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The previous arc " Cirque du Sin " was the transition from Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo's brighter run, smoothed by the fantastic parts of that threat.

What the Cirque did in Blüdhaven led to reconstruction, set-up for some of writer Dan Watters' thoughts:

" As someone who moved from the UK to the US, American infrastructure fascinates me. The shapes of cities here can be entirely different- there's just so much more damn space.

" The psychogeography of a sprawled city is so different to a more European-style city, which I'd generally pigeonhole Gotham as- walkable, easily accessible via public transit, with people living stacked on top of each other.

" Cities where each stop of the day is a 45 minute drive away makes for a different way of living, and invites a different kind of story.. "

" It is wild to me to build infrastructure that is ostensibly to facilitate and improve human living, and to have so much of it inaccessible to the pedestrian. Engaging with your own town primarily through windshield glass.

" These are the things swirling around in my head as I consider what makes Blüdhaven different to Gotham. And I decide it means Nightwing needs a cool new car. "

( Another axis on which Blüdhaven is worse than Gotham. )

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The Party Crasher by Sophia Kinsella

Blurb:

It's been over two years since Effie's beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she's become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more earth-shattering Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian country house Effie called home her whole life, has been sold. When Krista decides to throw a grand "house cooling" party, Effie is originally left off the guest list-and then receives a last-minute "anti-invitation" (maybe it's because she called Krista a gold-digger, but Krista totally deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway). Effie declines, but then remembers a beloved childhood treasure is still hidden in the house. Her only chance to retrieve it is to break into Greenoaks while everyone is busy celebrating. As Effie sneaks around the house, hiding under tables and peeping through trapdoors, she realizes the secrets Greenoaks holds aren't just in the dusty passageways and hidden attics she grew up exploring. Watching how her sister, brother, and dad behave when they think no one is looking, Effie overhears conversations, makes discoveries, and begins to see her family in a new light. Then she runs into Joe-the love of her life, who long ago broke her heart, and who's still as handsome and funny as ever-and even more truths emerge. But will Effie act on these revelations? Will she stay hidden or step out into the party and take her place with her family? And truthfully, what did she really come back to Greenoaks for? Over the course of one blowout party, Effie realizes that she must be honest with herself and confront her past before she'll ever be able to face her future--

I got this book because the library had it tagged as 'humor' and I needed something for the bingo square. Also, I read "Confessions of a Shopaholic" a long, long time ago and enjoyed that. This book didn't seem very funny at first, because the protagonist is NOT OKAY. Her inner monologue is pretty tragic, actually. I think this book would be much better as a movie - the screwball comedy type. However, as the book went on and Effie starts to get over herself, the story became laugh-out-loud funny.

With that, I have my third bingo:

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selenak

The Testaments 1.04: again, my only nitpick with this wasn't about the episode itself but solely source material related, as in, my favourite element of the source material is still not in it. As an episode buildng on the first three, it's tops, acting and script wise, continues to flesh out the two woman characters, heightens the stakes, and does, in fact, a better job with one of them than the book did. (I thought this in the first three eps as well.) I'm also intrigued by some of the chances due to what they could mean long term. ( Spoilers beneath the cut. )

For All Mankind 5.04: In which we get introduced to a new cast member and learn an old acquaintance is on their way. Also: (some) answers about the latest dastardly scheme.

( Spoilers wait with their reveals until after mission launch )

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Current Location: Munich

queenslayerbee

This is the first of a short series of drabbles I wrote for a prompt meme in early 2025, written for

fairyniamh.

Title: voyeur's instincts.
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Character/Pairing: Faith Lehane/Willow Rosenberg + minor Buffy Summers/Faith Lehane.
Rating/Warnings: T, none.
Summary: For the prompt: "Buffy + bewitching."
Word count: 100.

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Willow watches them dance; more accurately, watches her dance.

She’s a dark beacon, a bewitching spectacle. Her energy pulls them in, men and boys flocking towards her and lavishing her with their attention; attention she enjoys and feels entitled to, a proud large feline in her place of honor in the couch, but that she doesn’t hold in high esteem, doesn’t need.

Willow feels envious. Willow feels… lacking. Much later, she’ll realize it’s only the attention of her light counterpart that Faith demands and craves and screams for. A hungry void, a demanding black hole, not too different from herself.

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Current Music: Los De Marras - Sexo en la calle

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wickedloveex

Reveals will be pushed back one week to April 26th, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT. We still have several pinch hits we need filled before we can open the collection. To claim a pinch hit below, comment here with your AO3 name and the number/name of pinch hit you wish to claim (comments are screened) or email us here! These pinch hits would be due April 25th, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT, but if you need more time you may email us to discuss.

PH # 3 buckslittlelove (kittysuloveshamster)
- Tracker (TV 2024), Tracker (TV 2024), Tracker (TV 2024), Malevolent (Podcast)
-https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/buckslittlelove%20(kittysuloveshamster)

PH # 4 CloudlessSky763
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel - Michael Scott, The Second Reproduction (Visual Novel), 百花百狼戦国忍法帖 | Hyakka Hyakurou Sengoku Ninpou-Chou | Nightshade (Visual Novel)
- https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/CloudlessSky763

PH # 5 geelizzzie
- NoPixel (Web Series), NoPixel (Web Series), Video Blogging RPF, 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs
- https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/geelizzzie

PH # 6 i_dwell_in_darkness
- Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon, Law & Order: Organized Crime (TV 2021), Succession (TV 2018)
- https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/i_dwell_in_darkness

PH # 8 Obsessive_Reader7
- The Elementalists (Visual Novel), Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin, Royal Affairs - Harris-Powell-Smith, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom

- https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/Obsessive_Reader7

PH # 9 plicate
- Aracoeli - Elsa Morante, Shameless (UK), Succession (TV 2018)
- https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/plicate

CLAIMED: PH # 13 BoneLord
- Scream (Movies), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Severance (TV), Game of Thrones (TV), Supernatural (TV 2005), House M.D.
- ~~https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/BoneLord~~

~~CLAIMED: PH # 14 gayvillains~~

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV), Daredevil (TV), Game of Thrones (TV), Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV)
- ~~https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/gayvillains~~

PH # 15 Sandrine Shaw (Sandrine)

- Robin Hood (TV 2025), Hadestown - Mitchell, In the Flesh (TV)
- https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/WickedLove2026/user/Sandrine%20Shaw%20(Sandrine)

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We have seen grebes many times but very often they are solo or there may be two. It was unusual to see a group swimming together, which this one did for some time.

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shadowhive

So I did end up going today, though more cause mum announced (last night) that I was ‘going no matter what’ which kinda meant I didn’t have a choice.

The new sfx came this morning, so I took that with me and read some of the reviews. The cover of the issue is about Stranger things tales of 85, plus the issue has stuff on From (which I need to watch) and some horror things. The teaser for the next one has Lestat (I still need to watch Interview).

Once I was in town I went straight to the record store and didn’t have too much luck. It had been open since 8 and I got there after 10 so I wasn’t surprised the BMTH album had gone (and they didn’t even get the Pokémon one). It wasn’t a total loss though, I did get the Doctor Who one, which was a red vinyl of The Rescue.

The Smiths had Star Wars cards which surprised me so I got some, along with some cheap sweets and drink.

Then I went in the art gallery. Third floor was closed to prep for a new exhibit and some other rooms seemed closed off too alas, but there was a nice photography one on the top floor and I saw my fav painting that they have (this one). What surprised me though was seeing there was a Picasso and a Van Gogh in the regular collection.

(Speaking of art we’ve been watching something about japan every week night, one ep had cute deer! And mum saw the great wave painting and loved it which was sweet)

I didn’t go anywhere else really but from a cancer charity shop I got a bake off apron, Fairy Tail dvd, Agatha Christie book and hellfire duvet set.

At the cinema I had waffle fries and read some of the sfx.

I ended up seeing The Magic Faraway Tree and The Mummy which were both wildly different. One was U and the other was 18.

But first trailers. A fair few were ones I’d seen but new to me were
Charlie the wonderdog: looks fun enough, basically a dog gaining powers cause of aliens and so saves people (plus there’s an evil cat)
Hitpig: trailer felt too short to come up with proper thoughts but it looks nice
Ice Cream Man: First time seeing the trailer and… eh. I don’t think I’ll see it. (Kids killing adults causa something in ice cream just doesn’t sound appealing)
Evil Dead Burn: wasn’t too sure what to make of trailer but then I’ve not seen Evil Dead fully before so…

Other stuff was standard current horror film trailers: Passenger (not the new one sadly), Obsession, Backrooms (yay Backrooms twink!), Hokum (a new trailer, which is better at selling it). I’m probably gonna see all of those.

And now film thoughts. Under a cut as always.

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That ends month 9 of the pass. Ironically I’ve seen 9 films during it, which is the most I’ve done in a month. (Also with these last 2 I’m over 20 for the year already which is crazy when you think most ray I’d be lucky to hit 5 the whole year).

Month 9: March 20th - April 20th
20: Project Hail Mary
2: They Will Kill You, Ready Or Not Here I Come
4: Arco, Super Mario Galaxy (3D)
13: Exit 8, Undertone
18: The Magic Faraway Tree, The Mummy

Obviously my fav of these was a Project Hail Mary but most of them are all pretty strong. I feel They Will Kill You is the only real weak link and even that was still entertaining enough.

Next cinema trip should be Hokum or maybe the Sheep Detectives or both (but I would like to see Hail Mary again too)

I have, belatedly, watched the next Doctor Who ep in my run (Resurrection Of The Daleks) but thoughts on thwt will come later cause I’ve happend enough and yawning.

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silveradept

Let's begin with this: Inequality produces worse health and mortality outcomes for everyone, but it hasn't been noticed until now because for several decades, advances in medicine managed to get close to balancing the ledger.

Sports betting, and prediction markets in general, aided by mobile apps and Internet betting, have made it very easy for people who are susceptible to problem gambling patterns, or those who don't have the money to gamble, to gamble far more than they want to.

Conversion "therapy" doesn't work to produce the results it claims to, or desires to. Instead, it continues to traumatize and blame, rather than help.

People who are impressed by buzzwords and corporate bullshit tend not to be as good at doing their jobs, according to some Cornell research. And the difficulty potentially is that those who are impressed by such BS tend to hire and promote people who are similarly so, which compounds the problem.

The insistence on seeing someone while chatting to them makes no sense to someone who can't see, and yet, their sighted friends seem to believe that if they can't see them, something is seriously wrong.

People are not ideologies. People have ideologies, and when you treat people as things, well, Esmerelda Weatherwax has things to say about that.

( Victories, setbacks, and other strange things )

Last for tonight, The Archive of Our Own officially ended its status as a beta piece of software. This doesn't change anything, not really, but it does mean that AO3 believes it's out of beta (but definitely not releasing on time.)

The collection of artifacts a billionaire put together and was good about making sure people could see and engage with has been broken up and sold to various other private collectors, because one of the truths of our world is that capitalism always likes to collect important things, and doesn't always share or allow access to them for people. And it's not just billionaires, of course, People who have amassed a collection of historic finds with their metal detectors sometimes sell their collections as well, rather than making them part of a national or regional collection. Or at least letting them have first crack at anything they want to have.

(Materials via

adrian_turtle,

azurelunatic,

boxofdelights,

cmcmck,

conuly,

cosmolinguist,

elf,

finch,

firecat,

jadelennox,

jenett,

jjhunter,

kaberett,

lilysea,

oursin,

rydra_wong,

snowynight,

sonia,

the_future_modernes,

thewayne,

umadoshi,

vass, the

meta_warehouse community,

little_details, and anyone else I've neglected to mention or who I suspect would rather not be on the list. If you want to know where I get the neat stuff, my reading list has most of it.)

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Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

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Titre : Bienveillance
Auteur :

malurette
Base : Everything Everywhere All at once
Personnages/Couples : Evelyn Wang/Waymong Wang, Evelyn Wang/Deirdre Beaubeirdra, Joy Wang/Becky Sregor
Genre :
Gradation : PG / K+
Légalité : propriété de Shirahama Kamome, je ne cherche ni à en tirer profit ni à manquer de respect

Prompt : "The Meaning of Life" pour

ladiesbingo (le sens de la vie)
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Nombre de mots : ~800

( Si elle a pu tirer une leçon de tout ça... )

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Warning for a homophobic throwaway line from a villain, and some...controversial character development.

The heroes of the JLA and JLE are gathered in New York after the Bialya mission. While they mingle with some of their usual irreverent chatter, it’s more subdued than usual.

J’Onn and Catherine hope to get things back to normal--“as much as they can be, without Max.” But Cap nips “normal” in the bud as the JLE starts teleporting back to London.

( He starts spraying his pits with WD-40 and speaking French in a Gambit voice. ‘‘Ah, oui, cherie, hon hon hon!’’ )

delphi

Fandom 50 #10

When I was putting together this list of Canadian songs I love from the last fifty years, some years had a clear favourite jump out at me while others had too many bangers to choose between. (Seriously, 1993 turned out to be the keystone year whose ultimate selection affected everything from 1987 to 2001.) But 1986 was the first stumper.

I don't think it's the case that 1986 was a mid year for Canadian music. It's more likely that it's just the first year I was properly conscious of music, with the releases getting replayed throughout my early childhood until they became background noise. These are third-favourite albums from artists whose later eras hit stronger for me, songs I slept through during my first concert as a toddler, and snippets from radio bumpers that earworm me to this day.

So, without a stronger personal preference, the clear choice was the Canadian song of 1986. The one that everyone loved and then became so inescapable that everyone hated it, and which is probably on schedule for a revival soon if it gets used in the right commercial or CBC show. However you feel about it, it's hard to find something more Canadian than this.

Patio Lanterns by Kim Mitchell

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