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March 16, 2020March 28, 2020 Mandy

Day one of quarantine with the kids, and we’re (knock on wood) off to a good start. I recognize I have a huge advantage in that a) I am primarily a stay home parent, b) I homeschooled my oldest for a year, c) I am an early childhood teacher, and d) my backyard is pretty much a playground. But even with all this on my side, the reality of social isolating is daunting and a huge pressure on parents. Luckily there are amazing resources and ideas being shared all over the place for folks to do with their kids, and I thought I’d share some ideas too.

Atlas’s Amabie Postcards

Today’s activity is a simple one: postcard writing, but with a pandemic twist. 😉 My dear friend Rebecca shared this amazing website which taught me about the legend of the Amabie in Japan.

“As legend has it, in the 1800s a mythical yokai appeared off the coast of Kumamoto, Japan. The Amabie, as it was called, was described as a mermaid-like creature with long hair, a beak and 3 legs. It made several predictions related to bountiful harvests and, before disappearing back into the sea, left the locals with some advice in case of an epidemic. According to records, “If an epidemic occurs, draw a picture of me and show it to everyone,” said the yokai.”

So we ran with the idea for our daily writing activity (one of the two more structured times we have scheduled). Using blank white postcards* (an easy purchase on Amazon), Atlas drew his version of an Amabie on the front of the cards (I encouraged him to reimagine it a little for every postcard). Then on the back he wrote asking his friend to send him a joke and signed his name off. We researched jokes online (which was a lot of fun) and I wrote down his favorite joke under his message, so his friend got to enjoy it too. We will find a new joke daily.

*The beauty of using postcards is that there is a nice space to draw, a small space to write (so there is no pressure to write a lot), and postcard stamps are less expansive than regular stamps.

We made a list of all the friends he would like to send a postcard to, and he chooses two a day to write to. Then he crosses them off the list once he is done. This way we can keep track of who he has already written to. 🙂

Tagged Amabie, Art, Art Supplies, Big Kid, Budget Friendly, Community, Curated PSA, Curated Quarantine Ideas, DIY, Drawing, Fine Motor, Homeschool, Letter Writing, Literacy, Play, Play Invitation, Postcards, Preschool Activities, Reggio Emilia

April 19, 2018 Mandy

Created using a drawer found on the side of the road, scrap pieces of plywood for the dividers, and this mirror from Amazon (I made two identical trays). This tray was filled with natural items found on walks around our neighborhood. A pair of bamboo tongs were added, and this was delivered as part of a little one’s play space make-over in April.

Tagged Baskets, Bowls, Budget Friendly, DIY, Natural Materials, Nature, Nature Play, Organization, Play, Storage, Unexpected Toys, Upcycled

April 17, 2018 Mandy

Some beautiful objects and toys that I thrifted/collected for a little one’s play space make-over in April. Some of the new/expanded play spaces and options I created in his home were:

• a kitchen area
• fine motor activities
• expanded block area
• small world play
• nature play

Tagged Baskets, Bowls, Open-Ended, Storage, Thrifted, Upcycled

April 1, 2018 Mandy

I am a stay-home-parent to two little boys, but in a past life I was a preschool teacher/director/art teacher with my philosophy steeped in the Reggio Emilia approach. Setting up beautiful learning/play environments was one of my favorite parts of my job, so finding ways to continue this passion has been a joy.

I am using my skills and knowledge to help parents get their kid’s space and toys under control. I can:

• set up specific areas for children to play + learn + create
• advise on ways to bring in more natural and open-ended materials into their play
• create organization + storage so toys and materials have a home
• personal shop unique open-ended + budget friendly materials
• work to any budget
• create play spaces inside and out
• custom build pieces to fit your spaces (I am very lucky to have a wonderful husband who is insanely handy, and who works with me to create custom shelving, furniture, and other pieces for children)

I’m constantly amazed at 1) how many toys people have, and 2) how miserable it makes their parents, and 3) how little most of the toys are played with. Guys – you don’t have to be drowning in toys that drive you to the edge of insanity! It doesn’t take that much to get things in order and looking the way you wish it did. And it really doesn’t take very much money either – you probably have everything you need already and it just needs a little tweaking.

xx Mandy

My babies and me, Mother’s Day 2018
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Mandy | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Wiki

Mandy

First episode

“Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You” (1995)

Latest episode

“Underfist: Halloween Bash” (2008)

Voice

Grey DeLisle

Full name

Mandy

Other names

• Lord Mandy (by Lord Pain)
• President Mandy (Underfist: Halloween Bash)

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Occupation

A Student at Endsville Elementary
Ruler of the world (in the future as a giant worm)
The Supreme leader of the Kids Next Door (briefly)
A napkin collector
President of the United States (Underfist)

Home

Endsville

Relatives

• Phillip (father)
• Claire (mother)

Pets

Saliva

Allies

The Grim Reaper (sometimes)
Billy (sometimes)
Irwin
Nergal Jr.
Jeff the Spider

Minions

Grim (friend-slave)

Enemies

The Grim Reaper (sometimes)
Piff
Billy (sometimes)
Mindy (rival)
Sperg
Numbuh 1 (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Likes

Piff (formerly)

Dislikes

• Anything good and sweet
• Billy’s idiocy
• Irwin always hitting on her

Grim slacking off

Powers and abilities

Smile capable of warping the very fabric of reality

Weapons

• Fists
• Grim’s Scythe

Fate

Becomes the youngest and very first female president

Quote

“Whatever you do, don’t look behind you.”

“Hey! Don’t you know Mandy never smiles!”

―Billy to Grim in “Tickle Me Mandy”

Mandy is stunned and she has a pain shock.

Mandy is the third titular major protagonist of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. She is best friends with Billy and Grim. She is a devious girl from Endsville. In stark contrast to her cheerful, talkative, uniquely stupid best friend Billy, she is shown to be intelligent, quiet, bitter and utterly ruthless with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

After the theme song, Mandy is shown in front of a black screen, usually speaking to the viewers in a creepy, sarcastic way, similar to the couch gag opening of The Simpsons.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Personality
• 3 Physical Appearance
• 4 Abilities
• 5 Relationships
  • 5.1 Billy
  • 5.2 The Grim Reaper
  • 5.3 Mindy
  • 5.4 Irwin
  • 5.5 Saliva
  • 5.6 Jeff the Spider
• 6 Trivia
• 7 Gallery

Biography

When Mandy was a baby, she was shown to have never smiled; she was even visibly unhappy in her mother’s womb. When she does smile, it throws off the natural order of the universe as seen in one episode, “My Fair Mandy”. However, this did not apply in some earlier episodes, where she smiled only to her friends Billy and Grim. However, she had to smile in front of everybody in the school auditorium when she sang Over the Rainbow as part of a pageant.

In the episode The Problem with Billy, it was shown that she first met her best friend Billy at an early age, when Billy had repeatedly rung her doorbell until she was annoyed enough to answer. Later, Billy stole her feeding bottle, put it in his mouth and began flushing it like a toilet. When she did, he immediately pointed out that she had no nose and shoved an ice cream cone into her face after she had asked him if he was “some kinda idiot?”. She punched him, called him a creep, and slammed the door in his face. He simply giggled in response to this, telling “she digs me”, thinking that she liked him.

Years later, she and Billy had met Grim on the day of the tenth birthday of Billy’s pet hamster, Mr. Snuggles. Grim had appeared to reap the soul of the hamster as it was time for the hamster “to kick the bucket” as Mandy had said earlier in the episode, but neither the hamster nor the duo would give in. So, they made a bet. If Grim beat them in a game of limbo, he could have Mr. Snuggles and Billy, but if the kids won Grim had to be their best friend forever. However, the kids won after Mandy cheated in the limbo contest and Grim has been stuck with them since. In the episode Sickly Sweet, Mandy turns into a monster with the combination of Hippopotamus, Alligator, Bear, and Iguana by “The Mask of Beast” for her cynical attitude with Billy and Grim.

Personality

Mandy is shown to be an anti-hero at best, and an antagonist at worst. An irredeemably cruel, spoiled, heartless, horrid, and unsympathetic little girl, she regards herself as being superior to many of the characters on the show, even her parents. She aspires to dominate the planet with an iron fist and to stay as far away from Irwin as possible. Mandy’s dreadful behavior has left her parents, Phillip and Claire, in fear and they are often shown avoiding her or bending to her will. Her mother spoils her rotten and showers her with money, compliments, and expensive gifts, despite her fears, and her father is stuck cooking and cleaning for her. However, it is shown that Mandy truly loves her family, as she was genuinely shocked when they revealed they were afraid of her. As much of a psychopath as she is, Mandy doesn’t like cheating and would rather accomplish things for herself. It is said by many fans that Mandy gets scarier and meaner every season.

Mandy also has superior intelligence and strength not to be reckoned with. She has an almost superhuman force as she is able to battle monsters with ease as well as being able to understand complex theories of the world when referring to her superior intelligence, despite being a child, so she might be a prodigy. She also never misses a chance to exploit the stupid, which more or less justifies her attachment to Billy.

While Billy gets himself/the trio into trouble, she is usually the one to get him/them out of it, along with Grim who, without her force, would not even bother trying to help. According to Billy and Grim, Mandy apparently has a fear of professional figure skaters–but she denies this, claiming that she simply “doesn’t trust the way they spin,” although, in Billy & Mandy’s Big Boogey Adventure, her true worst fear is depicted as growing-up into a kind, chubby, unattractive old woman and settling-down with Irwin. It is also shown in the movie that Grim and Billy are actually very meaningful to her and she feels truly alone and lost without them.

Mandy was the main antagonist of the crossover episode The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door, as she took over the Kids Next Door’s Moonbase and nearly dominated the entire Cartoon Network multiverse. This is probably Mandy’s most villainous role ever.

Although Mandy rarely smiles, she is shown to smirk in times when she wins or if she is concocting a very sinister plan. When she did try to force a real smile in a beauty pageant, it caused a rip in the dimension that forced her, Grim, Billy and Irwin to transition into the Powerpuff Girls world, due to the sheer awe of it being extraordinary.

Physical Appearance

Even though Mandy is controlling, manipulative, wrathful, even devilish at times, she seems like an average little girl wearing a pink dress with a yellow flower in the center, black Mary Jane shoes, white socks, and blonde hair accessorized with a black headband. Although she has black eyebrows that are thick and they are almost always furrowed and a frown to match which gives her a scowling expression most of the time, and her hair is curved into a style resembling devil horns.

In the show’s regular art style, she has no visible nose, but small nostrils. She has black pupils, but on some occasions, she is shown to have blue eyes, suggesting that her eye color is blue. Such as in My Peeps, after zapping Billy with his scythe, she and Grim are both seen in anime form revealing Mandy to have blue eyes and a small angular nose. In Underfist, Mandy’s eyebrows are thinner, her eyes are bigger and her head is wider.

Abilities

Mandy’s intimidating demeanor combined with her wits allow her to manipulate or intimidate those of weaker resolve.

Relationships

Billy

Billy has been Mandy’s best friend since they were infants. Sadly, she considers Billy her idiotic henchman to do her every bidding as she never misses the chance to benefit from his astonishingly low IQ of -5. He usually complies and does everything she demands of him, seeming to either not mind and at times possibly even enjoy it. He rarely ever snaps at her for this, once, however, he did shout at her as a result of her treatment of him was when she had told him “Thank you”. The other time was when he grew tired of her controlling behavior when she and her parents are forced to stay at Billy’s house while their own home is being fumigated. Billy may be responsible for Irwin’s crush on Mandy, since he flirted with her (in Mandy’s body) in the episode Get Out of My Head!

Mandy tends to be that of a tsundere towards Billy. Despite her negative, cruel behavior towards him, Mandy has been shown to care for Billy, and the feeling is mutual. Her feelings could be completely platonic since she mostly treats him nothing more than a servant. But Billy is the only person who Mandy allows to have physical contact with her, embracing her on numerous occasions, even kissing her on the lips a few times. Mandy has also been known to read Billy bedtime stories in the middle of the night when he couldn’t sleep whether it be from eating nineteen boxes of cupcakes or other reasons. He has also suggested wanting to marry her at least three times. She also always helps Billy when he gets into trouble, that is until she becomes too bothered to continue and just stops or leaves the scene.

In Billy & Mandy’s Big Boogey Adventure, when Billy is supposedly eaten by a giant sea creature, she is in denial of his death saying, “Billy’s always fine.” But when he’s been missing for six hours and Irwin’s becoming restless; she starts to get worried herself as she gazes into the water and tears up, believing him to actually be dead. Moments later, Billy appears out of the water riding the Kraken, laughing and screaming “I’m fine!” Mandy gasps, pleased and surprised to see him again, but quickly denies ever being worried in the first place since of course, Billy is always fine. Near the end the main characters must face and conquer their worst fears. Mandy’s worst fears are revealed to be her becoming fat, unattractive, jolly, and happily married to Irwin. It was in this movie that she realized that she can love another person besides herself, and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and she faces her feelings toward either Billy or Irwin.

The Grim Reaper

Grim initially loathed both Billy and Mandy. Mandy does not seem to care about his hatred and simply uses him for her own purposes. Despite this, the two can come to an understanding on certain things, such as exploiting Billy’s stupidity. Grim, like Billy, is more of a servant to Mandy. Unlike Billy, however, Grim regularly stands up to Mandy. The reaper is shown to regularly fantasize about the duo’s ultimate deaths, but overtime, he grew to genuinely care about them, an example being in Fiend is Like Friend Without the “R” when Nergal kidnapped Billy and Mandy for himself and Grim came to their rescue.

Mindy

Mandy’s sworn enemy, Mindy is an obnoxious, self-absorbed, stereotypical popular girl. She and Mandy always seem to be rivaling each other in almost every episode Mindy is actually in. It is revealed that Mindy once wanted to be Mandy’s friend, but sore from rejection, she has grown to hate Mandy and sought revenge. Ever since then, the two have been arch rivals. Despite being just as mean and spoiled as Mandy, Mindy is actually a cowardly airhead, as opposed to Mandy, who is a fearless genius. In Wrath of the Spider Queen, Mindy is shown to be able to form a temporary alliance with Mandy if it means survival, when she fights spiders alongside her nemesis.

Irwin

Irwin has tried to make Mandy his girlfriend on a few occasions, but she always refuses in disgust and usually ends up beating him up. Repulsed by his pursuits to win her affections, Mandy chooses to be as far away from Irwin as possible. He makes it somewhat difficult as he appears in every other episode and is close friends with Billy. Irwin had first fallen for Mandy while she was possessed by Billy in Get Out of My Head! when Billy (while possessing Mandy) had called him a “cutie” and flirted with him.

In Scythe For Sale, Irwin uses Grim’s scythe to cast a spell on Mandy that made her fall in love with him. She almost becomes his wife in a forced wedding ceremony, but Billy manages to break the spell over Mandy, restoring her to normal.

In the first movie, Mandy’s worst nightmare is shown to be becoming fat, unattractive, kind, and married to Irwin. She fears that she’ll someday be in love, and she actually faces and overcomes this fear, but it is unclear whether she’s accepting her feelings for Irwin or Billy.

In the final episode, Mandy actually starts to fall for Irwin when she learns that he was born evil (possibly due to his monster heritage), but quickly goes back to normal after she kisses him.

Saliva

Saliva is Mandy’s dog. Mandy cares deeply for her dog and loves him very much. Saliva is the only living creature that Mandy shows any love, emotion or affection to. She often makes Grim play with him, like letting Saliva bury his bones in the yard.

Jeff the Spider

Mandy seems to like Jeff and always helps him with his problems regarding his father, but in a straight-forward, tough love sort of way. Unlike Billy, Mandy is a lot kinder to Jeff than Billy is, and does not jab Jeff with a stick like Billy does. Rather, she encourages him to stand up for himself and be tougher than he is.

Trivia

• Mandy is the only character to officially not have a designated nose, (although Jack does not have a nose after his original head is cut off) though nostrils are present when in close-ups.
• Other than being the deuteragonist most of the series, Mandy is also the antagonist in some episodes.
• During the first few seasons of the show, some fans mistakenly thought that Billy and Mandy were brother and sister. This was made fun of in a later episode when Harold told Gladys that he thought Mandy was their daughter.
  • If Billy and Mandy were siblings, Mandy’s full name would be “Amanda Uglio”.
  • The show’s description on Netflix has accidentally referred to Billy and Mandy as siblings a few times.
• According to her father, a pack of wolves tried to raise her as one of their own when she was born.
• Her voice used to be more scratchy and high in Grim & Evil, but then her voice became more deep and melancholy.
• Mandy likes playing a Hoss Delgado video game, President Evil which is a parody of Capcom’s Resident Evil (1996).
• Mandy is often interpreted as a “Goth” by fans, although it has never been confirmed and the connection is based purely on the stereotype of Goths being overtly cynical, merciless, ill-tempered and angry. However, she does read Goth magazines. Additionally, in the episode Scary Poppins, Mandy demands from her mother and father that they frame her “Goth metal posters,” indicating that while she may not exactly be a “Goth kid,” she has a taste for Goth music.
• Although it has been stated that Mandy never smiles, earlier episodes, comic stories, and some Cartoon Network bumpers depict her grinning mischievously after getting her way.
  • This has lead people to speculate why Mandy managed to throw the universe off balance in “My Fair Mandy” when she smiled; many presume that this was because this wasn’t a natural smile.
• Mandy has never been seen or heard laughing except for the episodes Dream a Little Dream during Grim’s nightmare and Test of Time where Billy became involved in human evolution.
• Mandy might be wearing glasses when she becomes an adult, this was shown in two occasions.
• In the Cartoon Network India version of the show titled ‘Haddi Mera Buddy’, her name is Preeti..
• Mandy may be younger than Billy since his birthday party was celebrated in the episode “Tastes Like Chicken”; and her party was celebrated in episode 9, “A Grim Surprise”, even though her actual birthdate was not for another “five months.”
• Mandy appeared in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends episode, “The Big Picture”.
• Mandy is mentioned by Uncle Grandpa in the Steven Universe episode “Say Uncle”.
• In the episode Anger Mismanagement, it is revealed that Mandy as well as Grim have gone to anger management classes.
• She states that she a secret mutant army.

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Fun, FREE Quarantine Activities for Kids with Mandy from Curated Play Spaces

Enjoy this helpful guest post by Hyattsville’s Mandy Sheffer.

As we face down weeks in social isolation at home (absolutely necessary due to COVID-19, but nonetheless challenging), I have been so inspired by all the wonderful people sharing ways to make this time easier for families and I thought I would share some ideas of my own.

Outdoor play is always fun when mud’s involved! More on that, below.

In my past life I was an early childhood teacher/director. I also homeschooled my oldest child for a year. In my current business, I help families create/revamp play spaces for their small humans – inside and out.

Read on for fun ideas you can do with your kids, taken from things I have done or plan to do with my boys (aged three and seven).

Shadow Tracing, Drawing

Grab a white piece of paper, a pencil/marker, and a favorite toy. Set up outside in the sunshine or using a lamp/flashlight, set your toy on the edge of your paper and shine the light directly onto it to create a shadow on your paper. Trace around the shadow and once you have your outline, go crazy with colors and decorating (if desired).

Shadow drawing!

Challenge your other family members to see if they can guess what it is you traced. You can expand on this outside and trace each other’s shadow with chalk, or use a clipboard with paper and trace shadows created by fence palings, plants, and other urban/natural objects.

Urban Scavenger Hunt

Next time you’re out walking with your kids (around the block or even around your house/yard), snap pictures of interesting angles and details of the things you see around you.

Found it!

Add these to a table and create a scavenger hunt for your kids. Their job is to find all the objects. I created a local Hyatsville urban one for my kids which you can try your luck at here.

Create a Soundtrack to Match Your Child’s Play

This is one of my favorite ways to compliment my kids’ play, without necessary jumping in and trying to scaffold things. A couple of examples  – when there are rescue scenes in my oldest’s LEGO play, I’ll turn on the Mission Impossible theme to help make things more exciting. My youngest loves to pretend our play loft is a rocketship, and he now requests I turn on ‘Night Flight to Venus’ by Boney M so he can blast off. 🙂

Organize those toys! 

Quarantine is kind of the perfect time to get your play space in order. Tap into your inner Marie Mandy Kondo 😉 and get organizing!. If you want your kids to play independently, you need to set them up for success. Here is a recent blog post with some simple ways to get started.

Everything in its place!

Spread kindness to those around you

This one is easy, when you’re out for a walk or bike ride, encourage your kids to say hello and wave to the people you pass (keeping a solid 6ft distance of course). Make sure you set an example and do the same. It really brings so many smiles.

Poem of the week

Picking a poem of the week is a simple thing to do as a family to create routine, and a favorite from our homeschool days. I would pick a poem every week, print it out, and then we would say it together in the morning when we started our school day. It was a lovely way for everyone in our family to expand our literary knowledge.

Learn the daily moon phase

There are great websites for this. If you talk about the weather everyday, also add in the moonphase (and if you happen to be up late, make sure to go outside to try to see it). We have this poster up at home and love it. You can also print out or draw your own and just point to the phase you’re in each day. It’s so easy to feel disconnected from the natural world when you live in a city, this is one easy way to reconnect with it.

Play Invitations

Set the scene! Create play invitations for your kids to wake up to inspired by their favorite books. For example, if your little one is a fan of the story Goldilocks, create a small world play scene in their play area with blocks, people and animal figurines, play food, and any other toy/accessory that might compliment the story. Leave the book next to the set-up as a visual clue for what the scene is, and see what magic happens…or if your kids are early-risers like mine, just hear about it after buying yourself a little extra sleep-in. 😉

Mandy Sheffer, Curated Play Spaces

If you haven’t had the delight of meeting Mandy yet, know that she’s one helluva creative lady and beloved mamma. She does such amazing, playful things with everyday knick knacks that you never dreamed of doing; or at least, that I never thought to do with my kids.

Photo of Mandy by Juliette Fradin Photography.

So check out her Curated Play Spaces website and Instagram page for some more inspiration and to see how she can help you get your kid’s space and toys under control. And also know that she and her hubs are creating and selling those mud tables featured in the top photo. There’s a waitlist, but know that these things are certainly worth that wait.

Stay tuned for even more fun posts from Mandy!

More COVID-19 Resources

Thought it was too late to get a library card? No worries! You can get a PGCMLS Virtual Library card today! Audiobooks, music, movies galore!

Here’s a way you can help our local baristas, bartenders, servers who are out of work right now: SoHy Co-op Virtual Tip Jar.

Also, please know that these stores provide seniors-only and immunocompromised-only shopping hours. (Just updated to include the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy. )

Also, here’s a list of local businesses providing alcohol-delivery and curbside pickup near the Route 1 corridor.

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‘This Is Us’: Mandy Moore on Rebecca’s ‘devastating’ choice

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Mandy Moore reflects on the shocking Pearson family conversation in the latest episode, “Taboo,” and teases what’s coming up as the “This is Us” series finale nears. (Hint: Big Three trilogy episodes, Kate and Toby’s relationship, Rebecca’s final goodbye and a pastrami sandwich.) Plus, what you can expect from her directorial debut, her parting words for Rebecca Pearson and a blast from her past pop star life.

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from the “Taboo” episode of “This is Us.”

Yvonne Villarreal: Hi, I’m Yvonne Villarreal

Mark Olsen: And I’m Mark Olsen. You’re listening to “The Envelope,” The L.A. Times podcast where we go behind the scenes with your favorite stars from TV and Film.

Villarreal: Mark, I can’t believe we’re already at the end of this season.

Olsen: I know! It went by so quickly. We are going to be back soon with a special Oscars episode, but, Yvonne, do you know the great thing about podcasts?

Villarreal: No, tell me, Mark.

Olsen: You can go back and listen to them whenever you want! If you haven’t already heard previous interviews — or even if you have — I would suggest Yvonne’s conversations with Issa Rae or Jennifer Coolidge, or my talks with Maggie Gyllenhaal or Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.

Villarreal: Great suggestions, Mark. Today’s guest, Mandy Moore, is also nearing a season finale, but it’s a much more emotional one for her as it will also be the end of the road for “This Is Us.” Do you watch the show, Mark?

Olsen: I’m not a regular viewer of that show, but I know that it has a huge fandom, and this finale is much anticipated.

Villarreal: Yes. You should come over. We can cry into each other’s arms. The show was created by Dan Fogelman, and it’s well-known for its plot twists and tear-jerking moments, and tonight’s episode was no exception. If you haven’t seen it yet, I will just note that the first part of this interview will contain spoilers. You’ve been warned!

Anyway, as “This Is Us” fans already know, the show’s plot jumps around in time to tell the story of the Pearson family, and the episode that just aired takes place over a few Thanksgivings. In the present day, Mandy’s character, Rebecca, is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and reveals a bombshell. She and Miguel have started planning for her end-of-life care.

[Clip from “This is Us”: REBECCA: The one silver lining of this awful disease is that I have the opportunity to make a plan, to try and ease some of the burdens. So, first things first, no matter how this thing goes, no matter how slow or fast, if decisions need to be made for me, Miguel is the captain of that ship. ]

It was such a touching moment and a great performance by Mandy, so we started there in our conversation:

Villarreal: Mandy, thanks so much for joining us.

Mandy Moore: Thanks for having me.

Villarreal: That moment with the kids and Miguel was so emotional. I mean, Rebecca’s confronting her fate and kind of just dropping this big news on the kids. What was it like for you to shoot that scene?

Moore: Yeah. In typical “This Is Us” fashion, Dan loves to write a monologue. And this was a doozy of a monologue. It was three or four pages. It was ironically right before our Thanksgiving vacation, and I remember just thinking, “Oh, I really want to nail this. I really want to get this off my plate. I’m so nervous.” There was just so much to say coupled with, obviously, the place that Rebecca finds herself in to have this particular conversation with her children. I think it’s something she’s been thinking about for a long time, and it’s not too often that they’re all sort of gathered in the same place.

So it was emotional knowing that the end is near in every way — for this woman, for our show, for us as friends and colleagues. And so it was pretty easy, and accessible to tap into the emotions of what Rebecca was dealing with. And I have the incredible opportunity and gift of looking at Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley and Jon Huertas in the eyeballs as I get to say these beautiful words. That makes my job exponentially easy.

I feel like this is the beginning of this last chapter for Rebecca. I think she is well aware of her fate, well aware that this is the moment to be very intentional with her wishes and with her kids. It’s a challenging conversation because she knows that she’s going to hurt the feelings of the two other children that weren’t chosen to be the executor of her estate, if something were to happen to Miguel. Namely, Randall. But luckily you’ll see in future episodes, they find a way to have a conversation and hopefully bring a little bit more clarity and understanding as to why she reached that decision.

Villarreal: Yeah. I wanted to explain to our listeners that Rebecca chooses Kate as the person to make decisions on her behalf if Miguel is no longer with us. Kate is very surprised and asks Rebecca, “Why me?”

[Clip from “This Is Us”: KATE: I gotta ask, why me? What? REBECCA: You are my daughter and my best friend. It was always you, Kate.]

Villarreal: For you, in what ways has it always been Kate?

Moore: I think the viewers of our series from the beginning have understood that Kate and Rebecca have always had a bit of a tumultuous relationship, and they’ve never quite been on the same page. Kate has had her own baggage along the way, and I think Rebecca, as a mother, has always been flummoxed by the fact that they just can’t seem to meet in the middle for most of their lives. And the irony is that this life-altering diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer’s happens to sort of coincide with Rebecca and Kate really finding their footing and finding this common ground. I think it’s pretty heartbreaking and devastating for both of them to recognize that they’re just finally understanding each other and getting along, and now this is what’s unfolding. This is what’s in front of Rebecca. But, I think Rebecca has always been a champion for Kate and even in the midst of not quite grasping why Kate is so angry, Kate has so much resentment toward her. Think Rebecca still, as most good parents are, just gonna sort of be on the sidelines waiting for things to sort of come around.

Villarreal: In the premiere of this season, Rebecca struggles to recall a core memory of her as a kid riding a train with her dad, and you can see she’s really sort of tormented by the reality of what’s slipping away.

[Clip from “This Is Us”: REBECCA: And then when we would get close to the city, he would walk me to the very front of the train, and we’d walk back through each and every car. All the way, all the way back to the…them um… the last car. No, no. Don’t tell me…]

Villarreal: What has playing this stage of Rebecca’s life taught you about memory, what we hold on to, and living in the moment?

Moore: Memory is the glue of everything. It’s the glue of our lives. It’s the glue of this show in particular, and I think the idea of staying present is one of the more difficult parts of the human condition for all of us. I love that this show is a reminder of that, of this most precious thing just sort of floating away, floating, out of reach. It’s beautiful to have that reminder.

Not to keep bringing it back to the show, and, selfishly, my experience as an actor on the show, but this has been the best job I’ve ever had in my life, and I’ve been doing this for over 20 years. This is an opportunity that never comes around for most people, to be a part of something that fires on all cylinders in the way that the show has, the connection that the audience has with the material, the friendships we’ve all made, the story we get to tell. It just checks every box. And in that sense, I think we knew how special it was and how important it was to stay present. It’s almost ironic, that lesson is something that we’ve all been sort of trying our very best to understand and to put into practice from the beginning.

Villarreal: Well, I’m sure you’ve encountered fans of the show who have known people with Alzheimer’s. What’s it been like to hear people’s stories and how the show has touched them?

Moore: Like many other subjects we broach on the show, people really feel seen. I think caregivers and loved ones who have loved ones living with this awful, insidious disease, it’s very buoying for them to see themselves and see their families, and not just what their loved one may or may not be going through, but the families as a whole. What they’re collectively grappling with, the decisions that they’re making, the differing decisions, that one family member wants to handle things one way and others are really interested in making sure that their loved one is enrolled in a clinical trial. Others want to sort of respect the wishes of the person who’s living with this diagnosis. It’s really tricky, and I think as the story goes on there will be a lot more of a focus on Miguel as a caregiver and how strenuous and stressful that is.

Villarreal: I know you weren’t a mother when you began your journey as Rebecca Pearson. I remember us talking and you sharing how Milo had to sort of teach you how to change diapers. But now you are a mother. Has becoming a mom enhanced your understanding of Rebecca? Have you noticed any shifts to how you feel her through your performance?

Moore: Yeah. I like to joke that I would love to go back to the beginning of the show now, because I’m like, “Oh, I have some inkling of what it means to be a mom, to love your kids with this ferocity.” I mean, I had some clue, but no real point of reference as to just the depths of the love and the loyalty and throwing yourself in front of a moving vehicle for your family. I have a deeper well to draw from. It’s not just my imagination. There’s a reality. There’s my lived life that I’m able to bring to the table, as you as a performer with any medium. You bring your life with you. You bring your experiences with you. And now I have a year’s worth of what it means to be a mom, and I’ll be able to carry that with me for the rest of this show and everything moving forward.

Villarreal: Now I’m curious, which moments in particular from the past seasons do you think you would have brought something different to?

Moore: You know, some of the decisions that Rebecca made that I didn’t necessarily agree with. Namely, let’s say Randall and William and keeping the two of them apart.
I was very steadfast in the idea of like, it’s wrong, and I can’t even imagine how this woman would come to this conclusion that this was the right choice. But being a parent now, and the idea that the abject fear in your child potentially not being yours anymore, it’s unimaginable. I think filtering in a bit more of the empathy and the compassion that I didn’t necessarily have for her in some of those moments that I disagreed with her on that I feel like it would just add a little bit of a different shade. I don’t know. Maybe it wouldn’t even be perceptible, but it would be for me when I’m bringing to the table.

Villarreal: Yeah. I get that. Well to transform into older Rebecca there’s hours worth of makeup and prosthetics that you have to sit through. I know it’s been some time since you’ve done it, but the first times that you did that transformation, did you notice any change in the way you were treated when you were in costume as older Rebecca?

Moore: Not so much in present-day Rebecca, but the few times that I have transformed into the future version of Rebecca, when she’s closer to the end of her life, people actually treated me like I was an 85-year-old woman. Everybody got really quiet on set, people were there to help shuffle me in, like I couldn’t get there myself. That was a bit strange to me.

I guess in the sense that I know Sterling and Justin and Chrissy, obviously, outside of work, but when I’m on set with them, they know me as mom. So I think it’s strange for them to see me outside of that makeup and cross paths with me on set, or in hair and makeup or something like, “Whoa! I don’t know this version of you. ” So, there’s a relationship, there’s a language that we have as mother and child that’s kind of this unspoken thing that we built up over the last six years. So in that sense, yeah. I feel like they do treat me differently. I’m not five-years-younger-than-them Mandy. I’m like …

Villarreal: It’s still so wild that you’re like the youngest of the adult cast, but you’re playing the oldest. So bizarre.

Moore: Yeah. it is.

Villarreal: I imagine you’ve brought your son, Gus, to set. Has he sort of observed you in that stage of life as Rebecca? Is that weird for him? Like, is he just looking for your voice?

Moore: He recognizes my voice and my smell, but yeah, I remember him coming to set with me very early, like when he was a month old and I think to go through the makeup process. It was very confusing to him at first. Subsequently he’s gotten a bit more used to it, but all of the wigs are strange to him. But again, he’s sort of cued by my voice. So he’s like, “Oh, OK.” I joke that it’s like Grandma Mom when I’m in my aged makeup. And especially when I was nursing him, I was like, “This is definitely going to be cause for therapy somewhere down the road for him.” But you know, this is my job and I’m just grateful that he can come and visit me. But yeah, it was definitely weird at first.

Villarreal: When he’s older and finds those photos, it’s going to be a treasure for sure.

Moore: Totally. For sure.

Villarreal: The show touches upon some primal fears that we all have — or maybe it’s just primal fears that I have: the loss of memory, the fear of death. How do you feel about dying on screen? I mean, we didn’t see Jack die per se. We saw your reaction to seeing him. Do you have a sense of if it’ll sort of go that way with you or if we’re gonna see it?

Moore: I know how it’s all gonna happen, and it’s going to be a lot, but I think people will be very … ”pleased” is such a weird word to describe with like, “You’re going to be pleased with how she dies. ” I think fans of the show, those who have been on this entire journey with us, will feel like it is a very fitting way to tell the end of that story, and the story, just in general, of the whole show.

Dan excitedly has been telling us from the beginning [that he] has chronicled every single chapter or exciting thing that happens along the way. And, we saw him maybe a week or so ago and he was like, “Here’s what’s happening in these last like three episodes” or something. And we were all sitting there crying and I was like, “It’s too much,” but it’s also perfect. It’s exactly what it should be.

Villarreal: Well, the upcoming three episodes are interconnected, and you and your co-stars, Milo Ventimiglia and Justin Hartley, will be directing them. What can you share with us about what’s in store with this trio of episodes?

Moore: So, we’ve done this twice before on the show. I think in the second and fourth seasons we’ve done these sort of trilogy episodes that all sort of point to a different character’s perspective. So, Milo’s directing Kevin’s episode, I get to direct Kate’s episode, and Justin directs Randall’s episode. And there are interconnected points of these episodes that have happened in trilogies of the past, which made it somewhat challenging to be an actor and a director in some of these scenes. Namely, there’s like a part of the episode that takes place at this pool that we’ve gone to as a family several times. So there’s the idea that Milo and I are in bathing suits with 7-year-old kids and like 80 extras all the way in Long Beach. It’s freezing. It was raining one day. We’re in and out of the water. It was like all of the most challenging aspects of being a first-time director were sort of thrown my way. But luckily we had Justin there to sort of keep a bird’s-eye view of like, “No, no. You got it. You can move on,” because our show, we just don’t have time to do a scene and then step aside and go watch playback on the monitors. So we kind of had to rely on Justin and rely on yourself like, “I feel good about my performance. I think we got it.”

Villarreal: What was it like to direct your cast mates who you’ve been acting alongside all these years? Who was the clown?

Moore: Well, my episode is primarily Chris and Chrissy, and I knew that Chris is, you know, he’s one of the funniest people that you will ever meet in any walk of life. So, I knew I was in for it with him.

But I feel like what was really revelatory for me was — I know how great everybody is on our crew. We’ve retained most of our crew, I’d say like 98% of our crew from the very, very beginning. I knew how good everybody was at their job, but I didn’t know the extent. And I think as a director, having the process of going through prep before your episode, shooting, and then going through the editing process and the post-production process. Everybody on our show is just so exceptional at what they do.

And as an actor, I will never ever take for granted anything from locations to transpo, to background actors and props. And you sit as an actor, and you’re eating a pastrami sandwich and I’ve never really taken the time to realize like there are seven meetings that go into “What kind of bread is it? Is turkey pastrami? Is it regular pastrami? Is it toasted? What kind of deli? I mean, just like every single possible question you could have about a pastrami sandwich, like has been answered, has been addressed. “..the logo of the deli. Are there potato chips on the side? How many patrons are in there?” There’s so much groundwork and legwork that goes into it that you think about, but until being in the director’s chair, I really just couldn’t totally accept and process.

I feel like in a way, every actor should at least have the opportunity, not necessarily to direct, but at least shadow the director’s process, because it opens up a tremendous groundswell of respect for every single crew member and what they do and what they contribute to make a show what it is.

Villarreal: So are you telling me there’s a pastrami sandwich in your episode?

Moore: Not in my episode, but Justin’s episode. I eat a pastrami sandwich, and as an actor, I was like, “Oh, wow. There were probably several meetings that Justin sat in, where they talked about this pastrami sandwich.”

Villarreal: And I’m sure part of that is because viewers watch every part of this show for clues. They dissect everything. Maybe this pastrami is a clue for something, who knows? But could you see more directing in your future? What else would you want to direct?

Moore: If I should be so lucky. Absolutely. I think I would love to direct things again, that I have a personal connection to. I don’t think that I have this skill set to just be a director who onboards a show that I’m not necessarily familiar with. I had the advantage of working on the show that I know intimately. I know these characters intimately. I know these actors intimately. I don’t have the experience, at least at this point, to jump onto something that I feel like I wouldn’t have that same connection to. You just have to care so passionately.

I heard someone mention “The director’s job is throwing the party, whereas an actor’s just an attendee.” You’re just attending the party, and you can leave at any time. But the director has to pay attention to all the details. You’re there to the bitter end. So it would have to be something that I feel so drawn to, so compelled by. Hopefully that’s something that I personally work on next, but being able to work with these actors is kind of like cheating as a director.

I had this crazy, crazy epiphany watching Chrissy and Chris, in particular. In this episode, there’s a lot that sort of happens. I’ve worked with them for six years. I know how extraordinary they are at their jobs, but there was something different about sitting behind that monitor and not being in a scene and not just sort of connecting with them and their eyeballs in the moment. Just watching the work from that vantage point, from that distance that blew me away. They are just so truly good at what they do. And again, it just didn’t feel fair to call myself a director because I’m like, I didn’t I really do anything.

Villarreal: I feel like that’s going to be quite the episode if I assume it’s going to go where I think it’s going. So, what an episode to direct.

Moore: Yeah. it’s starting to explain things to the audience, to all of us, like what happens with Kate and Toby. It’s a really beautiful one, and Chrissy co-wrote it. So it’s even more special that I got to be a part of helping tell this story. So much of it is from Chrissy’s heart and brain.

Villarreal: OK. I want to take things back a bit. Your introduction to acting really began with your music videos back when MTV was the go-to destination for that sort of thing. And they are stored in my memory, but I did rewatch a lot of them.

Moore: Oh no.

Villarreal: I mean, you were 15 when you did “Candy.” What do you remember about being on the set of your first music video?

Moore: So excited to go through this silly process of hair and makeup and wardrobe. All the girly things, because as a 15-year-old, what’s more exciting than a rolling rack of clothes that aren’t yours and an array of glittery eyeshadows and sparkly lip glosses. All of it was just like a shopping spree at the mall come to life.

I’d never been a part of something where things were sort of catered to me. I had been in theater productions where I was a member of a troupe, a cast member of a show telling a story, or in a commercial where you’re one cog in the wheel of the machine of what you’re trying to sell. It had never been about me and being the center of attention was hard to get used to, but also just tremendous. Again, as a 15-year-old, it’s like, “Wow, I got to live out my dreams of fake driving a car and having a cute boy look twice at me,” like things that weren’t necessarily happening in my real life.

But I don’t know how I knew what to do, necessarily. I guess you just sort of mimic what you saw in other music videos and on MTV. Again, I was a 15-year-old girl singing about missing someone like candy and I had never French-kissed a boy before. So it’s strange to think I’m singing about things and trying to sell something that I really knew nothing about.

Villarreal: You had never missed someone like candy yet.

Moore: Correct. Unless we’re talking about actual candy, like SweeTarts, then sure. I could tap into that.”

Villarreal: Well, it’s funny, you brought up sort of mimicking or looking at other things because, as I said, I rewatched them and I couldn’t help but notice how much sass and confidence you are giving in that “Candy” video. How much of that was what you felt like you needed to deliver versus what the director was maybe explicitly telling you he wanted from you?

Moore: I don’t remember the director telling me that he wanted anything from me. That I feel like that all just came instinctually, which again is strange, because it’s not who I am just naturally as a woman. I’m quite shy. I’m quite introverted in my real life. But I guess, as a fearless young person who feels like they have nothing to lose and you don’t know what you don’t know — I think the same thing about that time period of performing, of being on stage and opening up for the Backstreet Boys or Nsync with a sea of 20,000 girls with glow sticks. And I never really was nervous. I was just excited for the opportunity.

Now I would poop my pants. I would completely lose myself. I would be so nervous. So I think that the sass and the confidence just came from like owning the moment and owning the opportunity, and again, mimicking what I’d seen in other videos and like, “This is how you perform in a music video. This is how you sing to the camera and lean in.” And I really didn’t know what I was doing quite frankly.

Villarreal: Well, like, as you mentioned, you came of age at perhaps one of the hardest times for teen girls in the media. You arrived on the pop music scene at 15 years old in the late ‘90s, and your contemporaries are Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson. At that age, did you have an awareness that you were expected to sort of take on a sex symbol persona?

Moore: I knew that I was obviously like my record label’s answer or a version of those other women, but I also was aware that nobody was pushing me to be somebody that I wasn’t. I was allowed to kind of just be a 15-year-old was actually a 15-year-old girl, and I wasn’t trying to act older than I was. I was still very much allowed to be a kid. When we would perform at theme parks, I’m like, “Ooh, can I go on some rides?” If we’re performing at a mall, like, “Do I have time to go to Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and go to Claire’s and look at jewelry?” I wanted to go shopping. I wanted to go to the mall with my friends, go see movies and go out to dinner. The typical things you would be doing at 15, not kind of leading a more mature life than would be appropriate for someone my age.

Villarreal: A lot of people are revisiting the unhealthy treatment of women in the media in the early and mid-2000s, and that obviously overlaps with your time in the music industry. How does it feel to be part of that conversation or to even see that conversation happening?

Moore: Well, I’m happy that the conversation’s happening. I feel oddly excluded from it because my time in the music industry or at least feeling, even a part of that conversation or somewhat relevant, feels so fleeting. We’re talking about women who had just exponential success, success I could never fathom or wrap my head around. And therefore the consequences of the choices that they’ve made or people around them made for them, on their behalf, I quite frankly couldn’t imagine and I have so much empathy for [them]. I’m glad we’re able to talk about it now and talk about why it was so wrong and misguided, and hopefully how that will never happen again.

Villarreal: To get back to what you mentioned earlier, it wasn’t long into your music career that you branched out into films. You made your debut in “The Princess Diaries” in 2001. How did that come about? Was that your team trying to find ways to distinguish you? Were you finding that maybe this is something I want to pursue? How did it start?

Moore: I always knew that I wanted to try my hand at acting. I had grown up as a theater kid, kind of doing a little bit of both. So when the music stuff took off to a varying degree, it kind of opened doors for me to try my hand at acting. I had gone on several auditions and had been meeting people, and I remember reading the script for “The Princess Diaries” and going to meet dear Gary Marshall at his theater in Toluca Lake, and I had just a fantastic meeting with him. And then getting the word that they wanted to cast me as Lanna, Lana, whatever her name was and that film.

That was sort of a lightning bolt moment for me. Like, “Wow, I love this. I love this way of storytelling. I love that the onus isn’t solely on me.” I was around a bunch of other actors my age, and it felt like summer camp. So again, that kind of opened the door for more opportunities. Then I remember reading the book for “A Walk to Remember,” and then getting the meeting with Adam Shankman and then eventually kind of doing a pseudo chemistry read with Shane West and with Adam, and eventually getting cast in that project. I kind of got the ball rolling from there, I guess.

Villarreal: 20th anniversary for “A Walk to Remember” this year.

Moore: So crazy.

Villarreal: So crazy.

Moore: I remember, I think Jessica Simpson auditioned for it. You’d have to ask Adam as to why I was the one that got cast, because I didn’t know what I was doing, truly. I didn’t know how to hit a mark. I didn’t know what a mark was. Poor Shane was really having to sort of hold my hand and guide me around. I didn’t know what I was doing. I look back and I’m like, “Ay, ay, ay.” It’s probably a hard one to watch. But, I was so sad when it was over and just thought I’ll never, ever have an experience like this again. And it kind of was true. Maybe it’s just because it was the first of its kind, so it always would hold a very special place in my heart. It really wasn’t until “This Is Us” that I was like, “Oh, I feel like I’m tapping into a very similar vein there. I remember what it’s like to be a part of something where you’re like, ‘Oh, this is special.’”

Villarreal: But why does it always have to involve you dying, Mandy?

Moore: I know, and crying. No more. This is it. This is the end of crying for me.

Villarreal: But back to those early years of acting, how into it were you then? Did it create confusion for your own goals? Like, “Wait, I wanted it to be this music star. Is this keeping me from giving it a more concerted shot?” Were you ever worried you were not feeding the other passion by feeding the other one?

Moore: Oh, no, I never felt that way. I loved that I somehow was allowed the opportunity to do both, and I think other folks in my position weren’t afforded the same opportunity maybe because of the level of fame that they had achieved. I think it allowed me to kind of go under the radar a little bit and for people to perhaps buy me on screen or in character, because they didn’t know as much about me and my life and all of the trappings of being a megawatt celebrity.

So, I loved doing both and I loved that a lot of the projects somehow allowed me to still dip my toe into music, or there was some sort of relationship to music. Whether it was “A Walk to Remember” or even “Princess Diaries,” I got to sing still. I always found my way back to music. I’d find a way to make a record at the same time.

I never really got to tour or do anything, to that degree that I probably would have liked or sort of thought at the beginning of things, but I was having too much fun. I loved that one job led to the next led to the next led to the next, and it allowed me, you know, 20-some-odd years later to still be doing it.

Villarreal: Well, you’ve acted alongside some heavyweights like Diane Keaton in “Because I Said So” and Robin Williams in “License to Wed.” When you got to that stage in your career, did you feel that people started to take you more seriously as an actress, or started to think of you as an actress rather than a pop star?

Moore: I’m not sure those films in particular made people take me seriously, but I think that people did view me — strangely, probably after “A Walk to Remember,” as silly as it sounds, because of the story we were telling the fact that I colored my hair brown from being a blond, you know, those things, allowed me to sort of seamlessly transition to that side of my job a little easier. It did allow people to see me in that light, and I don’t think that I really ever had the difficulty of trying to explain to people moving forward, like, “No, no. I’m not just a musician or a singer. I’m also an actor.” I think people sort of started to see me in both of those roles.

Villarreal: What about yourself? Did you have any sort of impostor syndrome? I feel like all of us do, but how did you sort of work your way through that?

Moore: I still do. I still have impostor syndrome. I don’t know if I ever want to get to the point where I don’t feel like I don’t belong or I’m not trying to fake it. I never want to get too comfortable. I’m happy to sort of be kept on my toes. I’ve never gone to work in these last six years on automatic pilot. I always drive through those gates of Paramount thinking, “I cannot believe this is my job. I can’t believe someone’s letting me do this. I can’t believe I’m about to go work with Sterling, and I’m in a scene with him playing his mother and I’m 37. ” It’s just never lost on me that this is wild and impossible, and “how did I get here?” and “How do I keep this going” and “This is going to be the last time I ever work.” I mean, just a million things, but I’m kind of fueled by that. So I hope that’s always the case.

Villarreal: Well, when “This is Us” came along, you were at a crossroads, at a turning point in your personal and professional life. You had done a few unsuccessful pilot seasons and you were at the end of a relationship that you described as one that damaged your sense of self. With a bit of distance, how do you feel you’ve changed since starting the show?

Moore: Yeah, my life looks impossibly different now in every way. it’s unrecognizable. I think in all the ways that I just mentioned. I have better boundaries. I know myself better. I’m more apt to say “no” and be less of a people pleaser. I think especially becoming a parent further instills all of that. You are so happy to do whatever it takes to protect your child to protect your time and your energy.

I feel like having the incredible fortune of being a part of something that you are so deeply moved by and challenged by in every way has helped me think about the future and the kinds of things that I really want to dedicate my time and energy toward, in terms of the professional side of things. I think there are different qualifications now, and I understand the privilege that comes along with that. And maybe at some point I’ll have to sort of toss a lot of that to the side and just go, “I’m happy to take any job,” but I feel lucky to be in the position where I would love to wait for something that feels right to come along instead of just jumping at any opportunity just out of fear of not knowing when the next thing is going to come along. Because being with my family’s too important, being a part of something that really fires on all of those cylinders, that challenges me emotionally and physically as a human and as a performer — like I want to work with great people. I want to do things that scare me. I want to keep raising the bar for myself. so I don’t know what, what that is and what that looks like necessarily, but I’m excited to see it through and figure it out.

Villarreal: Well, related to that, “This is Us” is undoubtedly a pivotal landmark moment in your career. I mean, you’ve earned a Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as well as two Screen Actors Guild awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I know we were talking about impostor syndrome, but what have you learned about what you’re capable of from doing this show?

Moore: Along the lines of what I was just mentioning, it’s good to scare yourself. It’s good to sort of put yourself in a position that you don’t necessarily know if your capabilities will lend themselves to what’s expected of you. And I just remember thinking when the show eventually got picked up for the first time and we were going to be doing 13 episodes of television, as an actor who had done failed pilot after failed pilot after failed pilot, I remember being overwhelmed and so daunted by the idea that we’re going to do 13 episodes of television. How do you do that? How? Physically, how do you do it? Emotionally, how do you do it? How do you tell the story? How do you stay engaged?

And here we are. At the end of the run, we’ll have done 106 of them. It still boggles my brain. It’s still really challenging to completely digest what we’ve done as a group and as individuals. I would say have a lot more confidence that I can undertake things that do terrify me, that are completely unknown. I’m more capable than I give myself credit for.

Villarreal: I’m not sure if the writers have started actually sort of breaking the finale. Do you have any sense of when you’ll start shooting that?

Moore: Yeah. They have. I think Dan is almost done writing. so we have 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. We have six left to shoot. I think we’re supposed to be done at the beginning of May, and I believe the finale airs May 24th. So we’re always cutting it close, but that’s the trick of network television and COVID.

Villarreal: I just can’t believe it’s over. It feels so weird. I still remember talking to Sterling as he was working on “The People v. O.J.” and he’s like, “I just did this pilot, and it’s so crazy. People are going to have their minds blown.” And I was like, “I don’t know about that. Network TV? Does that still happen?” Like, “Sure. Sure, Sterling,“ and sure enough.

Moore: Here we are.

Villarreal: How are you feeling? Is it hitting you yet, or still not totally?

Moore: Yes and no. I feel like we’ve so much work ahead of us. I just got done reading 15 before I talked to you and it’s an incredible episode. I was crying and I’m just like, “Ah, I have three more of these scripts to read, and that’s it.” So those are the moments where I think I’m hit with the reality of what’s to come and the finality of this all kind of wrapping up and ending. It’s really bittersweet. It’s mostly like, yes, I’m going to miss this job in every aspect, but I’m really going to miss my friends. I’m gonna miss seeing every one of these faces every day. Since 2016, I’ve been able to rely on the fact that I get to see these people for the foreseeable future, who knows how long. But, the fact that everybody’s already starting to talk about what they’re doing next and where they’re moving on to, and I know before the end probably some crew folks will start jumping ship to go onto the next jobs because that’s just what you gotta do. I’m trying to really hold on to all of it and savor all of it, but still wrapped up in the idea of like, “Ooh, we have some of the hardest work ahead of us.”

Villarreal: If you could wager, how many boxes of tissues should we come armed with for the finale?

Moore: I don’t know. I would say let’s be environmentally friendly. Let’s just use a towel. Let’s just use a hand towel or a washcloth. Obviously you’re not going to want you to blow your nose like that. But I think sop up the tears, let’s use a washcloth. I’ll put it that way.

Villarreal: A washcloth and maybe like a weighted blanket for the comfort, something like that. Yeah.

Moore: Yes. A nice cup of tea, a candle. You want to have all of the creature comforts surrounding you for the end.

Villarreal: Well, before we leave, I would love to know what your parting thoughts are to Rebecca. What would you say to her?

Moore: I am so grateful to her being this beacon of what it means to be the matriarch of a family. She set the bar so high for me, even though she’s a fictional character. I often think about her and I think about this fictional family, and it’s so strange that — I thought about it a lot — the specificity of this family and the choices they make and the stories we’re telling, and yet everyone is able to see themselves in some way. I mean, I guess that’s just the trick of any art. But, I’ve loved being a part of telling these stories and having this barometer of what it means to be a family and what a family looks like. It’s really just been the greatest gift and honor to be this woman. I appreciate her and I’m sure I will carry bits and pieces of her for the rest of my life.

This episode was produced by Tarkor Zehn and edited by Heba Elorbany. Our engineer and composer is Mike Heflin. Special thanks to Jazmin Aguilera, Asal Ehsanipour, Shani Hilton, Clint Schaff, Tova Weinstock, Amy Wong, Chris Price, Ross May, Patricia Gardiner, Geoff Berkshire, Elena Howe and Matt Brennan.

Watch Inside Mandy Moore’s $2.6 Million Mid-century Home in Pasadena | Open Door

Hi, guys.

I’m Mandy Moore, and welcome to my home.

Come on in!

(jazzy music)

So, the house was built in 1950

by an architect named Harold B. Zook.

All of this brick is original,

and this copper hood was original,

but it was all sort of calcified and green.

So, we sort of shined it up back to its original glory.

I felt like it would be fun

to sort of play off of this hood, so there’s a lot of…

There’s the brass inlay in the floors,

there’s sort of these vintage inspired coffee table,

there’s sort of fun little play on copper and brass

and sort of the metals throughout the house.

We wanted this room to sort of feel not too formal,

still cozy.

We were really big on making sure

that we had space for a piano.

I love music, my fiance is a musician,

so having a record player in this room

was pretty essential for us as well.

I’ve never really had a formal dining room before,

and it doesn’t feel too formal.

Nothing about this house feels formal.

I love that everything still feels so open.

There’s not a ton of separation between

sort of main living areas.

This bar cart, this was the Christmas present from Taylor.

I’m a scotch girl myself.

Yeah, I love a good scotch.

Sarah Sherman Samuel,

who’s the most incredibly talented designer,

helped with the entire home.

So, Sarah hipped me to this artist, Lou Mora,

and I just really loved this print

because the house is pretty simple,

but I like that it has certain pops of character.

So, this is the kitchen.

This was a very important room

to make sure that we got right.

Emily Farnham, our incredible architect,

that was the first order of business.

The kitchen looked very different when we bought the house.

This island was not here.

This was all sort of our doing,

and I loved the waterfall aspect of this island.

It’s just like a big giant block of stone.

This skylight was sort of this weird peaked skylight.

So, we just got sort of a flat piece of glass

to make it fit with the rest of the house.

I was pretty adamant about the open shelves.

This dishware is my favorite.

I saw this color and fell in love,

and I was like yes, I want pink.

I want pink in my house, I want some blush.

So, that’s sort of our big accent color, I would say,

in the house is a little touch of blush.

My favorite addition to this house are these giant sliders.

If you didn’t have dogs and cats like us,

you could just leave these open all day,

but it leads us to this lovely little sitting area.

So, we have these really fun cozy chairs.

You can kick back with a glass of wine or a cup of coffee

and look at the mountains and take in the sunshine.

It’s like the greatest way to start or end your day.

The kitchen kinda flows right into the family room.

I love this little lavender vintage bench.

I found it online and then we had it re-covered,

but I would say the pièce de résistance in this room

is definitely this terrazzo bench.

Emily and Sarah had the genius idea of bringing it to life

and adding the giant chunks of aggregate,

and those ladies were actually here hand laying

exactly what stones they wanted where

before it was sort of crushed and pulverized.

The coffee table is an original by Sarah Sherman Samuel.

I love the legs, I love the gold.

Again, it’s picking up on the gold and brass and copper

and all the sort of mixed metals throughout the house.

This is a Samsung TV.

It’s like this new thing

that’s meant to look like a piece of art.

You can pay a couple dollars a month and you get access

to Picassos and Renoirs and stuff,

so you can have a fine piece of art

on your wall if you want.

What I love the most is this piece by Claire Oswald,

and this was on the front page of her website,

and it was a piece that had been sold already,

and then the sale fell through, and so we jumped on it.

The room did not feel complete

until this went up on the wall.

So, this is sort of a hallway with a giant skylight as well.

We walked through the house and immediately thought

this would be a great sort of reading nook

with this built-in bench

and all of these sort of built-in bookshelves.

These are all Taylor’s books.

I do read, I swear I can read,

but he is the most voracious reader

I’ve ever met in my life,

and I think he’s read almost all of these books.

So, this is the master bedroom.

I love this room.

It feels super cozy.

I think my most favorite thing is this built-in custom bed.

Sarah had the brilliant idea of doing this

yummy forest green velvet wall.

I love these Cedar & Moss lamps

that sort of hang right down,

and my favorite detail

is that the light switch is under here.

So, when I’m in bed,

I can just turn it on like that and turn it back off.

I also love how open this room is.

Being able to wake up every day

and just throw these curtains open

and that’s the view we get.

Never lost on me how lucky I am to get the…

to experience that.

This is the outside.

Come on out.

The pool is here, but the spa was originally over there.

So, we moved it and we added some baja shelf sort of steps.

There originally was a pergola as well.

So, we knew that always wanted this to sort of

be the outdoor kitchen.

I think a lot of the outside sort of revolved around this

gorgeous sycamore tree that has been here forever.

This long bench goes almost along the whole side of the pool

and then there’s a little fire pit in the corner

and some nice little chaise lounges to hang out.

It’s super fun.

We’ve already had some people over

and had a couple of swim parties

even though it isn’t quite summer yet.

Thank you guys so much for coming on a tour of my home

and hope to see you again soon.

Bye!

News & Articles – For Kids – Online Journal

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Spring is coming soon! By the summer season, you can make a children’s flower garden on the site, and not a toy one, but a real one!

You will need a couple of birdhouses, a wide flower pot, flower seedlings, a decorative fence, a saucer, smooth pebbles … and a little imagination.

We make useful things for the garden from old pallets. play house

If you have children, build a playhouse for them on the property. The material for the house can serve as wooden cargo pallets – pallets. You can make it from whole pallets, or you can make it from pallets in disassembled or partially disassembled form.

Crafts for the garden: three-dimensional figurines made of stones

Collect rounded stones of different shapes and sizes and together with the children think about what they look like and what kind of figure they can turn out. Arrange the pebbles in different ways, first without fastening together, to choose the best option.

We make a magic “lava lamp” with our own hands!

This magical lava lamp is easy to make and your kids can help! By the way, it works not on heating, but on effervescent aspirin! It remains only to find a beautiful glass bottle and bright food colors.

Children’s caravan made of cardboard

DIY simple swing

How to make the easiest swing with your own hands, says the author of the project Rachel Denbow (Rachel Denbow). You will need a few boards, a drill, paint – and a good mood is guaranteed!

How to make a sandbox in the form of a sailboat. Step-by-step instruction

In this sandbox, children can play in any weather, even in the rain: the sail is both a decoration and a roof! Project author Ana White writes: “This sandbox can be made in just a couple of days off. You just can’t lure kids out of it, and sometimes adults who are also interested in building cities out of sand!”

DIY: wigwam for kids

Make this wigwam for the little ones – there will surely be a place for it in the living room or in the nursery, and in sunny weather it can also be installed in the yard.

5 tire swing ideas

Old car tires make a great garden swing! We have collected several different ideas for such a swing, ranging from brutal designs on steel eyes to frivolous “ladybugs”.

Fairy garden on the garden table

Children will not be distracted from the miniature flower garden in any weather, and until the end of summer they will come up with new games with it! But this garden is not only for fun: the kids will be able to grow plants in it, for example, herbs or flowers.

How to make a children’s house-tent. Part 1

This children’s play tent is made from materials that are sure to be found in every home. So find an old fleece blanket in your closet and get to work!

How to make a swing from an old tire with your own hands

It’s hard to find something cheaper to make and more fun than a proper tire swing! In this article, we give detailed instructions on how to make a tire swing with your own hands – and it’s much easier than you think! The classic tire swing is a toy for your (and the neighborhood’s) kids that will keep them happy all summer long and costs nothing (well, almost nothing) to make.

Lace play tent for kids

On a rainy day, such a tent can be put up on the terrace, and on a hot day it can be taken out onto the lawn. Instead of a floor, there is a wooden cargo pallet-pallet (it must first be thoroughly washed, all protruding nails and chips removed and treated with sandpaper).

How to make a children’s house-tent. Part 2

We continue the story of how to make a children’s play house-tent with your own hands.

How to make a swing from a saw cut tree with your own hands

Swing made from solid sawn wood is an unusual decorative element for the garden and a fun attraction for both adults and children. And they are very easy to make yourself!

Wigwam from pallets

We offer another idea for a children’s playhouse that can be placed on the site. This wigwam is made from wooden cargo pallets – a pallet, but looks just like the real thing. The authors of the idea tell in detail and show how this durable, literally all-weather playhouse works.

Folding house for children

This fabulous house is made of foam board! Idea author Mandy Johnson shares tips for making it: “I needed a foldable house that could be dismantled and folded behind a closet when the kids weren’t playing with it. Initially, I was going to make it from hardboard sheets, because it is a material inexpensive, thin and light, but in the end I decided to make a house out of foam board because it’s easier to cut out.”

How to make a swing from a pine board

What do you need to make this very simple swing? A flat pine plank, soft rope or nylon cord, tools and some free time. And this detailed instruction!

What to do with kids on a rainy day? We make flower “windows”-panels

After a walk, children often bring home wild flowers – bluebells, daisies, cornflowers. Invite them to make such beautiful panels instead of bouquets.

How to make a bird feeder from pine cones

Make this bird feeder with your children. It will take no more than 10 minutes to make, and while watching birds, children will be able to learn more about wildlife. Feathered guests will also benefit your garden: there will be fewer harmful insects and weeds.

What to cook from the caught fish? Fish sticks!

Children, who are often unaware of the fact that food comes from more than just plastic wrap, would benefit from knowing how fish from the river ends up on the table. And so that the children will like the dish of freshly caught fish, cook something familiar to them. Turn your catch into crispy fish sticks!

How to make a garage for children’s bikes and outdoor toys

Plastic cars and tricycles left on the garden path do not always decorate a well-groomed garden. From wind and rain, from direct sunlight, their appearance deteriorates, the paint fades. To make the cars last longer for children, make a toy garage against the wall of the house!

Baby monitor – “electronic hare”: Arlo Baby Smart Monitor

The Arlo Baby Smart Monitor can sing a lullaby to your baby to help them fall asleep, and alert parents if the baby is crying.

On a short trip with children! How to find traces of animals and make casts from them

Walking with children in nature can be made even more interesting and memorable if you set an interesting goal – for example, to find traces of wild animals. And not just to find, but to make real casts, so that at home you can accurately determine by the determinant which animal they belong to.

Outdoor games. Water lane “slip-n-slide” + frisbee!

Slipping along the water lane and throwing frisbees is great fun for really hot days! This game can be played both together and in large teams.

Educational games and experiments for kids: sprouting beans in a bottle!

While the garden is still in bloom, we invite you to grow beans in a bottle together with your little ones. For young children, this is not just a game, but a whole scientific experiment that clearly shows how plants grow from seeds. You won’t have to wait long for the results!

Miniature stone houses for garden decoration

If you have your own garden, you will of course know that this is the perfect place to unwind after a busy day. Every year I want to make this green oasis even more beautiful, transplant something or add a new detail to the familiar garden landscape. And if a miniature stone house appears in your garden under the canopy of trees, you will probably be outdoors more often and receive guests more often 🙂

Water wall-constructor on the site – for the little ones!

It’s so nice to splash with cool water on hot summer days! This homemade children’s overflow fountain can be modified indefinitely. Plastic containers are attached to the fence with push pins.

How to make a “bio-dome” from a transparent umbrella

In spring, many people grow or buy seedlings for the garden. But what if we germinate some of the seeds in a home-made transparent “bio-dome” that replaces a mini-greenhouse?

How to make a fabulous mini garden house

The creator of this project has always admired the rural huts that can still be seen around Lake Erie in Canada. They looked so cozy, almost fabulous, that he wanted to make his own small copy of such a house.

We make shells for outdoor games in the yard … from aqua sticks!

Flexible and lightweight water sticks, which are used in pools instead of an inflatable ring, can be useful not only on the water! Since water sticks are soft and porous, they make completely safe sports equipment.

What to do with kids on a rainy day? Let’s make a spring sakura branch!

Have the children make a cherry blossom branch to celebrate the arrival of spring! Maybe this branch with pink paper flowers will quickly lure warm days?

Modern tree house

The tree house is not only a children’s hut, which is assembled on two branches from old boards and a TV box. Today, this name can hide both a children’s play module and a real house, raised above the ground along with a terrace, a grill and a wicker chair.

Game target and “throwing spears” from aqua sticks. Step-by-step instruction

Another variant of the game, for which all the necessary equipment is made of water sticks. Make everything together with the children – and go to outdoor games!

What to do with kids on a rainy day? Color the umbrella!

Umbrellas open in the rain like big flowers. And your child can turn this ordinary object into a real masterpiece by inventing a unique pattern for it. If the weather is not conducive to walks, it’s time to do some homework, and then take a walk with a colorful umbrella – and the rain will be a joy!

Miniature house-“castle” for decorating the garden

Another example of a decorative garden house, more reminiscent of a country palace or castle. Pay attention to how the plants planted around the “castle” enhance the fabulous effect of this mini-landscape!

Games with children: sailing regatta in a barrel of water

A barrel of water turns into a wonderful little lake after rain! Especially on a warm windy day. Invite the children to launch toy boats with sails on this mini lake and arrange competitions.

Games and crafts: how to make a hanging planter for strawberries

In these hanging planters, children can grow their own crops: strawberries or tomatoes. Planters are made from recycled materials, which is economical and environmentally friendly, and during the manufacturing process, children will be able to express their imagination by decorating their own hanging garden!

How to make a stained glass window from petals

An unusual stained glass window can be made from self-adhesive film and flower petals. It will be interesting not only for adults to lay out petals and leaves on a self-adhesive film. This simple task can be entrusted even to kids.

How to make a water stick fountain for kids

From a water stick and a garden hose, you can very quickly make a garden sprinkler – a fountain around which children will develop on a hot summer day. It can be put on the grass or hung from some kind of high crossbar – for example, to a swing.

What to do with kids on a rainy day? Grow seedlings in eggshell pots!

Kids will love growing seedlings in these cute little pots! And from wooden sticks you can make plates with the names of flowers (suitable sticks can be taken, for example, in a cafe – they are given out there to stir sugar).

Floral stained glass window that the children will make themselves. Step-by-step instruction

These children’s crafts will decorate any window, especially on a clear sunny day. You don’t have to worry about patterns – children’s imagination is limitless. But it is better to take care of the necessary materials in advance.

Children’s “water wall” from aqua sticks

Another water wall idea using water sticks. Children will be enthusiastically fiddling with water until the end of the summer heat! And in the fall, when it gets too cold to play in the water, turn this structure into a bead racing track.

Ideas for a children’s party: decorating a “rural” picnic area!

For an unusual “rural” picnic for the kids, choose a clear sunny day, hang flags on the branches of trees, cover the table with a linen tablecloth and place a cake on it, which has no icing, and all the layers are visible at a glance!

Stone garden with painted stones

Perhaps you already have a stone garden, but you want to make it attractive not only for adults, but also for children? Bring gray planes to life with fun painted pebbles.

How to make a “school board” for games and activities in the yard

An ordinary store-bought blackboard is designed for indoor use and will quickly become useless outdoors. But children love to play both indoors and outdoors! And especially on warm autumn days. Make a “school board” for them that can withstand rain and snow to solve problems or play school!

What to do with kids on a cloudy day? Let’s make a voluminous spring card!

Children can make such a spring postcard for the May holidays in just half an hour – of course, if you help them!

Crafts for the garden: painted pebbles

With the help of paint, glue and playdough, children can turn ordinary pebbles that lie under their feet into little animals, men and other funny figures with your help. To get started, make fun colored rocks that you can arrange in your garden, flower bed, or even in flower pots on your windowsill.

How to make a slingshot for marshmallows

This slingshot toy will bring a lot of pleasant minutes to both children and adults (after all, it is impossible not to arrange marshmallow shooting in the evening when the children fall asleep :)). And it’s very easy to make!

NEWSru.com :: TV Emmy nominees announced, ‘Game of Thrones’ leads

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American cable channel HBO leads the industry with 99 nominations, including 19 for Game of Thrones, Reuters reports.

After “Game of Thrones” in terms of the number of nominations, the series “Breaking Bad” follows, which claims 16 awards.

Trailing behind HBO is Netflix, which delivers on-demand movies and series. She has 31 Emmy nominations, 13 for the political thriller House of Cards and 12 for the black prison comedy Orange is the New Black.

There are six TV shows in the Outstanding Drama Series category – Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Mad Men and True Detective.

The Best Comedy Series category included Louie, Modern Family, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley, The Big Bang Theory and Veep.

The British series “Sherlock” is represented by one episode – the final episode of the third season (“His Farewell Vow”) – in the nomination “television movies”.

The 66th Emmy Awards will take place on August 25th.

Emmy is an American television award, considered the television equivalent of the Oscars. It is held annually, but affects several areas of the television industry. There are “sports”, “technical”, “news and documentary” and other awards. The most demanded are “Prime-time premium” and “Daytime premium”. From its inception in 1949 until 1974, there was simply an Emmy award, until it was split into prime-time and daytime awards.

Full list of 2014 Primetime Emmy TV nominees

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“House of Cards”
“Mad Men”
True Detective

Best Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory
“Louis”
“Modern Family”
“Orange Is the New Black”
“Silicon Valley”
“VIP”

Best Miniseries

“American Horror Story”
“Bonnie and Clyde”
“Fargo”
“Luther”
“Tremey”
The White Queen

Best TV Movie

The Kennedy Assassination
“Muhammad Ali”
“Ordinary Heart”
“Sherlock”
Bountyful Trip

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, News Service
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Woody Harelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Claire Danes, “Motherland”
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Juliana Margulis, “The Right Wife”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Louis C. K., “Louie”
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, “Derek”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Lena Dunham, Girls
Go Falco, “Sister Jackie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “VIP”
Melissa McCarthy, “Mike and Molly”
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Broger, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Adam Driver, “Girls”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burel, “Modern Family”
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, “VIP”

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mayem Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Alison Janney, “Mommy”
Kate Mulgrew, “Orange Is the New Black”
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlamsky, “VIP”

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge”
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, “Regular Heart”
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo

Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries

Helena Bonham Carter, Burton & Taylor
Mini Driver, “Home”
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story
Cicely Tyson, Journey to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig, Spoils of Babylon

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries

Colin Hanks, Fargo
Jim Parsons, “Regular Heart”
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, “Ordinary Heart”
Matt Bomer, “Regular Heart”
Martin Freeman, Sherlock

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries

Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Ellen Burstyn, “Flowers in the Attic”
Julia Roberts, “Ordinary Heart”

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American television award “Emmy” presented a list of contenders for awards. The absolute record holder was the cult series Game of Thrones, which received as many as 32 nominations, including the opportunity to compete for the title of Best Drama Series. Also featured in this category are Better Call Saul, Bodyguard, Killing Eve, Ozark, Pose, The Heirs, and This Is Us.

Still from Game of Thrones TV series

In addition to this category, Game of Thrones actors are presented in the Best Actor nominations – Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow, became the contender. And also Emilia Clarke, who played the role of Daenerys Targaryen, can win in the Best Actress category. In addition, other actors of the series will compete for the award: Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Gwendoline Christie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Alfie Allen, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel came in second in terms of nominations and was listed in the 20th category. And the third place went to the sensational series “Chernobyl” – it has 19 nominations.

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Jodie Comer, Killing Eve, Sandra Oh Oh) – Killing Eve, Laura Linney – Big Little Lies, Mandy Moore – This Is Us and Robin Wright – House of Cards.

Emilia Clarke

Christina Applegate – Dead to Me, Rachel Brosnahan – The Amazing Mrs. Maisel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus ) – “Vice President”, Natasha Lyonne (Natasha Lyonne) – “Matryoshka Lives”, Catherine O’Hara (Catherine O’Hara) – “Shitts Creek” and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) – “Fleabag” .

By the way, among the announced nominees for the prestigious award, which is equated in size to the Oscars, there were no names of many famous Hollywood stars – for example, Julia Roberts (Julia Roberts), George Clooney (George Clooney) and Emma Stone ( Emma Stone).

Julia Roberts

Fans were outraged by this injustice, and Roberts took it lightly. In her Instagram, she shared a screenshot of her smartphone screen, which highlighted the news that the listed actors were unfairly deprived of Emmy nominations. In her post, the actress wittily joked with the phrase: “I am at least in exceptional company”

Julia Roberts phone screen

Who will be awarded the “Emmy” award, we will find out in early autumn – the award ceremony will take place on September 22. In the meantime, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the full list of nominees.

Best Drama Series:
• “Better Call Saul”
• “Bodyguard”
• Game of Thrones
• “Killing Eve”
• Ozark
• “Pose”
• “Heirs”
• This Is Us

Best Actress in a Drama Series:

• Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
• Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”)
• Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)
• Laura Linney (Ozark)
• Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”)
• Robin Wright (“House of Cards”)
• Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”)

Best Actor in a Drama Series:

• Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)
• Jason Bateman (Ozark)
• Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
• Billy Porter (“Pose”)
• Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”)
• Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”)

Best Comedy Series:

• “In a better world”
• “Barry”
• “Life nesting dolls”
• “Rubbish”
• Shitts Creek
• The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Best Miniseries:

• “Chernobyl”
• “Escape from Dannemora Prison”
• “Sharp Objects”
• “When they see us”
• Fossey/Verdon

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
• Gwendolyn Christie (Game of Thrones)
• Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
• Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones)
• Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
• Julia Garner (Ozark)
• Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

• Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones)
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
• Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
• Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”)
• Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Soul”)
• Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Soul”)
• Michael Kelly (House of Cards)

Best Actress in a Miniseries/TV Movie:
• Amy Adams (“Sharp Objects”)
• Patricia Arquette (“Escape from Dannemora Prison”)
• Aunjanue Ellis (When They See Us)
• Nisi Nash (“When They See Us”)
• Michelle Williams (Fossey/Verdon)
• Joey King (Pretend)

Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie:

• Mahershala Ali (True Detective)
• Richard Harris (Chernobyl)
• Sam Rockwell (Fossey/Verdon)
• Benicio Del Toro (“Escape from Dannemora Prison”)
• Jarrel Jerome (“When They See Us”)
• Hugh Grant (Extremely English Scandal)

Photo: Instagram Julia Roberts, Instagram Emilia Clarke, Instagram Game Of Thrones
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Kit Harington

Sophie Turner

Emilia Clarke

Game of Thrones

Emma Stone

Julia Roberts

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Two months are left before the prestigious TV Emmy Awards will take place in Los Angeles. This year, beloved by millions, “Game of Thrones” is presented with 32 nominations, thus breaking the record of the series “NYPD Blue” with 27 nominations in 1994.

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys

Game of Thrones became HBO’s highest grossing project. A fantastic plot intertwined with reality, unexpected twists – all this made the series popular among tens of millions of viewers around the world. Its creators rub their hands – “The Game” brings good dividends, and also raises the members of the team working on the series to the rank of stars of the first magnitude.

Outstanding Drama Series

Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington are nominated for the 2019 Emmy Award

In this nomination, in addition to Game of Thrones, the series Better Call Saul, The Bodyguard, Killing Eve, Ozark”, “Pose”, “Heirs”, “This is Us”.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Emilia Clarke, Daenerys in Game of Thrones, Jodie Comer from Killing Eve, Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”), Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”), Robin Wright (“House of Cards”).

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Top prize nominees include Jason Bateman (Ozark), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Bob Odenkirk (Game of Thrones). Better Call Saul”), Billy Porter (“Pose”), Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”).

Nominated for House of Cards

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Grand Prize could go to Gwendolyn Christie, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones, Julia Garner (“Ozark”), Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”).

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Alfie Allen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of Game of Thrones, Jonathan Banks, Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”), Michael Kelly (” House of Cards), Chris Sullivan (This Is Us).

Best Comedy Series

The Best Place, Barry, Fleabag, Matryoshka Life, Shitts Creek, The Amazing Mrs. Maisel can receive the award in the nomination.

Still from This Is Us

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Featuring Grown Ups Anthony Anderson, Don Cheadle (Black Monday), Ted Danson (The Good Place), Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method), Bill Hader (Barry), Eugene Levy (Shitts Creek).

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Competing for the award are Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”), Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”), Natasha Lyonne ( “Matryoshka Life”), Catherine O’Hara (“Shitts Creek”), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”).

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees included Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method), Anthony Carrigan, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root (Barry), Tony Hale (Veep) , Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Colman, Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”), Betty Gilpin (“Shine”), Sarah Goldberg (“Barry”), Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”).

A still from the series “Extremely English Scandal”

Best mini-series

Projects Chernobyl, Prison Break, Fossey/Verdon, Sharp Objects, When They they will see us.”

Best TV movie

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, King Lear, Brexit, Deadwood, My Dinner with Hervé are featured here.

Best Actress in a Miniseries/TV Movie

Nomination could go to Amy Adams for Sharp Objects, Patricia Arquette (Dannemore Prison Break), Aunjanue Ellis, Nicy Nash (When They See Us ”), Joey King (“Pretend”), Michelle Williams (“Fossey/Verdon”).

Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie

Best Actor in this category could be Mahershala Ali (True Detective), Benicio Del Toro (Escape from Dannemore Prison), Richard Harris (Chernobyl), Sam Rockwell (“Fossey/Verdon”), Jarrell Jerome (“When They See Us”), Hugh Grant, who played in “Extremely English Scandal”.

Photo: Stills from Game of Thrones directed by David Nutter, Alan Taylor, House of Cards directed by James Foley, Robin Wright, This Is Us directed by Glenn Ficarr, Ken Olin, A Very English Scandal directed by Stephen Frears

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Review

Architecture: six events
Already on Wednesday, the thirtieth anniversary “Architecture” will start in Gostiny Dvor. Let’s talk about what will be at the festival this year.

Interview

KOSMOS: “Our whole path was and is – the search and formation …
We are talking with the co-founders of the Russian-Swiss-Austrian bureau KOSMOS Leonid Slonimsky and Artem Kitaev: about studying with Evgeny Ass, the value of competitions, environmental and other responsibility and “communicating vessels” of theory and practice – according to KOSMOS architects, one is impossible without the other.

Prize

Looking up to the sky
The winners of the festival of amateur short films dedicated to architecture have been announced in Saratov. The film, which was liked by the editors, took 1st place. We reflect on the typology, explain the choice, “show the movie”.

Object

Swimming for books
A pond on the roof of a library in Guangdong province made it “underwater”: readers seem to dive there for books. The authors of the project are 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio.

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My Volga nights
A pavilion for film screenings and festivals on the Saratov embankment: openwork walls that let the river open, and the Cannes atmosphere inside.

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Japanese patio
The concept of beautification of a residential complex near the Moscow River, inspired by modernist gardens and Japanese traditions: engravings by Katsushika Hokusai, characters by Hayao Miyazaki and spaces for contemplation.

Object

Lectures canceled
The new building of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is designed for a new type of education: less lectures, more project work.

Competition results

Friendly Simplicity
We publish the project of IND Architects and Do Buro, which won the competition for the concept of the public center “Prokshino”.

Object

Laboratory for life
The building of the Laboratory of Oncomorphology and Molecular Genetics, designed by a team of authors led by Ilya Mashkov (Mezonproekt), takes advantage of the natural context and offers a space for cutting-edge research that is friendly to doctors and patients.

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industrial romance
Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects has transformed an abandoned thermal power plant and part of Shanghai’s Huangpu River embankment into an atmospheric urban space that romanticizes the area’s industrial past.

Prize

Archivewood-13: Trojan Horse
The thirteenth collection of diplomas of the ArchiWOOD award was presented. The main prize – very predictable – to Veretyevo Park, and who wouldn’t award it. But the special prize went to the Trojan horse, and this is a fresh word.

Student works

The fate of the agglomeration
The summer practice of the General Plan Institute was dedicated to New Moscow. In total, 4 projects turned out with completely different optics: from the scale of the agglomeration to very specific proposals that could be, after thinking it over, and implemented. Let’s talk about everyone.

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Your seafood
Perhaps the first publication in the history of Archi.ru that contains the word “sexy”: a bright and sensual interior for a fish restaurant without straight lines and straightforward hints.

Object

Canyon for city life
The MVRDV-designed Valley complex opened in Amsterdam: architects connected offices, housing, entertainment venues and even an “incubator” for researchers with a multi-level green public space.

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Interior as landscape
Working on the spaces of the hotel in Svetlogorsk, the workshop of Olesya Levkovich sought to complement the impressions received by guests from the nature of the Baltic Sea coast.

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Finished look
A frame house with three bedrooms and a terrace, for which the architects thought over not only the construction technology, but also the furnishings – all the furniture and household items were also created by the Delo workshop.

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learning space
Fuqiang Elementary School in Shenzhen by People’s Architecture Office.

Competition results

Golden capital 2022
We are talking about the results of the architectural rating “Golden Capital”, which was held in Novosibirsk for the 26th time. The main award goes to the architectural bureau GORA.

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Lighthouse on the hill
The observation deck, built as part of the My Bay project, gives the residents of Murmansk the opportunity to enjoy the nature of their native land, catch the northern sun or hide from the weather.