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NATHAN PAGE ( @mr_nathan_page ) portrait has been selected as a finalist in this years National Photographic Portrait Prize for the National Portrait...
And then I died…
Always reblog! Especially as recover from the fervour as a result of the recent new photos of NP *fans self*
The last one…..
That hint of a naughty smirk in the last frame...*thunk*.
Voici un montage video que j'ai réalisé d'un film que j'adore "Ballroom Dancing" sur la musique "Time after time" de Cindy Lauper. This is a vid I made from ...
“A life lived in fear, is a life half-lived”
Screw them all - dance the way you want to - don’t follow the steps you’re supposed to - make up your own - fall in love with the wrong person - fall in love with the right person - embrace life and every opportunity it offers.
Goodnight :)
I found this on Netflix the other night and was shocked at how much of it I could still quote!
Gender Expectations
Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries is often referred to as a feminist show. One of the many ways it goes about demonstrating this is in the the way it regularly disregards gender in the interactions between show’s characters.
This is not to say that gender is entirely ignored in the show, but I will argue that, in many ways, the gender of the characters is irrelevant.
For example, I’m not the first to say that the characters of Phryne Fisher and Jack Robinson are not stereotypical depictions of their respective genders, but I’m going to take it one step further and say that, in their relationship to each other, Phryne and Jack’s genders are immaterial.
A lot has been said about how Phryne turns gender norms on their head, behaving in ways we are more used to seeing stereotypically male characters behave. I want to focus on the way she and Jack interact, because I think it’s one of the reasons their relationship is so incredible to watch.
While there is an undeniable sexual attraction, the show, early on, establishes that they view each other first and foremost as human beings on equal footing. They could swap genders, or be of the same gender, and there would be very little difference in how they interact. For two characters as outwardly feminine and masculine as Phryne and Jack, this is remarkable.
This disregard to gender norms is covertly evident in the very first episode. Their first encounter takes place with Phryne in a one of the most stereotypically feminine ensembles she ever wears. It is pink and floaty with demur white gloves and shawl. She is smily and flirty. Jack is in staid grays and browns, hair firmly slicked back to accent his strong, masculine jaw and he wears a deep scowl on his face.
Almost immediately, Phryne goes from slightly silly and flirty in his presence to commanding and serious as she recites a detailed and accurate analysis of the crime scene.
Jack appears disgusted to have run across this flighty female who looks at crime as an amusing hobby. She’s just another toff who thinks rules don’t apply. He quickly becomes a man intrigued and rethinking his first impression —and it has nothing to do with her beauty and flirting. It’s about her insights and observations. She not clever for a woman. She’s clever. Period.
He’s impressed, and the next time he greets her at the station, it’s with a now earned modicum of respect. He doesn’t behave like a man in thrall to a beautiful woman, and he’s not going to go out of his way to help her, but he’s cordial and forthcoming with information, and speaks to her the same way he addresses the men in the room. He doesn’t mince words or worry that a woman might be too delicate for a discussion about an illegal abortion ring. He’s just as straight forward in his actions with her as he is with everyone else.
She outright tells him she plans to meddle in the Butcher George business and he doesn’t warn her off, or express concern that it’s dangerous for a woman. He’s happy to let her do as she pleases, and can’t be bothered to care much.
Due to the time period, a Detective Inspector would probably have to be male, but replace Phryne with a man in this scene, would anything about the interaction be different?
Later, when Jack hears Phryne is in trouble, he doesn’t immediately rush off to rescue the damsel in distress. There won’t be any Dulcinea Effect on this show. She’s not a women in need of Jack’s protection, she’s just another annoying pain in his ass in a town full of them.
Phryne is first introduced as a bit of a crusader. Unconventional and amazing, but firmly on the side of the angels. She’s come home to make sure her sister’s killer won’t go free, she immediately takes up the cause of the young girl nearly killed due to an illegally obtained abortion, and after pursuing the thief that stole her earrings, she ends up trying to help him.
At first glance this might make her seem like the nurturing, caretaker type of character often depicted by a female lead, but in other instances, she behaves in ways we’ve come to expect of male characters. Her confidence and overt sexuality being just the tip of the iceberg.
By the second episode more of Phryne and Jack’s respective personalities are revealed and expectations continue to be turned around.
Jack may not be so stiff as he first appears. He’s not above using Phryne’s intelligence to his benefit. He’s manipulative in a way we often see female characters behaving. He teasingly lets her know that he can see through her deceptions, (shoes with ‘ballistic capabilities’) similar to the way a woman might gently let a man know she’s on to his tricks without challenging him, or risking insult to his masculinity. Jack’s not above flattery either, climbing up on the train to coerce her to help him. He’s not a man stooping to meet a woman at her level. They are evenly matched.
They both know what the other is up to, and while neither is fooled, they seem to enjoy the back and forth. She drops any false flattery, and through the banter, they speak to each other in a knowing and equal manner. You could make them both the same gender and it wouldn’t make a difference in these interactions. They are individuals, first and foremost, each starting to respect the other’s abilities.
(I’ll pause here to acknowledge the amazing sexual chemistry between the two leads, but ask yourself, is their being of the opposite sexes really a requirement of it?)
Another early example of Phryne defying gender norms happens when she first takes in Jane, the runaway child. One might assume she does it out of some type of nurturing impulse, but when Mr. Butler asks how long the child will be staying, she replies, “Until she tells us everything she knows.”
This is not maternal instinct driving Phryne, her interest in Jane is initially case driven. She wants answers. After that, what happens to the child is of little interest.
These first two episodes set the tone for the relationship between Jack and Phryne and it is not reliant on him being male and her female. They are two individuals that recognize each other’s abilities and are becoming friends. Regardless of gender, their budding relationship would unfold the same way, based on mutual respect, and a similar way of viewing people and the world.
It’s not just with each other that gender is immaterial. Both characters are very consistent in their treatment of all individuals, male, female, adult or child. Neither is swayed by societal status or rank. They live their lives with integrity and expect others to do the same in order to earn their respect.
Their gender identities are not flipped, they are irrelevant, with both characters allowed to show traditionally female and male characteristics equally.
Neither of them openly show much emotion, (usually a male characteristic) but they don’t hide their sensitivity either, (a supposedly female trait). When Jack speaks to Phryne of his broken marriage there is an obvious regret that he’s not afraid to show.
Phryne lets Jack see the guilt and pain she feels over her sister’s death. Both of them make plain the toll some cases take and their mutual sorrow over man’s cruelty to man. They are two no-nonsense, hardened, but compassionate people. They are human beings, kindred spirits and possibly the most equal partners I have ever seen portrayed.
Because Phryne, the lead, and Jack, the most dominate male character in the show, are mostly gender blind in their interactions with each other and others, the show is able to illustrate how ridiculous the attitudes of a patriarchal society and inequality between the sexes really is.
Phryne is most definitely the hero of these stories, but, by ignoring gender stereotypes, the show has been able to introduce a partner, and love interest for her, without diminishing her power or overshadowing her. It’s incredibly refreshing.
*fangirls wildly* :D
Aspects of Jack Robinson ... s3e1
Much love for the “Can’t Cope Cowlick”. *smooch*
Thank you darlings!
Thank you to everybody who sent me birthday wishes! Today’s the actual day, and I’m basking in the love of my friends around the world. (Internet friends are real friends - ask anybody!) You guys are the best - I can’t even tell you how much being in this wacky fandom has improved my life.
I apologize in advance if I missed anybody, but special thanks to @politicalwhovianblog, @balticprincess, @kanste, @phrynephile, @bill0014, @skirtswithpocketsplease, @slimwhistler, @missingmissfisher, @phrynesboudoir, @julesfriend2, @flashofthefuse, @sadlyoutofideas, @izzyandlouie, @lunalove-blr, @michele02132, @bumblemama, and @phrynefisherismyrolemodel for your lovely wishes and all of the gifs and photos! (I particularly loved that Jack in the Box @izzyandlouie :D )
And of course, super special thanks to my Slack posse: @heavyheadedgal, @gaslightgallows, @firesign23, @msjasbo, @mollidraws, @meldanya44, @jeneenp, @whilenotwritingmyphd, and @thehonorablemrsmccarthy. You guys are amazing.
Much love to you all!! Best. Birthday. Ever. ♥♥♥
Happy birthday 🎂
Happy Birthday, @omgimsarahtoo!!! May the year ahead be joyful and fantastic!
But it’s GOOD wacky, right? LOL @omgimsarahtoo
@omgimsarahtoo, I have a distinct memory of reading “Romantic Overtures” and being BLOWN AWAY by your talent (because of course Jack Robinson would write letters of increasing sexiness, if left to his own devices!). And it was your first fanfic, whut?? Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!
To the boys who can’t relate–don’t be such a boob, bra.
Struggles Anyone With Big Unruly Boobs Will Understand
Ha, emergency target trip for a new bra, how quaint.
Exactly! As if I can buy my bras at Target or any chain store!
My Life. I keep saying I should make the most of it and go full-on Joan Holloway for Halloween.
I was watching How to Steal a Million last night and I think this scene may have been the inspiration for Phrack in a closet.
I’ve read that they had to do multiple takes of the broom cupboard scene, because Peter O’Toole and Audrey couldn’t stop giggling. :P
Hand in hand 👫❤️😄
They’re off to prom! :D
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OMFG
*snorts* picks myself up off the floor. These dorks!
@aljwritesphryne I am sure now they read your stories.
This is better than winning the logie!
I’m done. I have wasted THE ENTIRE DAY ON THESE BEAUTIFUL IDIOTS and I don’t even regret it.
THAT MAN’S HANDS. GUH.
Seven Things The Movies Forgot About Ron
Book Ron was an interesting, attractive and relatable character, and I feel that the movies really unfairly relegated him to the position of comic relief. The dynamics of the trio had to be simplified into hero + heroine + mascot, and that robbed us of a truly fascinating character. So here are a few things you should remember:
1. He really is poor and it matters. HP may have huge issues when it comes to representations of race and sexuality, but deserves a round of applause for having a character come from a low-income background, with the fact of their poverty not glossed over but made into a plot point. JKR is really consistent about this – about the things Ron eats and wears and buys and doesn’t buy, the way he reacts when Harry unwittingly flaunts his own wealth. Poorer kids who have to go without brand name clothes will see themselves in Ron, and richer kids will learn that poverty isn’t something you deserve. Kids who empathize with Ron because he can’t afford to replace a broken wand are less likely to grow up to be assholes who complain about the extravagant lifestyle of people on welfare.
2. He has knowledge about the world. Out of the trio, he is the only real insider in wizarding society. Hermione is the one who knows magical theory and basically everything that can be found in a library. But when it comes to wizarding society and all of its habits, rules and unspoken assumptions, he is the one who can fill the other two in. Throughout the course of the septology, he does almost as much exposition as Hermione.
3. He is actually quite intelligent. Despite what the movies would have you believe, he is not dumb. He is mediocre in most of his schoolwork, and lacks Hermione’s booksmarts, but he is an excellent chess player, meaning he possesses good strategic abilities. He is the one who keeps a calm head while throttled by Devil’s Snare, and he talks Hermione through saving both their lives. He has decent observational skills, after all he was to one to spot inconsistencies in Hermione’s third-year time table. Seeing his common sense and social insight as less valuable than Hermione’s academic knowledge betrays an inherently flawed definition of intelligence. (Especially since academic knowledge tends to be gendered as male, and social knowledge as female, think of Poirot and Miss Marple.)
4. He is loyal. He is the embodiment of loyalty. The movies erase some of the most poignant moments proving this, and hand some of them over to Hermione. But it is Ron who stands in front of Harry, daring Sirius Black to kill them both, despite his broken leg. It is Ron who repeatedly defies Malfoy and even Snape to protect Hermione from verbal abuse. When his mother believes tabloid lies about Hermione, he takes Hermione’s side. When his brother tells him to stop being friends with Harry because of the political risk, he is so furious at the suggestion that he tears up the letter. He is unthinkingly loyal to his friends, this is why it is such a big deal that he leaves in the seventh book – because it contradicts who he really is.
5. He is genuinely funny. In the movies we are more likely to laugh at Ron than laugh with him, and the jokes he makes tend to be somewhat juvenile. But in the books his sense of humour evolves with him and with the reader, leading to this dry, snarky, irreverent tone that is genuinely very enjoyable. Ron is fun to read, and he sounds like someone who would be lots of fun to be around. He jokes a lot, but it is rarely spiteful, and often meant to comfort or distract someone – a proof of emotional intelligence.
6. He is kind. I don’t really how to put this, other than the fact that if Ron was a girl, he would be immediately defined as a caretaker. He stays in Hogwarts over Christmas so that Harry doesn’t have to be alone. He often acts oblivious and selfish on the surface, but ultimately he really obviously pays attention to the wellbeing of his friends. From his words and actions and body-language we can piece together the sort of person who can make life suck less just by showing up, who is always there for his friends even if he cannot do anything specific to help.
7. He has a huge inferiority complex. The movies hardly touch on it but in the books it is his main character arc. He feels inferior to his brothers’ achievements, to Harry’s chosen status, to Hermione’s intelligence. It is explicitly stated in book four that he doesn’t understand how can someone not want to be chosen. The books are far more clear in implying that he gets together with Lavander because he’s insecure about romance. The Horcrux doesn’t get to him through his love for Hermione like it does in the movie, it gets to him through the nagging suspicion that he has never been good enough for anything or anyone ever, including Hermione. And the movie laughed off the scene after the destruction of the Horcrux, when Harry finally gets how much Ron suffered of this fear of being second best and Ron gets that Harry never chose to be chosen. But fear of being inadequate is the primary driving force of Ron throughout the septology, and the movie fails to see value in Ron just as Ron fails to see value in himself: his caring, his loyalty, his wealth of non-academic knowledge and his awesome sense of humour are not tangible achievements, and they are not something somebody notices about themselves.
Movie Ron is the person book Ron is afraid of being in his lowest moments, an incompetent oaf who makes rude jokes and chews with his mouth open, somebody their friends only keep around out of pity and habit, somebody Hermione would have to settle for out of a lack of better options. But book Ron, for all his flaws, is a loyal, funny and warm person with many valuable practical skills. Also: I can imagine Hermione regularly thanking her lucky stars for ending up with someone as amazing as him.
pottermore take note
@edeainfj, flashbacks to the Shipping Wars of Long Ago!
Miss you in the saddest fashion.
My Literary Challenge of 2016
London in the roaring twenties. One morning the stuffy Mr. Thipps comes into his bathroom only to find a dead man in his bathtub. There is no indication how the corpse has ended in the bathtub as the door lock is still intact. Was the stranger still alive when entering the bathroom, why is he now dead? Or was he already dead? How has he then came into the bathroom. Here comes Lord Peter Wimsey into play. He loves to solve criminal cases. Together with is Butler Mr. Bunter and his good friend Charles Parker (Scotland Yard) he tries to solve this riddle. Even though Charles Parker has his own case to solve, what happened to the missing Reuben Levy. In the end two cases has been solved.
First of all I have to thank all of you who recommended Dorothy Sayers to me. @mari-go @r4turner @michele02132 @izzyandlouie (sorry if I have forgotten anybody). A special thank you to @balticprincess for telling me to read it in English. I think Lord Peter’s quirks with the language could not be translated to German satisfactory.
I really liked „Whose Body“, although I have to admit it took me some time to get used to the way Dorothy Sayers wrote Lord Wimsey dialogs and the 20s language. You can tell that it is a debut novel and I can’t wait to read more, to see how her talent develops. The cases where interesting, even though halfway through the book I had a good guess how it will resolve. But the cases are not the main attraction of the book – it is Lord Peter Wimsey himself. He babbles foolishly, solving clues while quoting poetry between drinking Napoleon brandy and – being a collector of old books - bidding on early editions of Dante (a little nod to Sayers day job as a Dante translator). I can see why some would have problems with or even dislike Lord Wimsey. He is very eccentric and recites poetry at the strangest times, but I do like these quirks. The other „star“ of the book is Lord Peter’s butler Mr. Bunter – or should we rather call him CSI Bunter? He is a keen photographer and takes fingerprints and crime scene photographs.
As a bookworm with a soft spot for old books (I did work for an antiquarian website once) I like the fact, that he is a collector and I so want his library!
“Lord Peter’s library was one of the most delightful bachelor rooms in London. Its scheme was black and primrose; its walls were lined with rare editions, and its chairs and Chesterfield sofa suggested the embraces of the houris. In one corner stood a black baby grand, a wood fire leaped on a wide old-fashioned hearth, and the Sèvres vases on the chimneypiece were filled with ruddy and gold chrysanthemums. To the eyes of the young man who was ushered in from the raw November fog it seemed not only rare and unattainable, but friendly and familiar, like a colourful and gilded paradise in a mediæval painting”
Another part I found quite interesting was his nightmare about the war and the following visit to the doctor (who is also a suspect). It gives you a little insight in how they dealt with PTSD or shell shock in the 20s.
Sayers also manages to create some great images with her words. Here is a example I truly enjoyed: „The blue eyes did not waver; they burned down steadily upon the heavy white lids below them. Then these slowly lifted; the grey eyes met the blue – coldly, steadily – and held them. When lovers embrace, there seems no sound in the world but their own breathing. So the two men breathed face to face.“
And she wrote a quote that is now one of my favorite: “Even idiots occasionally speak the truth accidentally.”
The next one in line will be Carola Dunn’s Damsel in Distress (I’m almost finished).
I’m still waiting to receive my „Page 2“ books (I almost got them….almost). When they finally arrive I will tell you about their truly frustrating and at the same time amazing journey……
Glad you enjoyed the Dorothy Sayers book @kanste! I have come to love the books and Lord Peter in particular. I too like his quirks and the way he just suddenly launches into poetry or rhyme in the middle of a conversation, and find myself laughing aloud - quietly, cuz i am sometimes around other people - while reading. I love his mother and Bunter too. I’m currently reading the third book and they have gotten progressively more entertaining now that I know the characters better and am used to the flow of her writing. Good luck with the remainder of your literary challenge!
Oh, keep going, @kanste and @flashofthefuse! Lord Peter and (another person who will later arrive on the scene) are my gold standard for sexy-intelligent couples banter. Some of the Wimsey books are harder to read than others, but the good ones are SOOOOOO good. “Clouds of Witness” is one of my favorite comfort reads. :D
The Woman Beside the Man
I really, really hope that Sarah-Jayne is awesome. I hope she and Nathan are so happy that their friends hate them. We don’t really know much about her and I am using this as evidence that she is probably pretty cool. She is nowhere to be found it the (few) award ceremony/red carpet pictures we have of Nathan. I think that this means she hates the whole “fame-thing” or “the business.” And this makes her cool.
I also think that she gives NP crap about us. She probably has her own name for the Phrack Pack. Whenever NP leave his socks on the floor, or leaves the seat up, or tracks in dirt from the garden, or forgets his bike (push or motor) in the driveway, whatever his annoying habit is, she probably says, “OH, LOOK AT THIS!! WHAT WOULD YOUR PRECIOUS FANGIRLS THINK ABOUT THIS??” And then she would laugh at him.
(Yes, I am supposed to be grading papers right now. What of it?)
In the 15 minutes that Nathan Page had a Facebook page up last year, Sarah-Jayne had left a comment of “Hot!!!” on the following pic. Which leads me to believe that they have a great relationship. :)
post apoc media is always banging on about the necessity of macho survival skills but frankly it’s the gardeners/farmers who know 150 preservation techniques for winter beets and who understand the art of good pH balance in compost who will survive on our non energy dependent farms while you all butcher each other with katanas in burnt out shopping centres
We knitters always say that when the zombie apocalypse comes, we’ll be the ones with warm feet. :)
Just a couple of photos from the wonderful final evening with Nathan and the rest of the cast. I’ll post more of Nathan and Katrina later. Thanks @rinnykins9.
Whee!! Couldn’t happen to a nicer person, @izzyandlouie!!
Project Break and Enter Beret: swatch in progress. This is the cotton/merino blend and I really like the way it’s knitting up. We’ll see how it blocks but I might go down a needle size to get less drape. Can’t have a droopy beret.
Looks great!
@heavyheadedgal, Interweave just released a pattern called “Phryne Beret” in the newest Knit.Wear mag!
It’s fantastic coming on tumblr and seeing the mfmm fandom’s fantastic adventures down under - seeing sights, plays, and stars, while I get to watch my cat eating first a mouse and then a rat.
Well, I can’t top that for a drastic comparison @lunalove-blr, but I just spent two hours having my hair cut and foiled while reading People magazines. That might be a little closer to the thrill of seeing and hearing NP in person. NOT.
@lunalove-blr and @michele02132, I spent the morning sweeping my floors and organizing the mail. I hear ya. ;)
