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#olympic orchids#night flyer#zoologist perfume#zoologist#bat#ellen covey#cannibal holocaust#ruggero deodato#carcinoma#marian dora
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Olympic Orchids Devil Scent 1: Foreplay
Nose: Ellen Covey
notes: olibanum, labdanum, woody notes, oudh, tolu balsam, hyrax, civet, beeswax, cinnamon, thuja, vanilla, ambergris, musk, lemongrass
This is a dark, clovey niche amber, in the same vein as Under My Skin or Bengale Rouge or Larmes du Desert or Sova, but more complex than any of the others.
Darkly sparkling, vivid, and only lightly animalic; I get fluctuating glints of fragrant woods and dry incense and a crackle of civet, but the main event is the labdanum and tolu, deep and almost winy.
The drydown gets muskier and a bit more masculine; I think there might be a woody-amber in there. eventually it takes on a savory aspect, almost like popcorn, with a touch of salty skin sweat.
Amazing radiance and projection, without a trace of heaviness. None of the creamy or fuzzy textures you'd find in Under My Skin or Bengale Rouge; it's not a snuggly blanket, it's an autumnal Chinese landscape, all falling leaves and turbulent clouds and wet mountain crags.
Extremely tenacious -- hangs on more than a day, through a bath and beyond.
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Wanna believe that even when you’re stone cold, you’re sorry. - Be Kind, Halsey
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore / To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before / Hi wa katabuki
#parallels#web weaving#alice doesn't live here anymore#alice doesn’t live here anymore#martin scorsese#to all the boys i've loved before#to all the boys i’ve loved before#hi wa katabuki#sun on the horizon#be kind#halsey#ellen burstyn#kris kristofferson#harvey keitel#jodie foster#lana condor#lara jean covey#peter kavinsky#noah centineo#comparatives
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i just wanted to share my excitement about DR ellen coveys sample pack arriving at my door
!!!! i am going to smell like a cave floor. what frags have you sniffed from her line and when would you see yourself wearing them?
yess the dr. i have sniffed ballets rouges kyphi night flyer olympic amber osafume kingston ferry dev 1 2 3 4 blackbird elektra hamsa carolina african orchid red white and golden cattleya and i dont see myself wearing them. except night flyer. not that i wear it but i imagine i could. in the heat outside. maybe layered with a pretty white floral
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The Best Quotes About Time
Quotes about time help us to step back and realize the preciousness of time. The guys at QuotesTrue.com invite you to read the best quotes about time that they have managed to collect! Go to their resource - there you will always find a collection of quotes for every taste!
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." – Michael Althsuler
"Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time." – Jim Rohn
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'" – Lao Tzu
"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of." – Bruce Lee
"You will never find time for anything. If you want the time, you must make it." – Charles Buxton
"Time is a scarce commodity. When it's gone, it's gone forever." – John C. Maxwell
"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." – Eleanor Roosevelt
"There is more to life than increasing its speed." – Mahatma Gandhi
"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." – Stephen R. Covey
"Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life." – Alan Lakein
"One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals" – Mahatma Gandhi
"Until he extends the circle of his compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." – Albert Schweitzer
"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." – Charles Darwin
"Not to hurt our humble brethren (the animals) is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission--to be of service to them wherever they require it... Whenever they are in trouble, we must come to their rescue. For these little ones are helpless and alone and cannot speak for themselves." – Saint Francis of Assisi
"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her." – Ellen DeGeneres
"The fate of animals is of far greater importance to me than the fear of looking ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men." – Emile Zola
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." – Leo Tolstoy
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." – Immanuel Kant
"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different." – Hippocrates
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." – Abraham Lincoln
"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her." – Ellen DeGeneres
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." – Albert Schweitzer
"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." – Charles Darwin
"Not to hurt our humble brethren (the animals) is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission--to be of service to them wherever they require it... Whenever they are in trouble, we must come to their rescue. For these little ones are helpless and alone and cannot speak for themselves." – Saint Francis of Assisi
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." – Leo Tolstoy
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." – Immanuel Kant
"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different." – Hippocrates
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." – Abraham Lincoln
"There is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties... The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind." – Charles Darwin
" nonhuman animals feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and sorrow. We know this because their behavior changes when they experience these emotions." – Marc Bekoff
"The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?'" – Jeremy Bentham
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." – Immanuel Kant
"I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn't… The pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further." – Mark Twain
"There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is." – Isaac Bashevis Singer
"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her." – Ellen DeGeneres
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." – Leo Tolstoy
"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." – Charles Darwin
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." – Albert Schweitzer
"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different." – Hippocrates
"Not to hurt our humble brethren (the animals) is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission--to be of service to them wherever they require it... Whenever they are in trouble, we must come to their rescue. For these little ones are helpless and alone and cannot speak for themselves." – Saint Francis of Assisi
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." – Abraham Lincoln
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." – Immanuel Kant
"There is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties... The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind." – Charles Darwin
" nonhuman animals feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and sorrow. We know this because their behavior changes when they experience these emotions." – Marc Bekoff
"The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?'" – Jeremy Bentham
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." – Immanuel Kant
"I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn't… The pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further." – Mark Twain
"There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is." – Isaac Bashevis Singer
"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her." – Ellen DeGeneres
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." – Leo Tolstoy
"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." – Charles Darwin
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." – Albert Schweitzer
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My Nonfiction Books!
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🍄 - to be read
🌿 - personal favorite
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I did not include my kindle books, just physical ones
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Fashion - Smithsonian
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Pantone on Fashion - Leatrice Eiseman & E. P. Cutler
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Pirateology - Dugald Steer
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The Fashion Book - Marie Vendittelli
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Redouté’s Fabulous Flowers - Pierre-Josephe Redouté
The Book of Flowers - Pierre-Josephe Redouté 🌿
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Guac Is Extra But So Am I, The Reluctant Adult’s Handbook - Sarah Solomon
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Bad Girls Throughout History - Ann Shen
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens - Sean Covey
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101 Things I Learned In Fashion School - Alfredo Cabera with Matthew Fredrick
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Easy French - Myrna Bell 🍄
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Blackthorne’s Botanical Magic - Amy Blackthorn
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The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion
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Psych’s Guide to Crimefighting for the Totally Underqualified - Shawn Spencer, Burton Guster, & Chad Gervich
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Wanderlust - Andi Eaton
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50 States 5000 Ideas - National Geographic
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The Lazy Genius Way - Kendra Adachi
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Think Happy - Karen Salmansohn
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Every Moment Holy, Volume 1 - Douglas Kaine McKelvey 🌿
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Joy In Every Moment - Tzivia Gover
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The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy - Jennifer McCartney 🌿
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Greece - Mark Ottaway 🌿
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The Way Things Work - David Macaulay 🌿
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Celtic Prayers From Iona - J. Phillip Newell
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The Feelings Book - American Girl
Making Money - American Girl
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India Style - Alexandra Bonfante-Warren 🌿 (@claraofthepen I think you’d like this one)
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Mythology - Sweet Water Press 🌿
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The Everything Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Ellen Bowers, PhD
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Booze and Vinyl - André and Tenaya Darlington 🌿
Movie Night Menus - André and Tenaya Darlington 🌿
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Stories in the Stars - Susanna Hislop
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Webster’s Thesaurus for Students
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Where’s My Stuff - Samantha Moss
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Tags: @messiambrandybuck @gremlinfaemess @dat-pan-dwarf @thewhiteladyofrohan @lady-latte @idle-thyme @lothloriien @kumqu4t
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A probléma gyakran az, ahogyan a problémát látjuk - írta Stephen Covey, aki "A kiemelkedően eredményes emberek hét szokása" című bestseller könyvet írta.
És tényleg: ennek a mondásnak az igazságával nap mint nap találkozhatunk. És idehaza Magyarországon, manapság, hatványozottan is. Rengeteg társadalmi problémánk, népbetegségünk és nyavalyánk azért súlyosbodik, mert totálisan rosszul látjuk a problémát.
Ott van például a klímaváltozás, ami nem az oldal fő témája, de mégis nagyon fontos. Az idei, emberéletek tömegeit követelő szélsőséges európai időjárás - hőhullám, tornádó, árvíz - után már az utca embere számára is egyre nyilvánvalóbb, amit a klimatológusok már évtizedek óta szajkóznak. Az ember a pazarló, környezetpusztító, fenntarthatatlan életmódjával nagyban hozzájárul az éghajlati egyensúly felborulásához. Sürgős lépésekre lenne szükség, hogy az utolsó utáni percben a legrosszabbat legalább elkerüljük.
De nem így véli Jurák Kata, a kormánysajtó egyik üdvöskéje és megmondóembere. Egy legutóbbi posztjában leírja, hogy a nyugat-európai árvíz - mi is lehetne más, mint - Isten büntetése a szivárványos melegpropagandáért.
És a legrosszabb ebben nem is az, hogy ilyen hajmeresztően sültbolond emberek fontos véleményformálói pozícióba kerülhetnek a több tízmilliárdnyi adóforintunkból fenntartott propagandagépezetben. A legrosszabb az, hogy a kormány politikája ugyanezt a mentalitást és probléma-látást tükrözi.
Hiszen miközben az azonos nemű párok és maguk választotta nemi identitás szerint élők emberi jogait súlyosan korlátozzák a "gyermekek védelmében" - addig a jövő generációk sorsát alapvetően meghatározó klímaváltozás kérdésében kimondottan gátolják az eredményes megoldásokat.
A magyar kormány nem csak gátolja az EU Bizottság klímaváltozást csökkentő intézkedéseit, de otthon is elmulasztotta a legszükségesebb reformokat - és teljesen rossz irányba tereli a dolgokat.
Csak néhány példa: leállították a szélerőművek építését és közben bővítették a súlyosan környezetkárosító mátrai szénerőmű működését. Nem látunk semmiféle komolyan vehető kormányzati tervet az épületek energiahatékonyságának javítására, vagy a károsanyag-kibocsátásért vastagon felelős közlekedés fenntarthatóbbá tételére. És amikor ellenzéki városvezetés a gépjármű-forgalmat korlátozná, akkor autósüldözést kiáltanak és hisztériát keltenek.
Jól fizetett bérrettegők ijesztgetik az embereket az "LMBTQ-lobbi" mumusával. A YouTube-on reklámklipekben hergelik a népet a különféle fantomelleneségek ellen, és minden utcasarkon óriásplakátok mérgezik az elménket a félelem-mémjeikkel. De eközben fájdalmasan hiányzik a hiteles tájékoztatás és népnevelés.
Például az olyan, a gyermekeket valóban veszélyeztető témákkal kapcsolatban, mint a klímaváltozás. Vagy akár az olyan népbetegségek, mint az alkoholizmus, és más függőségek, mentális problémák, családon belüli erőszak vagy az elhízás.
A probléma az, ahogyan a problémát látjuk: a 21. században nem beszűkülésre, bezárkózásra, kirekesztésre van szükség - hanem több nyitottságra, szélesebb perspektívákra és az érintettek nagyobb bevonására.
Tudjátok, miről kellene milliárdos médiakampányt indítani? Arról, hogy miként tudnánk egészségesebben, fenntarthatóbban és a különbségeink ellenére mégis nagyobb harmóniában együtt élni ebben az országban - és ezen a bolygón.
Ha szeretnéd, hogy ne csak a Jurák Katához hasonlók hülyeségei jussanak el az emberekhez, hanem a józanság és értelem hangja is, akkor szükségünk van rád - légy a Drogriporter Támogató!
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11, 12, 13, 14 & 38 🤍✨
11. what book didn’t live up to the hype?
lovely war by julie berry
12. what book was the most out of your comfort zone?
the martian by andy weir (i don’t love books set in space)
13. what was the worst book you read?
there are so many!! city of lost souls, frankly in love, just to name a couple. i few of them i just dnfed like the june boys & we are the wildcats.
14. what was the best book you read?
if rereads count, then my reread of the night circus! if they don’t, then the henna wars (by adiba jaigirdar)! honorable mentions: red, white & royal blue (by casey mcquiston) and the westing game (by ellen raskin).
who’s your favourite main character of this year?
tori spring from solitaire (very well developed & just so amazing), lara jean covey from tatb, and nora holleran from rwrb (does she count as a main character).
2020 books & reading asks!
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October Angel Fish Awards
Every month all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words.
The monthly Angel Fish Awards are peer-nominated, meaning ANYONE IN THE POND CAN NOMINATE ANY POND MEMBER’S FIC. While the Pond was founded to support the Guppies, everyone in this community deserves to be showered with love and feedback, and we hope that by opening this up as a Pond wide system, we’ll be able to share the love as far as it can go.
NOTE: WE’VE BEEN HAVING OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH ASKS GOING MISSING. Please use the Submit button when submitting your nominations and make sure you’re signed into Tumblr or your URL won’t show. (If the form asks for your name and email address, then you’re not signed in.) If you like, you can also send a message to Michelle or Mana to check and make sure we got your submission.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE ARE OCTOBER’S ANGEL FISH AWARDS!
Nominated by @impala-dreamer
Lay All Your Love on Me (oneshot) by @idabbleincrazy
Very very tasty Sam smut here. Love him just letting go and getting into it. Very good work!!
For Tonight (oneshot) by @dontshootmespence
Amazing. Simple yet beautiful and oh the sweet pain. I loved it.
Nominated by Anon
Ride with Me by @katehuntington
This story is amazing! Kate is weaving such an intricate little AU while still remaining true to the characters. Her descriptions are spot on and the dialogue just feels so…perfect. I adore the insight we are getting from Dean’s perspective too. This is such a unique story and now I just want to go on a trail ride (and find me a cowboy *winks*)!
Nominated by @manawhaat
Dessert Then Dinner (oneshot) by @atc74
HOLY SHITBALLS! I generally am not a slut for Rob, but this made me the absolute biggest slut for Rob. Oy vey. The inspiration was fucking there! That picture did things to me and the fic that followed definitely did things to me. It’s hot, it’s fucking ACCURATE representation of lust for the way a man is dressed. Ay ay ay, these words and image are just happen to be exactly what makes my brain explode.
Witches Fuckin’ Suck (oneshot) by @crashdevlin
This. Fic. Is. Fuckin’. Weird. It’s weird. It’s absolutely weird. IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. OMG. I have never related to all parties in a fic so thoroughly. It’s hilarious. It’s ridiculous. There’s a funniness and curiosity that bleeds into sexiness in such a light and honest way. The way this scenario presents itself is so damn real within the realm of Jody and Donna and me. Fucking fantastic!
Nominated by @slytherkins
River (oneshot) by @thoughtslikeaminefield
Love me some Denny, but this one is almost better because it’s just implied. There are all sorts of references to Dean’s past, but they are subtle, and the fic itself is understated. It’s also hawt. :p And Dean is so in character. I just…I just like this. Is just good. Bittersweet and sexy.
Drabble #5 (oneshot) by @thegirlwhorunswithwinchesters
I loved this drabble. It’s so understated. Big responses in these types of situations are great and all, but I think the fact that they were so reserved made it all the more touching. And particularly in character for Dean, imho. Read it! Be moved. :p
A Dangerous Game ch.6 (series) by @risingphoenix761
Ooooooh Myyyyy Gaaaaaaawd. Y'all. New chapter. Smut…so hawt. Character dynamic…so fun. Crowley…so, so secksy. Magic…so magicy. :p Remusly, this series just blows me away.
Nominated by @thing-you-do-with-that-thing
About A Boy (series) by @percywinchester27
I would like to nominate Ana’s About a Boy series. It has me on the edge of my seat already. Ana is such an insanely smart writer and she really knows how to build a story. She also know her character super well and she is wicked at writing them as kids/young adults. It’s not a reader insert which I know turn a bunch of people off which is a huge shame cause this one really deserves a lot of love and attention.
Nominated by @lovetusk
A Little Hide and Seek (series) by @iflostreturntosteverogers
Can I nominate this new series that Carrie is working on? She’s really growing as a writer lately, and so far this series really showcases that.
Nominated by @princessmisery666
Blood In Bed (oneshot) by @slytherkins
So I don’t support @slytherkins as much as she supports me and my writing so I wanted to read something of hers, even though it’s not my ‘usual’ cup of tea!!
And god damn I’m so f******g happy, scrap that, ecstatic that I did. This was fun, engaging, funny, sweet and heart breaking. I know she knows Crowley, she quite literally is his Queen 👑. She gets him spot on and this could quite easily be canon. I can see it happening.
I wish I had the words to tell you how brilliant this is, how much I really like it. Demon Dean is perfectly portrayed and I just can’t express how good this is. Mark as my favourite and one I will return to, many times.
Not Always The Way (oneshot) by @kittenofdoomage
THIS WAS PERFECTION!! Yes I know I’m shouting but I need to!!!
Sweet, fluffy, smutty, perfectly Sam, cute and awkward and kind and patient and just yeah!
Nominated by @ellen-reincarnated1967
A New Fall (series) by @iwantthedean
It's autumn themed, full of the apple pie life, orchards, pumpkins, cinnamon rolls that you can eat as well as the human cinnaroll Jensen post season 15. The family history of the reader really puts you right at the farmer's market and you'll feel cozy. There's also a twist. Looking forward to the rest, but the chapters up now, are addicting like apple pie!
Nominated by @girl-with-a-fandom-fettish
Blood and Water (series) by @crashdevlin
This story is fan-freakin-tastic! I love everything about it. I’m all about Dark!chesters and Crash is killing it, especially since the boys still feel in character despite the whole ‘screwing their sisiter’ thing. Bravo Crash! Can’t wait to see what else is in store for these three.
His Property (series) by @negans-lucille-tblr
How do I begin to describe this amazing work of fanfic? Dirty? Kinky? Delicious? Dramatic? Angsty? Smutty? Surprise conflict? On point characters in a very very alternate universe? Yes, I think one of those is a good place to start. Bottom Line: READ THIS FIC (and its sequel Yours)!
Mr. Impala (mixed media) by @evansrogerskitten
I don’t even remember how I stumbled across this gem but I was shook! I totally thought I was looking at the real thing! And then I read the article, and I was absolutely reading the real AU thing! Such an awesome work of art and fic combined! I was blown away by the quality of it! Props to Ash (and all the other art people) for such an awesome piece and even more props for merging art and fic flawlessly!
Nominated by @stunudo
Smokestack Lightning (oneshot) by @thoughtslikeaminefield
I’m nominating MJ’s awesome Sam/Rowena fic because it was what we needed after The Rupture. It is real, but also fun and flirty. She is a master at layering the emotions into her fics, especially the smutty ones.
Nominated by @wi-deangirl77
Stages of Grief (drabble) by @plaidstiel-wormstache
I’m nominating this drabble by my gal Jessie because it’s so different than a lot of the fics out there. The way she coveys the pain and sorrow that the characters feel after such a loss is palpable. And the way she jumps forward to the future that neither of the remaining characters could have even thought possible at the beginning of the story is very bittersweet.
What’s Left of Me (drabble) by @waywardjoy
Once again the Queen of Angst (as I’ve so lovingly dubbed her) brings it to the next level. Writing it all from Sam’s POV she sets up this dark, DARK fic (heed the warnings peeps) for one hell of a ride. You can’t help but feel as confused, scared and out of control as our hero Sam does as she takes you down the spiraling track that is the plot of this fic. Well done, dear Joy…well done.
Thank you all for the awesome work and great feedback!
As with the BFAs, these are not actual awards! This system is set up so everyone in the pond has a chance to share the love and promote a fic/author that has grabbed your attention. The more people that participate, and the more everyone remembers to submit their own fics after posting, the better this will be :D
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK, AND AS ALWAYS, HAPPY WRITING!
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BTS Analysis;
I don’t even know if I can call this an unpopular opinion bc I know some people agree with this, this is more of an in-depth analysis and personal experience I guess. It’s all about bts... and its lowkey a mess. I apologise in advance for any grammar/spelling errors, and times I may contradict myself a bit. This is something that REALLY bothers me. I just want to clarify that I love bts a lot, and that I was the HUGEST STAN for a good 5ish months. I still stan them but not as much due to the following reasons.
They just don’t make good music anymore. They love yourself era was when everything turned to shit. The actual core love yourself concept is very good but,,,, it was executed really poorly.
Dna was my first comeback with them, even though I’ve been listening to them since august 2016. But when actually became a stan in April 2017, I was obsessed with them. I was so damn excited for their September 2017 cb that my standards were through the roof. During the summer they changed the logo and did the beyond the scene thing,,, that’s the first thing that kind of irked me,,, and then they did the highlight reels in the style of I need u and they were redeemed.
When love yourself her started promotions and teasers, the bar was higher than the person who edited the DNA mv. The concept pics were so unfitting??? And just lacked that aesthetic element. I dint like them at all,,,, and the album cover was,,, below standard and looked rushed and lazily designed. But when serendipity came out I loved it (and I still do) so that fuelled my expectations for the music, even though they weren’t really that damaged by the odd first impression of the album. But then DNA came out and???? I was so disappointed?????? The beat was so annoying,,, the mv was so ugly,, the outfits were ugly,,, the lyrics were weird. In other words DNA was just a straight up flop... I hoped the rest of the album would have been better but,,,, it really, REALLY wasn’t.
After love yourself her I lost a lot of interest in bts. I missed their old music so much, and I was genuinely upset over it. I didn’t follow them as closely as I used to. I started to joke about them with my friends who lost interest in bts before me, but I still missed the old bts so much. The whole Ellen show thing, all the western media like Buzzfeed and Billboard making vids and articles about bts, all the rigged award shows, it pissed me off bc they were getting famous in the US bc of their worst album that didn’t display their full potential at all!!!!
Imma just go out and say it, armys are one of the most toxic fandoms ever.
Sometimes they’re just plain disrespectful and starting arguments where they don’t belong. I wouldn’t be able to count how many times I got attacked on Twitter, Instagram and even in the YouTube comments for expressing a different opinion. I remember all the fan wars and scandals. All the mobs at airports, All the times k-fans and i-fans tried to ruin another groups reputation (I’m not saying other fans never did this, bc it was always a thing, but it was never this extreme.) and the fuckin credit card thing oh my god,,,, a huge shitstorm caused by one fandom that lasts for years on end.
When bts got really mainstream, and gained more young western fans, they really ruined bts even further for me. Not to mention all the cringey tweets and memes, they hurt to look at. I absolutely don’t mind the “you got no jams” meme or the “ExCuSE mE” one, bc theyre just pure goof from the members, but when armys took it and overused it, that’s when it started to get annoying.
Some armys genuinely think bts is the only kpop group and that the world revolves around them. They comment “annyeonghaseyo any armys here???!!!” in the most unexpected places, I deadass saw someone on my overwatch team playing quick play with the name “army.FOREVER.saranghae” yall do realise it costs 10$ to change ur blizzard username, right?
Some armys also don’t respect other kpop groups in older gens (or any other ones for that matter) and assume that bts broke through into the western world themselves, which is complete bullshit, without groups like bigbang, shinee, tvxq, shinhwa, h.o.t, seo taiji boys etc etc (and other ones I don’t know of rip) kpop would have never gotten into the western world.
I never identified as an army bc I knew they were cringey bc of my friends who were HUGE armys back in 2016 and low-key koreaboos, and I knew what the bad stans looked like, so I never associated with them, and just called myself a bts stan. But the whole western situation just got so goddamn worse. I was sick of the Americans plaguing bts for me.
I also wanna say, I know not all armys are toxic and cringey. And I respect the level headed and chill Armys, yall are doing it right.
Moving on from Armys, I noticed a change in bts themselves. Namjoon changed his stage name, which absolutely sent me. I understand the meaning behind it but for some reason I felt that he did it to be fake deep? Or woke, and that he tried to completely cover-up his past self. The other members became cocky and were always draped in all that ugly Gucci and designer shit. I knew they were being forced to act the way they were acting, bc I know them well. I know how they really are. I know that they’re good people. I know they’re very humble deep down. They had that special connection with their fans before, that made u feel like u were good friends with them, and they absolutely ruined that. They’re being forced to put on this fake image to impress you filthy Americans.
I still stan bts atm. But I stan them for their old music and the people they truly are, not who they are portrayed to be. I can’t remember when euphoria came out, but I was kinda annoyed they tried to incorporate hyyh prologue into their shitty concept. And the song was also annoying and too edm-ish (like most of their new songs, idk why their style completely changed). Anyway, when tear came out, I was still kinda off the bandwagon, and I saw the concept pics and I was surprised at how nice they were. I saw the album cover, which was still ugly but better than the previous one. Then Singularity came out and!!!!! I loved it a lot. And then fake love happened. Oof is all I have to say. But some songs on the album, were actually good. Like the truth untold, paradise and OUTRO TEAR. Outro tear will remain the best song in the love yourself trilogy.
I also feel that I have to acknowledge that for all the love yourself albums only the intro and outro were genuinely up to standard (except outro answer).
Then came love yourself answer and idol. When I found out they were collabing with niki minaj I lost it. The concept pics were ugly once again, it was supposed to a controversial comeback???? And??? It wasn’t. I’m honestly glad it wasn’t promoted.
I noticed a repetitiveness with songs on answer. The beat was off with the singing. It was all just a mess. I also noticed the amount of godddamn auto tune in the songs (eg, mic drop, fake love, idol, airplane pt.2 and others I can’t remember atm) all of bts’s old songs all sound unique and different, and they all had this “emotional” element to them, to elaborate on that, compare dna, fake love or idol to save me, I need u or young forever. Notice how dna, fake love and idol convey absolutely no emotion through the lyrics or the actual beat of the song, unlike save me, I need u or young forever, that literally have more sentimental/emotional value in the few English lines that are in the song then all of the lyrics in their 3 new title tracks combined. I think this is my most difficult point to explain bc different songs make people feel different things, but it’s no doubt that you can tell the difference between a song that’s made to appeal to the masses with no unique properties to a song that coveys deep emotion (whatever the emotion may be) through the beat, the lyrics and the sound of the vocals/rapping alike. Listen to intro nevermind, and then listen to go go and just try to tell me that im wrong.
Alos, bts seem to have incorporated auto tune into songs, especially on their vocalists. bts don’t need the auto tune bc they’re good vocalists. Also, I have to mention, the vocal line isn’t the “best” per say. they’re good vocalists but it’s nothing special. Seokjin is the best vocalist period. Jungkook’s voice is generic, and in recent songs he has been straining it to reach the notes. Taehyungs voice isn’t even that special, it’s just deep, and it only really suits ballads and R&B songs like singularity or butterfly. Jimin has a very nice voice, but again, it’s nothing extraordinary. I feel that Jin has the most vocal potential, and he doesn’t get to show it, he has this really unique voice, idk what it is about it that just??? I really love it. But to clarify, I’m not hating on their voices or saying there untalented, because they’re very talented, but most of vocal line gets too much credit. As for rap line, I think they’re one of bts’s strongest points. Namjoons style is so smooth and just overall good? It amazes me that he rapped so well over the years with a breathing problem. Hoseok is a good rapper too, his sound is unique and his adlibs add to that uniqueness in older songs, as for Yoongi, I genuinely think he’s one of the best rappers in the industry, it’s not about the speed element, it’s about his flow, his power, his emotion, everything about his rap is just amazing.
Now I wanna talk about the member’s individual popularity. The maknae line has the most stans, and quite frankly, their stans are the worst. Treat all of the members with the same love and respect. Sure, it’s perfectly fine to have a bias but to disregard the other members is just plain wrong.
Bts are human beings, first and foremost, and then there musicians second. They’re being made into media puppets and clout bait, which they absolutely don’t deserve. They deserve recognition for their good stuff, which they have PLENTY of.
All in all, I’m sick of the American attention. It’s cringey, annoying and unnecessary. Sure, bts deserve recognition but not that much of it!!!!!!
And they were being recognised for the wrong thing for fucks sake!!!! I didn’t like ANY of the new songs on answer. I only liked epiphany. And then I found out it wasn’t written by any of the members. Rip. Fans will unfortunately blindly follow, stream and like whatever they put out like blind sheep because it’s accustomed to them, bighit KNOW that they’ll make more money in America. They know no matter what bts put out, no matter how shit it is, fans will like it and itll be revenue for the company. And all the mobile games and the bt21??? Was so unnecessary?? Capitalism amirite? Quantity over quality. It’s the sad truth.
Armys tend to mix up criticism and hate. Although there is a very thin line between the two, there is a difference. Criticism is the analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of something. Hate is blind and unjustified. Hate is disliking something for no reason, or for a very invalid reason. So for example, saying; “I don’t like this apple because its bitter and im not a huge fan of bitter things” is fine to say, unlike, “FUCK THIS APPLE BECAUSE ITS BITTER, FUCK ALL APPLES” you know? It’s okay to dislike a group. It’s NOT okay to hate on a group. No one’s is going to gain anything by hate.
So, all the youtubers are reacting to bts for clout, the fandom is a fucking mess, armys are attacking other fandoms for no reason, the members lost their TRUE humbleness and neglected their real personalities and they’ve put out 3 overall bad standard albums over the course of a whole ass year.
But I still have this spark of hope for them. Why? Because I love them, they have a special place in my heart. I know they have the potential to be amazing, unique and just overall good people with their own personalities, and truly special musical abilities.
After their tour I honestly, really hope the attention dies down and they put out another good, original, album like the hyyh albums, with nice concepts, good songs, and a pleasant to look at mv. It’s really all I ask for. The old bts. I know I’ll never get them back, and I absolutely cherish their old stuff, like the bulletproof logo, bangtan boys, rap monster, hyyh, young forever, no more dream, wings, them all goofing around together and not caring about their image, their wholesome interactions with fans, and all the songs and concepts and theories that never have, and never will be recognised.
On a final note, I realise I can’t blame bts themselves entirely for this. This stuff is only partially “their fault”. Its bighit’s fault, the army’s and haters fault and the media’s fault. But, America is to blame the most. That’s all for today.
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Olympic Orchids Night Flyer
Nose: Ellen Covey
Notes: earthy notes, banana, mineral notes, tropical fruits, musk, resins, vetiver, leather, frankincense, sandalwood
Night Flyer (the former Zoologist Bat) is a very intensely earthy smell, like the inside of a fusty cave. There's a ton of geosmin, the "wet dirt after rain" molecule, plus a choking, harsh note like dried sweat.
I find it unpleasant. There might be a nice perfume underneath somewhere, a more classically animalic/furry musk situation, but for me it's drowned by the sweat.
I get no tropical fruit at all. It's all bat cave.
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2018 TV Holiday Premieres
Updated: December 30, 2018
ABC
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular (two-hour celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday featuring music and appearances by Skylar Astin Kelsea Ballerini, Miles Brown, Anna Camp, Josh Gad, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sage Steele, Luis Fonsi and Tori Kelly. Original Mouseketeers Bob Burgess and Sharon Baird will also appear) - Nov. 4
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic (Behind the scenes look at the upcoming feature film sequel starring Emily Blunt) - Nov. 22
I’m Coming Home (stars Kristen Chenoweth, Tiffany Haddish and Tyler Perry return to their hometowns for a documentary-style special produced by Whoopi Goldberg) - Nov. 22
The Great Christmas Light Fight (season 6 of the limited-run reality competition featuring outrageous holiday displays judged by Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak) - weekly starting Nov. 26
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (musical celebration from the Disney parks hosted by Jordan Fisher and Sarah Hyland, featuring Gwen Stefani, Meghan Trainor and Andrea Bocelli) - Nov. 29
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special (holiday fashion show featuring top models and musical acts Bebe Rexha, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Kelsea Ballerini, Rita Ora, Shawn Mendes and The Struts) - Dec. 2
The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition (season 4 of the American version of the popular cooking contest, The Great British Baking Show, focused on holiday treats; hosted by Emma Bunton and Anthony Adams, with judges Sherry Yard and Paul Hollywood) - weekly starting Dec. 6
Dancing with the Stars: Holiday Special (special holiday-themed season finale of the series) - Dec. 9
CMA Country Christmas (annual musical celebration of the season, featuring Country artists performing original music and Christmas classics, hosted by Reba McEntire and featuring Tony Bennett, Dan+Shay, Brad Paisley and Martina McBride. Filmed in front a live audience in Nashville) - Dec. 10
The Year in Memoriam 2018 (Robin Roberts and Jimmy Kimmel pay tribute to the legendary stars and icons the world lost this year) - Dec. 17
The Year: 2018 (two-hour special looking at the most iconic moments of 2018, hosted by Robin Roberts) - Dec. 23
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (annual holiday parade/musical showcase taped in Disney World, Disneyland and other worldwide Disney Parks) - Dec. 25
Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (47th annual Times Square New Year’s countdown) - Dec. 31
NBC
A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (look back at 44 years of SNL Thanksgivings) - Nov. 21
Macy’s 92nd Thanksgiving Day Parade (official parade coverage, LIVE) - Nov. 22 (also available on the NBC app and Verizon’s YouTube Channel)
The National Dog Show (annual pet competition hosted by John O’Hurley ) - Nov. 22
86th annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (annual New York City tree lighting featuring musical performances, LIVE) - Nov. 28
A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy (musical special featuring real-life husband-and-wife John Legend and Chrissy Teigen) - Nov. 28 ***Review***
LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit (original animated special set before first Jurassic World movie; A trio of dinosaurs needs to be moved to a new super-secret exhibit.) - Nov. 29 (Trailer) **Review**
Deal or No Deal: Happy Howie Days (a special $1 million dollar holiday offering of the game show which last aired 10 years ago) - Dec. 3
Saturday Night Live: Best of Christmas (holiday retrospective from the late-night sketch series) - Dec. 4
Penatonix: A Not So Silent Night (third holiday special with the a cappella group, featuring special guests Kelly Clarkson, the Backstreet Boys, Marren Morris, and Penn & Teller; filmed in Las Vegas) - Dec. 10
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas (one-hour musical special starring the 13-year-old winner of 2017′s America’s Got Talent, singing and celebrating the season in her Oklahoma City hometown) - Dec. 11
Ho Ho Hollywood Game Night: Holiday Edition (one-hour holiday-themed game special) - Dec. 11
Ellen’s Game of Games Holiday Spectacular (holiday edition of game show hosted by Ellen Degeneres) - Dec. 12
Little Big Holiday Special (one-off return of the Steve Harvey-hosted series with holiday fan favorites) - Dec. 12
America’s Got Talent: Holiday (holiday edition of the popular series) - Dec. 17
Timeless: The Miracle of Christmas (the two-season NBC series gets a holiday-themed, wrap-up movie, starring the original cast, including Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter and Malcolm Barrett; according to the release, “ride through the past, present and future, with a healthy dose of Christmas spirit”) - Dec. 20 **Review**
Christmas Eve Mass (from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, conducted by Pope Francis) - Dec. 24
NBC News Special: A Toast to 2018 (year-end review hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb) - Dec. 31
NBC New Year’s Eve (live from Times Square hosted by Carson Daly and Chrissie Teigen with special guest Leslie Jones) - Dec. 31
130th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (LIVE parade coverage) - Jan. 1
CBS
The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (unofficial parade coverage of the Macy’s parade hosted by Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight, LIVE) - Nov. 22
Garth: Live at Notre Dame (LIVE concert with country singer Garth Brooks, broadcast from South Bend, Ind.) - Dec. 6
A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary (20th annual special celebrating foster children and their caregivers) - Dec. 21
The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors (celebration recognizing groundbreaking work in entertainment, featuring this year’s honorees: Cher, Reba McEntire, composers Philip Glass and Wayne Shorter, and Hamilton co-creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire) - Dec. 26
FOX
MasterChef Junior: Celebrity Showdown (Thanksgiving-special battle with celebs and their kids, with money going to charity) - Nov. 22
FOX’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square (New Year’s eve countdown special featuring special guests and musical performances from Sting, Robin Thicke, Florence + the Machine, Jason Aldean, Juanes and Why Don't We) - Dec. 31
CW
87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (tape-delayed presentation of the annual holiday parade, featuring Grand Marshal Nancy O’Dell, filmed Nov. 25 in Hollywood) - Dec. 14
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2018 (holiday concert special featuring Shawn Mendes and Cardi B) - Dec. 16
Greatest Holiday Commercial Countdown 2018 (ET’s Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight host this holiday countdown of the top 12 holiday commercials) - Dec. 18
Greatest Holiday Video Countdown (hosted by the Holderness family, taking a look at viral holiday video clips) - Dec. 18
Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic (holiday special featuring well known magicians) - Dec. 23
Popstars Best of 2018 (musical special looking back at the year’s biggest pop hits, hosted by Elizabeth Stanton) - Dec. 28
PBS
Hanukkah: A Festival of Delights (documentary featuring American Jewish families from a variety of backgrounds along with actors William Shatner and Lainie Kazan, all sharing their personal Hanukkah experiences, plus archival film and images) - Nov. 25
Let’s Go Luna: Christmas Around the World (Christmas special of the preschool series) - Dec. 10
15th Annual Christmas with the Morman Tabernacle Choir (holiday concert with the famed choir, featuring Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville) - Dec. 17
Lidia Celebrates America: A Heartland Holiday Feast (chef Lidia Bastianich undertakes a cross-country journey to find traditional American holiday cuisine) - Dec. 18
Happy Holidays with the Boston Pops (one-hour music special showcasing the best of the New England holiday season) - Dec. 22
Call the Midwife Christmas Special (special holiday episode of the series, airing same day as in the UK) - Dec. 25
Nova: Apollo 8 (in-depth look at the Christmas Eve mission that circled the moon and perhaps saved NASA, featuring exclusive interviews with astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders) - Dec. 26
Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (celebrate the legendary composer with the Boston Symphony Orchestra) - Dec. 28
ACL Hall of Fame New Year’s Eve 2018 (celebrate the induction of new Austin City Limits Hall of Famers: Ray Charles, Los Lobos and Marcia Ball, with performances by Boz Scaggs and Norah Jones; Hosted by Chris Isaak) - Dec. 29
Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve (LIVE concert performance to ring in the New Year) - Dec. 31
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel’s Christmas: First Look (Lacey Chabert gives a sneak peek at Hallmark’s 2018 Christmas movie line-up) - Jul. 21 (Watch Online)
Christmas: A Second Look Preview Special (Kellie Pickler hosts a follow-up preview to both the Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas 2018 line-up) - Sep. 29 (Watch Online)
2018 Countdown to Christmas Preview Special (preview of the 22 new movies set to air during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas, hosted by Kellie Pickler) - Oct. 20 (Watch Online)
Christmas at Pemberley Manor (holiday movie starring Jessica Lowndes and Michael Rady, an event planner crosses paths with a surly billionaire while organizing a small town Christmas festival) - Oct. 27 (On Location)
Christmas Joy (movie starring Danielle Panabaker and Matt Long, based on the book by Nancy Naigle; a marketer reluctantly returns to run the family farm for her ailing aunt, then she and her one-time crush must organize the town’s cookie crawl) - Nov. 3 (Preview) (On Location) **Review**
Road to Christmas (holiday movie starring Jessy Schram and Chad Michael Murray; An assistant is charged with making sure her employer’s adult sons make it home for Christmas, but a blizzard interferes with travel plans) - Nov. 4 (Preview) (On Location) **Review**
It’s Christmas, Eve (movie starring and featuring three original songs by LeAnn Rimes: It's Christmas, Eve, The Gift of Your Love and You and Me and Christmas; also starring Tyler Hines. A school superintendent sent to cut costs at her hometown High School meets a handsome, single music teacher, who is desperate to raise enough money to protect his program) - Nov. 10 (soundtrack available Oct 12, featuring, The Gift of Your Love and You and Me and Christmas and It’s Christmas, Eve) (Preview) (On Location)
Christmas in Love (holiday movie starring Mary-Margaret Humes, Daniel Lissing and Brooke D’Orsay; A daughter tries to protect her family bakery, famous for its Kringle Christmas cookies, from a corporate takeover ) - Nov. 11 (Preview) (On Location)
Christmas at Graceland (movie starring country singer Kellie Pickler and Wes Brown, directed by Eric Close and set in Memphis and featuring both Elvis Presley’s music and his iconic Tennessee estate; Chicago exec returns to Memphis hometown at holidays on business and reunites with an old flame who rekindles her musical dreams) - Nov. 17 (On Location) (NOTE: Special world premiere at Graceland, Nov. 15)
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (movie sequel to 2017′s Christmas in Evergreen starring Jill Wagner, Mark Deklin, Holly Robinson-Peete, Andrew Francis, Barbara Niven, Rukyia Bernard and Ashley Williams; When she finds out Evergreen’s quaint General Store has been closed, a woman enlists the help of townspeople, and a little Christmas magic, to save it and a mysterious 25-year-old letter to Santa.) - Nov. 18 (Preview) Review
Reunited at Christmas (holiday movie starring Mike Faiola and Nikki DeLoach as a novelist struggling with writer’s block who returns with her boyfriend to her late grandmother’s house for the holidays and rediscovers the true meaning of Christmas.) - Nov. 21
Christmas at the Palace (holiday movie starring Brittany Bristow, Andrew Cooper and Merritt Patterson; A former figure skating champ is hired by a European monarch to coach his daughter for a Christmas skating pageant and finds himself falling in love at the holidays, but is she ready to be royalty?) - Nov. 22
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (holiday movie starring Lacey Chabert and Brendan Penny, based on the book by Melissa de la Cruz; Christmas-themed, modern update of the Jane Austen classic, but with a role reversal that casts Chabert as Darcy, returning to her hometown to plan a holiday event with a rival restaurant owner and restore her relationship with her father) - Nov. 23
Christmas Everlasting (Hallmark Hall of Fame movie directed by Ron Oliver, who also helmed 2017′s The Christmas Train, based on the book The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick, starring Tatyana Ali, Dennis Haysbert, Patti LaBelle and Dondre T Whitfield; A corporate lawyer returns home after her sister passes away to settle her estate, not knowing her will stipulates she must live there for 30 days. While back in a place she never thought she’d return to, she discovers what she’s been missing.) - Nov. 24
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (holiday movie starring Candace Cameron Bure, Jean Smart and Luke Macfarlane, based on the book by Nicole Harbison; in this modern take on A Christmas Carol, a holiday hater is locked in the department store she works in on Christmas Eve and visited by her guardian angel in the shoe department, before getting a glimpse of Christmases past, present and future.) - Nov. 25 *Review*
Mingle All the Way (holiday romance starring Brant Daugherty, Lindsay Wagner and Jen Lilley; In an effort to prove to her family that her app matching compatible couples for events, without romance, works, she uses it herself. When she’s matched with someone she’s already had disastrous encounters with, she’s forced to save face and make it work.) - Dec. 1 Review
A Majestic Christmas (holiday movie starring Jerrika Hinton and Christian Vincent; an architect returns to turn her hometown theater into a modern multiplex, much to her chagrin, as she tries to convince the theater’s owner that the playhouse, and the town’s Christmas traditions, are worth preserving.) - Dec. 2 (Preview)
Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas (holiday musical special, featuring musical experiences and holiday reminisces with singer Amy Grant) - Dec. 3
Meet the Peetes Christmas Special (special featuring Holly Robinson Peete and family) - Dec. 3 (Preview)
Homegrown Christmas (holiday movie starring Victor Webster, Lori Loughlin and Kate Isaac, who plays a CEO who returns to her hometown at the holidays to regroup after being forced to step down. There, she reconnects with her high school sweetheart when they’re forced to plan a dance together for the local high school.) - Dec. 8
Welcome to Christmas (movie based on the book The Trouble with Christmas by Debbie Mason, starring Jennifer Finnigan and Eric Mabius as a small town sheriff desperate to convince a resort developer to save their community by turning it into a Christmas vacation destination)- Dec. 9
Entertaining Christmas (holiday movie starring Brendan Fehr and Jodie Sweetin as a daughter striving to impress her perfectionist cooking and crafting expert mother, and prove she’s worthy of taking over the family business, by creating the perfect Christmas for a young girl whose father is deployed) - Dec. 15
A Gingerbread Romance (holiday movie starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Duane Henry; an architect pairs with a local baker, and single dad, to build life-size gingerbread houses in hopes of getting a promotion) - Dec. 16 **Review**
Candace Cameron Bure’s Christmas Across America (holiday special, produced and hosted by Candace Cameron Bure, featuring Christmas celebrations from across the U.S.) - Dec. 17
Jingle Around the Clock (holiday movie starring Brooke Nevin and Michael Cassidy, a young advertising exec must ditch her holiday college reunion to work on a new Christmas campaign with a partner who doesn’t share her vision.) - Dec. 22
Christmas Made to Order (holiday movie starring Alexa PenaVega and Jonathan Bennett; an architect hires an event planner to help his family Christmas go off without a hitch.) - Dec. 23
When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing (4th holiday movie based on the television series, starring Lori Loughlin, Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith and Paul Greene; A group of orphans become stranded in Hope Valley for the holidays with two mysterious sisters) - Dec. 25
A Midnight Kiss (holiday movie starring Carlos PenaVega and Adelaide Kane; a family of party planners has only one week to prepare for the biggest New Year’s Eve event of their lives, but when her brother breaks his leg and her parents have to leave, their daughter is forced to enlist outside assistance to get the job done.) - Dec. 29
2019 Winterfest Preview Special (preview special of the Winterfest movies set to air in January 2019) - Dec. 29
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Miracles of Christmas Preview Special (preview of the 15 new movies set to air during Hallmark Movie & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas hosted by Candace Cameron-Bure) - Oct. 14 (Watch Online)
Marrying Father Christmas (movie starring Erin Krakow, Niall Matter and Wendie Malick; sequel to 2017′s Engaging Father Christmas and 2016′s Finding Father Christmas, based on the book series by Robin Jones Gunn) - Nov. 4 (First Look)
A Veteran’s Christmas (holiday movie starring Eloise Mumford and Sean Faris; a decorated solider separated from her service dog returns home from Afghanistan and finds herself stranded in the town of Rivers Crossing for the holiday.) - Nov. 11 (Preview) (First Look) **Review**
Return to Christmas Creek (holiday movie starring Steven Weber, Tori Anderson, Stephen Huszar and Kari Matchett; after her app is rejected by Silicone Valley a young woman returns to her family’s hometown and, along with her childhood best friend, works to reunite her father with his pilot brother, who flies over the town each Christmas Eve dressed as Santa delivering toys to needy children) - Nov. 17 ***Review***
A Godwink Christmas (movie starring Kimberly Sustad, Paul Campbell and Kathie Lee Gifford, based on the book by SQuire Rushnell; an antiques dealer reluctantly gets engaged to her longtime boyfriend at Christmas, but her aunt invites her to Nantucket after sensing her reluctance) - Nov. 18 (First Look)
Last Vermont Christmas (holiday movie starring Justin Bruening, Catherine Corcoran and Erin Cahill; Parents decide to sell the family home—to their daughter’s high school sweetheart—telling their grown children at the holidays that this will be their last Christmas in Vermont.) - Nov. 19
Hope at Christmas (holiday movie based on the book by Nancy Naigle, starring Scottie Thompson and Ryan Paevey, who plays a school teacher that dreams of being a writer, with a holiday job as the local Santa, determined to make a little girl’s Christmas dreams come true) - Nov. 20
Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane (movie starring Alicia Witt, Mary McDonough, Laura Leighton and Colin Ferguson, based on McDonough’s novel, House on Honeysuckle Lane; siblings return home for one last Christmas before selling their family home after their parents’ passing, but a discovery changes everything) - Nov. 24 **Review**
Christmas Wonderland (holiday movie starring Kelly Hu, Emily Osment and Ryan Rottman; an overworked gallery owner returns to her hometown due to a family emergency to watch her niece and nephew, where she reunites with her high school boyfriend, now a teacher, and helps him plan the school’s annual Christmas Snow Ball) - Dec. 1
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (holiday movie starring Lolita Davidovich, Aimee Teegarden and Brett Dalton, based on the true story of Heather Krueger and Christopher Dempsey; A dying woman receives a liver transplant from a kind stranger and, over three Christmases, they fall in love.) - Dec. 2
Memories of Christmas (holiday movie starring Mark Taylor and Christina Milian as Noelle, who returns to her late mother’s house for the holidays, and reluctantly regains her passion for Christmas through her mother’s love of the holiday and a handsome holiday decorator) - Dec. 8 *Review*
Time for Me To Come Home for Christmas (holiday movie based on the song by Blake Shelton and book by Shelton’s mother, Dorothy Shackleford, and Travis Thrasher, starring Josh Henderson and Megan Park; a country star and a small-town business woman returning to Oklahoma for Christmas are stymied by a snowstorm and decide to drive to their destination together, learning how much they have in common along the way.) - Dec. 9
Northern Lights of Christmas (holiday movie starring Ashley Williams and Corey Sevier, based on the book Sleigh Bell Sweethearts by Teri Wilson; when an aspiring pilot inherits a reindeer farm she finds herself overwhelmed until a mysterious stranger shows up to help at the holidays.) - Dec. 15
Small Town Christmas (holiday movie starring Kris Polaha and Ashley Newbrough; a first-time novelist’s book tour to promote her surprise best-seller takes her to the hometown of an old colleague who broke her heart and unwittingly helped inspire her novel.) - Dec. 16
A Christmas for the Books (holiday movie starring Chelsea Kane and Drew Seeley a life guru with a best-selling book all about finding love finds herself single at the holidays. When she’s asked to host a major holiday gala she’s got to find someone who will pretend to be her boyfriend, or risk being exposed as a fraud) - Dec. 20
Christmas at Grand Valley (holiday movie starring Danica McKellar, Brennan Elliott and Dan Lauria; A burned out Chicago art dealer wants to spend a quiet Christmas relaxing and rejuvenating in her favorite town, where she meets up a single dad and his kids who are reviewing the hotel they’re all staying in) - Dec. 21
Christmas Bells Are Ringing (holiday movie starring Emilie Ullerup and Josh Kelly; a photographer returns to Cape Cod to celebrate her father’s Christmas Eve wedding and finds an inspiring winter wonderland through the eyes of a local) - Dec. 22
Happy and Friends Yule Log (visual “Yule Log” featuring Happy the Dog and other cute canine and feline friends) - Dec. 24-25
Lifetime
It’s a Wonderful Lifetime Preview Special (holiday preview special hosted by Melissa Joan Hart) - Nov. 17 (Watch Online)
My Christmas Inn (holiday movie starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Rob Mayes, Jackee Harry, Tim Reid and Erin Gray, shot on location in Utah; A San Fran ad exec inherits a small-town Alaska inn at the holidays and falls in love with the town, and a handsome architect she meets there) - Nov. 21 (Preview) **Review**
A Christmas Arrangement (holiday movie starring Nicky Whelan, Miles Fisher, Julie McNiven, Leslie Easterbrook, and Daphne Zuniga; when a flower shop owner enters a holiday floral show that features a $5,000 grand prize, she finds a worthy rival, and love blossoms) - Nov. 21
The Christmas Contract (holiday movie starring One Tree Hill alums Hilarie Burton, Robert Buckley, Danneel Ackles and Antwon Tanner with an original song from Tyler Hilton; also starring Jordan Ladd, Cheryl Ladd, Bruce Boxleitner and Jason London; A women not wanting to face her newly-coupled ex during a hometown Christmas celebration, so she hires her best friend’s brother to pretend to be her boyfriend) - Nov. 22 (Preview) ***Review***
'Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Cast Reunion (holiday special featuring the cast of One Tree Hill plus special guests) - Nov. 22
Poinsettias for Christmas (holiday movie starring Bethany Joy Lenz, Sharon Lawrence, John Schneider, Lauren London and Marcus Rosner; Daughter comes home to help on her family’s poinsettia farm as a disaster looms as the plants aren’t ready for the holiday.) - Nov. 23 (Preview) ***Review***
Every Other Holiday (holiday movie starring Schulyer Fisk, David Clayton Rogers, Dee Wallace and Abby James Witherspoon; Daughters scheme to reunite their estranged parents by getting the whole family to spend Christmas together at a family farmhouse) - Nov. 23 ****Review****
Every Day is Christmas (holiday movie starring Toni Braxton, Towanda Braxton, Gloria Reuben and Michael Jai White; Modern take on A Christmas Carol where a humbug money manager sees her past, present and future collide.) - Nov. 24 (Preview)
Christmas Harmony (holiday movie starring Kelley Jakle, Chandra Wilson, Adam Mayfield and Sally Struthers; When her pop star boyfriend breaks up with her at Christmas, a young woman returns to her hometown at the holidays and rediscovers her own dreams.) - Nov. 24
Jingle Belle (movie starring Tatyana Ali, Cornelius Smith Jr, Loretta Devine, Valarie Pettiford, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Tempestt Bledsoe; high school sweethearts once known for their flawless Christmas duet are reunited to work on the pageant they once starred in) - Nov. 25 (Preview)
Christmas Perfection (movie starring Caitlin Thompson, James Henri-Thomas and Robbie Silverman; A Christmas control freak finds herself transported into a magical Christmas village where she learns “the perfect Christmas” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be) - Nov. 25
A Very Nutty Christmas (starring Melissa Joan Hart, Barry Watson, Marissa Winokur, Conchata Ferrell and Rizwan Manji; Hart plays a workaholic baker who’s just been dumped and decides to “give up on Christmas” when a magic nutcracker comes to life; filmed on location in Conn.) - Nov. 30 (Preview) ****Review****
A Twist of Christmas (holiday movie starring Brendon Zub, Vanessa Lachey, Rick Fox and Christian Convery; Single parents accidentally switch their kids Christmas gifts and must work together to fix the mix-up or the holiday will be ruined.) - Dec. 1 *Review*
The Christmas Pact (holiday movie starring Kyla Pratt, Jarod Joseph, Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy; Childhood besties have kept their Christmas pact intact since they planted a tree together at age 8, but now life is getting in the way of their annual traditions.) - Dec. 2 (Preview)
Christmas Lost and Found (holiday movie starring Tiya Sircar, Ed Ruttle and Diane Ladd; A big city event planner is guilted into spending the holidays with her grandmother, but when she accidentally trashes the heirloom family ornaments, she ends up finding out what the season really means.) - Dec. 7 ***Review***
Santa’s Boots (holiday movie starring Megan Hilty, Fiona Vroom, Marc-Anthony Massiah, Noah Mills, June Squibb and Patricia Isaac; A young women returns home for Christmas to find her family’s store on brink of bankruptcy. To help out she fills in as one of Santa’s helpers where she meets a charming store St. Nick, who mysteriously disappears just before the holiday, leaving behind just his boot.) - Dec. 8 **Review**
A Christmas in Tennessee (holiday movie starring Rachel Boston, Andrew Walker, Patricia Richardson and Caroline Rhea; When a developer tries to turn their town, including the family-owned bakery, into a ski resort, the mom-daughter baking duo set out to stop him with a little Christmas magic.) - Dec. 9 ***Review***
Christmas Around the Corner (holiday movie directed by Megan Follows, starring Alexandra Breckenridge, Jamie Spilchuk and Jane Alexander; A woman escaping her city life during Christmas discovers her Vermont holiday rental requires her to run an attached bookshop, where she unexpectedly falls in love) - Dec. 14
Christmas Pen Pals (holiday movie starring Michael Gross, Sarah Drew and Niall Matter; Creator of a dating app heads home for the holidays following a devastating breakup where she runs into her high school love while running the town’s Christmas Cupid pen pal program.) - Dec. 15
Hometown Christmas (holiday movie starring Beverley Mitchell, Stephen Colletti, Erin Cahill, Melissa Gilbert and Danny Boaz; High school sweethearts return to their hometown and find their parents have fallen in love, filmed on location in Louisiana) - Dec. 16
Freeform
The Truth About Christmas (holiday movie starring Kali Hawk, Damon Dayoub and Ali Ghandour; a political consultant famed for her spin finds herself unable to lie after a run in with a toy store Santa on the way to meet her mayoral candidate boyfriend’s family for the first time) - Nov. 25 (Trailer) ****Review****
Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve (movie starring Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa and Gavin Stenhouse, Christmas-themed sequel to the 2000 Wonderful World of Disney film) - Dec. 2 (Teaser, Trailer)
Pop Up Santa Special (viewers are surprised with special Christmas gifts by Freeform’s “Pop Up Santa”) - Dec. 3
Disney Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic 2 (second special featuring Christmas weddings at Disney parks hosted Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Allison Holker and featuring a performance by Martina McBride) - Dec. 8
No Sleep ‘Til Christmas (holiday movie starring real life husband and wife Dave and Odette Annable as a pair of insomniacs who come to depend on one another even though one of them is engaged to someone else; also starring Sheryl Lee Ralph) - Dec. 10 (Trailer) Review
ION
A Wedding for Christmas (starring Vivica A. Fox and Cristine Prosperi; an assistant for a top wedding planner returns to her hometown to plan her sister’s Christmas wedding, only to run into her childhood sweetheart) - Nov. 25
Christmas Cupid’s Arrow (starring Elisabeth Harnois and Jonathan Togo; After Holly’s younger sister announce she’s pregnant, the college professor signs up for a dating service, determined to find a mate, but maybe the guy she’s looking for is fellow faculty member, and single dad, David, who she’s planning the winter formal with) - Dec. 2
Rent-an-Elf (holiday movie starring Kim Shaw and Sean Patrick Thomas; Type-A Ava runs a full-service holiday planning company called Rent-an-Elf, but finds herself wanting to share the Christmas she plans for a single dad and his son, until his ex-wife returns for the holidays) - Dec. 8
A Snow White Christmas (starring Carolyn Hennesy and Liam McNeill; stuck with her evil stepmother for the holidays, Bianca Snow tries to make the best of it, bonding with the decorator, much to her stepmother’s chagrin, who tries to hypnotize Bianca into forgetting about her inheritance) - Dec. 9 (Trailer)
Country Christmas Album (starring Hannah Barefoot and Evan Gamble; a country singer tries to save her career by reluctantly agreeing to make a Christmas album with a former teen heartthrob) - Dec. 15
A Christmas in Royal Fashion (starring Cindy Busby and Diarmaid Murtagh; a PR assistant is put in charge of a charity Christmas fashion show sponsored by the royal family of Edgewater, when the prince confuses her for her boss and falls for her, the assistant is too scared to tell him the truth) - Dec. 16
UP
Beverly Hills Christmas II (a.ka. This Is Our Christmas; sequel to 2015′s Beverly Hills Christmas starring Margaret O’Brien, Ronn Moss and Kira Reed Lorsch; when a Beverly Hills family suffers financial hardship at the holidays, they’re in need of a true Christmas miracle) - Nov. 3
The Christmas Switch (holiday movie starring Jackie Seiden, Ashley Wood, Oana Gregory; Two moms swap bodies and have to figure out how to switch back before Christmas) - Nov. 4
Chandler Christmas Getaway (movie starring Malinda Williams, GregAllen Williams, DeEtta West and Victoria Rowell, fifth in the series that began with 2013′s Marry Me for Christmas; The Chandler family heads to a cabin for Christmas) - Nov. 11
Christmas on the Coast (movie starring Julie Ann Emery and Burgess Jenkins about a New York novelist known for holiday romances who spends the holidays in a resort locale, and finds herself with her own Christmas romance) - Nov. 18 (Twitter, Trailer) (available on DVD Nov. 6)
Christmas Catch (movie starring Yanic Trusedale, Genelle Williams and Emily Alatalo; a detective goes undercover over the holidays and might just be falling for the man she’s sent to watch) - Dec. 2
Christmas with a Prince (holiday movie starring Kaitlyn Leeb, Nick Hounslow and Charles Shaughnessy; a doctor finds herself taking care of a handsome, spoiled prince after he breaks his leg skiing; also available on DVD) - Dec. 9 (Trailer)
Christmas on Holly Lane (holiday movie starring Karen Holness, Jamie M Callica and Giles Panton; lifelong friends come together to save a house they cherish at the holidays) - Dec. 16
Hometown Holiday (holiday movie starring Kevin McGarry, Sarah Troyer and Stephen Huszar; a record exec goes to a country holiday wedding in hopes of signing a social media celeb, but falls for a small town girl instead, also available on DVD) - Dec. 23 (Trailer)
TV One
A Special Night of Rickey Smile for Real (the comedian hosts a special holiday comedy and cooking extravaganza) - Nov. 20
Merry Wish-Mas (movie starring real-life husband and wife Tamela and David Mann, as former high school sweethearts reunited for the holidays amidst family drama) - Dec. 2 (Clip)
Living by Design Holiday Special (brother and sister Jake and Jazz Smollett bring viewers into their home for a spectacular Christmas dinner)- Dec. 9
Coins for Christmas (movie starring Essence Atkins, Stephen Bishop, TC Carson and Kelly Price, as herself; the story of a single mother, struggling to make ends meet after the IRS freezes her bank account. Doing odd jobs to survive, she ends up working for a pro football player two weeks before Christmas, and the two change each other’s lives.) - Dec. 16 (Clip)
INSP
Christmas on the Coast (movie starring Julie Ann Emery and Burgess Jenkins about a New York novelist known for holiday romances who spends the holidays in a resort locale, and finds herself with her own Christmas romance) - Nov. 25 (Twitter, Trailer) (available on DVD Nov. 6)
BYU TV
Shoelaces for Christmas (movie based on the book by Craig S Buehner, starring Bailey Chase, Mia Topalian and Austin Grant; A selfish teen learns the true meaning of service after receiving devastating news at the holiday) - Dec. 2
Christmas Under the Stars (concert featuring Train and The Band Perry) - Dec. 16
15th Annual Christmas with the Morman Tabernacle Choir (holiday concert with the famed choir, featuring Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville) - Dec. 20
Disney Channel/Disney Jr.
Snow Place Like Home (holiday special based on the Elena of Avalor series) - Nov. 24 (Disney Jr.)
A Very Muppet Babies Christmas (holiday special based on the series) - Nov. 30 ***Review***
Ducktales Last Christmas! (special holiday episode of the rebooted series, featuring the voices of Danny Pudi, Bobby Moynihan, Ben Schwartz and David Tennant; Scrooge avoids the pressures of the holidays by traveling back in time with a trio of fun-loving ghosts to crash history's greatest Christmas parties.) - Nov. 30 (Trailer)
Disney Parks Presents a 25 Days of Christmas Holiday Party (holiday season kickoff special featuring music from Gwen Stefani, Brett Eldredge and Asher Angel) - Dec. 1 (available on DisneyNOW app starting Nov. 23)
Doc McStuffins Christmas Special (special holiday episode of the Disney Jr. series; Doc and the toys travel back in time to the North Pole to save Christmas) - Dec. 2 (Disney Jr.) (Trailer)
Nancy and the Nice List (animated special based on the Fancy Nancy series; When Nancy struggles to make Santa's Nice List, she learns the true meaning of Christmas.) - Dec. 14 (Disney Jr.)
Nickelodeon
The Loudest Thanksgiving (holiday special of the animated series) - Nov. 12
Spacebob Merrypants (new holiday special episode of SpongeBob Squarepants) - Nov. 25
WGN
Uncle Dan’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (LIVE coverage of Chicago’s Thanksgiving Day parade) - Nov. 22
CNN
New Year’s Eve Live (LIVE coverage of the events in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen) - Dec. 31
TBS
Elf Pets: Santa’s St. Bernards Save Christmas (original animated special featuring the Elf on the Shelf, also available on DVD) - Nov. 17 (Trailer)
Full Frontal Presents Christmas on I.C.E. (commercial-free comedy special benefiting KIND, an organization dedicated to helping migrant children in detention; special guests include Adam Rippon) - Dec. 19 (Trailer, Clip)
BET
Throwback Holiday (holiday movie starring Jennifer Freeman, Robert Ri'chard and Rhyon Nicole Brown.; A harried mom in a shaky marriage wishes her way back to high school for a life do-over at the holidays) - Dec. 16 (Trailer)
BET Her
One Crazy Christmas (holiday movie starring Carl Payne, Terri Abney, Junie Hoang, Anton Peeples, Kiana Dancie and Tammy Townsend; filmed on location in Houston) - Nov. 17
VH1
RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular (one-off holiday special of the RuPaul-hosted series featuring all-star cast members in a holiday competition to be crowned the “Christmas Queen”) - Dec. 7 (Trailer)
TLC
The 12 Pops of Christmas (holiday-themed special with Dr. Pimple Popper, dermatologist Dr. Lee) - Dec. 13
Ovation
2018 National Christmas Tree Lighting (live musical performances and the official lighting of the National Christmas tree, in front of the White House, LIVE) - Dec. 2 (will also air on REELZ)
Food Network
Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge (three episode cooking competition, hosted by Giada De Laurentiis) - starting Nov. 4
Holiday Baking Championship (holiday baking contest series hosted by Host Jesse Palmer, along with judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Lorraine Pascale) - starting Nov. 5
Christmas Cookie Challenge (cookie baking contest series hosted by Eddie Jackson, with judge Roe Drummond) - starting Nov. 5
Giada's Holiday Handbook (Giada De Laurentiis shares tips and tricks for pulling of holiday parties) - Nov. 11
Worst Cooks in America: Thanksgiving Redemption (special cooking challenge) - Nov. 11
Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro Thanksgiving Special (special primetime episode of the series with guests Jennifer Garner and Nigella Lawson helping Ina Garten cook their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes) - Nov. 17
Macy’s Thanksgiving Cake Spectacular (parade themed cake contest, hosted by Martha Stewart) - Nov. 18
Holiday Wars (three teams of cake bakers compete to create the most outstanding Christmas cake possible, hosted by Jonathan Bennett with judges Shinmin Li and Jason Smith) - Nov. 25
Holiday Gingerbread Showdown (four episode series featuring master Gingerbread makers competing against one another to create holiday delights, hosted by Marcela Valladolid with judges Kerry Vincent, Molly Yeh and Adam Young) - Nov. 25
Crazy Christmas Cakes (five cake artists from across the country bake elaborate holiday cakes) - Dec. 1
Gingerbread Giants 2 (special episode following five competitors at the annual National Gingerbread House Competition in Asheville, N.C.) - Dec. 23
Holiday Baking Championship: Homecoming (6 past Holiday Baking Championship winners return to the kitchen for a one-off competition to prove who is the best of the best holiday bakers ) - Dec. 24
Cooking Channel
Holiday Cookie Builds (limited episode holiday reality show featuring Salt Lake City gingerbread masters Brenda Nibley and Alisha Nuttall) - starting Nov. 9
SyFy
Santa Jaws (movie starring Reid Miller, Courtney Lauren Cumming and Jim Klock; comic book author’s Christmas killer shark somehow comes to life and begins menacing his friends at the holidays) - Aug. 14
Discovery ID
The Thanksgiving Ambush (true crime special, featuring the story of an Oklahoma couple ambushed in their garage two days before Thanksgiving) - Nov. 22
Animal Planet
AKC National Championship Dog Show (dog show with hosts Mario Lopez and Shawn Johnson) - Jan. 1
POP
Schitt's Creek Holiday Special (special one-off holiday episode of the series starring Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara) - Dec. 19
Bravo
WWHL: O Come OG Faithful (Watch What Happens Live holiday episode featuring original Housewives Vicki Gunvalson, NeNe Leakes, Ramona Singer, Bethenny Frankel, Teresa Giudice and Kyle Richards to deck the halls and spill some tea ) - Dec. 20
TruTV
Impractical Jokers: Staten Island Holiday Spectacular and After Party (starring Joe Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn and Sal Vulcano, a two-hour special taped live at Staten Island's St.George Theater, benefiting Toys for Tots) - Dec. 6
HGTV
House Hunters: Home for the Holidays (limited-run series featuring Christmas-loving home buyers looking for a new home to spend the holidays in) - weekly starting Nov. 27
White House Christmas 2018 (look at the decorations and design that adorn the White House for the holidays) - Dec. 9
HGTV Dream Home 2019 (look at the latest HGTV Dream Home which will be given away in a sweepstakes, in Whitefish, Montana) - Jan. 1
BBC America
Dr. Who: Who Year’s Day (stand alone episode of the long-running series, currently starring Jodie Whittaker; As the New Year begins the Doctor must save planet Earth from a terrifying evil.) - Jan. 1
BBC One
Zog (animated special based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, starring Tracey Ullman and Kit Harington) - Dec. 25 UK (US airdate TBA)
RTEjr
Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree (original animated special, based on the book of the same title) - Dec. 24, Ireland (US airdate TBA) (Trailer)
Discovery Family
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic “Best Gift Ever” (the pony friends are on an adventure to find the best gift ever for each of them ) - Oct. 27 (Trailer)
Oxygen
Homocide for the Holidays (season three of the true crime series that features Christmas crimes) - weekly starting Dec. 9
CMT
Dolly & Friends: Making of a Soundtrack (documentary special on the making of Dolly Parton’s latest album, the soundtrack for the movie Dumplin’) - Nov. 29
Get TV
The Soul and Spirit of Christmas (original music special featuring CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Koryn Hawthorn and Take 6) - Nov. 23
Me TV
Pastor Greg’s Reboot: Hope for Christmas (Christmas movie shot in upstate New York, a reboot of the 2004 film starring Kevin Sizemore; a veteran turned pastor get stuck in an elevator with non-believers at the holidays ) - Dec. 2 on WBBZ (all others check local listings, airdate may vary and may not be available on all affiliates)
Hulu
Into the Dark: Flesh & Blood (Blumhouse-produced horror anthology with each monthly movie taking place on a different holiday; On Thanksgiving, teenager Kimberly tries to move on from her mom’s unsolved murder to cure her agoraphobia, but begins to suspect she’s in danger from her seemingly doting father.) - Nov. 7
Pixi Saves Christmas (2018 animated special from Spain) - Dec. 1
Into the Dark: Pooka (Blumhouse-produced horror anthology with each episode taking place on a different holiday; When a struggling actor agrees to dress up as a cartoon character at the holidays, he finds himself developing a distinctly different personality when he’s wearing the suit. ) - Dec. 7
Into the Dark: New Year, New You (Blumhose produced horror anthology with each episode taking place on a different holiday; As an Instagram “influencer” looks to make her mark outside social media, a New Year’s weekend with her girl group turns dark) - available now
A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews (Terry Crews paints a Christmas tree in front of a fire) - available now
Netflix
The Land of Steady Habits (dark comedy/drama starring Connie Britton, Charlie Tahan, Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco; Sick of his job in finance a man leaves his wife and Westport, Conn. enclave in search of a more “real” life at the holidays) - available now (Trailer)
Christmas with a View (holiday movie starring Vivica A Fox, Kaitlyn Leeb, Patrick Duffy and Scott Cavalheiro; a fancy new head chef makes a splash at a ski resort, but not everyone is excited about his arrival; based on a Harlequin novel) - available now (Trailer)
The Holiday Calendar (original holiday movie starring Kat Graham, Quincy Brown and Ron Cephas Jones, about a magical advent calendar that seems to predict the future) - Nov. 2 (Trailer) **Review**
The Princess Switch (original holiday movie; Christmas-set take on The Prince and the Pauper, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Sam Palladino) - Nov. 16 (Trailer) ***Review***
Puppy Star Christmas (children’s holiday film in the continuing Pup Stars franchise, starring David DeLuise, Makenzie Moss and Denisse Ojeda; the just-married dogs are spending their first Christmas with their new pups and planning a very special Christmas treat.) - Nov. 20 (Trailer) (NOTE: also available via DVD on Nov. 22)
The Christmas Chronicles (original movie produced by Chris Columbus, starring Kurt Russell, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Judah Lewis; family holiday comedy about two brothers who, while trying to prove if Santa is real, crash his sleigh in Chicago, and must get the big guy back on track or Christmas is cancelled) - Nov. 22 (Trailer) ***Review***
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic “Best Gift Ever” (the pony friends are on an adventure to find the best gift ever for each of them) - Nov. 25 (Trailer)
Angela’s Christmas (animated special based on the children’s book by Frank McCourt) - Nov. 30 (Trailer) **Review**
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (original holiday movie; wedding-themed sequel to 2017′s A Christmas Prince, starring Ben Lamb and Rose McIver) - Nov. 30 (Teaser, Trailer)
Great British Baking Show: Holidays (two-episode Christmas special of The Great British Bake Off, which aired in the UK in 2016, but has never been seen before in the U.S.) - Nov. 30 ***Review***
Natale A Cinque Stelle (a.k.a. Five Star Christmas; Italian Christmas comedy starring Massimo Gini; when the Italian P.M. secretly meets up with his mistress during a Budapest Christmas trip, things quickly go awry.) - Dec. 7 (Trailer)
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (original special one-off holiday episode of the teen series; Bright Fields prepares for its Mistletoe Ball) - Dec. 7
Nailed It! Holiday! (original one-off, holiday baking-themed special episode of the series) - Dec. 7 (Trailer) *Review*
Super Monsters and the Wish Star (original animated special based on the series) - Dec. 7
Neo Yokio Pink Christmas (original animated special created by Ezra Koenig and starring Jaden Smith and Jamie Foxx) - Dec. 7 (Twitter preview, Trailer)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale (original special holiday stand-alone episode of the series featuring Sabrina and her coven telling ghost stories around the fire for the Winter Solistice) - Dec. 13 (Trailer)
Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle (original special holiday one-off episode of the tween series; A snowstorm threatens the Festival of Lights) - Dec. 14
Aggretsuko: We Wish You a Metal Christmas (original holiday special of the Japanese anime-style series) - Dec. 20 (Trailer)
Watership Down (original animated mini-series of the classic Richard Adams novel, featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley and John Boyega; a BBC co-production) - Dec. 25
Netflix New Year’s Eve Countdowns (19, new, original countdowns based on kids and tween Netflix shows that can be watched anytime. New countdowns based on: Alexa and Katie, Prince of Peoria, Pinky Malinky, Motown Magic, Larva Island, Beat Bugs, Skylanders Academy, Super Monsters, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Tales of Arcadia, All Hail King Julien, Boss Baby, Spirit Riding Free and Fuller House) - Dec. 26 (Trailer)
Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour (original concert film featuring the last stop of Swift’s latest tour) - Dec. 31 (Trailer)
Amazon Prime
Bigfoot (animated movie directed be Evan Tramel; An evil Yeti steals Santa’s naughty list and uses it to banish Santa from the North Pole) - available now
Clara’s Ultimate Christmas (family movie where a young vlogger documents her “ultimate Christmas” but everything goes awry when her dad has to leave for a business trip and her dog runs away right before Christmas Eve) - available now (Trailer)
Crawford the Cat’s Christmas (animated special aimed at preschoolers, directed by Russ Harris) - available now (Trailer)
Dead by Christmas (holiday slasher film starring Holly Bonney; Reunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas past) - available now (Trailer)
Discarding Santa (”found footage” mockumentary about a Kentucky town that outlawed Santa) - available now (Trailer)
Madness Farewell (black comedy about a suicidal comedian in Los Angeles who, unable to do the deed herself, hires a hit man; starring Charlene DeGuzman ) - available now (Trailer)
A Raunchy Christmas Story (very R-rated “comedy” in the Cinemax-after-dark vein) - available now
Straight no Chaser: Live in New York Holiday Edition (a cappella group’s Christmas concert, filmed live in New York City) - available now
A Unicorn Christmas (animated special featuring the voices of Alicia Condrey, Aisha Ricketts and Yasmin Palmer) - available now
Pete the Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas (animated holiday special, based on the book series; Pete and the gang try to find the Christmas Cat to get cool gifts) - Nov. 20 (Trailer)
Arty’s Holiday Masterpiece (animated holiday special, based on the Creative Galaxy series; Arty makes a Christmas ornament for his family, but it comes to life and runs away) - Nov. 20
Max’s Christmas (animated special based on the Max and Ruby storybook) - Dec. 1
YouTube
Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas (original special featuring the comedian and celebrity friends on the ultimate quest to uncover the pop-culture myths behind the world's most celebrated holiday.) - Dec. 12 on the Buzzfeed YouTube Channel (Trailer)
Nick Offerman’s Yule Log (Nick Offerman silently drinks whisky in front a fire) - available now on Lagavulin’s My Whisky Official YouTube Channel (age restricted due to depiction of alcohol); Ten Hour Version
A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews (Terry Crews paints a Christmas tree in front of a fire) - available now on America’s Got Talent YouTube Channel
MUSEO (Spanish language movie starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris and Alfredo Castro; the true story of small-time, seemingly inept crooks who stole priceless Mayan artifacts from Mexico's National Anthropology Museum on Christmas Eve 1985) - TBA (Trailer)
Holiday Spectacular (family movie from Brat Studios, starring Annie LeBlanc and Mackenzie Ziegler; the story of an estranged family that is brought back together for the holiday season at the mall) - Dec. 21 on the Brat YouTube channel (Trailer)
Sony Crackle
A Prayer for Mr. T: The SuperMansion Thanksgiving Special (adult, stop-motion animation special holiday episode of the streaming series, featuring the voices of Chris Pine and Bryan Cranston; The annual Thanksgiving turkey competition between Titanium Rex and Dr. Devizo goes awry when Rex’s turkey transforms into a nightmarish bird monster.) - Nov. 15
Britbox
Upstart Crow Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the special Christmas episode of the series) - Dec. 7
Would I Lie to You Christmas Specials (U.S. premieres of the special Christmas episode of the game show) - Dec. 7
QI Christmas Specials (U.S. premiere of the special Christmas episodes of the game show) - Dec. 7
The Snow Queen (U.S. premiere of the 2005 BBC animated movie based on the classic tale, starring Patrick Stewart) - Dec. 7
Mr. Stink (U.S. premiere of the 2012 BBC movie starring Hugh Bonneville, based on the popular children’s book) - Dec. 7
Mary Berry’s Absolute Favorites (holiday special featuring The Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry) - Dec. 12
Clash of the Santas (US debut of the 2008 BBC movie) - Dec. 15
The Lights Before Christmas: Luminous London (Britbox original, “slow TV” holiday-themed special) - Dec. 19
Swingin’ Christmas (Michael Parkinson presents the John Wilson Orchestra with special guests, including Seth McFarlane) - Dec. 22
Hold the Sunset Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the special Christmas episode of the series) - Dec. 23
Mock the Week Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2018 special Christmas episode of the comedy news show) - Dec. 24
Click & Collect (2018 BBC movie starring Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry as neighbors making a cross country journey to get the perfect toy for Christmas) - Dec. 24
Carols from Kings (LIVE coverage of the celebration of Christmas from The Chapel of King’s College Cambridge) - Dec. 24
The Queen’s Christmas Message 2018 (annual holiday message delivered by Queen Elizabeth II to her subjects via the BBC) - Dec. 25
Emmerdale Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2018 Christmas episode of the British soap) - Dec. 25
Casualty Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2018 Christmas episode of the British soap) - Dec. 25
Holby City Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2018 Christmas episode of the British soap) - Dec. 25
EastEnders Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2018 Christmas episode of the long-running British soap) - Dec. 25
Coronation Street Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2018 Christmas episode of the long-running British soap) - Dec. 25
The Last Leg New Year’s Special, LIVE (aired at same time as in UK) - Jan. 1
Shudder
The Dinners of Death (Joe Bob Briggs Thanksgiving meal-themed marathon which he calls, “the best deadly-dinner movies in history”) - Nov. 22
A Very Joe Bob Christmas (Job Bob Briggs-hosted Christmas horror movie marathon) - Dec. 21
Funny or Die
The 2019 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord and Tish (Live coverage of the Rose Parade with commentary by Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan, a.k.a. Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon) - Jan. 1
On Demand/Digital/DVD
Sick for Toys (horror movie starring Camille Montgomery, Jon Paul Burkhart and Justin Xavier; Sad sack nice guy accepts a Christmas dinner invitation from a beautiful woman only to find out she and her brother are not what they seem) - Sep 4 (Twitter, Trailer)
Battle of the Bulge: Wunderland (war movie starring Steven Luke, Tom Berenger and Mikeal Burgin; true story of the Christmas 1944 battle that was amongst the WWII’s deadliest offensives, available via digital and DVD) - Oct 2 (Trailer)
The Least of These: A Christmas Story (starring Tayla Lynn and Emma Faith; a homeless single mother is befriended by a feisty waitress and a store Santa in this tale of holiday love and forgiveness, shot on location in Fayetteville, Ark.; available via digital and DVD) - Oct. 22 (Trailer)
Christmas Break-In (A blizzard strands nine-year-old at school at the start of Christmas break. When bad guys kidnap the school janitor, it’s up to the kid to save him; starring Danny Glover, Denise Richards and Cameron Seely, filmed on location in Minnesota; available via DVD) - Nov. 1 (interview)
A Christmas Village (A cynical cookbook author facing a scandal helps a single father reinvigorate his struggling Christmas theme park in hopes of getting some good PR; starring Madeline Leon and Neil Paterson; available via iTunes) - Nov. 1 (Trailer)
Best Thanksgiving Ever (starring Jay Seals, Eric Roberts and Heather Adair; Raunchy Thanksgiving-themed sex comedy supposedly based on a true holiday; this one has been floating around festival circuit for a while, but this is first time it’s widely avaiable via iTunes) - Nov. 6, Rated R (Redband Trailer)
Christmas Manger (movie starring Andrea Logan White, Steve Young and Tara Reid; A widower and his estranged foster daughter are forced to spend the holidays together after an injury leaves him unable to live alone. Can faith reunite them?; Available via DVD) - Nov. 6
Lez Bomb (movie written by and starring Jenna Laurenzo, with Kevin Pollack, Bruce Dern, Cloris Leachman and Steve Guttenberg; comedy about a lesbian determined to come out to her quirky family over Thanksgiving, but a series of mishaps may foil her plans; available via digital and blu-ray) - Nov. 9 (digital) / Jan. 8 (blu-ray) (Trailer)
Mrs. Claus (holiday horror slasher film starring Brinke Stevens, Helene Udy and Kaylee Williams) - Nov. 13 (Trailer)
A Christmas Carol (Scottish version of the classic tale, where Scrooge is a billionaire obsessed with profits, starring Stuart Brennan; available on iTunes) - Nov. 16 (Trailer)
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer (starring Josh Hutcherson, Morena Baccarin, John Cleese, Samantha Bee and Martin Short; international animated film about a miniature horse who dreams of being one of Santa’s reindeer; available via digital) - Dec. 1, Rated PG (Trailer, Twitter) ****Review****
Holly Star (written, directed and starring Michael Nickles, with Katlyn Carlson and Brian Muller; A broke puppeteer returns home for the holidays and gets caught up in a treasure hunt with her paintball-obsessed best friend, her tango-dancing grandmother and a childhood sweetheart. Shot on location in Portland, Maine; available via DVD/digital) - Dec. 4, Rated PG (Trailer)
All the Creatures Were Stirring (holiday horror movie starring Constance Wu, Amanda Fuller and Jonathan Kite; a couple wander into a movie theatre on a Christmas Eve date to be greeted by a series of bizarre holiday tales of woe; available via digital and DVD) - Dec. 4 (digital) / Dec. 7 (DVD) (Trailer)
Smallfoot (starring Channing Tatum, Zendaya, Gina Rodriguez, James Corden and Danny Devito; animated Yeti adventure where the mythical beasts discover humans actually exist; available via DVD and digital) - Dec. 4 (digital) /Dec. 11 (DVD/blu-ray), rated PG (Trailer, Website, Twitter) ****Review****
I’ll Be Next Door for Christmas (crowd-funded movie starring Nicole Sullivan, Atticus Shaffer, Juliette Angelo and Kirrilee Berger; 16-year-old embarrassed by her Christmas-crazy family, tries to trick her long distance boyfriend by hosting a calmer Christmas celebration in the empty house next door; available via digital) - Dec. 4, Rated PG (Website, Trailer, Clip)
Little Women (modern-set take on the classic Louisa May Alcott novel, starring Lea Thompson; available via DVD and digital) - Dec. 18, rated PG-13 (Trailer)
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Episode 112: Business Non-Fiction
This episode we’re discussing Business Non-Fiction! We talk about personality quizzes, questioning capitalism, fighting against productivity/the productivity trap, the rigourousness of professional degrees, (somehow on-topic) tangents, and how books can manage to disappoint us in new and bizarre ways. It’s got both silliness and existential dread in one episode!
You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system.
In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards
Things We Read This Month
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis
Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy
Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondō and Scott Sonenshein
Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life by Shelley Paxton
Think. Do. Say.: How to Seize Attention and Build Trust in a Busy, Busy World by Ron Tite
The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting by Rachel Shteir
Different . . . Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD by Temple Grandin
The Art of Doing Business Across Cultures: 10 Countries, 50 Mistakes, and 5 Steps to Cultural Competence by Craig Storti
100 Side Hustles: Ideas for Making Extra Money by Chris Guillebeau
Other Media We Mentioned
The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Wikipedia)
What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast
The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek by Howard Markel
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
Episode 015 - Self Help
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum
The Poison Squads: The Stupid, Risky First Food Safety Tests (SciShow)
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee
The Good University: What Universities Actually Do and Why It's Time for Radical Change by Raewyn Connell
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau
Links, Articles, and Things
Ask a Manager
Quantified self (Wikipedia)
Herpetology (Wikipedia)
“the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras)”
15 Business Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
Eat a Peach by David Chang
Fight or Submit: Standing Tall in Two Worlds by Ronald Derrickson
Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu
The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization by Crystal Byrd Farmer
It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage by Arlan Hamilton
Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District by Hannibal B. Johnson
Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation A Reality by Robert Joseph
The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters by Wes Moore
Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier by Maya Rao
How to be a Bawse by Lilly Singh
Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo
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Join us again on Tuesday, November 17th we’ll be doing Readers’ Advisory and trying to come up with holiday gifts for each other!
Then on Tuesday, December 1st we’ll be discussing the genre that you chose for us: New Weird Fiction!
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Jones, 337 Pinehurst Drive, Đơn vị 337, 300.000 USD.Marco Andrea Scibelli đến Lori Crum, 43 đường Pease, 375.000 USD.Mark Lorenzi đến Susan Jones và Susan P. Jones, 27 đường Hill Hill, 54.000 đô la.Regina M. Retynsky đến Kristin M. Lapointe và Kyle J. Sherman, 66 Smith Ave., $ 235.000.Đông thànhRonald P. Finnessey Sr., và Rosemarie Finnessey đến Ronald P. Finnessey Jr., và Michelle Shanley, 84 Northamtpon St., $ 310.000.Warren Jones và Roberta Jones đến James G. Mailloux, 44 Maple St., $ 217.500.ChungAlyn M. Hastings và David W. Hastings đến Thomas W. Wyman và Susanne H. Lacosse, 88 North Cross Road, $ 310.000.GranbyMountain Stream LLC, đến Joseph M. Macsisak, Phố Amherst, 49.900 đô la.John R. Blanchard đến Heather L. Cruz, 18 High St., 150.000 đô la.Ronald A. Gnatek đến Jill A. Hodnicki và Carole L. Peternansel, Phố Amherst, 90.000 USD.Cánh đồng xanhAmanda Hale-Doyle, Hồi nka Hồi Amanda Vigue và Melissa Vigue cho Jessica A. Washer, 30 Vòng tròn Glen Glen, Đơn vị B-30, Chung cư Nhà Greenfield Town, 165.500 đô laSean M. Paper Estate, Lorraine H. Bates, đại diện cá nhân, đến Robert E. Shave, 16 Coolidge Avenue, 192.000 đô laPaul Eliot Hurwitz và Roseanne Apfeldorf Hurwitz đến Thomas A. Powers, 80 Munson St., 138.000 USDMichael W. Smith động sản, Bonnie Smith, đại diện cá nhân và cá nhân, đến Samuel Veillette và Jamie Veillette, 234 Barton Road, 209.000 đô la.Greenfield Paper Box Co., cho David A. Erickson và Gallagher K. Hannan, 55-57 Pierce St., 200.000 đô la.HampdenLeslie A. Glista đến Mark A. Imbriglio và Dawn M. Imbriglio, 438 Main St., $ 275,000.Michael D. Laffert và Sharyn A. Laffert đến Michele Laffert, 437 Wilbraham Road, $ 309.000.HolyokeAna Ynoa đến Carla L. Cruz và Elvin A. Ynoa, 962 Main St., 100.000 đô la.Cristal Redding cho Gregory M. Case, 42 Washington Ave., $ 120.000.Edward S. Scott và Dawn Scott đến Jennifer A. 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Carando đến Constantine Delis và Sarah Delis, Churchill Drive, $ 330.000.LudlowSamuel P. Carson và Debra A. Carson đến Jackson Rodriguez LLC, 200 Center St., Đơn vị 13, $ 100.000.Đức ôngCarolyn D. Szarlan đến Robert P. Williams, 7 Cơ khí, $ 210.000.MontagueSusan T. Bellemare và David P. Brule đến Phillip E. Lucas Jr., và Lauren A. Lucas, 12 Carlisle Ave., 195.000 đô laGiáo dụcNgân hàng Wells Fargo NA, ủy thác và Tín thác cho vay thế chấp Carrington cho Patricia Duffy, 37 Hatfield St., 158.000 đô la.Michelle A. Carrera đến Ngân hàng Hoa Kỳ NA, ủy thác và Ủy thác tham gia chính của LSF10, 201 Nonotuck St., $ 182.500.Alan Joseph Clemente cho Simon Elliot Scher, 5 Vòng tròn Austin, 184.000 đô la.Peter M. Schlessinger đến Ferdene I. Chin-Yee và Scott Reed, 24 Stoddard St., 150.000 đô la.Linda S. Youngblood và Alicia M. Spence đến Maha Moushabeck và Harrison Williams, 89 Straw Ave., và Holyoke Street, 515.000 đô la.Joel P. Westerdale và Sarah-Jane Poindexter cho Christopher J. Kusek và Molly Kusek, 68 Fort St., 341.000 đô la.Hoa Kỳ Phát triển Nhà ở & Đô thị cho Donna Hoener, 400 South St., $ 175.000.trái camDavid C. Dorow đến Timothy A. Mallet, 151 đường Athol, $ 17,381,17.Ronny Departo và John Gregory đến Nicole Ward và Thomas Ward, 157 West River St., $ 209.000.Karen R. Anderson và Robert D. Anderson đến Ngân hàng Hoa Kỳ NA, ủy thác, 75 E. Main St., $ 441.017,98.PalmerAnnunziata Cardaropoli đến Tòa án Quận Hoa Kỳ, 36 Edgewood St., $ 50.000.David Swain đến Donald P. Lafleur và Dawn Lafleur, 2214 Main St., $ 160.000.Melissa Desimone, Melissa A. Cormier, Tracy N. Cormier và Tracy Herzik đến Steven E. Cormier và Ann A. Cormier, Jim Ash Road, 24.500 đô la.Peter E. Easton và Deborah L. Dill to Lisa M. Ducharme, 49 Meadowbrook Lane, Đơn vị 49, $ 127.000.Steven E. Cormier và Ann A. Cormier cho Jerald E. Jacobs Jr., và Paige A. Jacobs, 146 Jim Ash Road, $ 34,900.ShutesburySean A. Sawicki và Brittany E. Sawicki, "fka" Brittany E. Dawson, đến David J. Bourgeois và Naomi R. Bourgeois, 1 Pelham Hill Road, 205.000 đô la.Michael E. Shane đến Donna West và Gary West, 57 Shore Drive, 65.000 đô la.Nam HadleyJamison J. Buchanan đến Daniel North và Brittania Weatherspoon-North, 15 Kimberly Drive, $ 262.500.David L. Morrissette, đại diện cá nhân, Brian H. Lyons, đại diện cá nhân, và Gerard W. Morrissette, bất động sản, đến Trang T. Tran, Hai Tran và Danh Lang, 41 Susan Ave., $ 170.000.Remigiusz Paluszak, Remigiusz M. Paluszak, Liliana Herakova và Liliana L. Herakova đến Stacie D. Manning, 159 Lyman St., $ 235.000.David A. Stuntz đến Mary T. Quesnel, Đại lộ Richview, $ 40.000.NamwickBernard F. Berard và Lisa M. Berard đến Melanie Ann Guillemette và Joshua Alan Goodman, Nơi ẩn náu, 430.000 đô la.Fiore Realty Holdings LLC, đến Hamelin Framing Inc., Sawgrass Lane, $ 117.000.John M. Zomek, Carole Sullivan, Stanley C. Zomek Jr., Christopher Sullivan, Loretta A. Fedora-O hèConnor và Loretta A. 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Santana và Jessica Sotomayor đến Nancy Rivera và Edgar Galarza, 115 Catalina Drive, 220.000 USD.Erik J. Correa và Yazdel T. Correa đến Cig4 LLC, 845 Worthington St., 98.000 đô la.Cực kỳ sạch sẽ (2) LLC, đến David D. Guasco Loja, 80-82 Knox St., $ 201.000.Insight Homes LLC, đến Jose J. Diaz, 140 W. Alvord St., $ 215.000.Jahjan LLC, đến Anthony McNeil, 11 Sidney Place, 150.000 đô la.Hoàng tử Joan đến Erica Canty, 2 đường Washington, 255.000 đô la.John W. Cody đến Nicole O. Ogoke, 122 Rhinebeck Ave., $ 203.000.Karen J. Amato đến Peter Creanza, 617 Nassau Drive, 149.500 đô la.Lori A. Maynard cho Edward G. Brush Jr., và Lindsey C. Brush, 105 Temby St., 130.000 đô la.Maura C. O hèNeil đến Alfred Shattelroe và Shunard Hoa, 67 Gillette Ave., 80.000 đô la.Michael P. 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Begin with the End in Mind: Ingin Dikenang Sebagai Ibu yang Seperti Apa?
Anda ingin dikenang menjadi ibu seperti apa? Mulailah dengan membayangkan masa depan seperti apa.
Saya sering menemui teman-teman yang amat mengagumi ibundanya. Ibu sebagai panutan, sosok dengan pengorbanan yang luar biasa, kecantikan yang mengundang decak kagum, ataupun orang yang amat berjasa membentuk dan menggembleng karakter mereka menjadi seperti sekarang. Jujur, hubungan saya dengan ibu tidak ‘semegah’ itu. Tapi, saya tertarik untuk menceritakan sharing teman tentang ibunda mereka.
Seorang teman, dikirim sekolah ke Amerika Serikat sejak ia berusia 13 tahun. Tinggal jauh dan terpisah dari orangtua yang berdomisili di Indonesia. Bertahun-tahun tinggal di negeri Paman Sam, begitu lulus kuliah S2, ia memilih kembali ke Indonesia.
Lalu ia bercerita, baru sekarang bisa membayangkan betapa kuat ibunya dulu melepas anak demi pendidikan. Sekarang, ketika ia sudah menjadi ibu, saat anaknya menginjak usia 13 tahun, ia tak bisa melakukan hal yang sama. “Bahkan untuk melepas anak pergi summer camp selama seminggu saja ke luar kota, rasanya berat banget,” cerita teman ini.
Saya juga mengenal baik bapak dan ibundanya. Menurut kedua orangtuanya, tujuan mereka dulu adalah memberikan pendidikan terbaik untuk anak-anaknya, agar anak bisa lebih mudah masuk kuliah di perguruan tinggi top di Amerika. Walaupun untuk itu, harus dibayar dengan keterpisahan jarak. Belum lagi, dana yang harus disiapkan, membuat orangtuanya -yang sebetulnya terbilang kelas menengah pas-pasan- harus mengencangkan ikat pinggang.
Ada pula, seorang selebritas sukses, berkisah tentang sosok ibunya. Sang ibu dikhianati oleh suami, berjuang keras membesarkan empat anak sendirian dengan bekerja serabutan. Setiap kali ia sedang kesal dengan mamanya, ia akan ingat, betapa dulu ibunya bekerja keras untuk mereka.
“Setiap hari mama akan bersepeda mengantarkan rantang makan siang ke sekolah untuk saya dan adik-adik. Pernah, suatu kali mama kecelakaan dan jatuh dari sepeda. Dalam keadaan luka-luka, ia tetap membawa rantang dengan makanan yang masih bisa diselamatkan untuk diberikan pada kami,” cerita sesembak seleb ini.
Menjadi seorang ibu tidak ada sekolahnya maupun rumus yang baku. Kita juga tidak bisa menyontek ‘rumus’ teman tentang pola asuh seperti apa yang ia terapkan di rumah. Semua kembali pada keputusan pribadi. Meminjam istilah Stephen R.Covey, penulis The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, untuk merumuskan tujuan, kita bisa lakukan dengan ‘Begin with the End in Mind’.
Sama halnya dengan pertanyaan yang sering kita terima sewaktu kecil, “Kalau sudah besar nanti mau jadi apa?” Hal yang sama sesungguhnya bisa kita terapkan dalam konteks menjadi ibu. Setelah kelahiran seorang anak, otomatis Anda adalah seorang ibu. Lalu, ajukan pada diri Anda sendiri, sebuah pertanyaan, “Anda nanti ingin dikenang jadi ibu seperti apa?”
Begin with the End in Mind adalah mendasarkan pola asuh yang ingin kita terapkan lewat berimajinasi. Apa yang ada dalam benak Anda saat ini. Menurut Covey, ibarat sebuah rumah, dibangun berdasarkan blueprint atau cetak biru yang sudah dibuat. Jika Anda tidak melakukan upaya sadar untuk memvisualisasikan siapa Anda dan apa yang Anda inginkan dalam hidup, maka Anda membiarkan orang lain untuk membentuk Anda dan menentukan hidup Anda.
Di masa depan, kehidupan seperti apa yang Anda bayangkan? Anak-anak menjadi orang sukses dan berkelimpahan materi sehingga bisa membahagiakan orangtua? Anak-anak menjadi orang yang supersibuk sehingga tak punya waktu untuk menengok orangtua? Anak-anak menjadi orang yang hormat pada orangtua?
Bayangan-bayangan itulah yang akan menentukan setiap keputusan hidup Anda. Sebab, seperti kata Covey, Anda lah yang menciptakan nasib Anda sendiri dan bisa mewujudkan masa depan yang Anda impikan. Mengutip yang penah disampaikan Ellen Kristie, penulis buku Cinta yang Berpikir, ���Jika yang Anda kejar adalah penilaian orang lain atau apa yang bagus di mata orang lain, maka bisa jadi Anda sedang menyandarkan tangga pada tembok yang salah. Jika yang Anda kejar adalah materi, mengejar uang mau sampai seberapa? Naik pangkat mau sampai setinggi apa?”
Dalam merumuskan tujuan pribadi, saya selalu ingat saran dari mbak Ellen, menempel erat di benak saya, agar sebaiknya kita tidak menyandarkan tujuan pada kebahagiaan ataupun materi semata. “Bahagia belum tentu hidupnya berkualitas. Begitu juga prestise atau materi, suatu saat bisa menjadi bumerang. Sebagai ibu, kita bertumbuh untuk mengabdi pada sesuatu yang lebih besar daripada dirimu sendiri,” tutur Ellen.
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