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How do you move in a world of fog that's always changing things?
I don't know what the photographer intended this composition to signify, but it looks like a male-male Little Mermaid to me:
I haven't seen Hans Christian Andersen (1952) since I was in middle school at the latest. It was almost certainly one of my introductions to Danny Kaye, the other, more lasting imprints being The Court Jester (1956) and my grandmother's stories. I recognize but do not entirely remember most of the songs by Frank Loesser, although I make an exception for "Wonderful Copenhagen," which can get stuck in my head for weeks. I don't know if it would hold up to rewatch (I worry less about the Suck Fairy per se than the Twee Fairy). In any case, while I know the musical explicitly represents itself as fantasia rather than biography, from the time I learned anything of Andersen's actual biography it has always burned me that the film has Kaye's Andersen composing "The Little Mermaid" out of unrequited love for the ballerina played by Zizi Jeanmaire, when the real-life Andersen found some romantic fulfillment with the ballet dancer Harald Scharff. I recognize it's not every day that someone's life gets more tragic when it gets more straight, but still.
It's not that I am not aware of the current politics; I am not posting much about them because I am trying to survive most of them. In things I have read today in news outlets which pleased me, Anthony Lane has checked his usual distaste for anything resembling science fiction or fantasy and loves The Shape of Water (2017).
I haven't seen Hans Christian Andersen (1952) since I was in middle school at the latest. It was almost certainly one of my introductions to Danny Kaye, the other, more lasting imprints being The Court Jester (1956) and my grandmother's stories. I recognize but do not entirely remember most of the songs by Frank Loesser, although I make an exception for "Wonderful Copenhagen," which can get stuck in my head for weeks. I don't know if it would hold up to rewatch (I worry less about the Suck Fairy per se than the Twee Fairy). In any case, while I know the musical explicitly represents itself as fantasia rather than biography, from the time I learned anything of Andersen's actual biography it has always burned me that the film has Kaye's Andersen composing "The Little Mermaid" out of unrequited love for the ballerina played by Zizi Jeanmaire, when the real-life Andersen found some romantic fulfillment with the ballet dancer Harald Scharff. I recognize it's not every day that someone's life gets more tragic when it gets more straight, but still.
It's not that I am not aware of the current politics; I am not posting much about them because I am trying to survive most of them. In things I have read today in news outlets which pleased me, Anthony Lane has checked his usual distaste for anything resembling science fiction or fantasy and loves The Shape of Water (2017).
S&S Recs List (pt3)
Corridors by phantomlistener (G, 433 words. Sapphire, Steel.) Time whispers permanently in the back of her mind, growing stronger if she lets down her barriers to probe its recent past, and developing in to a harsh ache when she encounters those broken tiles. (The author has a similar tiny gem: i'll be waiting for you.)
Night Thoughts by Allerleirauh (G, 890 words. Sapphire/Silver/Steel.) Steel muses about elements, elemental powers and his role in the grand scheme of things. (This author also has a lot more, all v interesting.)
Look and See by sophiap (PG, 1200 words. Sapphire/Steel.) What does Sapphire see when she looks at her partner?
Even such is time by azdak (Sapphire, Steel.)
dare to eat a peach by moriwen (G, 1736 words. Sapphire/Silver/Steel.) Time is like a corridor, where three may walk abreast.
Safe by silver_sandals (K, 528 words. Silver/Sapphire/Steel.) After the conclusion of a dangerous case, Sapphire and Steel are glad that Silver is safe.
And this Gray Spirit by nemo_the_everbeing (G, 630 words. Steel.) Steel doesn't envy Silver for any of the obvious reasons.
Blue by Lurky Mclurklurk (All ages, 1181 words. Sapphire/TARDIS.) Sapphire and Steel crossover: TARDIS/Sapphire.
Something New by eponymous_rose (G, 702 words. Sapphire, Steel.) Before and after the work, the duty, the cold.
Be Here by girlintheglen (G, 594 words. Sapphire/Steel.) A moment in time. Can Steel simply be?
something lifts towards a light by raven (Not Rated, 944 words. Sapphire/Steel.) Three times they tried it the human way.
transgressive sight by incandescens (PG, 413 words. Sapphire/Steel.) how much does Sapphire really see?
Encounters With Elements by astrogirl (G, 1122 words. Sapphire, Steel.) Five brief glimpses of Sapphire and Steel, through the eyes of others.
Mirrors by eponymous_rose (G, Drabble. Silver, Steel.) Reflections and refractions; together, they bend the light.