Lifecanbebold - Is It Worth It ?

Simone Veil, the woman who fought for and managed to legalize abortion in France, died this morning shortly before her 90th birthday. She was Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor (she lost her parents and brother there), as well as definitely pro-European Union. She was a wonderful woman who went through so much and gave French women so much more. She had so many insults hurled at her when she was fighting for abortion but she never backed down. She was an inspiration to me and my first step into feminism. I will miss her forever.

Slytherin/Hufflepuff writer

Thanks to this gorgeous character art by Arz28, you can meet the Zumra of WE HUNT THE FLAME (my YA fantasy out 5/14)! Zumra, in Arabic, means squad or gang, which in this case refers to my terrible children who reluctantly forge an alliance.

If you love the art as much as I do, you can submit your WE HUNT THE FLAME pre-order receipt to receive a limited edition character card set! More info here!

From top to bottom: 

Zafira Iskandar, protagonist of WE HUNT THE FLAME. She never misses, is a bit too innocent (Altair’s jokes never make sense for some reason?), and feels everything fiercely.

Then our Prince of Death and resident assassin, Nasir Ghameq! Sad, grumpy, hates himself, is sometimes sassy, and secretly loves every single one of Altair’s quips (and also Zafira, but shh).

He’s not sure why he isn’t listed first, but then we have Altair al-Badawi! The sultan’s prized general who is good at everything. Can be sported flirting with anything that moves, drinking qahwa, slicing away with his twin scimitars, or needling Nasir like it’s his sole purpose in life.

Next up, Kifah Darwish, a girl with a thirst for revenge who prefers the power of a blade over the might of the pen. This food lover and elite warrior can usually be seen keeping Altair in his place and making sure no one gets… too optimistic.

Benyamin Haadi! Vain and silver-tongued, this immortal safi (Arawiya’s equivalent of elves) fights with banes and poisons as he tries to make up for a secret in his past. Part of an elite circle of safin, he values trust and truth, hence the word “haqq” tattooed around his eye.

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Riverdale at SDCC info

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SPOILER ALERT FOR THE PILOT AND FUTURE EPISODES

Jughead narrates the entire pilot and possibly the rest of the series

Jughead and Archie have had a major falling out, but Jug is still willing to help Archie out with something

Betty has ADD

Cheryl calls Jason her “soulmate”, twincest details will be gradually revealed over the course of the season

A body (probably Jason’s?) is found in the pilot

Veronica is very supportive of Betty

Josie and the Pussycats play at the school dance and have an additional musical number in the pilot

the pilot includes a threesome, spin the bottle, and a dance montage

Betty and Veronica kiss (many viewers seem to think it was just for show but that is TBD)

Veronica and Archie play 7 minutes in heaven and kiss/makeout

Archie is generally boring/a jerk/cheesy according to many people who saw the pilot (classic Archie)

Jughead’s beanie is “pronged” to stick with the classic look but in a more modern fashion

Jughead and Betty are going to be investigating the murder(s?) together

Betty and Veronica may kiss again 

episode 7 includes a “taboo slumber party” in which many of the kids will be kissing

Midge will be in episode 2 and she is Moose’s girlfriend

Moose has a thing with Kevin (possibly meaning Moose is the closeted character that has been mentioned in a previous interview)

Sabrina will be brought in at the very end of the season as an escapee of a cult

KJ says Archie will be more decisive than in the comics and that he will choose between B&V by the end of the season, but also mentions that he’s pretty sure it won’t be permanent, as this is Archie Andrews we’re talking about here

There is going to be love triangle with the grown ups

KJ prefers having orange hair now, he and his cast mates think it looks weird now that he’s got it back to black

There will be a big halloween episode that will be a sort of homage to Afterlife With Archie

Archie writes a song about his relationship with Ms. Grundy in the pilot

The show will film for 6 months starting in September

“Josie is a very driven and stern character. We’ll find out why she’s like that and why she doesn’t let men specifically get in her way”

Cole says the show will have a lot of film noir genre elements

the showrunners teased that almost every character will be involved with each other at some point

UPDATE 7/24

Roberto says that the show wasn’t directly inspired by the New Riverdale comics and was set up before the comic reboot was announced

There are currently no plans to follow comic book storylines but that may change as season one progresses

Expect more of a B&V friendship than a rivalry

Cole and KJ are most excited to explore Archie and Jughead’s relationship, and their introduction was KJ’s favorite scene to film for the pilot

Madelaine was drawn to the project due to Cheryl’s “villainous nature”

Cheryl’s vulnerabilities and cracks in her façade will be revealed over the course of the season

There is a yet to be disclosed “insane hairstyle” for the Pussycats which Ashley loves

There are plans to write original music for the Pussycats that will hopefully be released as an album at the end of the season

Luke is incredibly impressed with all the young actors on the show

The show really wants to focus on being an ensemble rather than focused on just Archie

There will be other classic side characters brought in

Cole thinks it’s really important that Jughead is asexual in the comics

The show is working off the Mark Waid comics where Jughead does not have a defined sexuality, so that is still unclear for the show

Cole thinks Jughead will be a romantic interest/pursuit, but that first and foremost his love is for food

Jughead is a budding writer, a photographer, and an amateur sleuth

Jughead’s main concern is what’s going on in the town

Jason was shot

Jughead has been viewing everyone’s reaction to the murder from the outside, taking pictures, and asking “weird, piercing questions”

Cole says the show is very similar in tone to Rian Johnson’s film Brick (sidenote: fantastic movie, everyone should go watch it) and that Jughead is very much like Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character in it

Roberto says the show is inspired by Twin Peaks and Fargo and the aesthetics of The Virgin Suicides and Heavenly Creatures

The show has also been compared to Pretty LIttle Liars and Friday Night Lights

Cole watched a lot of film noir to prepare for the role and says he tried to mimic Morgan Freeman’s narration as best he could

Roberto’s favorite character is Betty because she is good in the middle of the chaos

Betty will be coming into herself and discovering her voice in season one

KJ has to dye his hair every week while shooting to keep the color

Roberto is hoping for a January 27th release, but that is TBD

i’ll update when/if more info is released! 

ALL 👏🏾 OF 👏🏾 THEM 👏🏾

I’ve seen a lot of people saying, “why does it matter if he’s white?” It MATTERS that he is white. It MATTERS that he is a white supremacist. It MATTERS that he is a Donald Trump supporter. It MATTERS because he drove miles from his home in Dallas to go to a border city who’s population is predominantly Hispanic, in an area where many Mexicans from the South of the border also come to shop, during a tax exempt weekend when more people than usual went shopping . His crime was premeditated and was based on his racist, xenophobic views and it was done under a president who makes people like him think that, that is completely normal and fine. So yes, it fucking matters that he is white.

@ everyone who went through a period of having no friends, who ate alone, who had a point in their life where they were too embarrassed to tell their parents they had no one to play with after school: I love you. I know it hurts and I know it’s hard but it’s not your fault. Things will grow and change. You will find people who you click with and they will love you too. You deserve positive friendship relationships just like anyone else. And if you’re still going through this phase, you’re strong, and things will change for you too. You are not alone, there are people experiencing the same thing you are, find them, you deserve positivity and companionship. Keep your head up.

Handmaid’s Tale S3E3

Fix-it Fic Roundup

#closeddoorchallenge

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Season 3 was a major disappointment. We were shut out of Nick and June’s last night together in episode 3. What happened behind the door? Did they talk about the future? The past? Was there fear? Love? Anger? Silence? Luckily the show is only one narrative. One version of this story. Below are works by fan fiction authors on A03.

Everything from 😫😢 to 🔥🔥 to 🥰🥰

Every single one is superior to the absence of content we got from the show

Check these out over the hiatus and be sure to comment and give the authors some love.

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“See You Soon” by @benofie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19133185

“Kids In Love” by @splitscreen

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19110505

“Promises” by @dcgal814

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19191106

“To Wish Impossible Things” by @vellaword

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19270993

“Seasons In The Sun” by @smoulderingocean

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19367665

“Goodbye” by 131shaw

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19125568

“Worthy of Love” by @forthisone

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19422895

“In Due Time” (end of chapter 2) by chapped lips fingertips

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19138972/chapters/48397390#workskin

“Slow Dancing In A Burning Room” by @splitscreen and @dystopiandramaqueen

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18818017

hello yes can westerners who know nothing about kpop pls stop writing essays about how ‘fake’ and ‘manufactured’ kpop is?

just bc you saw bts attend the bbmas that one time doesn’t mean you know the ins and outs of the kpop industry or their career (or any other groups).

please stop perpetuating the idea that idols PAY their way into the industry. because that does not happen. and it’s a massive slap in the face to all idols out there who have dedicated years of their life enduring horrendous training, extreme dieting and often times even leaving their family and friends to pursue their dream of becoming an idol.

all idols have trained so so hard to be where they are, and i honestly can’t stress that enough like just do ten minutes of research into life as a trainee and you’ll see what i’m talking about. so don’t try and downplay their success as an artist just because you think that western artists are ‘more creative’ or ‘more talented’ bc well it’s just not true anyway like how many western artists can sing and dance at the same time and not sound like they’re dying??most artists over here don’t even dance anymore anyway, reason being they know they can’t sing at the same time

basically what i’m trying to say is stop discrediting them. a lot of kpop groups write and produce their own music. and ALL groups have worked ridiculously hard to get where they are. stop comparing them to the likes of One Direction (that’s just embarrassing pls don’t ever do that,,,no rlly,, don’t), Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber because it’s not a fair comparison, the kpop industry and the western music industry are worlds apart you can’t compare them because they don’t operate the same.