Richard Armitage Legenda 80: Stuff worth reading

Legenda offers a brief, non-inclusive index of stuff about Richard Armitage that 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.]

Happy birthday, Ian McKellen!

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Great birthday night for @ianmckellen and a great welcome back for all of us here in #Wellington. So good to see the gang all together!

— Graham McTavish (@grahammctavish) May 25, 2013

Richard Armitage Archive

This was a really active week in Armitageworld. A long list, but I’m convinced every one is worth your time to click, read, look, comment.

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• What’s really in Thorin’s barrel. I’m sure she was just tickling his toes. Totally.
• New Richard Armitage page at fanlore.org.
• Kelbel75 is describing her path to Armitage — here, in The Adventure Begins and the next step in The Handsome Stranger.
• Why Obsessive Behavior loves North & South — the labor relations perspective. This post made me think of Skully for some reason.
• “Ebb and Flow” of Armitage fandom.
• Graham McTavish tweets on the cast of The Hobbit‘s return to Wellington.
• Richard Armitage, source neutrality, and tyranny! A heady combination.
• Neutrality and Richard Armitage.
• Xenia describes her perfect wedding to Richard Armitage with just a little tongue in cheek.
• North & South manga style drawings?
• Artist’s rendering of the Thorin “December” calendar pose.
• When did Mr. Thornton realize he’d fallen in love with Margaret?
• Update on the red plaid project.
• More Richard Armitage-related mishaps that have happened to Bechep recently. Seriously, Bec, watch out for the stove!
• Thanks to Trudy: Hmm, is this a new Armitage fan? Ph.D. student in French lit writes scintillating reviews of North & South and Spooks 7.
• Also from Trudy: The self-contained hero — w/discussion of Mr. Thornton.
• Guyday Friday and chest hair will get you over writer’s block! Yum. Oh wait.
• “Despicable You” — a reaction to Alyssabethancourt’s post about Lucas North and the plot line Spooks 9. The post is wonderfully illuminating / emotive, but I suggest readers be careful with some of the comments.
• The many faces of Richard Armitage as photographed by Richard Ascroft.
• mulubinba’s on vacation in the steps of three different Armitage characters!
• John Standring in Munchable Monday.
• Armitage, Guy, and Achilles — Tragic lovers?
• New Porter / Depeche Mode fanvid from GiztheGunslinger.

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Richard III news

• Untidy grave beneath a car park.
• Some great Richard III events for those who’ll be in England.

Richard Armitage-related fanfic

• At A03: “Little Box,” by Blue Peony. Hobbit / AU. Dysfunctional Durin family relationships. Rated G.

Richard Armitage-related mature, sexy, slash, and / or RPF fanfic

It was a fanfic kind of week. Make sure you read all warnings / labels, etc. before proceeding.

• At wattpad: “Love is a Wound” goes to ch. 15 and 16.
• At MorrighansMuse: Emmanuelle is trapped in an elevator with Richard Armitage.
• At A03: “Good Morning,” by bombur_bastic. Armitage + female reader insert. PWP. Sexy!
• At A03: “Overruled,” by Forever Distracted. Slash (Armitage + Pace) — and unbelievably sweet. Very little sex. Sweetness factor esp high ch. 3 and 5. OMG ch. 3 and ch. 5.
• At A03: “So you like writing rpf. About us,” by Dream Seeker. An RPF about characters in a different RPF. This kind of stuff is why I love fanfic.
• At A03: “Pain-Bearer,” by lilithiumwords. (Thorin / Bilbo / Hobbit AU). Make sure you read all the warnings — lots of unpleasantness and mature themes in this one, but it delivers unbelievably on the hurt/comfort axis, which is one of my favorite fanfic tropes.

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• Can’t watch Armitage’s sex scenes?
• Richard Armitage keeps people alive. I can’t tell you how often I’ve heard variations on stories like this one privately.

OT, collateral attractions, and stuff I think about

• Heroes, villains, and the plumbing. Seriously, this could be a fantastic novel. Just add some Victorian alligators.
• Amazon.com decides it’s going to license and sell fanfics. While I can imagine this might be a boon for some authors (khandy, I’m looking at you), on the whole my reaction is extremely negative. This piece says a lot of what I think.
• The damage of offering simplistic answers to hard religious questions. And encouragement to find your own answers.
• Taming the Woman: Irene Adler and the Male Gaze
• Avocado and Goat Cheese Alfredo Pasta
• Interview w/Miss Piggy in the The Guardian.
• How will scholars view and analyze our messy academic offices in the long distant future?

~ by Servetus on May 25, 2013.