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*In the spirit of Curie's mission to promote undiscovered and exceptional content, we wish to use this ongoing section to provide an author showcase for some of the outstanding authors who received Curie upvotes in the past week. Selected posts are nominated by curators for inclusion in this showcase.*

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<center><h3>Featured Author: @artgirl
[4 Lovable Villains from Popular Fantasy Movies & TV Shows](https://peakd.com/hive-166847/@artgirl/4-lovable-villains-from-popular)
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Artgirl is showing us which villains are likable and why. This funny and inspiring post makes us see the other side of the coin and love some characters even though they are depicted as “bad”. 

> *There will always be people we love to hate, onscreen villains are some of them. Then again unexpectedly some fictional villain comes along and we become crazy about them! Whoa!*
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> *"Never say never," they say but I think I would never hate these four characters who are just so likable. Let me start with the very first villain I like up to the most recent.*

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<center><h3>Featured Author: @dopplerjess
[Hello all! Thought I would introduce myself!](https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@dopplerjess/hello-all-thought-i-would-introduce-myself)
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Let’s give a warm welcome to a new member of the Hive community and one of the most talented photographers we have found. Dopplerjess is a professional storm chaser and as if that wasn’t cool enough she also manages to capture some wild photos on those adventures.

> *My name is Jess and I am a 36-year-old professional photographer, storm chaser, and meteorologist based out of Colorado. I have been chasing and documenting storms for over a decade, capturing atmospheric beauty with my camera and sharing it with the world!*
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> *When I embark upon a storm chasing adventure, there is nothing that fills my soul with more excitement and anticipation. Just the very act of driving off toward the barren, vast prairies of the Great Plains of the U.S. lets me know that I am home. I am where my heart and soul are free.*

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<center><h3>Featured Author: @josie2214
[Happy New Year!](https://peakd.com/newyear/@josie2214/happy-new-year)</h3></center>


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Enjoy the great photos and amazing reflections on the past year in this post. There is something for everyone here, from wine-making to family gatherings all combined perfectly in one bundle of New Year’s joy.

>  *I've always enjoyed spending New Years in a reflective, calm solitude. The exact opposite to what the society has tried to teach me was the appropriate way of celebrating the beggining of a New Year. But you already know that I'm a soft, calm rebel.. xD*
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> *It's almost as if every night going to sleep I'm off to work, to reconcile, to love, to enlighten and to stop the judgement. It's a process, but it feels propperly paced and doable.*

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<center><h3>Featured Author: @dlstudios
[My Top 12 Games of 2021](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@dlstudios/my-top-12-games-of-2021)</h3></center>


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If you love gaming make sure to pay special attention to this post and the details that Dlstudios shows us. Who knows, you might love some of the games as well or find a new one for 2022. 

>  *While I wish I played more games this year, the ones I did play were largely really good. Based just on this I'd have to say this was an excellent year in gaming for me. Intro out of the way, on to the list.*
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>  *And there you have it, my twelve favorite games of 2021. This was a great year overall with great returning franchises like No More Heroes and Shin Megami Tensei, some wonderful original titles like Voice of Cards, and the shocking return of Actraiser. Plenty of games I know I missed, but what I did manage to play this year was wonderful. I can only hope next year will be as good.*

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<center><h3>Featured Author: @rubido
[APOCO-MART Comedy Open Mic](https://peakd.com/hive-164166/@rubido/apoco-mart-comedy-open-mic)</h3></center>

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Let’s end today’s showcase with amazing and talented Rubido and a comedy open mic. This humor needs to be promoted more and we love the post-apocalyptic concept behind it. Keep up the good work and thanks for the laughs.  

>  *Prepare yourself for a world of wonder-
A journey of undeniable idiocy-
To A Place of unquestionable power-
Fulfill your darkest desires-*
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> *Well that's all folks, thanks for joinin me at the end of days. May your cupboards be full of rotten vegetables and plenty of flies.*

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This Curie Author Showcase was written by Curie curator @tamacvet.  All images and quoted texts are the copyright of their respective authors.