A Wee But Fierce Brit And All That Entails

“i need guilty men, harry. so i found men who are guilty - though not necessarily as charged.”

Artemisia Gentileschi, c. 1627

And you, Rose Tyler, fat lot of good you were. You gave up on me. Oh, that's rude.

C ❞

Medea, from The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Warwick Goble (1912)

Saint Louis Art Museum.

If you’ve been living under a rock and somehow you still haven’t seen the last episode of Outlander, stop reading. I’m giving you plenty of space. Okay. I was not! Expecting! That! And as a fan of the books since well before the fan base knew who @samheughan was, since people were debating the merits of Chris Hemsworth vs their own perfect-for-the-role boyfriends as Jamie, since before wonderful @caitrionabalfe was perfectly cast as Claire - I’m devastated. This mass visceral reaction to the events of a series, this is gold for the show runners and for @Starz - but still. I would have been fine with Jamie and Claire living forever (or at least beyond the scope of the series) - what do you think that last instant meant, btw? And Fergus! Why did Fergus have to die?! Being such a huge fan of the books, shooting the cover story for @televisionacad was a dream. Sam and Cait’s energy together made this an unparalleled day. This will be the last time (really!) that I share anything from this shoot; these are all outtakes (except for the last one, which I didn’t shoot). It’s been said a billion times, but bravo to the casting directors - Sam and Cat were perfect for these roles. Thank you for making this beautiful piece of storytelling for eleven (!!!!) years, and thanks especially to @diana_gabaldon for her huge talent, her deep research, her complex weaving of science and history and magic, and her romantic heart. And thanks as always to the wonderful team at Emmy! (It seemed especially appropriate to choose a track by my brilliant Scottish songstress, @angelamccluskeymusic - someone else who should have lived forever. ) Creative Director - @bleiweissdesign Photo Director - @rosecefalu Stylist - @alejandrovision Sam’s Groomer - @nelliechristine Hair - @garethbromell Makeup - @fabiolamakeup Location - @thebobbyheller #outlander #starz #samheughan #caitrionabalfe #emmy 3 h

Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan in the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses [1985-1987]

 “A lot of people left the theatre wanting to have sex, and most of them wanted to have it with Alan Rickman.”   — Lindsay Duncan on Alan Rickman’s performance in Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Girl farm worker washing turnips in the river on a collective farm, Romania, 1963 - by Paul Schutzer (1930 - 1967), American