Legenda 44: Stuff worth reading
[Legenda offers a brief, non-inclusive index of stuff I noticed and enjoyed since the last episode. It doesn’t usually include materials presented on the major fansites, which I love dearly, but which are linked in the sidebar. Because I always forget or just miss stuff, please add additional pieces of interest via link in the comments.]
This week comes a little early — again — because the High Holidays are starting on Sunday evening and I wanted my mailbox cleaned out first. I do want to warn you that while I may peek in occasionally, I will most likely not be posting from Sunday evening until Tuesday evening. But who knows. My plans have changed before. I have a lot to think about this year, though.
Feature:
I’m featuring this because it makes me so happy: Nat has a new blog! Everyone run over there and say “hi!”
(This makes me happy because I also wonder what happens when you run out of things to say about “just” Richard Armitage). So she’s keeping it up with her inimitable, light-hearted blend of commentary and ogling and art.
AND — just as importantly, her old blog is going to remain open, and it reports that Stick Figure Richard is also on the set of Black Sky. What a relief. I hadn’t heard from him in a while and was worried.
Richard III:
The big thing this week was the excavation of the Greyrfriars’ Car Park and its results regarding Richard III. I’m going to do a separate Richard III update in a while because I haven’t got time at the moment to read all the stuff, but here’s a summary and a comment at the King Richard Armitage fan initiative. Also:
The Sunne in Splendour group read plans are now available at #ArmitageWatch — the begin date has moved to September 30th. I will be accompanying it here in some way, as well, though I am not sure I’ll be tweeting along. I’ll be trying to come up with a fun quiz question each week, and if the reading speaks to me I’ll weigh in. In case you’re still hesitant, Agzy is doing some background for non-specialists and to encourage non-native readers to participate; here, for instance, on The War of the Roses.
RArchive:
- fitzg asks what Armitage should do next.
- GB celebrates his 100th post with a unique musical offering, something only he could do. He’s also going into the hospital, so leave him some good wishes. There’s a cute cartoon there, too.
- FedoraLady hits her 1000th post. Wow! You’ll pass me up soon, I’m only at about 1150.
- Why Jas loves the stubble.
- Stringent analysis of what Armitage’s “Gary” character in Black Sky might have as a possible surname. Loved this.
- What would Guy of Gisborne have been called in Polish? (page down for English).
- Also by Ania, a beautiful screencap of Lucas North’s hand.
- On the topic of names, a funny association with the name “Gary” made by an Armitage fan.
- What role should Armitage play in a Tim Burton film?
- Jas gives a detailed discussion of her reaction to Between the Sheets. Subtitle: “Armitage as asshole?”
- Richard Armitage and rain.
Fanfic:
- Khandy’s “Absolution” (SB / John Porter / OC) goes to chapter 13.
- La Loba’s dreams rewrite her last Guy of Gisborne fairytale.
- GB’s “One Last Try” (RH / Guy + Marian) goes to chapter 5. Intense angst and suffering.
- On the question of what is permissible in fanfic — here’s a fascinating story, entitled “Hiddle Me This.” It features what is characterized as an out-of-character Tom Hiddleston. It also has sex, so take the warnings very seriously before reading.
- RPF, explicit: “Clean my pipes.” Armitage as plumber!
- Standring plus RPF, explicit, “Open Your Heart to Love,” adds four chapters (12-15) — see here and page down.
OT, collateral attractions, and stuff I think about:
- What if Belstaff came to New York Fashion Week and no one knew what it was?
- Factors influencing distribution of Hollywood films in China. Hollywood is now making as much, weekend per weekend, in theaters in China as it does in the U.S.
- On the psychology of the trust fall (a trust fall is a team-building exercise in which participants let themselves fall into the arms of team members).
- This is the recipe I’d probably make for my mom this week although I have to confess I don’t know where she is on quinoa. It might be a hard sell.
- From the annals of “you get what you pay for, or do you?” why it’s hard to equate online course provision with higher education.
- A satirical take on the Harvard cheating scandal (I think!).
- Favorable comment on Andy Murray’s Grand Slam win and British unemotionalism.
Thanks for the round-up and as usual, for the shout-out. Kind of astonished I have posted that much–although mine are definitely more art heavy and less of the wonderful analysis you write. 😀 Getting kind of excited about the whole RIII dig. Feel the need to dig out The Daughter of Time and re-read it (planning to be in the group read for Sunne).
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You had a productive year in that sense.!!!
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Thanks for the lovely and handy list of everyone’s activities.
Giggles on your viewing my essay as a “stringent analysis” of possible RA Gary character surnames. And thanks for the shout out.
I almost bought Sunne for my Kindle for PC, but Hobbit annuals and related books ate into my available balance. Ha! But with the pushed back read start date of Sept. 30, that will give me time to buy it. Did the number of chapters per week ever get settled on? I’m behind in my notification reading. Ha!
And will Sunne have a “regular” chat room like we do for AW Chat? I don’t think that I want to contribute to congesting Twitter traffic with a group read or movie watch chat fest. Let alone, it’s nice to have a private room to chat in. I’m just saying. Ha!
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I’m not the organizer, so I don’t know how the chat is planned to go. The issue with a chatroom is that if it occurs in real time that makes international discussion hard.
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Thnaks as always for legenda, which points me to sites I might have missed.
Thanks also for the fitz ref. Not one of my better guest efforts. Was running out of ideas. Leicester events have re-energised…
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As always, it was cogent and very well written. It’s hard to write a column — thinking of stuff to say can get difficult. (Don’t ask me how I know.)
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Thanks for list.
I hope to have Lucas North as official model for Belstaff. : 0)
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he would be fantastic at that, and since it appears he’s been sacked from MI-5 he might need the money 🙂
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It seems I’m a little crazy about Richard Armitage hand, isn’t it? 😉
Thank you for all links. 🙂
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some like the hand, some like the thumb 🙂
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Thanks for the shout-out, Serv! 🙂
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you’re always welcome, Nat!
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