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Regina Keim took many screen shots of Paul Gross (and the star and play's author, George Clooney, lol) in the CNN broadcast of Good Night, and Good Luck in Broadway, and she shared them on the Due South! Facebook group, if you want to go have a look.
Enjoy!

I hope this is alright to share. I'm not officially linked to the AZE journal or its team, I just saw the post in my social media circles.

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Ahoy there, adventure gamers!

monkeyisland is a community for the beloved classic game series Monkey Island, featuring the comedic swashbuckling adventures of the improbably-named Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™. Anything about Monkey Island is fair game: your own fanworks (art, fic, videos, games, music, cosplay, memes/silliness, whatever), recs of others' fanworks, livestreams/let's-plays, discussions, news and articles, tips for messing about in the game resources or scripting, requests for hints, screenshots, all that good stuff. If Monkey Island is your ~~jam~~ ~~rum~~ rum and jam (it's an old pirate favorite, everybody knows that), then come on over and have a grog.

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Shows: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: M/M
Words: 3161
Warnings: no AO3-type warnings apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: unfortunately no longer accessible
Link: Everything You Could Imagine on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: This is an episode tag to Home, the one with the sentient mist. After they get back to Atlantis Rodney asks John what was going on with his weird dead friends party, and John thinks about, but doesn't fess up to, a missing scene in which he found Rodney waiting for him in the bathroom at the bachelor pad. Eventually, Rodney shares his own mist-induced fantasies, and all's well. It's a fun might-have-been missing scene for the episode. There's great characterization, and it's hot and cleverly written.

( snippet of fic )

Fandom: Kaos
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Prometheus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: dxcstrange-stuff on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: dxcstrange-stuff really likes Prometheus and has drawn him several times. I like this one especially, where he's giving humanity the gift of fire. Nice movement in the swirling lines, and lighting from the fire.
Link: Prometheus

Another week, another Thursday...

Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!

Series: The Due South Alphabet series
Title: X Is For X-Ray
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, Explicit Language, Hurt/comfort
Word Count: 9,650
Summary: Ray has truck trouble which leads to even more trouble.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66495253

Snippet:

″Ray? Are you all right?″

″I’m fine, the truck is not. It’s going to need more work than I thought. I’m still at the garage.″

″It’s late. You want me to come get you?″

″No. Jimmy’s trying to get me a loaner.″

″I’d offer to let you use the Jeep, but it actually belongs to the service. I’m not allowed to loan it out even to you.″

″I know. Look, I’ll call you before I leave here. Why don’t you go ahead and have supper. I’ll heat something up when I get home.″

″I’ll wait.″

″You don’t have to.″

″I want to. I don’t enjoy eating alone, Ray.″

That small confession warmed Ray’s heart. He felt the same way. When he ate alone, the food had no real taste anymore. He wasn’t sure when that happened, but he didn’t much care. He just knew that Ben was all the flavor he needed in his life. ″I’ll try to get home as soon as possible then.″

″I’ll be waiting.″

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Current Music: "On the Road Again" Willie Nelson

Given that I've made some observations and tips on my own journals over time, I thought it was time to share them a bit wider, so here goes:
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Current Mood: awake

Hi gluten_free folks! I'm looking for recipes to make bread that is:

1) gluten-free, and also

2) made in a bread machine.

I have a bread machine with a gluten-free setting and I want to expand from the one recipe I know that I have made many times.

Thanks! :)

The Internet Archive has made available the George Clooney Broadway HD broadcast on CNN of Clooney's play Good Night, and Good Luck, which was broadcast last Saturday, June 7. Paul Gross has a supporting role.

Their mp4 of the event is 2 Gigs and 1080p. I'll work on converting it to 720p (and 480p) if I can, which should lower the size... But wanted to share the link.

There's a Torrent link as well, for those using torrent apps. Follow the above link, which is to the directory.

I'll update this post when I have completed conversion and uploaded the lower res versions to share.

A photo of a sunny summer day; text reads, "Summer of the 69"

Community:

summerofthe69

Event Description: Summer of the 69 is an event focused on creative works about the sexual position, open to all fandoms and to original works, and to all types of creations. Participation is through two means: A comment meme where users can leave and fill prompts, and themes posted weekly to get creative juices flowing.

The 2025 fest has officially opened! If the above description interests you at all, check out the following links:

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2025's First Theme: "First Time 69: Everyone has to start somewhere"

Current Mood: horny

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Current Mood: flirty

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: none
Categories: gen, episode related
Warnings: none
Word Count: 1601
Author on DW:

darkshade (empty journal)
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Always Left Behind

Author's Summary:

Returning home after leaving his grandfather with the giant aliens, Daniel is fine.

Why This Must Be Read:

This is a Daniel-centric fic, primarily dealing with the SG-1 episode "The Crystal Skull" where Nick stays with the aliens.

Daniel is 'fine' -- for a certain value of fine. It takes Jack to assure Daniel that he won't always be left behind.

( snippet of fic )

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Teal'c
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Teal'c
Pairings: Daniel Jackson and Teal'c Friendship
Categories: Gen, Hurt/Comfort, Episode Related
Warnings: Memory issues
Author's Journal:

aurora_novarum
Author's Website: Aurora_Novarum's Ao3
Link: V is for Victory

Why This Must Be Read: Set in Episode: s07e02 Homecoming, this fic is a somber missing scene between a newly-returned Daniel and Teal'c. I love the way their friendship is shown and how accepting Teal'c is of whoever Daniel may be now, regardless of if he regains his memories, regardless of if he is exactly the same. It's a quiet moment and beautifully done.

( snippet of fic )

Shows: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne
Categories: M/M
Words: 3273
Warnings: none apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Mandysbitch on Wayback
Link: Camera Obscura on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: it's Earth Christmastime, but on Atlantis it's mid-summer and the Australians have organized a barbeque. This is one of Mandysbitch's sweeter stories in which the boys get tipsy and end up in bed. It's hot and steamy, a nice slice-of-life, and soft-centered. Lovely writing, and a feelgood ending.

( snippet of fic )

Fandom: Kaos
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Hera
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: uncertified-disaster on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: The TV show KAOS was cancelled by Netflix after only one season, but it gathered a lot of fans in that time, and some great art. This is Janet McTeer as Hera, Zeus's wife. I love the green-gold glow, the pattern details, and her expression.
Link: Hera

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Power's out at my house, so I'm going extra minimal today 😅

Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!

This makes a pink frosting that tastes like jammy strawberries and can easily be made vegan. Adapted from Katarina Cermelj's Baked to Perfection.

Ingredients:

28 grams freeze-dried strawberries (about 2 cups)
265 grams powdered sugar, sifted (about 1¾ cups, measure and then sift)
310 grams salted butter (or firm vegan butter), softened (11 oz)
1-2 drops of food coloring (optional, for a stronger color)

( recipe )

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Good Night, and Good Luck (PG) Screenshots

AZE Journal is raising support

Holy Monkey Bladders! It's Monkey Island™.

Comment Bingo Round 7

Everything You Could Imagine (by rivier) (Explicit)

Prometheus by dxcstrange-stuff (SFW)

Thursday Recs

DS Story: X Is For X-Ray

Dreamwidth tips and observations.

recipe request: bread-machine gluten-free breads

Clooney's Broadway CNN HD of Clooney's play Good Night, and Good Luck (with Paul Gross)

2025's Summer of the 69 is now open!

2025's Summer of the 69 is now open!

Always Left Behind, by DarkShade (G)

V is for Victory, by Aurora_Novarum (G)

Camera Obscura (by Mandysbitch) (Explicit)

Hera by uncertified-disaster (SFW)

Seasons of Fandom- Now Open To New Members!