Mystery Blogger Award – Late and half-OT

For a little bit of OT fun while we are currently experiencing a regular flood of RA related news and discussions thank you BS, I’ve decided to follow Herba’s invitation and take part in the Mystery Blogger Award. Thank you for nominating me, Herba ❤️! The Mystery Blogger Award is really an opportunity for bloggers to…

On Hearing Richard

I was going to post my contribution to the Mystery Blogger Award today, but have decided that I must record my thoughts on yesterday’s podcast by Christopher Maynard of Following Films with Richard Armitage. I am going to lean far out of the metaphorical window here and say that it was a near-perfect interview. And…

2017 Armitage Weekly Round-up #38

Hello! How are you all? Sorry for the delay in posting the Saturday round-up – I was travelling yesterday, returning from a few days back to the old country for my mum’s birthday. And good thing I did. Between my mum’s traditional home cooking for me (“Knipp” – typical Northern German fare that is mainly…

[Guest Post] Sleepwalker Impressions (with Spoilers)

In lieu of the regular round-up (which will be posted some time tomorrow, Sunday, as I am travelling today), I bring you a guest post by Armitagebesotted who has written down her impressions of Sleepwalker.  My reactions to seeing Sleepwalker, having read many fan discussions in the last few weeks, including some with spoilers, because knowing…

Bingo! Identified the Photographer!

We interrupt our regular scheduling to swoon over this: The image is not new as such – but since we now know the photographer’s identity, I am taking the opportunity to show it again. (I am still laughing about the silly thought voiced on Twitter that RA is looking at the mic as if chatting…

2017 Armitage Weekly Round-up #37

HELP!!! I guess you have all seen the little BTS video posted by atlantictv yesterday? Well, HELP, as I said. Anybody know who the photographer in the clip is? I’ve been scouring the interwebs for audible press releases that might make a mention of his identity, but no… I *need* to know, he is to…

OT: #MeToo [And I am Neither an Actor Nor Pretty]

Like so many women and men, I have been following the exposure and revelations of the systematic sexual harassment Harvey Weinstein has inflicted on so many women over the last decades. The revelations – even though highly disturbing – did not surprise me. I was aware of the ‘casting couch’ phenomenon, and the power that…