alfred-borden:

It’s a lie. It’s a bunch of sad strangers photographed beautifully, and… all the glittering assholes who appreciate art say it’s beautiful ‘cause that’s what they wanna see. But the people in the photos are sad, and alone… But the pictures make the world seem beautiful, so… the exhibition is reassuring which makes it a lie, and everyone loves a big fat lie.

Closer (2004) dir. Mike Nichols

joewright:

Female cinematographers: Rachel Morrison
Black Panther (2018)
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

“If there’s anything consistent about my work it’s not flat. The criticism of Marvel movies whether it’s in the cinematography or in the Digital Intermediate is that sometimes sort of lack contrast and saturation. That certainly isn’t true of my work from the outset, so hopefully the look we’re presenting will hold through to the end. But I think in making something so big, if you take for example an exterior day scene that’s shot over 15, 20 days you’re not gonna have all sunny days so what happens at the end of shooting when it’s half sun and half cloud. The natural tendency is to lean into something in the middle, to kind of flatten out the contrast on the sunny day and maybe try to bump up the contrast on the cloudy day and find somewhere to meet in the middle. That was my biggest concern going in was that we don’t allow that to happen, so we would throw hard light at people on cloudy days just to kind of increase the contrast.” Rachel Morrison

bruce-wayne:

“Wakanda is strong enough to help others and protect ourselves at the same time.” Bell Hooks argues that Black Women go beyond just resisting sexism and racism. They reinvent themselves through alternative texts that take control of how audiences look at them. It takes the gaze of Black women and contests and interrogates the vision of their embodiment on multiple levels.

Nakia (the external spy of Wakanda) is a character that does just that, not only taking apart the White saviour trope as a Black African woman saving her people but being beyond a romantic partner as someone who can intellectually think about her own pursuits. She is an intellectual who is aware of African’s colonial history and she is able to think about the security of her people, while thinking about Black people and people at large. Her story pursuits are not stagnant and neither is her story in Black Panther (2018) dir. Ryan Coogler

Why Is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Wedding So Close to Prince Louis’s Birth?

motherofbulldogs:

anonymoushouseplantfan:

LOL, even sugary T&C is questioning why the wedding is so close to Louis’ birth. 

Well, there doesn’t seem to be that much public “hunger” out there, so they really didn’t need to worry about that.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/955835/street-parties-fall-flat-celebrate-harry-meghans-big-day-royal-wedding

AhHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

Everyone could foresee the problems with this date before and after they announced it, yet they went ahead picked it anyways. FOOLS.

Why Is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Wedding So Close to Prince Louis’s Birth?

motherofbulldogs:

royalpain16:

Favorite Tiara(s) worn by a Royal Bride(s) 

The Spencer Tiara for me is the most lovely and perfect tiara for a wedding, with it’s “heart” shaped scroll of diamonds, it’s romantic and feminine. Lady Diana Spencer wore this to her marriage to The Prince of Wales on July 29, 1981, the day she became The Princess of Wales.  

She chose this above the Cambridge Tiara that had been “given” to her by the Queen. She often wore the Cambridge, but I read many times, the Spencer Tiara was her favorite.

I believe I’ve heard that the Spencer tiara is lighter in comparison to the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara. (But I also agree on the look of the Spencer Tiara.)

stevensrogers:

You were wrong – all of you were wrong – to turn your backs on the rest of the world! We let the fear of our discovery stop us from doing what is right. No more! I cannot stay here with you. I cannot rest while he sits on the throne. He is a monster of our own making. I must take the mantle back. I must, I must right these wrongs. —Black Panther (2018)

I don’t think the BRF cares about what some people think of Meghan. Majority are indifferent. Camilla was far more disliked than Meghan and they’ve stuck with her and Charles. Charles and Camilla are still disliked and they will be the future King and Queen consort. Public opinion changes and the Queen has weathered it all.

Charles and Camilla took their time getting married. They didn’t rush. They gave the British public more than five years to get used to seeing them together before they got married. 

Megs ain’t going to be Queen, so her low public approval scores now are as high as they’re ever going to get. 

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anonymoushouseplantfan:

keepingupwiththeroyals:

royal-confessions:

“I really like Meghan. She’s done some great work for women.“ – Submitted by Anonymous

Wait what? Seriously (this is my serious voice) please explain. Because this is what I have. 

1 – trip to Rwanda 

1 – to India about pads followed with an article (haven’t seen anything else) 

1 – video for UN women 

1 – long ass day involving one young world 

1 – one event for dove

———– 5 – that’s 5 things, some of which were not just for helping women. I’m really confused, maybe I’m missing something. I don’t count her blog because it was filled with chocolate red wine, pink water trips, living beyond your means if you are middle class or lower, and volunteerism which is disgusting (look it up). Technically Meghan works the same amount of hours Harry does at his engagements, and her character isn’t in every episode. Oh and saying she with Harry that’s why she doesn’t do anything is no excuse, her track record is pretty damn shallow before he came along. So again I like details, receipts, and please enlighten me/prove me wrong. Also, who are you comparing her work with women to?

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Oh, please, people, stop buying into the crap pr. You are better than that.

This is a fandom that knows charity work. This is a fandom that counts the Cambridge’s work days. This is a fandom that calls Kate out when she skips the EACH gala because we know the fundraising is important. This is a fandom that sees straight through the KP pr bs.

Are you really buying Meghan’s “charity” work? Seriously?

Well, don’t.

It turns out you can actually quantify how devoted and effective celebrities are at their charity work. Nifty, uh?

https://www.looktothestars.org/about

Look to the Stars is the IMDb of charities, or maybe charity Tinder would be more accurate, as they match causes and celebrities. If a charity wants to partner with a celebrity, they can look up the profile and see if this is someone who would potentially be interested in what they do, and also works hard for his/her causes. 

[Caveat: This was the only site I could find with this kind of info. If anyone knows of a better resource, please let me know]

So we can actually check and see how Meghan’s “humanitarian” work stacks up.

Here’s Meghan’s Look to the Stars profile. 

https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/meghan-markle

Meghan has two charities listed. TWO. No, Myna Mahila is not listed. She did that work for WorldVision, not the Indian group. Shoebox isn’t listed either, as she basically just wore a bracelet. 

In addition, some of her “support” activities are not mentioned, like the UN speech or the period stigma essay. The site mostly lists donations and fundraiser appeals and appearances. Those are the things that bring money, which is what the charities really care about. The rest is just pr.

So, is that impressive? Can two charities and little substantive work qualify as “doing so much for women”?

Well, Look to the Stars actually ranks the celebs. That makes sense because they are trying to help charities figure out the celeb that would be the best match for their cause. This is useful because we can compare what Meghan has done to her peers.

One of Meghan’s categories is “Women.” Here are the top celebrities for that category.

https://www.looktothestars.org/cause/women

So where does Meghan rank in the list of celebs connected to (that’s the site’s default ranking mode) the cause of “Women?” Well, I actually subscribed to the stupid site to get that data. Yep, I took one for the team.

She is the 772nd celeb most devoted to the cause. That’s out of 799 celebs listed. 

She’s waaaaaay at the bottom.

Yep, as a women’s advocate, Meghan is ranked right below noted gender-equality supporters Albert of Monaco and Ronaldo.

Note that this is a US-centric list. We’re the only country in the world where no one knows who Ronaldo is. You have to be pretty near invisible in North America to be sandwiched between Ronaldo and Nandita Das.

Now, I didn’t expect her to outrank Oprah or Bono, but, dear heavens, this is a truly pathetic showing. The top of the list isn’t all heavy hitters, after all. Annie Lennox is there and Kathy Najimy and Bethenny Frankel…

Wait, Bethenny Frankel? That Bethenny Frankel.

She’s one of the top charity supporters for women?

Yes, she is. She does a ton. I was surprised too. She’s passionate about women starting careers and is a stalwart Dress for Success supporter. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5N4QLQJIA

She made them the official charity of her (short-lived) talk show and gave them $100k on the first episode. 

https://www.facebook.com/DressForSuccess/posts/10151656071296964

Compare that to Meghan’s profile. Megs’ looks kind of skimpy, doesn’t it?

But what about the other categories? Maybe Meghan does better there?

Well, “gender equality” is supposedly her passion and she has been UN affiliated since 2015, so let’s check that one out. The category only has 86 celebs listed so it should be easy for her to rankin the top fifty right?

Nope. She’s 79.

But, hey, she beat Courtney Love. Kudos, and brownie points for even being on the same list as Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, who isn’t really a celeb but whatevs.

But guess who ranks higher than Megs on the “gender equality” list? 

Lisa Vanderpump. Yes, that Lisa Vanderpump. She’s #59.

Turns out she’s quite active in the charity world, and she really is passionate about dogs. That wasn’t just a tagline. She has charity that works to eliminate dog torture.

http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/lisa-vanderpump-ken-todd-launch-charity-to-stop-the-torture-of-dogs

She also champions gay rights. Like Bethenny she has made it a cornerstone of her show, Vanderpump Rules

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/vanderpump-rules-pride-emmy-consideration

So, yeah. Lisa Vanderpump has done more for the cause of gender equality than Megs and, as she says in her RHOBH intro, Lisa doesn’t even like women. She likes gays and dogs.

Let’s give this one more try.

In “Health” Meghan is 2,501 out of 2,559 celebs. Guess who vastly outranks her in this category at 706 out of 2559 celebs?

Nene Leakes. Yes, that NeNe Leakes.

Nene loves soldiers and champions for heart care. She had a heart attack a couple of years ago and has apparently dedicated herself to the American Heart Association ever since. Who knew, right?

She had a freaking feud with Star Jones on Celebrity Apprentice regarding the charity.

 https://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/nene-leakes-says-they-took-star-jones-heart-out-for-surgery-did-not-put-it-back-in-98813/

BTW, NeNe also beats Meghan In the “children” category, where she is 2,088 our of 2643 (it’s not one of her primary interests). Meghan (who supposedly champions “women and girls”) is number 2465. Megs barely beats Christopher Reeve and Dick Van Dyke in that category, and those guys are both dead.

She cares more about children than the dead people. We can give her credit for that.

Notice that I’m not even bringing in JLO, who shares Meghan’s publicist and leaves everyone in the dust. JLO, like Eva Longoria, is an A-lister who really cares about Latino causes. I’m not comparing Megs to Emma Watson (#4 in Women) or Miley Cyrus (#2 in Children). 

I’m just using marginal celebs for this comparison. Bethenny, Lisa, and Nene are part of the Real Housewives franchise, for Pete’s sake. They are well below Meghan in the Hollywood pecking order.

In case, you don’t know, this is what the Real Housewives shows are known for.

It’s a tacky reality show full of drunken women fighting over nothing. There’s a lot of box wine and fake tanning. These gals are not exactly the poster girls for philanthropy

And yet they destroy Meghan on the charity front. Even Nene Leakes who actually reneged on a $20k pledge to Detroit Public Schools.

http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/season-7/videos/kenya-and-nene-on-the-charity-check

I wish Look to the Stars offered the data without subscription. It’s really amazing what little known celebs are doing out there. People who aren’t household names are out there championing children and animals and other causes.

The opportunities Hollywood gives them are enormous. 

What Meghan has done with those opportunities, however, is pathetic. Christina Grimmie, who was famous for being in a music competition and was tragically murdered last year, did more charity work in her brief time in the limelight than Meghan did in all her years in the industry. 

https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/christina-grimmie

Which is fine. Hey some celebs don’t work the charity circuit that hard. That’s okay. Not everyone is into giving back.

But they don’t have powerful pr firms spamming the world with fauxmanitarian and fauxlantropist press releases.

Like this one. http://www.vogue.com/article/meghan-markle-glamour-essay-prince-harry

Yep, 772 out of 799 makes you a “civil rights crusader.” Right there with noted civil rights crusaders Prince Albert and Ronaldo.

That’s the truly offensive part. She’s doing eff-all for charity and is trying to sell herself as an “activist,” “humanitarian,” and “civil rights crusader.”

This is BS. Yes, Hollywood exaggerates. Yes, you’re allowed to toot your own own horn.

But, no, you don’t get a freaking Noble Prize for doing a photoshoot in India. Get real.

Meghan has so far spent ten days working on charity during 2017. She spent ten days working for charity in 2016. She spent ten days working on charity during 2015.

That’s not even a hobby. That’s a yearly vacay.

It’s thirty days TOTAL. In THREE Years. 

That’s 30 days out of 1,095.

2.7%.

Those are the numbers, people, in black and white. And don’t tell me numbers don’t matter. We argue over the royals’ end of year stats every January.

No, Meghan, you don’t get to parlay your yearly volunteerism vacation into “humanitarian” status. 

That’s BS.

And yet Sunshine Sachs is plastering the world with stupid “humanitarian” and “activist” headlines. You don’t see Lisa Vanderpump calling herself a gay rights “activist” and, dear lord, she was grand marshall of the Long Beach Pride Parade.

http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/lisa-vanderpump-long-beach-pride-2017-photos

You don’t see Bethenny Frankel calling herself a women’s rights activist, but she launched a charity for women in crisis last December.

http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/bethenny-frankel-launches-new-womens-initiative

None of it is true. It’s all pr magic.

Here’s how her publicist spins it.

http://www.eonline.com/news/835652/how-meghan-markle-can-help-prince-harry-fulfill-his-mission-in-life-to-honor-and-build-on-princess-diana-s-legacy

“Her last two breaks from shooting Suits” makes it sound like she spent months working for WV and the UN. She spent a week each year. Suits breaks for four months.

Or this little gem, where the publicist says Meghan was “honored” for her humanitarian work in Vanity Fair as if she’d been given an award. In reality the magazine just wrote an article on the conference.

http://people.com/royals/see-meghan-markle-stun-in-vanity-fair-as-shes-honored-for-her-humanitarian-work-alongside-emma-watson-and-cher/

Or, this one where the publicists says that Meghan has been “working with causes specifically focused on women and girls for the past five years.” 

http://people.com/royals/inside-meghan-markles-empowering-trip-to-india-for-women-and-girls/

2 is the new 5 in Hollywood, y’all.

Sorry, toots, no one who has worked on a single cause for five years ranks 772 out of 799 in the Look to the Stars “Women” category. NO ONE.

And, yes, people are going to fall for it. There’s a reason why her publicist is sneaking all of those “breaks” and “five years” into her press. She wants people to assume that Meghan has been spending all her free time cleaning latrines in Rwanda.

She hasn’t. Instead, she’s been doing this.

When you look at the numbers, she’s done way less that reality show zelebs who guzzle pinot grigio and pull off weaves.

No, I’m not kidding about the pinot grigio. It’s a staple of the show.

Don’t buy the hype, people. 

It’s not real, and it’s deeply offensive that they think we’re buying it.

THIRTY DAYS. In THREE years.

(from August 2017)

Kate is the definition of white mediocrity. Getting praised for doing absolutely nothing because they would rather hype up the lazy white woman than to recognize the hard work of a biracial woman. It’s a tale as old as time. Non-white people have to be twice as good to get half the recognition and we still don’t get that. You wouldn’t understand though.

Oh, honey. You’re completely mixing up royal watching with every day life. Kate does what she’s supposed to do as someone who is supposed to be queen some day. She’s not supposed to be power lunching every day and holding a regular 9-to-5 job. Part of her job is birthing and raising children who will be in line to the throne. And she seems to be doing that job excellently. 

And don’t come at me with the notion that Megs is hard working. She may work hard at hustling for fame, but that girl has not worked huge amounts of time while on Suits. She was not on set EVERY DAY. She had a few days here and a few days there. That’s how she was able to go on vacation ALL THE DAMN TIME. Kate has done tons more charity work in her time as a royal than Megs has ever done. Meg’s charity work prior to becoming engaged to Harry was a whopping FIVE things.

Meg’s main life activity was looking for guys to buy and pay for her preferred lifestyle. 

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In my humble opinion she said if I’m moving for you giving up my career and life you must marry me, I can’t move for a man without a ring, she pushed him,.. for sure, what was she giving up? Nothing she was 40 and not a star role and not on a main network, she wasn’t making it now, harry is her career, but he didn’t see that, now she has fame, and he is screwed, why he wanted marriage like his brother and nobody else Was willing to give up there actual lives for him, she thinks she got a prize

She’s almost 40. Still got a few more years to go on that one.

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I think the British media dislikes Meghan more than the actual people. With that being said, Camilla is by far one of the most disliked women to ever set foot in the Royal Family- far more than Meghan and they’ve welcomed her. Maybe Prince Charles was stubborn but I see nothing that says the RF cares much about what a segment of the public thinks- they honestly never have. They all seem to like her well enough.

Oh, you seem new to royal watching. I take it you’ve never seen The Queen, for example. Perhaps you should watch it so you can have a small glimpse of what goes on beyond the Meghan Markle fandom.

Charles publicly dated Camilla FOR YEARS before they became married. Charles and Camilla’s first public appearance was in 1999. The didn’t get married until 2005. That’s SIX YEARS between their first public appearance and marriage. And EIGHT YEARS after the death of Diana.

And as for whether or not the British royal family–including Charles–cares about public opinion, they do. Obviously you have not noticed that the title Camilla uses is Duchess of Cornwall instead of Princess of Wales. Camilla has every right to use the Princess of Wales title; however, she doesn’t in deference to public opinion regarding Diana.

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Oy vey Brat… You’ve never seen Amadeus? You, the movie buff? Girl… It’s weirdly iconic (even though it plays around with the facts) and worth the watch and a few chuckles on a rainy day. The 18th c had a love child with the 80s and called it Amadeus :P it’s brilliant! Even made it into a Simpsons episode. Whatever you do, don’t watch a director’s cut version – it’s long enough as it is!

Yeah, it came out when I was a kid. I remember (vaguely) people talking about how long it is when it was released. I’ve just never been motivated to sit down and watch it, possibly because of hearing people say that it was soooo loooong. Maybe I’ll have to give it a try in the next few months.

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Submitted: Sorry..this is a bit long

nycrealroyal:

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Harry has to be having misgivings by now. He just does. He will be aware of the brutal online comments and the nature of the blind items that are out there, and I doubt he was expecting it to be this bad.

Sure, Kate faced a lot of criticism, and still does…but when was she accused of being a prostitute? Social climber, sure…but a prostitute? And I bet the marriage to Trevor ended because she cheated, possibly more than once, and all it will take is one person to go on the record about it and Markle’s name will be mud. Absolute mud. It would be a major scandal because it speaks to her moral character, which is why KP lawyers scramble at the merest hint of it.

Harry is facing a lifetime of salacious, unsavoury stories concerning his wife and possible mother of his child/ren, all of which is going to reflect badly on him. And he knows it.

One thing people need to remember is that the BRF have literally no power to stop this wedding even if they wanted to. I doubt HM involves herself too closely but the most Charles & William could reasonably do is advise caution, and I bet they did…over and over. They almost certainly suggested another year of dating but Harry was stuck between a rock and a hard place. So he probably told them, “No. we’re getting married and announcing it as soon as she’s in the UK. Deal with it”. So, they are. And the only way they can deal with it is to be seen to be as welcoming & supportive as possible.

Think about this. Meghan had to give up her job and move to the UK for them to continue their relationship, engaged or not. The two-week thing (if that’s even true) just couldn’t continue if they wanted to be in each other’s lives. Which meant giving up the only steady job she’s ever had, leaving her home and her (very few) friends. So, after a year, he ends it? When she’s given everything up to be with him? Faced immense personal scrutiny because of him….and then he dumps her?

(She’s loved the scrutiny, of course, but she won’t have directly admitted that to him. No, she’s just bravely coped with it, yada yada).

No…it was engagement or nothing, in reality. And he probably told himself that the sex was amazing (plenty of practice, let’s face it), she’s photogenic and can deal with the press in a way Chelsy & Cressida never could. Perfect. What could go wrong? Let’s go for it!

I have no inside info, but we all know how narcissists work. It’s ALL ABOUT THEM. Always. They talk incessently about themselves and their interest in other people, even their partners, is non-existent. They feign it, of course, but the pretence can’t be kept up forever.

This is a woman who, when only a secondary character on a second-rate TV show, visited a country where she had no public profile at all and demanded to have a fake name when she booked into a hotel! I mean, just…..!!!

If she’s capable of that, can you imagine what she must be like now? I’d bet a years wages that Nott Cott is not a joyful nest of flowers and love at the moment…probably stress, niggles and flat out rows.

If Harry looks uncomfortable and unhappy it’s because he almost certainly is. The wedding will go ahead, no question, because he’ll be telling himself it’ll all get better once they are married but it won’t…it’ll get worse.

Yes, he’s a PR poser, almost as bad as her & completely invested in his own public image. That’s probably the truth about why he’s marrying her in the first place…because he thinks she makes him look good. But she doesn’t, not really..she makes him look like a silly prat under the thumb of an older woman, too stupid not to be taken in by a very poor actress’s perfomance. And it seems likely to me that this is beginning to dawn on him.

I don’t think he’s “smitten” anymore and it’s highly likely that his infatuation has not evolved into true love.

Happy, excited Harry? No. Wary, worried and slightly scared Harry would be my bet.

JMO.


Oh, this is great. Thanks for submitting it. 

Like you say, Kate/Cress/Chels all got criticism. They are likely telling themselves that this is the same thing, but, you’re right. We didn’t have prostitution/drugs/sex tape rumors with any of the other ladies. The closest I can come is a Pippa yatching rumor I saw a couple of years ago.

And Kate got the “disrespectful” and inappropriate comments too, but it was years after the wedding. They also had “she likes Harry better” comments, but, again, it was years after the wedding. Kate had topless pics, again, years later. Meghan is getting all the crap and the wedding hasn’t even happened.

I don’t know who wrote this, but…BRAVO! Almost 99% accurate! 😉

The boy is an imbecile. Point blank. The BRF have accepted that, only his dopey fangirls who are old enough to be his mother and concocted cock-eyed excuses haven’t. They need a life. What’s so impressive about that guy other than his make-believe title? 0. I don’t want to be superficial but he’s not even attractive physically. He’s average, going bald and looks like an over-grown kid. I’m not impressed at all. Apart from that, the soldier charming Prince image is dying. pt.1

pt. 2. He went through most of life using his mother’s name to excuse himself (i hope i don’t sound cruel) he’s ran out of that. He can’t stand on his own. He’s egotistical and based his life on pr. Most of what people saw was that: pr. I saw a video on youtube of the dubious pair at the memorial recently. He was JUMPY AS A BOX OF RABBITS. The other needs to be institutionalized. THE WORST ACTRESS I’VE EVER SEEN BAR NONE!

pt. 3. Can’t even PRETEND not be fake. Theresa May looked at both with disdain to me. He looked a bag of nerves I didn’t know if I should have laughed, felt pity or annoyance. The hooker felt unwelcomed can you imagine that.


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Theory: The wedding will be cancelled. But not due to prince philips health, because of lack of preparation. This Pinterest do it yourself wedding is going to be missing one main elements , and they would eventually postpone it. I’m thinking the main element is lack of guests or catering or something else.

Nah. If it was going to be cancelled due to lack of preparation it would already have been rescheduled at this point. The royal family has known since January that this is going to be a shit show. That’s why Charles wanted it known early on that he and his staff had nothing to do with the planning.

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Hey HOB – I did a deep dive into your Tumblr last night and find your commentary pretty sensible and accurate. I’m from Toronto and have followed the Canadian gossip scene for the last 14 years or so and I feel like based on what you’ve written, you’ve got everyone’s number bang on. What are your thoughts on the VF article re: Megs & her friends? Particularly Shinan & Lainey’s comments and M.O going forward, and their relationship with JM? I don’t get the feeling JM is well rec’d by most. Thx!

(Old ask from last week)

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/meghan-markle-is-going-royal-can-her-friends-come-too

AHPF did a write up on it: https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/173262403866/meghan-markle-is-going-royalcan-her-friends-come

I’m not as familiar with Shinan’s writings as I
am with Lainey’s. I’ve only read him a few times. Generally, my impression of him is that he’s smarter than Lainey and doesn’t need to fan-girl over a celebrity in order to write about them.

I don’t disagree with much of what AHPF wrote about it except regarding Lainey’s usage of “Harry-era” friends. 

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I’m not convinced Lainey realizes or is going to write about how Megs uses and ditches people. Ever. It seems to me that Lainey is just dividing Megs life into pre-Harry and with-Harry. Lainey isn’t planning on there being a post-Harry at this point because she sure as hell hasn’t written about or alluded to it. All you have to do is go back and look at Lainey’s post from last December on Meghan Markle’s “friend problem.”

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Lainey didn’t write at all about how Megs had no problem ditching her friend of 30 years. Her closing was “What is the friend’s end game?”

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So from the get-go Lainey was out to blame the UK press and not looking deeper for why Meg’s friends wanted to sell her out to the press. I can’t recall seeing that change even now with all the shenanigans her father did with the press to get an invite. Lainey was blaming the “rogue relative” who supposedly doesn’t know anything, yet never discussing that her father was getting papped while having his measurements done outside a building in broad daylight.

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Lainey clearly knows that Megs has a media strategy, but she doesn’t write it out for her readers. AT ALL. I remember listening to one of Lainey’s podcasts shortly after the engagement was announced, and I thought this exchange was interesting. (It starts at the 1:03 mark.)

Lainey: “If she is the strategist that I
think she is, and this week she’s certainly shown us that there is some game
here. That she may not in her role as a celebrity in Hollywood in show business
been able to exercise. She is certainly using that in the full force right now.
The interview was masterfully played. Their first walkabout was excellent….It’s
only been a week, but she’s killed it. She’s shown us that there were so many
sides to her that we didn’t know that we couldn’t have anticipated. Given that,
what you said a few minutes ago, I feel like she would have been laying the
ground work herself too….
Duana: Do you think she wiggled out of her
tweeting & promotional duties for season 7?
Lainey: One hundred percent.

But has Lainey written about how–coincidence or conspiracy–Megs is always releasing more wedding information every time anything remotely damaging is coming out in the UK press these days? Nope. And I don’t expect her to write anything like that until this relationship between Harry and Megs goes belly-up. At that point, Lainey will write some sort of retrospective, but she’s not going to write the details most people will want to know about and can get elsewhere. 

I don’t read Shinan’s column, but he seems much smarter than Lainey in what he said. Megs used her boyfriend to network:

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She used Jessica Mulroney:

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And he noticed that Megs is truly out for herself:

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A lone-ranging shape shifter, eh? Sounds totally trustworthy, right? 

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Wonder Woman 2 Will Be Set in the 1980s

dcmultiverse:

Patty Jenkins has confirmed that Wonder Woman 2 will be another period piece, this time set in the 1980s. Although most of the DCEU has been set in a chronological order, Wonder Woman has been the rare exception. Though Wonder Woman first appeared in the film franchise during Batman V Superman, the majority of her debut movie was set during World War I, the earliest that any superhero movie story has been set.

There was heavy speculation that Wonder Woman 2 would follow suit, given the ending of Diana’s debut. Wonder Woman has a rather bittersweet ending with Diana mourning the death of Steve Trevor but still resolving to help humanity and be a part of the world. This was at odds with Diana’s story in both BvS and Justice League, where she was re-entering the world after a long absence. It appears that among many other things, Wonder Woman 2 will answer the lingering mystery of Diana’s disappearance.

Wonder Woman 2 Will Be Set in the 1980s

NO. THIS KID CAN’T BE NAMED “PHILIP.” I WILL HAVE TO OVERHAUL MY ENTIRE BLOG AND POSSIBLY HAVE ANOTHER EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

teamphilipftw:

duchessofostergotlands:

Seriously though, they should always think of the bloggers. It’s bad enough I have to tag two Felixes, two Amalias, two Claires, and about twenty variations on the name Leonore. I can’t cope with two Philips on top of that. Middle name? Yes. First name? Please no. It’ll make finding pics of Philip that much harder!!

I MEAN IT’D BE SO AWKWARD.  I’d have to be like “THE MAN.  THIS BLOG IS ABOUT THE MAN.  NOT WILLIAM’S KID I AM NOT ‘BOUT THAT LIFE.  MAN PRINCE PHILIP.  MARRIED TO TEH QUEEN.  MAN.  MAAAAAAANNNNNN.”

I think it would be too difficult on the kid if they gave him the first name Philip. He’d have to live up to Sea Duke’s high standard of excellency from an early age. Everyone would be comparing that kid to his great grandfather. Not exactly fair given that Philip has more than 70+ years of service to the UK.

Honestly that anon had a good point about ensuring the stability of a family. Consider how awful charles’ and diana’s relationship was, and that charles is pretty odd himself, even by upper class/royal standards, most likely because he had a messed upbringing. The fact that Will grew up in that and turned out pretty normal and well adjusted is pretty much a semi miracle. Harry, well, we’ve seen his antics now and over the years. He turned out less so.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Oh, yes, very good point.

I loved the gushing article about Kate. It’s clear we’re not the only ones who are appreciating Kate more. Just echoing what the other anon said, I think the Queen was very conscious to let W&K have a “normal” married life as newlyweds. It’s a smart move. That way they have a firm foundation as a family before he has to be King. I imagine the Queen wishes she’d had more family time before her father died. So she probably loves the Wills has been able to have that. I think it’s a smart move.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Yep.

right, I hope people are not hoping for Philip’s death just to save Harry’s head. No one should pay for the mistakes of this irresponsible, he chose this, he wants this and he will pay for it. Even if the wedding be postponed he is so thirsty for revenge and hunger for fame that I do not doubt that he would reschedule the date for the next month even in a case of mourning. Some people must leave fanaticism aside and understand once and for all that Harry is a farce, liar, actor, just like her

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Oh, no, I really want Philip to be okay.

Harry wouldn’t be allowed to reschedule into June. There’s all the regular royal events that would conflict–trooping of the colour, Ascot, etc.

I think it’s a waste of time. All blind glossips, the annoying articles MeghanMania. Everyone says she has a terrible past and juicy stuff, but where is this? The press did not release anything, and the topless pics did not cause any reaction and everything just makes BRF look bad. No press wants to release anything and UK reporters love the brf being tied by a biracial commoner. What makes me furious is that if it was any other good girl who made normal mistakes in past, she would be humiliated

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Actually, this is about par for the course. Here’s the Fergie timeline:

On April 1986 Fergie married Andrew to widespread delight. She was a “breath of fresh air” and was hailed for her humor and naturalness. Little details like her romantic past and family history were swept aside. Her self-confidence during the engagement interview was amazing and she seemed to take royal life in stride. Everyone was charmed by the way they joked with each and by romantic details like Andrew desiring her engagement ring. Yes, he did. Also, they both promised to dedicate themselves to hard work. LOLOLOL.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/07/22/fergie-bedlam-over-the-bride/e0ddc0f5-6a78-444b-be1b-19b4494acf64/?utm_term=.0a0e7ff781d1

Her looks and fashion sense were considered “relatable” and “charming.” 

And everyone expected the marriage to be a success. They were “perfectly suited” even though she had a habit of falling for charming rogues and a family history of bolting, and he was a noted party boy and philanderer.

http://people.com/archive/cover-story-fantastic-fergie-vol-25-no-14/

Even Diana was impressed. This is a quote from the Morton book.

In fact, she was supposedly stealing Di’s “fizz.” She was charming Philip and was considered one of the Firm’s “best assets.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2013/08/princess-diana-sarah-ferguson-relationship

Things only started going downhill a year later, by the Summer of 1987 when Di and Fergie started poking people with umbrellas at Ascot.

http://people.com/archive/cover-story-no-titters-you-two-this-is-serious-vol-28-no-3/

And by March 1988 she was being excoriated for tasteless jokes and bad fashion during during American tour.

http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-14/news/vw-627_1_fergie-loves-royal

She “promoted UK commerce” by saying that her “knickers were from Marks and Sparks” and the Brits were not amused. The “wicked charm” and “relatable fashion” was not so charming anymore.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/15/sarah-ferguson

Notice that there has been no scandal at this point, and she’s basically behaving the same way she behaved before the wedding when she cracked jokes to the photographers and sent them bottles of champagne.

Then on October 1988 she left her baby girl to go on an Australian holitour with Andrew and the tabloids lost it. Now, this is a whopping FOUR years before the toe-sucking scandal. Nothing bad has happened yet. She’s still the same person, doing the same things. It’s just that perceptions changed.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-10-26/news/8802100550_1_andy-and-fergie-randy-andy-royal

So, there you go, it takes two years. Yes, Fergie had all the same stories Meghan has now, down to the same phrases and language. It’s uncanny. 

Meghan is actually AHEAD of schedule. Fergie’s first bad stories took a year to surface. Meghan’s are coming out before the wedding has even taken place.

It’s all happening again.

Lainey ”It’s pretty hard to hate.Unless, of course,you’re one of those old-timey pearl-clutchers,like Princess Of Michael and her collection of racist jewels’,The Race Card will be pushed insanely in the next weeks..

anonymoushouseplantfan:

http://www.laineygossip.com/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-release-details-about-wedding-music/49711

Yep, and Meghan and Harry will be hailed as social justice trailblazers for having POC acts at royal events when there are usually POC acts at these events. Commonwealth service had POC, Queen Birthday concert had POC. One of the best parts of royal watching the BRF is how diverse the line-ups usually are and how other cultures are represented. 

So, no, Lainey, Harry and Meghan are not “coloring outside the lines” here by choosing POC acts for their highly-televised wedding. They are very strictly INSIDE the BRF lines. This is something you would know if you only did basic research, like checking the Kingdom Choir website where they clearly state that they were the lead choir during the BBC-broadcasted Golden Jubilee.

http://www.mattersmusical.com/artists/kingdom-choir/

Say what you will, but Wills is a pretty good judge of character. In 2011, we all thought he was being a bit of a twat for not inviting Dave. But now the truth about Dave came out and W was right. Same w MM. He always look like he is very wary of her and for good reason.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Yep, which is why I still have no clue how Meghan got approved. Everyone was piling on Will because Dave was supposedly the love of Bea’s life and then he has proven to be a user. Yes, I know, race card and all.

NEW BLIND ITEM: This actress is trying very hard to fit in with her soon-to-be new family. Maybe a little too hard. She is having her friends spread the rumor that she might be named godmother to [her future brother-in-law’s] new baby. It’s not true. In fact, it’s not even a remote possibility! They hardly know her. However, she hopes that the rumor alone will make the public think that she has already become so close to them that they would consider her.

Thanks! 

Yup. I’ve seen it over at AHPF earlier. Meg’s famewhore ways just don’t disappoint. 

http://blindgossip.com/?p=91376

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Too bad Megs can’t seem to realize that it’s her pr shenanigans and leaks that will always keep her from fitting in. The irony.