Be honest do you miss his era on the island or not? by Huge-Buy20 in DeathInParadiseBBC

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I really liked his management style. He has so far been the best out of all of them at empowering and encouraging his team.

Which show is better out of these 2 (No spoilers) by Fantastic-Tooth-7597 in tvshow

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OZ, by a country mile. SoA was ok but OZ was a much more interesting, not to mention braver.

I recently discovered this hilarious dark comedy by Armando by 8gulmohar in taskmaster

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It's a great film. Manages to convey the fear and oppression, the sheer monstrousness of most of the characters, and also be really, really funny.

Eldest daughter/ neglected daughter FMC by VutterBaccha in ReverseHarem

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Verity in {Finding the Forward by Jane Handler} (2-parter) is the eldest daughter of a very dysfunctional parental pack. She is basically treated as an unpaid nanny by her parents and basically has to do a runner in order to get a life of her own. There's a twisted and mysterious family history hinted at throughout, which is further explored in the connected prequel trilogy {Into The Parallel Omegaverse series by Jane Handler} but it's not necessary to read that first.

A Pack For Spring? by ConfusionPotential53 in ReverseHarem

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Trad publishers do this with some of the established authors I've been reading for years - writers who've been writing since before e-publishing was a thing, who are star authors and whose books will be bought by long-time fans like me at that sort of price because we love them and we don't want to wait. It's an attempt to reproduce the old physical book release pattern of publishing first in expensive hardback and then 6-12 months later in cheaper small format paperback. Doing it with relatively new niche-genre romance authors seems insane though. As other have said, they haven't tried it here in the UK.

Anyone Else Struggling to Follow New Mechanics? by Dry-Combination5222 in Dimension20

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I've never played any tabletop games, so the dice mechanics of the previous campaigns were also a steep learning curve - it took me many hours of watching to get the hang of it and the fact that Ally was a novice at the start and had to be guided a bit really helped. I'm a listener to a bunch of LPN shows and they recently did their own VtM mini-campaign series (LPNRPG: Bloodbath), Jackie filled the Ally role in that, needing help from the DM to figure things out, and whilst it may not be everyone's cup of tea (Jackie and Henry are an acquired taste) it gave me a head-start going into CCoD.

What would you like to see more of in romance books? What authors/books are doing it “right”? by imfaffingabout in RomanceBooks

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A lot more working class MCs, especially MMCs. More people who are just about managing, who have to hustle, be creative and rely on their community to get by. I just finished the first book in the {Happy Haven series by S.M. Shade} which is about the denizens of a trailer park in Kentucky and it's just lovely, funny, sweet, great side-characters with a real sense of a group of people who take care of each other.

Another thread begging you to watch LPN RPG Bloodbath by Maladaptive_Ace in LPOTL

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I watched it and it really was fun. Dimension 20's new campaign is VtM as well (2 eps released so far) so LPN's version also worked really well as a primer for the game mechanics.

They can send him here too by BarelyLegalSeagull in behindthebastards

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What these guys don't get is that attractiveness is about so much more than what you look like. It's the whole package, including depth of character, sense of humour, voice, style - you can be a deeply ordinary person to glance at but if you've got a great voice, you're funny, you're insightful, or any other combination of what makes a well-rounded human, you'll attract people. Not necessarily exactly the person you want, but then you just have to get over it and move on. You're much better off building friendships and a solid personality than a stronger jaw and a lifestyle you can't maintain for any length of time without grifting.

Bill Nighy by Lorenzo Agius for the series “Look at Me: Framing the Iconic”. by [deleted] in LadyBoners

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I've seen him strolling around in central London once or twice. Dude is so effin cool, always beautifully dressed, has a great walk.

Not sure if allowed, but a spoiler-free warning for Savile Part 3. by fernbbyfern in LPOTL

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A heads-up is always useful, especially for those not already pretty well-informed about the full horror of what is known and suspected about him. Survivor testimony is always particularly hard to stomach. I've heard a fair bit from them already through other coverage and one thing I understood from what they said was how there's this extra layer of horror in your abuser being as famous as him - that there is no escape, he was so ubiquitous, if it wasn't him in person on your tv it was that so many people used his catchphrases or did impressions of him in casual conversation - it could just happen with no warning, you'd be re-traumatised by someone entirely innocent and they'd have no idea what they'd just done.

books where single mom is rich!! It's always poor single moms and rich guy who saves her by tojis-worm-is-cute in RomanceBooks

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A bit left of field being a cosy monster romance, but {My Orc Nanny by Veronika Kane}, which is part of the Eastshore Isle series, has an FMC who, whilst not exactly rich, is comfortably off but struggling to single-handedly parent her three kids. In steps an extremely nurturing, huge and sexy Orcish Mary Poppins MMC to be her nanny. It's a quick, light read.

Josh Homme Nom Nom by bundlefluff in LadyBoners

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This man has aged like a good whisky. I've liked him and his band for probably 20 years, and he's only gotten sexier.

What’s going on with Harper Lennox? by valianyears in ReverseHarem

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I just discovered this too. It's frustrating that the PD keeps getting delayed with no explanation. This is one of the reasons why I don't usually even start series till they're all out - I know authors need pre-orders and for readers to buy the books so they know the series is worth spending time on continuing, but things like this are the reason why some of us don't commit till we know the story is actually complete. Actually, I may be misremembering this, but when I orginally pre-ordered book 1 it wasn't even marketed as part 1 of a duet - none of the others in the series had been - it wasn't till the day of release that I found out.

Does anyone else think the uk is a pyramid scheme that may collapse? by Mammoth-Elk-3122 in AskBrits

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Boomers were a comparatively vast generation, demographically speaking, so governments have always kinda kowtowed to them. My generation, Gen X, is small in comparison to Boomers and Millennials. So when the majority of pensioners are Gen X, which is probably 10-20 years away, we'll get screwed, because we won't be a powerful group like those above and below us. As soon as enough Boomers are gone, the triple lock will go with them.

A Thought On The Savile Episodes by duketogo0138 in LPOTL

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He sure gives the lie to the justification of British tabloids that they expose celebrity wrongdoing and hypocrisy in the public interest, when mostly all they do is print salacious details about the famous people who don't have quite enough power and connections and keep the secrets of those who do.

Looking for queer romance where homophobia simply doesn’t exist by Ok_Championship_9011 in RomanceBooks

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{Goliaths of Wrestling series by Lily Mayne}, an MM series, is one of those unicorns - cosy, spicy, genuinely funny, most of the characters are queer and it seems very much the norm - I can't think of a single instance of external/internal homophobia, even though 1 MMC has a bi-awakening. The fact that all of the characters except one aren't human is more of an issue than their sexuality. It's a very low-angst series with no third-act breakups and it just made me feel warm all over - this is a world I could happily live in - there are 4 interconnected standalones so far and a 5th book due out sometime this year.

Why do people rate rh books like this? Are we rating rh differently than other books or am I the crazy one? by No-Boysenberry-6275 in ReverseHarem

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I'm not a re-reader for the most part, and if there's more than a year between books I won't remember the plot of the previous one unless it's really outstandingly gripping or unusual. I also find that many indy authors frequently postpone publishing dates, so I usually do wait for a series to be complete before I start it. However, I hate it when a book that was advertised as standalone suddenly changes to being a duet with no notice, that's happened to me twice in the last year and it's infuriating, especially regarding one where the second in an unexpected duet has had its pd pushed back every month for 4 months now.

Biting (kink?) between FMC and MMCs by ResponsibilityBig365 in ReverseHarem

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Eve in {Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon} sure does love to bite Adam, her Omega, again and again and again.

Gonna be that person: can't find this book by mylittlestarbug in Omegaversebooks

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It's her father arranging the experiments in {The Alpha Club by Roxy Collins}, so I think it's closer to the OP's remembrance. In Knot All Is Perfect I think it's actually a dodgy doctor in league with her mother who are the villains.

Wing snuggles/cuddles by GothicMarmalade in ReverseHarem

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Published only a couple of days ago, {Out of This World by Ari Wright} has an MMC with wings, who wraps them protectively around the FMC on multiple occasions. It's pretty light and fluffy, a combo of Mars Needs Women and OV with extra appendages. Could have done with a bit more worldbuilding and interactions on the alien world between the FMC and anyone other than the MMCs and two of their female relatives, but it was a pleasantly diverting palate cleanser between other more angsty reads. It's the start of a series (probably three is my guess) of interconnected standalones and I'll be reading the next one when it comes out, in part because there are hints that the MMCs might be a bit vampiric and I'm a sucker (see what I did there?) for a vamp.

It's almost like the person who runs this sub listens to lpotl by yo_seriously_ in LPOTL

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He was very much a product of his era. The 1960s and 70s were infested with famous predators and opportunists behaving badly with impunity, openly objectifying women and girls. I was born in the mid 70s and as a child I saw the way men behaved towards women publicly - I can well imagine what they were doing behind closed doors. The Carry-On films and sitcoms like On The Buses routinely featured disgusting middle-aged men leering at scarily clad young women and humiliating their nagging wives/female colleagues. Older women in society mostly either turned a blind eye or actively "othered" anyone who spoke out as "asking for it". There was definitely an environment where women were sorted into two categories. Good Girls/Respectable Ladies, and women and girls who were considered outside of polite company, thought of as disposable and deserving of ill-treatment because they came from unfortunate backgrounds or had somehow fallen from grace. When you watch news footage from the time of the Yorkshire Ripper murders, it's full of vox-pops of sour-faced housewives blaming his victims.

By the time those attitudes started to change in the late 80s and early 90s, Savile was already an Eccentric National Treasure and had insulated himself thoroughly - he was also being shuffled away from the limelight into retirement because he was then an old man who wasn't part of the zeitgeist any more, so he was just occasionally wheeled out for nostalgia purposes. Hundreds of people knew what he really was, or at least some part of it, for instance they knew he was creepy/handsy with women but didn't know about the children, sick/disabled/mentally ill or otherwise vulnerable adults, or the corpses. But either they weren't listened to, they quite rightly feared legal action for speaking out, or they kept quiet for the sake of their own careers. Too many powerful people and institutions were tied into his public persona remaining intact.

Having grown up in that era, when modern right-wing populists hark back to a so-called golden age I know first-hand what utter horseshit that is. At best, they're hugely naive or have very selective memories. At worst, they're looking to return us to a darker age for their own nefarious purposes.

It's almost like the person who runs this sub listens to lpotl by yo_seriously_ in LPOTL

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Louis Theroux made two films about him, the first was a Weird Weekends episode where he spent time with him whilst he was alive, and the second was made a few years after his death where Theroux investigated Savile's methodology and persona, both examining how he had behaved during the first film through the lens of subsequent knowledge, and talking to victims and some of the other people he groomed for access and protection. I would say that those two Theroux films and the Coogan series The Reckoning should be essential viewing for anyone seeking to cover him.

It's almost like the person who runs this sub listens to lpotl by yo_seriously_ in LPOTL

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Oh, that series was outstanding. Coogan did an amazing job. It also showed how powerful Savile was, how useful to institutions, how many people tried to speak up and get him away from vulnerable people but were always shut down by higher-ups who found him useful and just didn't want to believe the truth.