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March Meta Matters Challenge, Second Writing Prompt

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Hello everyone! It's time for another writing prompt!

Do you think it's more likely that meta would be preserved and read if it were regularly included in other fanwork challenges? Would you take part if you had the chance?

Writing new meta this month is optional. If you do write something though, share a link to it in a future check-in post!

THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE Star Anya Taylor-Joy in Victoria Beckham Out and About in New York City

Posted by Lorenzo Marquez

https://tomandlorenzo.com/2026/03/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-star-anya-taylor-joy-in-victoria-beckham-out-and-about-in-new-york-city/

https://tomandlorenzo.com/?p=489880

Anya Taylor-Joy is making the press rounds ahead of the premiere of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in which she once again voices Princess Peach. We are pleased to announce that she is not wearing pink or peach for the moment.

Instead, she’s keeping it slinky and pale. It’s… fine. Somehow it manages to seem both a little overdressed and a little underdressed at the same time, which is fairly impressive. It’s not really a day dress, which is why it comes off a little formal, but it’s also not particularly well styled, which is why she also comes off a little unfinished. She’d look odd piling on a bunch of jewelry in the day, but this look feels unfinished somehow. Basically, don’t wear an evening dress in the day time unless you can pull off casual styling with it. This dress begs for the full treatment.

Style Credits:
– Victoria Beckham Ivory Silk Halter-neck Dress with Asymmetric Hem
– Giuseppe Zanotti ‘Audrinette’ Sandals
Styled by Ryan Hastings

[Photo Credit: Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages]

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knowing, slowing, growing things

The sky was beautifully blue on Sunday, a helpful incentive to get me out in the garden. I unstrangled the blackcurrant bushes from the netting I had put very badly over them, then dug out a bunch of weeds, rediscovered the tentatively emerging rhubarbs, and planted a rhubarb root that I was given recently. Good job, plenty more to do.

( lots more rambling about garden, dancing, and stuff )

Costume night at rehearsal this evening. I have accumulated a number of witchy outfit-adjacent items, it will be a matter of figuring out how they fit together. But at least I won't have to go on stage naked, even though that would probably be more authentic than anything else.

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🎧 Audiobook Check-in: "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon"

Libro.fm

Goodreads

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Summary: In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.

My thoughts: Somehow this did not feel like just 4 hours, it takes you on a whole journey and they really didn't go that far I think. It follows Minli but you also get lots of other stories along the way told by others that are interconnected and I liked every single one. I was so impressed by this work and am excited to read more of this author's stuff. And to reread this someday!

The narration by Janet Song was fantastic too.

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Rereadable: 🇾

My rating: 5/5

Riz Ahmed Promotes His New Show BAIT on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON

Posted by Lorenzo Marquez

https://tomandlorenzo.com/2026/03/riz-ahmed-promotes-his-new-show-bait-on-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon/

https://tomandlorenzo.com/?p=489938

And now, a visual amuse-bouche, if you will. Riz Ahmed stopped by The Tonight Show to announce that he’s the new James Bond.

Okay, we lied. He’s here to promote his new series, Bait, a comedy about an actor rumored to be the next James Bond. Same difference! Don’t get mad at us for getting your hopes up! Just enjoy the pretty man in formalwear! He really would be a perfect Bond, though.

Watch on YouTube

[Photo Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC – Video Credit: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/YouTube]

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Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2026 Red Carpet Rundown | Part One

Posted by Lorenzo Marquez

https://tomandlorenzo.com/2026/03/vanity-fair-oscar-party-2026-red-carpet-rundown-part-one/

https://tomandlorenzo.com/?p=489881

It’s four days post-awards season which means we are way past the time when the attendees of the Vanity Fair Oscar party had their outfits assessed by us. We made some leeway before now, giving spotlight posts where we could (which you can catch up on here), but these poor folks have been waiting far too long to find out if we like their outfits. Let’s help them out.

Audrey Nuna in Maison Margiela Couture

Pure stunning. It’s too much, but it’s the good kind of too much.

Colman Domingo in Jacquemus

As always, he looks fantastic, but we can’t say we’re loving the innovative way of wearing a pocket square.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Karla Gil

We love that she’s working a sheer lace, but it’s not enough to overcome our dislike of sheer lace on the red carpet. The bust design is especially bad.

Demi Moore in Balenciaga

Still very tired of seeing feathers on the red carpet, but this is darkly glamorous, like an updated Norma Desmond.

EJAE in Dior

Wow, her first misstep. The textile is dreary looking.

Eiza González in Miu Miu

She looks like she can’t breathe in it, but the design is pretty and glam.

Felicity Jones in Valentino

Love the color, hate the tiers, the high waist, and those silly dangling straps.

Hannah Einbinder in Colleen Allen

Meh. She picked up a dressing gown to dress up a boring frock. Unimpressed.

Jane Fonda in Rodarte

Can’t argue with that. We’re not sure if the necklace works well with the neckline, but it’s gorgeous.

Kate Hudson in Gucci

She looks hot in it, but she looks like she’s wearing a sport bra.

Kiernan Shipka in Rodarte

We’re a little surprised to see her in something so girly and precious, since she’s worked very hard to get away from that image. We wish we could say we like it, but it’s way too “little girl’s bedroom.”

Kim Kardashian in Gucci

We can’t get mad at it. We wish she had feet and we think it looks like she can’t breathe in it (which is par for the course), but we can’t deny it’s a spectacular gown.

Matt Bomer in Brioni

Your Gay Mystery Date has arrived.

Meg Ryan in Nina Ricci

We don’t love the color, but it’s a great, classic gown and it’s styled well for her. Love the bangle.

Paul Mescal in Celine

You’ll pry those goofy-ass ties out of his cold, dead hands.

Priyanka Chopra (in Dior) and Nick Jonas

We can’t say we love the idea of a beige dinner jacket, but we also can’t say he looks bad in it. Her gown would be flawlessly stunning without that horrible muppet trim.

Rei Ami in Quine Li

We love Big Fashion, but this looks way too heavy and fuzzy for us to love it. She must have been sweating her ass off.

Rose Byrne (in Dior) and Bobby Cannavale

She looks very relaxed and chic. They look great together.

Sarah Paulson in Matières Fécales

It’s insane and we love it. The shoes made us laugh with delight.

Simone Ashley in Tamara Ralph Couture

One thing’s for sure: that’s the most fabulous paramecium dress we’ve ever seen. No, it’s not the only one.

Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad

The beading placement is deeply unfortunate.

Suki Waterhouse in Tamara Ralph Couture

And now our second-favorite paramecium dress! The skirt is gorgeous. The “top” is definitely unique, but we can’t say we love it.

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner (in McQueen)

We laughed out loud at this shot. He looks like such a goofy-ass poser with his pants tucked into his boots. It’s all so affected and try hard. Her dress is fine but it’s too tight.

Tracee Ellis Ross in Marine Serre

Lady, your skirt looks like laundry.

More to come in Part TWO!

[Photo Credit: Jeffrey Mayer/Future Image/Cover Images, Jennifer Bloc/Future Image/Cover Images, PA Images/INSTARimages, Amy Sussman//Getty Images for Vanity Fair]

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Recent Reading: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

Posted by Abigail Nussbaum

http://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/03/recent-reading-what-we-can-know-by-ian.html

It's been a long time since I read a novel by Ian McEwan. Some combination of his dwindling reputation among readers in my general vicinity, and plot descriptions that I found unappetizing kept me away from an author who was once one of my gateways to literary fiction. What We Can Know, the 2025 novel through which I've chosen to become reacquainted with McEwan, is a potent reminder of the skill

http://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/03/recent-reading-what-we-can-know-by-ian.html

'Jury Duty' Is Back, and So Is Its Annoying Habit of Making You Believe in People

Posted by Dustin Rowles

https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/jury-duty-season-2-review-meet-anthony-norman-the-best-temp-in-television-history.php

The first season of Jury Duty kind of came out of nowhere in 2023 and gave the world a taste of earnest goodness at a moment when the world seemed to be running dangerously low on it. A guy named...

'The Madison,' 'The Pitt,' 'Rooster,' And More On Podjiba!

Posted by Dan Hamamura

https://www.pajiba.com/podcasts_1/the-madison-the-pitt-rooster-and-more-on-podjiba.php

Just to apologize up front: yes, we know that it is normally the time that we would have a Fiscal First Quarter Categorization Challenge for all of you to safely ignore/skip past. However, because of our extended break/schedule changes over...

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Orchard Bees

This morning I went to check out the big insect hotel near the canal and I was just in time to catch a whole bunch of male European orchard bees who I am fairly sure had just hatched (the females will hatch a little later in the year).

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Current Mood: sleepy

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Reposting since it's been a bit and I have a couple updates.

Name: C.K. or Chester
Age group: mid-to-late 30s -- 36 specifically.
Country: USA
Subscription/Access Policy: 18+ only. No Harry Potter fans. No antis. No Chappell Roan stans (I see how y'all are treating my man and I don't like it.) For a more in-depth 'about me', follow this link.

Main Fandoms: Culture Club (the greatest band of the '80s! I write fic for them and sometimes cross-post deep dives from my website on them.)
Other Fandoms: Linkin Park, WWE, Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Fannish Interests: Fanfiction mostly, and doing deep dives on my many OCs.
OTPs and Ships: Culture Club: Boy George/Jon Moss, Roy Hay/Mikey Craig; Linkin Park: Bennoda [Chester Bennington/Mike Shinoda]; Wrestling: Hartbreak (Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels), Shawnter (Shawn Michaels/Hunter Hearst-Helmsley), Candy (Cody Rhodes/Randy Orton); and then I have a lot of ships in my fandoms involving OCs.

Favourite Movies: The Room (lol), Pretty in Pink, Borat, Major League, man there's so many and I can't think of all of them.
TV Shows: I actually don't watch TV.
Books: Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart by Martha Hart
Music: I listen to a lot of '80s. My faves are Culture Club (and yes, that means I like Boy George's solo work too), a-ha, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Information Society, New Order, The Cure, A Flock of Seagulls, Real Life, Johnny Hates Jazz, Mr. Mister, Oingo Boingo. Then outside of '80s music I like Massive Ego, $uicideboy$, Linkin Park, and Fort Minor.
Games: Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3), Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, Pokemon, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, GTA series, Hitman series, WWE series, Tomb Raider (original games series), Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2, Legacy of Kain series
Comics/Anime/Misc: Not really into much comics or anime, but my fave anime is Death Note.

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“what’s it all for / you better live now / before the grim reaper come knocking on your door”

Holy crap, how did I only notice this AFTER posting yesterday’s links?!? The people who brought us Krill Waves Radio posted at the start of last April a 1-hour mix of skeleton shrimp to headbanging to instrumental metal, under the Kriller Waves Radio label.

People. They just invented Brinecore. As an April Fools joke.

And it RULES.

---L.

Subject quote from Let’s Go Crazy, Prince and the Revolution.

Several Cops Paid To Have Afroman Humiliate Them for a Second Time

Posted by Andrew Sanford

https://www.pajiba.com/news/several-cops-paid-to-have-afroman-humiliate-them-for-a-second-time.php

Afroman had not crossed my mind in some time. I was in middle school when his signature hit Because I Got High came out, thought it was funny, and often had concerned parents tell me, "You know the point of...

Colin Jost Breaks Down 'SNL' Cold Opens in New BTS Segment

Posted by Andrew Sanford

https://www.pajiba.com/news/colin-jost-breaks-down-snl-cold-opens-in-new-bts-segment.php

Saturday Night Live cold opens can feel like a magic trick sometimes. Yes, I know that they're currently bogged down by sketch after sketch about a certain terrible, dangerous man with lots of power because they do insane numbers on...

Doja Cat Is VOGUE’s April Cover Star!

Posted by Lorenzo Marquez

https://tomandlorenzo.com/2026/03/doja-cat-is-vogues-april-cover-star/

https://tomandlorenzo.com/?p=489870

For VOGUE’s April issue, Doja Cat sat down with VOGUE’s Liam Hess to discuss navigating fame, the impact of therapy, her tour, and more.

On navigating fame:
During a shopping trip to Australian beauty store Mecca, Doja Cat’s mood shifts after she spots someone taking a photo from afar.

“It’s when you want to do things, just regular mundane shit, and people feel they’re owed a photo, or your attention, or your smile, a disposition from you. That is the most fascinating part of it for me personally.”

Other stars might have simply paid to shut down the store for an hour. But there was something about her excitement on the way there—and her disappointment as the experience unfolded—that suggested Doja still craves the experience of being able to shop like a normal person. “Yeah, 100%,” she says. “It makes me so upset. Will I go up to somebody and be like, ‘Stop fucking filming me,’ and cuss them out? No, I’m not going to do that. I don’t want to do that. I think I would rather do it in a creative way.” What’s a creative way? “Sometimes I try to look purposefully ugly. I turn it into a game,” she says.

On how therapy has helped her:
“I’m not cured of anything. But it helps me understand why I do the things that I do…I don’t know what I would’ve done without it or where I’d be without it. I’ve been able to see through a lot of the fog that I couldn’t see through before.”

On her definition of a pop concert:
“I’m not sure exactly what a pop concert is anymore. I’ll have one shot before a show if I’m feeling good…that’s the goal. High spirits and positive thoughts.”

So is that her definition of a great pop concert? Powering through against the odds? “No,” she says, firmly. “I think you can do anything with pop.”

Writer: Liam Hess
Photographer: Willy Vanderperre
Fashion Editor: Carlos Nazario

VOGUE’s April 2026 issue is available on newsstands nationwide on March 31.

[Photo Credit: Willy Vanderperre for Vogue Magazine]

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Unusual Names - Now With More Porn!

Posted by Jen

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/unusual-names-now-with-more-porn-2026

You know what’s better than unusual names? NOTHING!

And here are some of the names on my list:

Gus:

Ellen & Philip:

Georgia:

Try not to call your friend Georgia "Gorgia" from now on. JUST TRY.

Dallas:

Way to OWN that line spacing, baker.

Sophie & Reilly:

Oh, the irony. It's a two-fer!

???

Is this a real name? Please let this be a real name. If only so I can imagine someone saying, "Well, I should head over to the preschool to pick up my Porn."

Or, "Would you ask the babysitter to watch Porn for me?"

Or, "Hey, Mom, I posted pictures of Porn on your Facebook page!"

Or, "Thanks to Porn, I haven't slept in a week and my house is full of stinky diapers."

[gigglesnort] Yep, it's official: someone needs to at least name their dog/cat Porn, STAT.

***

Um, so I had more cakes to post, but I seem to have completely derailed myself with the Porn thing.
(Bet all you cubicle workers know what I mean, EH? Heyoooo!)

So here, let's just go out with a bang:
(Or did we do that already?? [Ok, Ok, I'll stop.])

I guess the lawyers insisted.

(And I can't even tell you what they renamed Piglet.)

Thanks to Andi V., Amadie H., Bryar, Jennifer A., Mark B., Rich G., Holly S., & Rachel F. for helping make today's post especially classy. (POOP AND PORN 4EVA!!!)

*****

P.S. Here's a (hilarious) reminder that English is almost as confusing as these cakes:

P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever

*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/unusual-names-now-with-more-porn-2026

Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller at the PROJECT HAIL MARY New York Premiere

Posted by Lorenzo Marquez

https://tomandlorenzo.com/2026/03/ryan-gosling-and-sandra-huller-at-the-project-hail-mary-new-york-premiere/

https://tomandlorenzo.com/?p=489873

Sandra Hüller and Ryan Gosling put on their spiffiest fits and hit the red carpet at the New York premiere of Project Hail Mary. We’re afraid we have good news and bad news to report.

Ryan Gosling in Dolce & Gabbana

The good news is that Ryan Gosling is getting his style mojo back. It’s genuinely thrilling to see a guy working pattern, color and contrast in a suit on a red carpet after several years of them dressing like security professionals and lawyers. Love the pink shirt, love the check, love that the shoes coordinate with the tie. Don’t love the lack of a belt or the shiny finish on said tie. If you’re going to make leather ties your thing, choose ones with a matte finish. And now, the bad news:

Sandra Hüller in Prada

Your girl got Prada’d so hard she may never recover from it. We realize that people can convince themselves of all sorts of things if they have good reason to do so. We don’t like to do the whole “What was she thinking?!?” thing. But we seriously question the judgment of anyone who would look at that…thing — Seriously, what even is that? — and think it makes the perfect little outfit for a photo opp.

She just looks silly as hell.

Watch on YouTube

ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.
Screenplay by: Drew Goddard
Based on the novel by: Andy Weir
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara
Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Produced by Amy Pascal, p.g.a., Ryan Gosling, p.g.a., Phil Lord, p.g.a., Christopher Miller, p.g.a., Aditya Sood, p.g.a., Rachel O’Connor, p.g.a., Andy Weir
Executive Produced by Patricia Whitcher, Lucy Winn Kitada, Nikki Baida, Ken Kao, Drew Goddard, Sarah Esberg

[Photo Credit: Janet Mayer/INSTARimages.com – Video Credit: Amazon MGM Studios/YouTube]

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marocain

marocain (MAR-uh-kayn, mar-uh-KAYN) - n., a heavy cross-ribbed crepe fabric, usually made of silk, wool, or both.

Known in full as crepe marocain. From French (crêpe) marocain, Moroccan (crepe), from Maroc, Morocco, from Medieval Latin Marrochium, Marrakech/Marrakesh.

---L.

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NS: Banksy revealed?

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-art-banksy/

So we set out to determine how Banksy did it – and who he really is. Weeks later, a reporter visited Horenka with a photo lineup of graffiti artists often rumored to be the artist and showed the pictures to locals to see if anyone recognized him. Not long after, we heard that a famous British musician – one of the people often whispered to be Banksy – had been spotted in Kyiv, giving us a theory to pursue.

Reuters interviewed a dozen Banksy-world insiders and experts. None would comment on his identity, but many filled in details about his life and career. We examined photos of the artist, most of which obscured his face but contained critical information. We later unearthed previously undisclosed U.S. court records and police reports.

These included a hand-written confession by the artist to a long-ago misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct – a document that revealed, beyond dispute, Banksy’s true identity.

And in the process, we learned how and why the man behind the name Banksy vanished from the public record more than a decade ago.

'Many People' in Zendaya's Life Thought Those AI Wedding Images Were Real

Posted by Kayleigh Donaldson

https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/zendaya-jokes-about-aigenerated-fake-images-of-wedding-to-tom-holland.php

Zendaya is on the promotional trail for The Drama, her new movie with Robert Pattinson. It's about a newly engaged couple whose idyllic relationship falls apart when one of them makes an unexpected confession. Because so much of the marketing...