by her mother (Elizabeth the Queen Mother) and grandmother (Queen Mary).

It would take ten posts to cover all of the Queen's personal jewels (three just for her brooches alone), so I've tried to pick out some of the more important ones and arranged them by gems, with a triple cut to save browsers. If I've missed any of your favorites, let me know in the comments.


EMERALDS


Delhi Durbar Necklace and Bracelet
My personal favorite of all the Queen's jewels, so I'll go into the most detail about it. Liz's grandpa, George V, gave the set to his wife, Queen Mary (above, left), for her 44th birthday (although it was made with her grandmother's own emeralds, which Mary had to ransom back from the mistress of her brother after he died and left her all the family jewels).

Mary is the primary reason that the Queen's private jewelry collection today is so large and valuable: she collected jewels like they were marbles, and George was always eager to make his beloved "May" happy (he was one of the few British monarchs known to have never taken a mistress).

The 8.8-carat diamond pendant on the necklace is the Cullinan VII, one of the smaller of the nine principle gems created when the largest gem-quality diamond ever found, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, was given to George's father Edward VII, as a gift and cut by Joseph Asscher (The massive Cullinans I and II are in the Sovereign's Sceptre and the Imperial State Crown, pictured above, and five of the others are in the Cullinan Brooches, under "Diamonds", below).


Disco Di (Art Deco Emerald Choker)
The Queen inherited this one from Queen Mary, but she never wore it. She loaned it to her daughter-in-law, Princess Diana, long-term when Diana married Prince Charles, and it took on the nickname "Disco Di" when Diana decided to wear it as a headband instead of around her neck for one memorable night on the dance floor. When Diana and Charles separated in 1992, this went back to the Queen's vault.


Godman Necklace and Earrings
In the late 1960s, the elderly Godman sisters wrote to the Queen and offered to gift her the emerald necklace and earrings that their father had bought on a trip to Bavaria in the 1890s, as they thought the set had been owned by Napoleon's wife Josephine (it hadn't, but she took it anyway).


Delhi Carved Emerald Brooch
Gifted to Queen Mary by the wealthy Maharajah and Maharani of Patiala, "on behalf of the ladies of India".


Cambridge Emerald Brooch
Queen Mary inherited this from her own mother, the Duchess of Teck. It can be worn with or without the pendant.


Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara
The Grand Duchess Vladimir was the aunt of Tsar Nicholas II, who was murdered along with his wife and children by the Bolsheviks in 1918. The Duchess hid this diamond-and-pearl tiara with other jewels in a vault in her Palace before she fled the country as her family was being rounded up, and it was later smuggled out of Russia by an agent of British Secret Intelligence. Queen Mary bought the tiara for £28,000 and had 15 Indian emeralds that she took from another tiara added as an interchangeable alternative to the pearls; the current Queen wears it both ways.

I personally wish that the royal family had held onto Victoria's Emerald Tiara, this glorious piece that was designed for Queen Victoria by her talented husband, Prince Albert. It is believed to be owned by one of her descendants still, but no one knows which one and it is not among the Queen's jewels:


SAPPHIRES


Dubai Looped Sapphire Demi-Parure
Sheikh Rashid of Dubai gave this to the Queen during a Middle East tour in 1979; she had to shorten the necklace and used the leftover sapphires to have the earrings made. The original earrings and ring that came with the set were then made into a bracelet.


George VI Suite
A wedding gift from her father, King George VI, in 1947.


Prince Albert's Sapphire Brooch
Given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert, the day before their wedding.


Empress Marie Feodorovna Brooch
A wedding gift to the Empress from her sister, Princess Alexandra of Wales. It was one of the jewels that made it out of Russia when the Romanovs were overthrown in 1917 and was later bought by Alexandra's daughter-in-law, Queen Mary.


Pink Sapphire Brooch
There doesn't seem to be much of anything known about when or where the Queen acquired this little sparkler, but I love it.

RUBIES


Burmese Ruby Tiara
For her wedding in 1947, Princess (now Queen) Elizabeth was given 96 rubies by the
people of Burma (due to a traditional Burmese belief that rubies ward against disease, and that there are 96 diseases that affect humans). It took her more than 25 years to get around to doing something with them. In 1973, she had this tiara made, using her wedding rubies and diamonds taken from another tiara she had disassembled.

Oof. She should have waited a little longer, until she could have found a tiara designer with some taste. Because this thing on the Queen of England is, imho, like a bedazzled lawn flamingo in front of Buckingham Palace.


Oriental Circlet Tiara
Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, designed a number of pieces of jewelry for her. He had this tiara made in 1853 at a cost of £860. It originally featured opals - one of Albert’s favorite stones - but after Victoria left it to the Crown in her will, her daughter-in-law Princess Alexandra, believing opals to be unlucky, replaced them with rubies. Alexandra also greatly reduced the size of the tiara, which once had 17 arches and now has only eleven.

The Oriental Circlet was on permanent loan to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother until her death in 2002 and is now just sitting in the vault, waiting for someone to wear it, since Liz prefers that Burmese Ruby monstrosity above.


Ruby Demi-Parure
These pieces were bought by Queen Victoria, but they were opals, then. Just as she did with the Oriental Circlet, above, Victoria's daughter-in-law Queen Alexandra changed out the opals for rubies.


Ruby Swag Necklace
A gift from Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, during a state visit to Britain in 1985.


Baring Ruby Necklace
Bought by the Queen in 1964.


Grima Ruby Brooch
User comments on one site describe this piece - a gift to the Queen from her husband, Prince Philip, in 1964 - in terms ranging from "skinned knee" to "exploding turtle". It's one of the few modern pieces in the Queen's collection.


County of Cornwall Bracelet
A wedding gift to Queen Mary from the County of Cornwall.


PEARLS


Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara
Commissioned by Queen Mary in 1913. Although she complained that it was so heavy that it gave her headaches, this was one of two tiaras that Princess Diana wore regularly during her marriage (the other being the Spencer Tiara belonging to her family, which she wore at her wedding). It was on long-term loan to Diana from the Queen and returned to the royal vault when she and Prince Charles separated in 1992.


Queen Victoria’s 11-Pearl Brooch
Not much info available, other than Victoria owned it.


Teck Corsage Brooch
Given to the Duchess of Teck, mother of Queen Mary, by the Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.


Japanese Pearl Choker
One of the simplest necklaces worn by the Queen, she had it made from pearls given to her by the Japanese government and has also loaned it out to both Princess Diana and the Duchess of Cambridge.


Dagmar Necklace
A gift from King Frederik VII of Denmark to his cousin Princess Alexandra of Denmark for her 1863 wedding to the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII). The detachable enamel cross pendant at the bottom is a replica of the Dagmar Cross, a sacred Danish relic found around the neck of the medieval Queen Dagmar when her grave was opened in 1690.


Victoria's Golden Jubilee Necklace
Bought by a committee of ladies who were so successful in raising funds for a statue of Queen Victoria's dearly departed husband Prince Albert to commemorate her Golden Jubilee (50 years on the throne) that they had enough left over to donate to charity and buy their monarch this snazzy neck-warmer.

MISCELLANEOUS GEMS


Andamooka Opals
A gift from the South Australian government when she toured the country in 1953. The 203-carat opal was the finest that had been found in the area, renowned for its opal mines. Unfortunately, the queen doesn't care for opals, and after wearing it once just to be polite before leaving the country, it was never seen again.



Brazilian Aquamarine Parure
The necklace and earrings were a gift from the people of Brazil for her 1953 coronation; it took a year to find the perfectly-matched stones. Brazil added more pieces to the set later on and presented her with loose stones that she used to have the tiara made.

Liz loves this set. Wears it all the damn time. Me? I hate it almost as much as I hate the Burmese Ruby tiara. The stones in the tiara are just too big and clunky, and the whole thing looks dated.


Wessex Aquamarine Tiara
This was debuted by the Queen's daughter-in-law Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, in 2005 but is a loaner from the Queen (no doubt trying to make up for that sorry-ass Wessex Wedding tiara she stuck her with, under "Diamonds", below). It can be converted to a necklace, and she has worn it both ways.


Kent Amethysts
Originally owned by Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent. The set is known to include a set of hair combs which have never been seen in public. The Queen has only worn these twice in the last 60 years.

Oddly, the Queen didn't want a different (and, imho, superior) amethyst set that was left to her by Queen Mary and so she sold it off (Anna Wintour has been seen wearing the necklace, while the tiara's whereabouts are unknown, leaving the Queen with no amethyst tiara in her collection at all, the poor dear - a pity, because I really rather like this one):



DIAMONDS


Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Hands down, my favorite tiara of the Queen's many diamond tiaras. It was presented to Queen Mary as a wedding gift by a committee of - you guessed it - girls of Great Britain and Ireland who joined together to raise £5,000 that they used to have royal jeweler Garrard make their future Queen a helluva bauble for her 1893 marriage.


Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara
Both the current Queen and her daughter, Princess Anne (right) wore this tiara - commissioned by Queen Mary (left), in 1919 - on their wedding days.

In the photo of Queen Elizabeth, you can see that the center prong is off-kilter, creating a gap between it and the one next to it; that's because as it was placed on her head that day, the tiara spontaneously snapped in half (those of you who watch The Crown might think that was an omen about the man she was about to marry, Prince Philip - but they're still together 71 years later, so who knows?). Panicked royal jewelers raced to mend it in time for her to walk down the aisle and they did the best they could, but the gap still showed.


Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
This was a silver-anniversary gift from the Ladies of Society (a group of noblewomen who pooled their resources in order to afford a suitable gift) to Alexandra, the Princess of Wales, who in 1888 was celebrating the fact that she had made it through 25 years of marriage to Queen Victoria’s son, the future Edward VII (he was a notorious cheat whose many mistresses included actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Lilly Langtry).

Wanting to be sure the Princess would love their gift, the Society asked her what she wanted, and she requested a tiara resembling a traditional Russian headdress (called a “kokoshnik”), just like the tiara worn by her sister, Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia. It contains 488 diamonds.


Greville Tiara
Society hostess (and beer heiress) Margaret Greville had a “papyrus” design tiara made in 1901 to attend the coronation of King Edward VII. Mrs. Greville constantly reworked her jewels to fit the latest styles, and in 1921, she had the tiara remade into a “honeycomb” style.

When she died in 1942, she left it to Queen Elizabeth (mother of the current Queen). The Queen Mum had the top stones rearranged and added more diamonds in 1953, creating the current form. Since the Queen Mum’s 2002 death, her daughter QEII has loaned the tiara to her daughter-in-law, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall.


Lotus Flower Tiara
The Queen Mother (then the Duchess of York) had this tiara made from a diamond-and-pearl necklace that her husband, George VI, gave her as a wedding gift in 1923. She wore it frequently in the ‘20s and ‘30s (usually across her forehead in the “flapper” style) but then retired it. In 1959, she gave it to her younger daughter, Princess Margaret, who wore it for many years. In 1993, Margaret loaned it to her son David’s bride, Serena Stanhope (right) to wear at their wedding.


Diamond Bandeau Tiara
The detachable brooch at the center of this tiara is called the County of Lincoln Brooch and was a wedding gift to Queen Mary in 1893 from County Lincoln. In 1932, Mary commissioned a tiara to be made with the brooch as a centerpiece. After she died in 1953, the Diamond Bandeau went into the royal vault and stayed there for 65 years, largely forgotten, until it reappeared on Meghan Markle at her wedding to Mary’s great-great-grandson, Prince Harry, this May.


Cartier Halo Tiara
Albert, the Duke of York, purchased this tiara from Cartier in 1936 as a gift to his wife, Elizabeth. She wore it once immediately afterward - and then three weeks after she received it, her brother-in-law, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, making Elizabeth's husband the new King George VI and her the new Queen.

Elizabeth suddenly had access to much grander tiaras and was never pictured wearing this one again. She passed it off to her daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth II, as an 18th-birthday present 8 years later. Liz never really loved it, either, but she lent it to her daughter, Princess Anne (left) in the '70s.

And then in 2011, it finally got some respect: Kate Middleton (right) borrowed it to anchor her veil at her wedding to Prince William.


Diamond Diadem
Commissioned by Queen Victoria’s flamboyant uncle, George IV, to wear at his 1821 coronation (he wore it over a plumed velvet hat). He designed the bouquets of English roses, Scottish thistles & Irish shamrocks that alternate with crosses around the circlet.

It has only been worn by women since George's day. It has 1,333 diamonds, including a yellow one in the center of the front cross. QEII wears it every year to the opening of Parliament.


Meander Tiara
This one belonged to Princess Andrew (Alice) of Greece and Denmark, the mother of Prince Philip. She gave it to her daughter-in-law Elizabeth as a wedding gift, but the Queen apparently didn’t like it, as she never wore it publicly and passed it on to her daughter Princess Anne, left, in 1972. It is a favorite of Anne’s, and was worn by her daughter Zara Phillips, right, at her 2011 wedding.


Wessex Wedding Tiara
Poor Sophie Rhys-Jones. By the time the Queen's youngest kid, Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex, got around to marrying her in 1999, all three of his older siblings had gone through messy divorces, and the Queen had seen her gifts of jewels to her two daughters-in-law (Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson) go with them in the splits (including the fabulous York Diamond Tiara which she had purchased new for Sarah). So she merely loaned Sophie this unfortunate piece, which is believed to have been thrown together out of detachable pieces of a circlet once belonging to Queen Victoria.

The decided lack of artistry - the four pieces merely look screwed atop a too-visible gold wire headband without any real attempt to create a design - hasn’t deterred the Countess of Wessex from wearing it faithfully.


Coronation Necklace and earrings
Made for Queen Victoria and worn by every queen at every coronation since. The necklace has 25 diamonds, plus a 22.48-carat pendant.


Queen's Festoon Necklace
The Queen has quite a few collets (necklaces of single solitaire diamonds strung together). This particular three-string piece was given to her by her father, King George VI, who had it made out of 105 loose solitaires that he happened to have lying around.


Pendant Fringe Necklace
It's unknown where the Queen acquired this, but she began wearing it about 20 years ago.


Diamond Cuff Demi-Parure
The Queen wore this several times in the 1990s. Its provenance is unknown.


Cullinan Brooches
Five of the nine major gems that were created when the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond was cut are in these brooches. The first one (Cullinans III & IV) is known within the royal family as "Granny's Chips" because the two huge stones in it (a 63.6-carat square-cut diamond and a 94.4-carat pear-shaped one) were originally left with the Asscher family as their fee for cutting the Cullinan, but were purchased by the South African government and given to Queen Mary as a gift.


Queen's Engagement Ring and Wedding Bracelet
When one wants to propose to the future Queen of England, one needs a proper ring. So Prince Philips's mother, Princess Alice of Greece, gave him her tiara (above, left, on Alice) and he had it dismantled to create both the ring and a bracelet that was his wedding gift to Elizabeth.

The ring has a 3-carat solitaire flanked by five smaller diamonds on each side. It has been said that when the Queen starts twisting it around on her finger, it's a signal to her staff that she has had enough of someone or something and they are to intervene and move her along.


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Do you have a favorite/least favorite royal jewel, ONTD?

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August 25, 2018, 2:45 pm

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OP is back to raise y'alls blood pressure once againT with her third installment of changing Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (so far). If you missed the first two and want to rip OP a new one: click here and here. The rules to compile the list: no artist/band could appear a maximum of two times. This is to allow for other artists and to have some genre diversity and the song must have been officially released as a single by the artists. For example "Kids" by A Tribe Called Quest ft. André 3000 is a favorite from their last album, but was not an official single so it cannot be included. Also the videos are posted for entertainment and do not factor into the ranking as not every single has a video.


60. Floetry – “Say Yes”

Just add this to your bedroom playlist. *Miranda Priestly voice* “That’s all.”

59. The xx – “Crystalized”


58. Portishead – “The Rip”


57. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”

These white folks put they foot in this song.

56. A Tribe Called Quest – “We the People…”

The lead single from the group’s final album features top notch verses from Tip and the late Phife Dawg highlighting the inequalities of the country. It was nice to have this album so Midnight Marauders could finally catch a break.

55. Disclosure – “White Noise” ft. AlunaGeorge

The sibling duo brings Chicago house music back to the UK charts. The infectious beat with Aluna’s guest vocals is perfect for those warehouse parties.

54. Lil Kim – “How Many Licks?”

Is this song made even greater by the Sisqo feature? I’d like to argue that it is.

53. The Black Keys – “Little Black Submarines”

Simple take: it’s just a great blues song.

52. Kali Uchis ft. Jorja Smith - "Tyrant"

To OP, this sounds the best combo of lo-fi, surfer, doo-wop, R&B, dream pop. It's just wonderful.

51. Danny Brown featuring Kendrick Lamar Ab-Soul, and Earl Sweatshirt – “Really Doe”

Just based on the album title, you already knew this record was going to be great.

50. Vivian Green – “Emotional Rollercoaster”

Her vocal delivery is beyond in this heartbreaking song. A nice simple ballad is just essential.

49. Queens of the Stone Age – “No One Knows”

Simple riff, simple lyrics – it works.

48. St. Vincent – “Cheerleader”


47. Radiohead – “Burn the Witch”

The lead single of the groups 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool shows their evolvement into orchestral manuvers contributed by guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

46. Jay-Z ft. Pharrell – “Excuse Me Miss”

Beyoncé’s husband teams up with Pharrell who put on his big boy pants to serve us some Marvin Gaye realness and Hov’s careful flow makes us want cars for Sunday through Saturday.

45. Rage Against the Machine – “Sleep Now in the Fire”

Don’t you just wish this group was churning out new material in the Trump presidency?

44. Justin Timberlake – “Cry Me a River”


43. Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson – “Uptown Funk”

The new family cookout song that will stop that bickering and get you on the dance floor.

42. Sean Paul – “Get Busy”


41. Kanye West – “Love Lockdown”

I know, I know, I know. Coonye West is about to replace yet another pair of tap shoes, but West’s experimentation with autotune in a way that actually succeeded showed us that he saves some of his best production for himself.


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August 26, 2018, 6:06 pm

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Imma keep it short: here's the penultimate installment of OP's revision of Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Songs of the Century (so far). Please remember OP is just a pudgy neuroscience researcher, not Robert Christgau. Also special thank you to callista88 for creating a Spotify playlist for all these songs!


40. Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”

Me to every man I encounter: I dug my key into the side of his pretty litte suped up four wheel drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not a song that you can’t belt out at the top of your lungs every time you hear it.

39. Aaliyah – “We Need a Resolution”


38. Arctic Monkeys – “R U Mine?”


37. Jennifer Lopez ft. Comrade Ja – “Ain’t It Funny (Murder Remix)”

Our favorite Fly Girl delivers us kick ass, don’t fuck with me lyrics while serving us iconic lewks.

36. Ashanti – “Happy”

It’s just a perfect bubblegum pop song.

35. Busta Rhymes ft. Mariah Carey – “I Know What You Want”

We stan a skinnT legend who hits them whistle notes! Also there’s like ten people on this song so pick your second favorite.

34. Dum Dum Girls – “Coming Down”

Yes it sounds just like Mazzy Star’s “Fade into You” but nonetheless, it’s a wonderful song.

33. Sufjan Stevens – “The Dress Looks Nice on You”

The song is short, the lyrics are simple and sometimes that's all ya need.

32. Madonna – “Hung Up”

Messy Madge gave us one for the books with this ABBA sampled jam.

31. Ariana Grande – “Into You”



30. The Strokes – “Reptilia”

No, I didn’t pick anything from Is This It because the best tracks on that album were not singles. Also Room on Fire deserves more love and support.

29. Nine Inch Nails – “Capital G”

OP’s baby daddy ushers in a new era of criticizing the Bush era.

28. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Maps”


27. System of a Down – “Chop Suey”


26. Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks”

Another Williamsburg class from the critically acclaimed album Veckatimest.

25. Amerie – “1 Thing”


24. Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz – “Get Low”

The perfect shake your ass and hit them squats jam.

23. Bon Iver – “Holocene”


22. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

Hotep Kenny featuring Pharrell repeatedly utters the phrase echoed in black households in times of plight. Who knows if the adage is true, but a song as great as this, you sure hope it comes to fruition.

21. TV on the Radio – “Wolf Like Me”

Eleventh Commandment: This band is incredibly underrated and thou shall listen to their entire discography.


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August 27, 2018, 4:02 pm

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Helicopter Eela

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Poster:

#HelicopterEela and her super-cool parenting techniques, now arriving in cinemas near you on 12th October! @KajolAtUN@riddhisen896@ajaydevgn@pradeepsrkar@NehaDhupia@tota_rc@ADFFilms@PenMovies@jayantilalgada@saregamaglobalpic.twitter.com/RnKtsvOolc

— Helicopter Eela (@HelicopterEela) August 24, 2018

What the film is about:

What happens when an over-protective but cool mother joins his son's college to spend more time with him! Watch out for the cool mother-son duo and a twist in the tale as her plans backfire and she suffers a backlash from Vivan for invading his privacy.

Will Helicopter Eela manage to salvage her relationship with Vivan and find her calling again?

Cast:

Kajol - Eela
Riddhi Sen - Vivaan
Tota Roy Chowdhury - Vikram
Neha Dhupia - Lisa
Shataf Figar - Madhavi

Helicopter Eela comes out on October 12, 2018.



Yaadon Ki Almari



Mumma Ki Parchai







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What it’s about:

Set in a small town in India, the film encapsulates the journey of an honest man from a humble background, who pursues his passion, overcoming all odds and soon finds himself on the cover of an international magazine with the world taking note and appreciating his talent.

Chaav Laaga song:



Cast:

Varun Dhawan - Mauji
Anushka Sharma - Mamta

Sui Dhaaga releases on September 28, 2018.




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What it’s about:

Stree is a first of its kind horror comedy, inspired from a true phenomenon. The film is set in a town called Chanderi, where men have started disappearing mysteriously. Is 'Stree' taking them away? Who is she and what does she want?

Cast:

Shraddha Kapoor - Stree
Rajkummar Rao - Vicky
Pankaj Tripathi - Rudra
Aparshakti Khurrana - Bittu

Millegi song



Nazar Na Lag Jaaye song



Kamariya song



Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe song



Stree comes out on August 31, 2018.




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What it’s about:

Rumi and Vicky are in a passionate relationship, but Rumi is apprehensive about Vicky’s irresponsibility and reluctance towards marriage. Her parents set her up with Robbie, who is a financially well-off and reliable man. Rumi agrees to the relationship and decides to marry him mostly for stability. She unexpectedly falls in love with her husband, but there is a chance that Vicky could break up their marriage and reunite with Rumi.

Cast:

Taapsee Pannu - Rumi
Vicky Kaushal - Vicky
Abhishek Bachchan- Robbie

It releases on September 14, 2018.


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Miss Hilly, I am tired. Here is the final installment of OP's revision of Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Songs of the Century (so far).

Let us go over the rules once againT:
- the song must have been officially released as a single
- no artist can appear more than two times to allow for genre diversity which OP tried to include
- just because a song isn't considered popular doesn't mean it is not great
- songs were included based on things such as how good the song it, its pop cultural significance, how important the song is to the artists' career. Not every song meets this requirement
- music videos do not play into the ranking as not every single must have a video
- have fun, y'all
- "This was the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life... I haven't had a very hard life."


20. Lana Del Rey – “Blue Jeans”

Whispering, trust fund baby and (former?) cultural appropriator Del Rey spliced her angelic voice in a hip hop time signature that is actually a perfect molding as opposed to trying too hard.

19. Dirty Projectors – “Stillness is the Move”


18. The Walkmen – “Heaven”

The bittersweet sendoff from The Walkmen’s last album is one that is so sweet and endearing and will make you want to hug your best friend. Remember all we fight for…

17. Alicia Keys – “Fallin’”

What she did: THAT!

16. Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz – “La Tortura”


15. D’Angelo – “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)”

The real elusive chanteuse made ya momma and auntie cover your eyes while they watched this beautiful one take video of a naked man singing about sex. Ignore the joke about his weight gain because when you make videos and songs like this, you deserve all the snacks.

14. Beyoncé and her husband – “Déjà vu”

When released, critics said it was too similar to "Crazy in Love" but I say they are wrong. Just listen to that vocal delivery, the infectious beat, that energy.

13. Kylie Minogue – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”

la-la-la-la-la-la la la la…

12. Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”

The French duo’s homage to the 1970s results in a sweet song that you and your family could enjoy together like an old episode of Soul Train.

11. The Killers – “Mr. Brightside”


10. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”

A stripped down pop song lets Adele’s voice shine through and you with the sinking realization that your vocals need to stay in the shower.

9. M.I.A. – “Paper Planes”

Co-produced with her former nasty ass partner, Diplo, it’s the perfect karaoke song.

8. Missy Elliot – “Work It”

The rap and visual icon showed us that she wasn’t going away anytime soon and she was still going to conquer.

7. The Postal Service – “Such Great Heights”


6. Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Do I have to explain this?

5. UGK ft. Outkast – “International Players Anthem (I Choose You)


4. Frank Ocean – “Thinkin’ About You”

OP’s face always scrunches when realizing he’s a member of Odd Future, but his masterful solo work showcases Ocean’s musical diversity and lyrical genius.

3. Solange Knowles – “Losing You”

Another moment of pop perfection delivered by Solange and Dev Hynes.

2. Britney Spears – “Toxic”

Now, do I really have to explain this?

1. Outkast – “B.O.B.”

Yes, the best song of the 21st century so far was made and released in the year 2000, but Andre 3000’s first verse makes you understand why.


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ONTD Original: On This Day, 55 years ago (March on Washington)

August 28, 2018, 4:49 pm

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Fifty-five years ago today, 250,000 people peacefully participated in the monumental March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march advocated for the civil and economic rights of African Americans and is credited as being the catalyst to passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was considered a "triumph of managed protest" because there had been no arrests relating to the demonstration.

Despite the fact that African Americans had been legally freed from slavery, elevated to the status of citizens, and the men were given full voting rights at the end of the American Civil War, many faced continued social, economic, and political repression well into the 1960s and well into the 2010s. The Jim Crow laws, which were pervasive in the South, ensured that African Americans remained oppressed. They experienced discrimination from businesses and the government, and were oftentimes prevented from voting through intimidation and violence. Twenty-one of the fifty states prohibited interracial marriage outright.

There were earlier efforts to organize a demonstration like the march, including the March on Washington Movement in the 1940s. Growing racial tensions instigated the organization of the 1963 march. In Southern cities, violent confrontations broke out–most of the incidents involved white people retaliating against nonviolent protesters. Many activists wanted to march to Washington but they disagreed on how the march should be conducted: some called for a complete shutdown of the city through civil disobedience, and others argued against limiting their energies and protests on Washington. People were also critical of the Kennedy administration, as they believed it had not lived up to its promises during the 1960 presidential election.

The march was eventually held on the eighth anniversary of Emmett Till's murder. Till, 14, was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. Due to how brutal and violent his death was, and because his murderers were acquitted, Till became a posthumous icon of the civil rights movement.

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy invited African American novelist James Baldwin, as well as a large group of cultural leaders, to meet in New York to discuss racial relations on May 24, 1963. The meeting, known as the Baldwin–Kennedy meeting was not a success, as the black delegation felt Kennedy did not understand the full scope of the nation's racial problems. Despite the meeting being a failure, it pushed the Kennedy administration to take action on African American's civil rights. President John F. Kennedy gave his famous civil rights address on June 11, 1963, announcing to the nation that he would begin to push for civil rights legislation (the law would eventually become the Civil Rights Act of 1964). That night, Medgar Evers, a Mississippi activist who investigated Emmett Till's death, was murdered in his driveway, which escalated the nationwide racial tension. Ironically, Baldwin was prevented from speaking at the march because the group believed his comments would be too inflammatory.


A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin organized the march. Randolph was a leader in the civil rights movement, the America labor movement, and social political parties. Rustin was a leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights.

In June 1963, leaders from several different organizations formed the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership to coordinate funds and messaging. The leaders included Randolph, James Farmer, John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. Wilkins and Young originally did not support Rustin as a leader for the march because he was a homosexual, a former Communist, and a draft resistor, though they eventually accepted him as a deputy organizer on the condition that Randolph act as the lead organizer and manage any political fallout. The Council eventually brought on four white men who supported their efforts prior to the march, including Walter Reuther, Eugene Carson Blake, Mathew Ahmann, and Joachim Prinz. Many politicians were worried that bringing a large crowd to Washington would create "an atmosphere of intimidation" and lead to violence. Wilkins pushed for the organizers to rule out civil disobedience and to keep the march peaceful.

Despite many disagreements, the march organizers came together on a set of goals:
• Passage of meaningful civil rights legislation
• Immediate elimination of school segregation
• A program of public works, including job training, for the unemployed
• A Federal law prohibiting discrimination in public or private hiring
• A $2-an-hour minimum wage nationwide (equivalent to $16 in 2017)
• Withholding Federal funds from programs that tolerate discrimination
• Enforcement of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution by reducing congressional representation from States that disenfranchise citizens
• A broadened Fair Labor Standards Act to currently excluded employment areas
• Authority for the Attorney General to institute injunctive suits when constitutional rights are violated

Some of the speakers included Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and Walter Reuther. Lewis's speech had to be edited to be more conservative and pro-Kennedy after his speech was priorly distributed and met with resistance, though many were angry at what they believed was the censorship of his speech.



"I still have a dream, a dream deeply rooted in the American dream–one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal" . . . I have a dream."
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, in which he called for an end to racism, in front of the Lincoln Memorial. King was an activist and the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement until his death in 1968. He is known for helping advance civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience tactics. April 4, 2018 was the fiftieth anniversary of King's assassination.

King made the speech as a homage to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and it was timed to correspond 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Along with the Emancipation Proclamation, the speech invokes other pivotal documents in American history, including the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Towards the end of the speech, King departed from his prepared text to give a partly improvised conclusion on the "I have a dream" theme, where he described his dreams of freedom and equality.

Although King's "I Have a Dream" speech is considered a highlight of the march and the civil rights movement, many more radical African American leaders condemned the speech, along with the rest of the march, for being too compromising. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting impression in history and pop culture, and it is often considered one of the most important and enduring speeches in American history.


None of the speakers at the march were women despite the protests from organizer Anna Arnold Hedgeman. Although Josephine Baker gave a speech before the official program began, women's presence in the official program was limited to a "tribute" by Rustin, where Daisy Bates briefly spoke. Gloria Richardson was on the program but when she arrived on stage, her chair with her name on it had been removed and the event marshal took her microphone away after she said "hello". Richardson, Rosa Parks, and Lena Horne were escorted away from the podium before Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke.

Additionally, demonstrators were divided by sex at the Washington Monument. Female leaders were asked to march down Independence Avenue while the male leaders marched on Pennsylvania Avenue with the media.


A. Philip Randolph initially supported "Negro only" marches but believed that the march would create a more powerful image of unified black and white protesters. Organizers rejected the support from Communist groups to avoid being seen as radical, though some politicians claimed the march was Communist-inspired. The FBI, of course, produced reports supporting that claim and called celebrity backers to inform them of the organizations' Communist connections and to urge them to withdraw their support in the days leading up to August 28, 1963.

Numerous black celebrities appeared, including Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, James Baldwin, Jackie Robinson, Josephine Baker, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ruby Dee, Diahann Carroll, and Lena Horne. Some of the white celebrities who lent their support and marched were Burt Lancaster, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Gregory Peck, Rita Moreno, and Marlon Brando.

The performers at the march were Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Peter, Paul and Mary. The march was criticized for its choice of having mostly white performers.


Since 1963, the March on Washington has left a lasting legacy in American history and culture. Politically, the march is credited with forcing the government into action on civil rights. It also marked a pivotal moment in voter alignment, as the Democratic Party gave up the Solid South, its support since the Reconstruction era among the segregated Southern states, and went on to take a high percentage of African American votes from the Republican Party.

Despite that, the Economic Policy Institute launched a series of reports in 2013 (the fiftieth anniversary of the march) where they analyzed the goals of the original march to assess how much progress has actually been made. They echo A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin's assertion that civil rights cannot transform citizens' quality of life unless accompanied by economic justice. They go on to explain that many of the march's primary goals, including housing, integrated education, and widespread employment at living wages, have not yet been accomplished. In conclusion, they argue that although there have been legal advances since 1963, many African Americans still live in concentrated areas of poverty where they receive inferior education and suffer from widespread unemployment.

If it has been fifty-five years since the March on Washington, sixty-three years since Emmett Till's death, and one hundred and fifty-five years since Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. I think it is safe to say that in the last century and a half, we have made some steps in the right direction for civil rights, but we are nowhere near equality for all. Nowadays, for every teeny-tiny step forward taken, there is a hard shove backwards. Perhaps in another fifty-five years?



Fun & not-so-fun facts
• The March on Washington preceded the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement, which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• During the early stages of planning, the march was considering including an "Unemployed Worker" as one of the speakers; unfortunately, the position was eliminated, which furthered the criticism of the march's classism
• The march was also originally planned to take place outside the Capitol Building but was moved to be less threatening to Congress and because organizers believed it would be more fitting to have the gathering underneath the gaze of Abraham Lincoln's statue
• There were numerous bomb threats leading up to the march: many activists received bomb threats at their homes and offices, the Los Angeles Times received a threat against their headquarters unless it printed a message calling the president a "N*gger Lover", and five planes were grounded on the day of the march
• King's attorney and adviser, Clarence B. Jones, has since stated that the FBI had been listening in to every conversation the group had about the march; two days before the march, there was a FBI memo titled "Negro Question", which stated: "[King] stands head and shoulders above all other Negro leaders put together when it comes to influencing great masses of Negroes. We must mark him now, if we have not done so before, as the most dangerous Negro of the future in this Nation"
• Organizers fought for an expensive sound system so attendees could hear; the system was sabotaged the night before the march but it was successfully rebuilt overnight by the US Army Signal Corps after Walter Fauntroy called Robert F. Kennedy and demanded the government fix the system to avoid a fight with the marchers
• Around 50 members of the American Nazi Party attended to stage a counter-protest but were dispersed by the police
• Although the march didn't start on time since its leaders were meeting with Congress, the assembled crowd began to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial without them; the leaders met up with the demonstrators, linking arms ahead of the crowd, to be photographed "leading the march"

55 years ago today, we marched on Washington for jobs and freedom. I spoke number six, Dr King spoke number ten, and out of everybody who spoke that day I’m the only one still around. #goodtroublepic.twitter.com/vdRHADZ45t

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 28, 2018

Today marks the 55th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and of #MLK’s #IHaveADream speech. Commemorate today by listening to & reading the ENTIRE speech. There are bold components that are often not shared. Then, let’s DREAM, AWAKEN & DO. #IHaveADream55pic.twitter.com/S1KgqgbWqs

— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) August 28, 2018

The brutality of the murder of #EmmettTill—and subsequent acquittals of his killers—galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and eight years to the day, thousands gathered in for the iconic #MarchonWashington for Jobs and Freedom. #ThisDayinHistoryhttps://t.co/SIlnyur9SV

— HISTORY (@HISTORY) August 28, 2018

Today is the 55th Anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his Famous "I Have a Dream" Speech.

The fight for civil rights is not over. The battle to end voter suppression continues.#StayWoke#Jobs#Peace#Freedom

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) August 28, 2018

55 years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his dream with the world, we continue to fight insidious attacks against our nation’s values of equality, freedom and justice for all. Today, we recommit ourselves to that sacred duty. #ForThePeoplepic.twitter.com/UXgzapqwaI

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) August 28, 2018

On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, fueling the civil rights movement in America. His courage and dedication inspire us to keep carrying this movement for equality and justice forward no matter how difficult the road becomes.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 28, 2018

Overhead photograph of March on Washington as Martin Luther King speaks, Lincoln Memorial, 55 years ago today: @APpic.twitter.com/FUSDGuaiHU

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 28, 2018

Martin Luther King asks Harry Belafonte to bring celebrities to March on Washington of 55 years ago today: pic.twitter.com/izSd1tYHyf

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 28, 2018

During Dr. King’s speech, singer Mahalia Jackson shouted, “Tell them about the dream, Martin!" which led to King improvising his remarks to proclaim his dream of a nation where children are judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. pic.twitter.com/HuoBIR7fL3

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 28, 2018

Bayard Rustin, an openly gay man, was the chief organizer of the March on Washington. Dr. King’s had full confidence in Rustin -- and it led him to organize one of the most well-attended marches in our nation’s history. pic.twitter.com/P5XJyscXai

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 28, 2018

John Lewis was only 23 when he spoke at the March on Washington. We must continue to look to our nation’s youth, who have always been our future. #MarchonWashington

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 28, 2018

THIS 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 https://t.co/yis3srsDnY

— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) August 28, 2018

"We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On this day 55 years ago, Dr. King delivered his 'I Have a Dream' Speech. pic.twitter.com/T2xL4FO58Y

— COMMON (@common) August 28, 2018

Click here to watch James Blue's The March (1963) courtesy of the US National Archives.

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Every single show is coming back (do we really need a Murphy Brown revival?). But here are 10 tv shows that deserve a revival and still haven't get one even tho we're living in Revival time.

15. Tru Calling(2003-2005)

FREEEEEEE MEEEEEEEE!!! BEFOREEEEE I SLIIIIIIPPPP AWAAAAAYYYYY!!! The show was cancelled with just 7 episodes into season 2 and it had a nice premise. Eliza Dushku could relive a day to stop people from dying. It was one of the first shows that had the balls to kill a main character (they killed a very young, sweet and closeted Matt Bomer). Imagine Tru coming back and finding out Matt Bomer is actually alive...Zach Galiakanfosakndlas in a not-annoying role?! Genius!

14. Once & Again(1999-2002)

A decent and real TV show about divorced parents and real issues with decent not exaggerated acting and portraying parents and children as real people? TV has not achieved to put another feel good drama like this for us children of divorce. Also, Misha Barton and Evan Rachel Wood as teen lesbians discovering their feelings? YAS! Gimme a revival 16 years later!!

13. Life as We Know It(1999-2002)

Poor man's Tom Cruise Sean Faris was actually pretty cute in this. But they managed to make a trio of horny teens actually...not suck. Also, Kelly Osbourne wtf? Maybe a reboot would work best for this...

12. Two Guys and a Girl and a Pizza Place(1998-2001)

Ryan Reynolds? on my tv? YES! This was actually a pretty funny comedy. And since even Meryl fucking Streep is doing tv, why couldn't Ryan comeback for another season of TGAAGAAPP. The show ended on a cliffhanger, but it's still worth rewatching. And who can forget the classic Halloween episode (video above), if you can ignore the subtle homophobia/transphobia.

11. It's All Relative(2003-2004)

LOVING GAY DADS FIGHTING EXTREMELY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE?! SIGN. ME. THE. FUCK. UP. And from the creators of Will & Grace!! Put this show back in the air (The Fosters who?)

10. Animorphs(1998-2000)

Five kids and an alien with the ability to turn into any beast they touch vs. an army of parasitic aliens who are slowly infiltrating Earth? imagine what they could do with today's technology! And if it moves form nick to Starz they can show peen! Also, there's an entire demographic of furries that would love this, lbr...

09. Alias(2001-2006)

Sydney bristow needs to get some work, but Alias' twist would be more welcomed in today's times. Imagine binge watching an entire 13 episode season of Alias on a day. Yes pls! Also... GIMME ALL THE RED WIGS!!

08. Drive(2007)

Short lived series about a team of people racing for different reasons. It was like Fast and Furious meets Saw. Quite entertaining and it'd certainly be morkle appreciated during this times.

07. Ally McBeal(1997-2002)

She's iconic. Real. a Great Character. Also, i do not oppose if they bring RDJ back to TV. Also, DANCING BABY!!!

06. Jack & Bobby(2004-2005)

Very unlike The WB, and i definitely do not see this happening in the CW but it was damn good show about the early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive President of the United States from 2041 to 2049 and he tells the story about his deceased brother. They could play This is Us' emotional angle and make it about the first women president?

05. The Class(2006-2007)

A great comedy and it has Lizzy Caplan. Do you need more? Watch the clip!

04. Reunion(2005-2006)

It was a mess, yet still quite engaging. Definitely a guilty pleasure. Still, the ending was unresolved so we're due an explanation.

03. Girlfriends(2005-2006)

Smart, sexy and funny show about poc girlfriends? This show was ahhhhhhmazing and way ahead of it's time. Fucking CW had to cancel it. And pls avoid The Game, it's just not good.

02. That 90's Show

That 70's show was ah-mahzing and it's spinoff That 80's show was.... something that...happened. idk. But with so many 90's kid going full on nostalgia, how is it that we don't have a 'That 90's show' yet?

01. Happy Endings(2011-2013)

You clumsy stupid bitches. This show was ah-mah-zinggggg and you let it go. Probably one of the worst cancellations of the last few years. Brad and Jane are couple goals. Max is hilarious (AND HE NEEDS TO COME BACK TO GRANT). Penny is ah-mah-zin. Alex is not as dumb as she is and Dave is... Dave. ugh.

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ONTD, which show do you wanna see come back?