Skin Deep

Skin Deep may refer to:

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Music

Skin Deep (webcomic)

Skin Deep is a fantasy comic book and webcomic series written and drawn by Missourian Kory Bingaman.

The story follows the lives of various mythical creatures, such as a gryphon, a nixie, a satyr, and a sphinx, as they disguise themselves (using magical medallions) into the world of humans. The story's narrative, which began its twelfth arc in January 2015, presents the point of view of Michelle, a college-aged Sphinx who has only recently learned that she is not a human, and the various points of view of the citizens of Liverpool's Avalon, an entire magically hidden city. The plot often works to establish a theme of different versions of normalcy, promoting acceptance and diversity.

Arcs

Orientations - Takes place in Missouri, in September 2004. Focuses on the turning (de-spelling of humanity disguise) of Michelle, a member of the supposedly extinct sphinx species. Explains many of the mechanisms of the Skin Deep world.

Exchanges - Takes place in Liverpool, England, in August 2004. Focuses on the turning of Anthony Gillis, as well as the interactions between several of the inhabitants of the Liverpool Avalon.

Skin Deep (Once Upon a Time)

"Skin Deep" is the twelfth episode of the American fairy tale/drama television series Once Upon a Time. The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town by a powerful curse. In this episode, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) suspects Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) is planning to seek vigilante justice when a cat burglar (Eric Keenleyside) robs his house. Meanwhile, Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) plans a special girls' night out on Valentine's Day with Ruby (Meghan Ory) and Ashley (Jessy Schram), and a fateful deal made between Rumpelstiltskin (Carlyle) and Belle (Emilie de Ravin) is revealed – in which she gives up her freedom to save her village from the horrors of the Ogre Wars.

The episode was written by consulting producer Jane Espenson and directed by Milan Cheylov. It featured the first appearance of de Ravin, who was cast as Belle in November 2011 after being approached by series co-creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Espenson created a love-themed episode; initially its main theme was to focus on Rumpelstiltskin choosing power over love, but during the writing process Espenson decided to make him instead believe that he was not worthy of love at all.

What For?

"What For?" is a song performed by Latvian singer Aisha, written by Jānis Lūsēns and Guntars Račs. The song represented Latvia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, and competed against sixteen other Eurovision entries in the first semi-final on May 25. It did not get voted through to the final, coming in last place in the first semi-final.

Lyrics

The lyrics, written by Guntars Račs, consist of a number of existential questions, for example in the song's refrain:

And the reply that

The song is a down-tempo number. Aisha and her female backing singers wore gold dresses, with one playing a Latvian accordion as an accompanist.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song was elected through the Eirodziesma 2010, on 27 February. where she received the highest number of votes from the televoting and the second highest number of votes from the jury.

On 25 May 2010 Aisha performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision, but did not get voted through to the final.

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What For? (album)

What For? is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on April 7, 2015 by Carpark Records.

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