Key Figures of the Harlem Renaissance (1920s-30s) Nichelle’s Wonderful Books that I Can’t Recommend Enough: (Vintage Black Glamour) (Gentleman’s Quarters) Get Familiar with the Four Goddesses (Rare Photos) Josephine Baker Lena Horne Dorothy Dandridge Eartha Kitt Links below for deeper dives on all the people we discusses together. Nichelle tells me about growing up in South Jersey in the 70s and 80s and why when it comes to her hair - you get what you pay for. We talk about the “It Girls” of the Harlem Renaissance like A’Lelia Walker and Blanche Dunne, roles black actresses have had to take in Hollywood, and the importance of keeping these stories alive for future generations. I learn about the history of black beauty pageants, the ‘Four Goddesses’: Josephine Baker, Lena Horne, Dorthy Dandridge and Ertha Kitt and why they’ve been able to maintain icon status decades later. We discuss how what started out as a research project for a novel inspired by her great aunt, Mildred Taylor, a model in the 1950s evolved into the Vintage Black Glamour Tumblr site in 2011. I’m joined by Vintage Black Glamour author, the fabulous Nichelle Gainer - a self-described “black history encyclopedia”.
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It really does take you somewhere else.Īfter the incredible opening which sees Requiem and his ex friend Otto in an aerial dog fight in a sky swarming with fire breathing dragons bombing Dracula’s fleet with explosive shit, the story takes a slightly different turn as more is discovered about Requiem’s previous incarnation, Thurim and his importance to the world of Resurrection both historically and in the future plans of some of Hell’s more powerful players. The standard of the artwork and the sheer outlandishness of the story and locations make me feel like I did as a small child when I first discovered the wonder of comic books. I keep saying how brilliant these books are but seriously, I can’t fault this series so far at all. I think I spotted Hell Boy in there at one point as well. In book three of my new favourite series written by my new best mate, Pat Mills (well I met him once anyway) it’s time for a double helping of plot thickening with a side salad of comedy and more graphic nudity than I thought was actually allowed in a comic book.Requiem attempts to escape the service of Dracula and his order of vampires to be with his one true love from his human life, Rebecca but the vast and varied factions and nations of Resurrection aren’t gonna make it easy for him. REQUIEM VAMPIRE KNIGHT Book 3: DRAGON BLITZ and HELLFIRE CLUB Mariana Zapata is the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books. Kulti is a standout slow burn for fans of sports romance novels prepare for your heart to race as you read this book by Mariana Zapata! About Mariana Zapata Now Sal and Kulti are at odds, and it’s not until a rocky relationship blooms into a strong friendship that they both begin to wonder: could this be something more? Coaching? Sal’s not even sure he knows the meaning of the word. Nothing will stop her from rising to the top as an international women’s soccer player.īut when she finds out her team’s new coach is the soccer icon she worshiped as a kid, who also happens to be her brother’s rival, everything changes. She’s lasered in and focused on her professional career. Sal Casillas is the hardest worker you’ll ever meet. She began writing poetry from a young age and creating collections of narrative children’s poems the lines of which many Dutch adults can recite by heart. Schmidt soon began exerting her insightful, irreverent influence more widely in Dutch popular culture, a culture she found stuffy and in need of shaking up, hosting a hugely popular radio series about living in Dutch post-war society. Schmidt began her career writing text and articles for the newspaper Het Parool in the 1950s and it was there that she met artist Fiep Westendorp who helped her produce daily illustrated stories about an impish pair of toddlers named Jip and Janneke. She is the only other children’s author included in addition to Anne Frank. Schmidt is a legend in the Netherlands, and her inclusion in the 50-window Canon of the Netherlands is a testament to her Dutch kid lit legacy and hugely successful career. 5/10/2023 0 Comments The kingkiller chronicleThe Wise Man's Fear (2011) details Kvothe's travels abroad during a sabbatical: in Vintas, where he courts the patronage of a rich if somewhat egotistical nobleman with the Adem, a Proud Warrior Race and with Felurian, a fae seductress who leaves her lovers either dead or mad.He travels to The University to not only further his education, but to attempt to learn all he can about them. 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As Theo matures, his mother’s absence and the presence of the painting prompt him to make extreme choices-even to the point of risking his life and safety. Disoriented during the attack, he takes the masterpiece The Goldfinch this, along with the death of his mother, becomes the catalyst for a decade of adventure, sorrow, mystery, and redemption for Theo. Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch is a complex story about Theodore “Theo” Decker, a young boy who suffers the loss of his mother in a terrorist attack at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. 5/10/2023 0 Comments Modern romance ansariWho’s Nathan? Did he just send her a photo of his penis? Should I check just to be sure?” But the transformation of our romantic lives can’t be explained by technology alone. “Why did this guy just text me an emoji of a pizza?” “Should I go out with this girl even though she listed Combos as one of her favorite snack foods? Combos?!” “My girlfriend just got a message from some dude named Nathan. 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Between the 1970s and 2014, when Stevenson’s memoir was published, the U.S. 5/9/2023 0 Comments Cinderella ate my daughterleads her into the woods, locking her in a high tower which offers no escape and no entry except by scaling the girls flowing tresses. Rapunzel grows up, her hair grows down, and when she is twelve-note that age-Old Mother Gothel, as she calls the witch. Then again, who would you rather have as a mom: the woman who would do anything for you or the one who would swap you in a New York minute for a bowl of lettuce? `i will take care for it like a mother,` the sorceress croons (as if that makes it all right). The two eventually strike a bargain: the mans wife can have as much of the plant as she wants- if she turns over her baby to the witch upon its birth. So he steals into the baby's yard, wraps his hands around a plant, and, just as he pulls. The womans craving becomes so intense, she tells her husband that if he doesn't fetch her some, she and their unborn baby will die. The tale, you may recall, begins with a mother-to-bes yearning for the taste of rapunzel, a salad green she spies growing in the garden of the sorceress who happens to live next door. And thats too bad, because rapunzel is an specially layered and relevant fairytale, less about the love between a man and a woman than the misguided attempts of a mother trying to protect her daughter from (what she perceives ) as the worlds evils. But one thing is for sure: tangled will not be rapunzel. “Maybe tangled will be a spectacular rump. 5/9/2023 0 Comments Egg marks the spotWho is the Easter Bunny’s favourite movie actor?ġ1. Some bunny's been eating all my Easter chocolate!ġ0. Then there's the good old-fashioned knock knock jokes younger kids will love too! 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