6/29/2023 0 Comments A 1000 splendid sunsHe would also verbally insult the two woman relentlessly, targeting Mariam in particular for her naivety. He has extremely little patience for the woman of the household, beating them senselessly when they did things that weren't in accordance with his wishes. Rasheed saw his wives-Mariam and Laila-as vessels meant to bear him a son as well as to dedicate the rest of their lives to being house-wives. Rasheed's most defining personality trait is his misogynistic conservatism. He had a hooked nose, flushed cheeks, bloodshot eyes, crowded teeth that had the front two pushed together, a very low hairline, bushy eyebrows, and salt-pepper hair. He had a large face that was "square and ruddy". He is described as tall, "thick-bellied", and broad shouldered.
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This, in addition to his lifelong struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and a certain mental and emotional instability derived in part from a conflicted attitude about his own bisexuality, hampered his career. Surgery left him with a stranger, character-actor's face. "From Here to Eternity" solidified his reputation and fame.Ĭlift's career as an unorthodox romantic leading man ended with an automobile accident in 1957 which disfigured his good looks. Then came "The Heiress" in 1949 and, perhaps his best known credit, 1951's "A Place in the Sun"-an adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy"-opposite Elizabeth Taylor. He was respected for bringing an intensity and vulnerability to his portrayals.Īfter a stage career (including roles in the original productions of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, Lillian Hellman's The Searching Wind and There Shall Be No Night opposite the Lunts), he made his screen debut in 1948 with "The Search" and "Red River," earning an Oscar nomination for the first film. With dark hair and dark eyes, he possessed a hesitant delivery and fragile handsomeness. Along with Marlon Brando and James Dean, Clift is regarded at the epitome of the moody Method approach to acting that took film by storm in the late '40s early '50s. He expects to workshop the bioplay in 2006. "We're looking for the right actor to play Monty," Moss told the trade. Director Larry Moss is collaborating on the project. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Mallory kass the 100Alloy contacted Kass to work on a new project, The 100! Klein, associate editor at Scholastic and Kass’s co-worker, encouraged Kass to talk to Alloy Entertainment, a book packaging firm known for projects such as Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar and Vampire Diaries by L. Kass’s bosses at Scholastic, Rachel Griffiths and David Levithan (New York Times bestselling author of Every Day and Boy Meets Boy), were instrumental in making her feel comfortable pursuing writing as well as editingĬheryl B. Once she figured out that she was not destined to be an academic, Kass moved to New York and started an internship at Scholastic with Arthur Levine, who edited a little book series called Harry Potter (when she started at the publisher, Levine was working on Deathly Hallows in secret) Paula Abdul (her iconic Forever Your Girl is a great starting point) and Janet Jackson (oh my god, where to begin? Rhythm Nation is a must, and The Velvet Rope is everything- also apparently she wrote a book! True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself) were two pop stars Mallory was totally unaware of when she moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles at age 11 Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Kass’s father wrote for Seinfeld Supernova, the sequel to Light Years, is out now! Mallory Kass, senior editor at Scholastic). Kass Morgan) Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100 and Light Years (a.k.a. First Draft Episode #216: Mallory Kass (a.k.a. It’s not the doll she wanted, though, and she smashes it against the wall in a fit of rage. Trouble arrives on Leonora’s birthday, when Kestrel, in an attempt to grant her niece’s dearest wish, gifts her a china doll. ‘Dolly’ finds Edward Cayley remembering a childhood summer at Iyot Lock, a large old house in the English Fens, with his spoilt and wicked cousin, Leonora, and their aunt Kestrel. The four other short novels that comprise the collection - each of which has been published by Profile in stand-alone editions over the past five years - can’t quite hit the same stellar heights, but still offer much in the way of worthwhile reading. Thoroughly spine-chilling, perfectly paced, and evoking such genre masterpieces as The Turn of the Screw and The Hound of the Baskervilles, and making exquisite use of setting and mood, it is this volume’s obvious highlight. The locals are reluctant to speak of what he saw, though there is clearly a story to be told. At the funeral, he’d glimpsed a woman dressed in black. So he doesn’t see the Pea pick Despereaux up, or see Despereaux fall in love with the princess. The princess touches his head-and at this moment, Furlough sees what’s happening and runs to tell Lester. One day, Despereaux is so desperate to hear the human King Phillip play and sing a song for his daughter, the Princess Pea, that he leaves his hole and sits at the king’s feet. Instead, he enjoys music, pretty light, and reading a book in the library about a knight rescuing a beautiful maiden. His siblings Furlough and Merlot try to teach Despereaux how to be a proper mouse, but Despereaux isn’t interested in being a proper mouse. His parents, Antoinette and Lester, are sure he’ll die like the other mice in his litter-but though Despereaux is sickly, he lives. The mouse Despereaux is born in a castle under unusual circumstances: his ears are very large, and unlike normal baby mice, he’s born with his eyes wide open. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Veil woodwardThe secrecy breach indicates the court is in “disarray,” wrote New York Times reporter Adam Liptak. “Whatever the leaker’s motive, the result is very bad,” lamented Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman. “We have never, ever, ever seen a 98-page draft opinion,” she said on The Rachel Maddow Show, “or heard about deliberations who’s writing dissents.” The report put the Supreme Court’s sanctity at risk, wrote former Supreme Court reporter Richard Wolf. The scoop jolted everybody, especially Supreme Court watchers like Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick. Last night at 8:32 p.m., POLITICO reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward punctured the court’s reputation as a leak-proof vessel by plastering the internet with a majority draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would reverse 1973’s Roe v. Jack Shafer is Politico ’s senior media writer. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesWhen they return to Seattle, Christian's purchase of SIP goes through, and he tells Ana that he wants her to eventually run the business. Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.Īna and Christian get married and go on a honeymoon in Europe. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. But Ana knows that loving his Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Now, Ana and Christian have it all-love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. When unworldly student, Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Fifty Shades Freed is the third and final book in the Fifty Shades trilogy 6/29/2023 0 Comments Farscape by Jim MortimerO'Bannon confirmed to Nerdacy that a Farscape movie is in development but in very early stages. In February 2014, it was reported that a screenplay for a new Farscape movie was in development. The blog post was removed on due to legal reasons. On April 29, 2012, the game designer Lee Hammock published concept art and the first part of the design document on his blog. It was followed by an ongoing series and four more miniseries from 2009 to 2010.Īround 2010 there were plans for an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game), but after six months the game studio, Vizuron Entertainment, ran out of funds, but several design elements had been created in cooperation with the Henson Company. A comic book miniseries published by BOOM! Studios from December 2008 to June 2009 that was in the continuity of both the series and the proposed webisodes. Co-producer Brian Henson later secured the rights to Farscape, paving the way for a four-hour miniseries entitled Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, which Henson himself directed. Although the series was under contract for five seasons, it was abruptly canceled after production had ended on its fourth season, effectively ending the series on a cliffhanger. 6/28/2023 0 Comments The Taste of Magick by Riley ShaneIt was a relatively short questionnaire, asking about various demographics such as age and gender, as well as two questions regarding their beer drinking habits. QUESTIONNAIREĦ2 people participated in this phase of the study. This study took place in the UK, with the main taste test study taking place just before the Edinburgh Science Festival in Scotland. There were three parts to this study: 1) a questionnaire aimed to determine demographics and preferences for drinking beer out of bottles or cans 2) the main portion of the study: a taste test and 3) a blind taste test. Last year, a study in the journal Beverages aimed to answer this question once and for all. What accounts for this preference? Is there something about a can that construes a negative image in the mind of the consumer? Is there something about the shape, weight, or design of the packaging that influences their preferences? Does the metal of a can impart certain flavors that glass keeps more pure - perhaps beer actually DOES taste better from a bottle due to chemical and physical interactions within the packaging? What do you think? Does beer taste better from a bottle or from a can? Research, both controlled and anecdotal, suggests that most people would say that the same beer tastes better when it’s in a bottle versus when it’s in a can. 6/28/2023 0 Comments Evie dunmoreAs a self-made man, he has vast wealth but holds little power, and Hattie might be the key to finally setting long-harbored political plans in motion. When the daughter of his business rival all but falls into his lap, Lucian sees opportunity. Now she’s stuck with a churlish Scot who just might be the end of her ambitions…. Why then does this Oxford scholar find herself at the altar with the darkly attractive financier Lucian Blackstone, whose murky past and ruthless business practices strike fear in the hearts of Britain’s peerage? Trust Hattie to take an invigorating little adventure too far. Marriage to a young lord who puts the gentle in gentleman. London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted “just” three things in life:ģ. |