#Gena Kathleen

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THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER! Eartha Kitt lounges in her deck chair in the sun, dipping her toes in the pool with Toshiro Mifune and sipping a brightly colored fruity something with an umbrella in it.

Far below in the shadow realm, however, the fallen hotties dance in the dark—let's take a minute to look back at them under the cut.

PRELIM PRETTIES:

Claude Gensac, Silvia Pinal, Ewa Aulin, Rita Tushingham, Annette Funicello, Norma Bengell, Catherine Spaak, Brigitte Auber, Micheline Presle, Nanette Fabray, Libertad Lamarque, Vera Miles, Martha Raye, Catherine McLeod, Virginia Mayo, Elizabeth Allan, Belle Bennet, Virginia Cherill, Mary Brian, Ruth Chatterton, Agnes Ayres, Merna Kennedy, Marie Prevost, Corinne Griffith, May Allison, Virginia Brown Faire, Alice Brady, and Jetta Goudal

ROUND ONE WONDERS:

Angie Dickinson, Thelma Ritter, Geraldine Chaplin, Evelyn Preer, Vanessa Brown, Betty Blythe, Susan Hayward, Mae Clarke, Sally Ann Howes, Ossi Oswalda, Adrienne La Russa, Hermione Gingold, Barbara Bouchet, Melina Mercouri, Anna Karina, Edwige Fenech, Charmian Carr, Pina Pellicer, Marlène Jobert, Tsuru Aoki, Alice Roberts, Leila Hyams, Lady Tsen Mei, Geneviève Bujold, Dolores Hart, Anita Berber, Bonita Granville, Vonetta McGee, Claire Windsor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Tuesday Weld, Grace Darmond, Carol Channing, Deanna Durbin, Laraine Day, Mariette Hartey, Wendy Hiller, Candy Darling, Hermione Baddely, Valeria Creti, Ella Raines, Ann Miller, Dana Wynter, Dalida, Martine Beswick, Gale Storm, Simone Signoret, Cristina Gaioni, Mabel Normand, Stéphane Audran, Ruth Weyher, Anna Wiazemsky, Ann Sheridan, Sandhya Shantaram, Alice White, Anne Francis, Gena Rowlands, Lyda Borelli, May Whitty, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jessica Walter, Virna Lisi, Barbara Shelley, Iris Hall, Heather Angel, Anne Shirley, Joanna Pettet, Virginia O'Brien, Joan Collins, Greer Garson, Gracie Allen, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Shirley Maclaine, Geraldine Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Hamilton, Eva Gabor, Francesca Bertini, Julie Adams, Olga Baclanova, Misa Uehara, Yvette Vickers, Milena Dravić, Jenny Jugo, Madeleine Carroll, Benita Hume, Olive Borden, Shirley Jones, Miyoshi Umeki, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Mary Anderson, Charlotte Greenwood, Sybil Seely, Mona Barrie, Kathryn Grayson, Katharine Ross, Madge Bellamy, Rhonda Fleming, Sally Gray, Jana Brejchová, Debra Paget, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Evelyn Brent, Zelma O'Neal, Marie Laforêt, Türkan Şoray, Beatriz Costa, Irene Zazians, Eleanor Powell, Susan Luckey, Patsy Kelly, Lil Dagover, Norma Talmadge, Dorothy Mackaill, Madge Evans, Virginia McKenna, Amália Rodrigues, Mamie Van Doren, Valerie Hobson, Isabel Jeans, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Claire Luce, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Nieves Navarro Garcia, Janet Leigh, Carmen Miranda, Jean Harlow, Aud Egedge-Nissen, Nina Foch, Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Jayne Mansfield, Anita Garvin, Frances Farmer, Lizabeth Scott, Joan Greenwood, Una Merkel, Arlene Francis, Ethel Merman, Doris Day, Suzanne Pleshette, Ruta Lee, Carolyn Jones, June Richmond, Eva Nil, Diana Dors, Anna Chang, Colleen Moore, Alexis Smith, Yvette Mimieux, Ruby Keeler, Viola Dana, Dolores Grey, Marie Windsor, Danielle Darieux, Jean Parker, Julie Christie, Acquanetta, Leatrice Joy, Ghita Nørby, Julie Newmar, Joanne Woodward, Sandra Dee, Eva Marie Saint, Simone Simon, Katherine Dunham, Birgitte Price, Lee Grant, Anita Page, Flora Robson, Martha Sleeper, Elsie Ames, Isabel "Coca" Sarli, Glenda Farrell, Kathleen Burke, Linden Travers, Diane Baker, Joan Davis, Joan Leslie, Sylvia Sidney, Marie Dressler, June Lockhart, Emmanuelle Riva, Libertad Leblanc, Susannah Foster, Susan Fleming, Dolores Costello, Ann Smyrner, Luise Rainer, Anna Massey, Evelyn Ankers, Ruth Gordon, Eva Dahlbeck, Ansa Ikonen, Diana Wynyard, Patricia Neal, Etta Lee, Gloria Stuart, Arletty, Dorothy McGuire, Mitzi Gaynor, Gwen Verdon, Maria Schell, Lili Damita, Ethel Moses, Gloria Holden, Kay Thompson, Jeanne Crain, Edna May Oliver, Lili Liliana, Ruth Chatterton, Giulietta Masina, Claire Bloom, Dinah Sheridan, Carroll Baker, Brenda de Banzie, Milú, Hertha Thiele, Hanka Ordonówna, Lillian Roth, Jane Powell, Carol Ohmart, Betty Garrett, Kalina Jędrusik, Edana Romney, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kay Kendall, Ruth Hussey, Véra Clouzot, Jadwiga Smosarska, Marge Champion, Mary Astor, Ann Harding, María Casares, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mildred Natwick, Michèle Morgan, Romy Schneider, Elisabeth Bergner, Celeste Holm, Betty Hutton, Susan Peters, Mehtab, Leslie Caron, Anna Sten, Janet Munro, Nataša Gollová, Eve Arden, Ida Lupino, Regina Linnanheimo, Sonja Henie, and Terry (what a good girl)

ROUND TWO BEAUTIES:

Evelyn Nesbit, Thelma Todd, Tura Satana, Helen Gibson, Maureen O'Hara, Rocío Dúrcal, Mary Nolan, Lois Maxwell, Maggie Smith, Zulma Faiad, Ursula Andress, Musidora, Delphine Seyrig, Marian Marsh, Leatrice Joy, Sharon Tate, Pina Menichelli, Teresa Wright, Shelley Winters, Lee Remick, Jane Wyman, Martita Hunt, Barbara Bates, Susan Strasberg, Marie Bryant, Diana Rigg, Jane Birkin, Rosalind Russell, Vanessa Redgrave, Brigitte Helm, Gloria Grahame, Rosemary Clooney, Bebe Daniels, Constance Bennett, Lilian Bond, Ann Dvorak, Jeanette Macdonald, Pouri Banayi, Raquel Welch, Vilma Bánky, Dorothy Malone, Olive Thomas, Celia Johnson, Moira Shearer, Priscilla Lane, Dolores del Río, Ann Sothern, Françoise Rosay, June Allyson, Carole Lombard, Jeni Le Gon, Takako Irie, Barbara Steele, Claudette Colbert, Lalita Pawar, Asta Nielsen, Sandra Milo, Maria Montez, Mae West, Alma Rose Aguirre, Bibi Andersson, Joan Blondell, Anne Bancroft, Elsa Lanchester, Nita Naldi, Suchitra Sen, Dorothy Van Engle, Elisabeth Welch, Esther Williams, Loretta Young, Margueritte De La Motte, Ita Rina, Constance Talmadge, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Bedford, Josette Day, Stefania Sandrelli, Jane Russell, Doris Dowling, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Donna Reed, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Billie Burke, Kyōko Kagawa, Françoise Dorléac, Hend Rostom, Monica Vitti, Lilian Harvey, Marjorie Main, Jeanne Moreau, Lola Flores, Ann Blyth, Janet Gaynor, Jennifer Jones, Margaret Sullavan, Sadhana, Ruby Myers, Lotus Long, Honor Blackman, Marsha Hunt, Debbie Reynolds, Michèle Mercier, Irene Dunne, Jean Arthur, Judy Holliday, Tippi Hedren, Susse Wold, Vera-Ellen, Carmelita González, Nargis Dutt, Purnima, Harriet Andersson, Yvonne De Carlo, Miroslava Stern, Sheila Guyse, Helen, Margaret Dumont, Betty Grable, Joan Bennett, Jane Greer, Judith Anderson, Liv Ullman, Vera Zorina, Joan Fontaine, Silvana Mangano, and Lee Ya-Ching

ROUND THREE ELECTRIFIERS:

Jean Hagen, Sumiko Mizukubo, Mary Philbin, Ann-Margret, Margaret Rutherford, Claudia Cardinale, Eleanor Parker, Jessie Matthews, Theresa Harris, Brigitte Bardot, Alla Nazimova, Faye Dunaway, Marion Davies, Anna Magnani, Theda Bara, Myrna Loy, Kay Francis, Fay Wray, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Hideko Takamine, France Nuyen, Claudine Auger, Miriam Hopkins, Maylia Fong, Samia Gamal, Maude Fealy, Machiko Kyō, Sharmila Tagore, Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Juanita Moore, Anna Fougez, Waheeda Rehman, Ruan Lingyu, Nina Mae McKinney, Ethel Waters, Nadira, Olivia de Havilland, Abbey Lincoln, Louise Beavers, Agnes Moorehead, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, Maria Falconetti, Reiko Sato, Marie Doro, Clara Bow, Margaret Lindsay, Catherine Denueve, Madhabi Mukherjee, Rosaura Revueltas, Hu Die, Mary Pickford, Fredi Washington, Louise Brooks, Leonor Maia, Merle Oberon, Paulette Goddard, Vivien Leigh, Francine Everett, Savitri, Tita Merello, and Meena Kumari

ROUND FOUR STUNNERS:

Judy Garland, Dorothy Dandridge, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marilyn Monroe, Irene Papas, Lupe Vélez, Pola Negri, Gene Tierney, Barbara Stanwyck, Gina Lollobrigida, Lena Horne, Nutan, Jean Seberg, Kim Novak, Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Darnell, Julie Andrews, Carmen Sevilla, Gloria Swanson, Glynis Johns, Anne Baxter, Angela Lansbury, Anita Ekberg, Toshia Mori, Deborah Kerr, Hazel Scott, Chelo Alonso, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Kwan, Devika Rani, Shima Iwashita, and Anouk Aimée

ROUND FIVE SMOKESHOWS:

Setsuko Hara, Pearl Bailey, Joan Crawford, Madhubala, Marpessa Dawn, Keiko Awaji, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Xia Meng, Suraiya, Natalie Wood, María Félix, and Mbissine Thérèse Diop

ROUND SIX SEXY LADIES:

Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Vyjyanthimala, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, and Ingrid Bergman

QUARTER FINALIST GLAMAZONS:

Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Lauren Bacall

SEMIFINALIST ICONS:

Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll

FINALIST FABULOSITY:

Hedy Lamarr

ULTIMATE CHAMPION OF THE HOT & VINTAGE MOVIE WOMAN TOURNAMENT:

Eartha Kitt

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Birthdays 6.19

Beer Birthdays

Angelo Poretti (1829)

John Gardiner Jr. (1857)

Alan Cranston (1914)

Carla Jean Lauter (1982)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Lester Flatt; bluegrass guitarist (1914)

Lou Gehrig; New York Yankees 1B (1903)

Blaise Pascal; French mathematician (1623)

Zoe Saldana; actor (1978)

Mia Sara; actor (1967)

Famous Birthdays

Paula Abdul; dancer, pop singer (1962)

Aage Bohr; Danish physicist (1922)

Charles Coburn; actor (1877)

Hugh Dancy; actor (1975)

Paul Flory; chemist (1910)

Abe Fortas; U.S. Supreme Court justice (1910)

Thomas Fuller; English writer (1608)

Moe Howard; stooge, actor (1897)

Elbert Hubbard; writer (1856)

Louis Jordan; actor (1921)

Pauline Kael; film critic (1919)

Guy Lombardo; bandleader (1902)

Nancy Marchand; actor (1928)

Mildred Natwick; actor (1905)

Phylicia Rashad; actor (1948)

Gena Rowlands; actor (1930)

Salman Rushdie; writer (1947)

John Ralston Saul; writer (1947)

Robin Tunney; actor (1972)

Kathleen Turner; actor (1954)

Jimmy Walker; New York politician (1881)

Al Wilson; soul singer (1939)

Ann Wilson; rock singer (1950)

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The Feminist Library

-7000 Years of Patriarchy by Petra Ioana

-A Deafening Silence by Patrizia Romito

-Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller

-Against Pornography by Diana E.H. Russell

-Against Sadomasochism by Robin Linden

-Ain’t I a Woman by Bell Hooks

-All Women Are Healers by Diane Stein

-Anti-Porn by Julia Long

-Anticlimax by Sheila Jeffreys

-Are Women Human by Catharine MacKinnon

-Backlash by Susan Faludi

-Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

-Beauty and Misogyny by Sheila Jeffreys

-Beauty Sick by Renee Engeln

-Beauty Under the Knife by Holly Brubach

-Being and Being Bought by Kasja Ekis Ekman

-Beyond God the Father by Mary Daly

-Big Porn Inc by Melinda Tankard Reist and Abigail Bray

-Blood, Bread, and Roses by Judy Graham

-The Book of Women’s Mysteries by Z Budapest

-Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua

-Burn it Down by Lilly Dancyger

-Butterfly Politics by Catharine MacKinnon

-Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici

-Choosing to Conform by Avelie Stuart

-The Church and the Second Sex by Mary Daly

-Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein

-Close to Home by Christine Delphy

-Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

-Conquest by Andrea Lee Smith

-Damned Whores and God’s Police by Anne Summers

-Daring to Be Bad by Alice Echols

-Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers by Sady Doyle

-Defending Battered Women on Trial by Elizabeth A. Sheehy

-Deliver Us from Love by Brogger

-Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine

-Detransition by Max Robinson

-The Disappearing L by Bonnie J. Morris

-Does God Hate Women by Ophelia Benson

-Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery

-The End of Gender by Debra W. Soh

-The End of Patriarchy by Robert Jensen?

-Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy

-Female Erasure by Ruth Barrett

-Female Sexual Slavery by Kathleen Barry

-Femicide by Jill Radford and Diane EH Russell

-Femininity by Susan Brownmiller

-Femininity and Domination by Sandra Lee Bartky

-Feminism Unmodified by Catharine MacKinnon

-Feminist Theory by Bell Hooks

-Firebrand Feminism by Breanne Fahs

-Flesh Wounds by Blum

-Flow by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

-For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich

-For Lesbians Only by Sarah Lucia Hoagland

-Freedom Fallacy by Miranda Kiraly

-Gender Hurts by Sheila Jeffreys

-Getting Off by Robert Jensen?

-Global Woman by Barbara Ehrenreich

-Going Out of Our Minds by Sonia Johnson

-Going Too Far by Robin Morgan

-The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor

-Gyn/Ecology by Mary Daly

-Gynocide by Mariarosa Dalta Costa

-Handbook of Feminist Therapy by Lynne Bravo Rosewater and Leonore E.A. Walker

-Heartbreak by Andrea Dworkin

-Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

-The Hidden Malpractice by Gena Corea

-How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ

-I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde

-I Hate Men by Pauline Harmange

-Ice and Fire by Andrea Dworkin

-In Defense of Separatism by Susan Hawthorne

-In Harm’s Way by Catharine MacKinnon

-In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens by Alice Walker

-The Industrial Vagina by Sheila Jeffreys

-Inferior by Angela Saini

-Intercourse by Andrea Dworkin

-Invisible No More by Andrea J. Ritchie

-Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

-Jewish Radical Feminism by Joyce Antler

-Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle

-The Laugh of Medusa by Helene Cixous

-Laughing with Medusa by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard

-The Lesbian Heresy by Sheila Jeffreys

-Lesbian Nation by Jill Johnston

-Letters from a War Zone by Andrea Dworkin

-Love and Politics by Carol Anne Douglas

-Loving to Survive by Dee Graham

-Making Violence Sexy by Diana E.H. Russell

-Man Made Language by Dale Spender

-Man’s Dominion by Sheila Jeffreys

-Medical Bondage by Deirdre Cooper Owens

-Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

-Men Who Buy Sex by Melissa Farley

-Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

-Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them by Susan Forward

-Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

-Misogyny by Jack Holland?

-The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America by Robin Marty

-Nobody’s Victim by Carrie Goldberg

-Not a Job, Not a Choice by Janice Raymond

-Not for Sale by Rebecca Whisnant

-Nothing Matters by Somer Brodribb

-Objectification Theory by Barbara I. Fredrickson

-Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich

-Only Words by Catharine MacKinnon

-Our Blood by Andrea Dworkin

-Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective

-Overcoming Violence Against Women and Girls by Michael L. Penn and Rahel Nardos?

-Paid For by Rachel Moran

-The Pimping of Prostitution by Julie Bindel

-Pimp State by Kat Banyard

-Policing the Womb by Michelle Goodwin

-Pornified by Pamela Paul

-Pornland by Gail Dines

-Pornography by Gail Dines

-Pornography: Men Possessing Women by Andrea Dworkin

-Pornography and Civil Rights by Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon

-Pornography and Violence by Susan Griffith

-Pornography Values by Robert Jensen?

-Pure Lust by Mary Daly

-The Purify Myth by Jessica Valenti

-Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce

-Radical Feminism Today by Denise Thompson

-Radical Feminist Therapy by Bonnie Burstow

-Radical Reckonings by Renate Klein

-Radically Speaking by Diane Bell...

-Rape by Susan Griffiths

-Rape in Marriage by Diana E.H. Russell

-Rape of the Wild by Ann Jones

-Refusing to Be a Man by John Stoltenberg?

-Right-Wing Woman by Andrea Dworkin

-A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

-Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists by Margo Goodhand

-SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas

-Selling Feminism by Amanda M. Gengler

-Sex Matters by Alyson J. McGregor

-Sexual Harassment of Working Women by Catharine MacKinnon

-Sexual Politics by Kate Millett

-Sexy but Psycho by Jessica Taylor

-She Dreams When She Bleeds by Nikki Taraji

-Sister Outrider by Audre Lorde

-Sisterhood is Forever by Robin Morgan

-Sisterhood is Global by Robin Morgan

-Sisterhood is Powerful by Robin Morgan

-Slavery Inc by Lydia Cacho

-Spinning and Weaving by Elizabeth Miller

-Surrogacy by Renate Klein

-Sweetening the Pill by Holly Grigg-Spall

-Taking Back the Night by Laura Lederer

-Talking Back by Bell Hooks

-Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine

-The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

-The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner

-The Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone

-The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

-The First Sex by Elizabeth Gould

-The Legacy of Mothers: Matriarchies and the Gift Economy as Post-Capitalist Alternatives by Erella Shadmi

-The Lolita Effect by Gigi Durham

-The Man-Made World by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Porn Trap by Wendy Maltz

-The Prostitution of Sexuality by Kathleen Barry

-The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

-The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism by Janice Raymond...

-The Spinster and Her Enemies by Sheila Jeffreys

-The Transsexual Empire by Janice Raymond

-The Women’s History of the World by Rosalind Miles

-This Bridge Called My Back by Gloria Anzaldua

-This is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill

-Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine MacKinnon

-The Traffic in Women and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

-Trans by Helen Joyce

-Unbearable Weight by Susan Bordo

-Unpacking Queer Politics by Sheila Jeffreys

-Unscrewed by Jaclyn Friedman

-Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn

-The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich

-The Vagina Bible by Jennifer Gunter

-A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

-The War Against Women by Marilyn French

-We Were Feminists Once by Andi Zeisler

-What Do We Need Men For by E. Jean Carroll

-When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone

-Who Cooked the Last Supper by Rosalind Miles

-Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft

-Why Women Are Blamed for Everything by Jessica Taylor

-Why Women Need the Goddess by Carol P. Christ

-Wildfire by Sonia Johnson

-Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich

-Witches, Witch Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici

-Woman and Nature by Susan Griffith

-Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin

-Woman-Identified Woman by Trudy Darty

-Women v. Religion by Karen L. Garst

-Women’s Lives, Men’s Laws by Catharine MacKinnon

-The Women’s Room by Marilyn French

[goldiesugar]

Sugar Reads

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles William Eliot

Makeup, fashion and hair

Jet Set Ready: 7 easy Steps to your Luxe, Affordable and Ready-to-Wear Style

About Face: Celebrity Makeup Techniques

Elegance - Kathleen Tesaro

A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions

Pretty Honest: The Straight-Talking Beauty Companion

Better Than Beauty: A Guide to Charm

The 21st Century Beauty Bible

Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour

Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro

Making Faces

How to be Chic and Elegant: Tips From A French Woman  

Dating (general)

Get the Guy: Use the Secrets of the Male Mind to Find, Attract and Keep Your Ideal Man

The Art of Seduction

The Men in Your Life

How to Make Anyone Fall in Love With You: 85 Proven Techniques for Success

New Rules of Attraction: How to Get Him, Keep Him, and Make Him Beg for More

Why men loves bitches

Love The Psychology Of Attraction

Mama Gena’s Owner’s and Operator’s Guide to Men

Dating wealthy

HOW TO MARRY THE RICH: The Rich Will Marry Someone, Why Not YOU?

Lucrative Love : An Insider’s Secrets to Marrying Millions!

HOW TO MEET THE RICH for Business, Friendship, or Romance

Ho Tactics: How to MindF**k A Man into Spending, Spoiling, and Sponsoring

How to be Irresistible (Agent Provocateur)

How to get a rich man

How To Date Like a Courtesan: Attract, Seduce, and Manipulate Men for Love, Money, and Marriage

Etiquette / wealthy lifestyle

Luxury: A Rich History

http://eatlovesavor.com/

UltraLuxe Hotels: The Experience Awaits

https://www.instagram.com/cnbcsuperrich/

The Jetsetter Guide: The glamorous guide to living the life ( I wrote this. It is a on amazon)

http://www.legrandmag.com/

http://www.wealthcollection.com/aboutus.html

http://agenceluxury.com/

http://www.realitysense.com/

http://www.departures.com/

http://robbreport.com/

Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic: Lessons in Everyday Elegance

 The Little Book of Etiquette

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Career

The Insiders’ Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess 2nd Edition: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous

The Yacht Guru’s Bible: The Service Manual for Every Yacht

How To Become A Flight Attendant: The Ultimate Guide

The Jetsetter Guide: The glamorous guide to living the life

Property Investment for Beginners

A Modern Girl’s Guide To Networking: How to win friends and influence people - from the office to the party,from the boardroom to the bedroom

Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich: 75 Avoidable Mistakes Women Make with Money

http://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/04/ith-the-coolest-super-rich-jobs.html

The Small Business Start-up Workbook: A step-by-step guide to starting the business you’ve dreamed of

The Financial Times Guide to Investing:The Definitive Companion to Investment and the Financial Markets: )

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career

The Millionaire Real Estate Agent

Mrs Moneypenny’s Careers Advice for Ambitious Women

Knowledge

1001 Restaurants: You Must Experience Before You Die

1001: Ideas that Changed the Way We Think

Knowledge Encyclopedia

Art: The Whole Story

How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation

The Business Book (Big Ideas

50 Paintings You Should Know

500 Words You Should Know

The Philosophy Book

The Economics Book (Big Ideas)

I Used to Know That: General Science

A Classical Education: The Stuff You Wish You’d Been Taught At School

Psychology / Social

Uncensored Sales Strategies: A Radical New Approach to Selling Your Customers What They Really Want - No Matter What Business You’re In: A Radical New … Really Want–no Matter What Business you’re in

No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent: The No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take No Prisoners Guide to Getting Really Rich

Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds

Honey Money: The Power of Erotic Capital

The Charisma Myth: Master the Art of Personal Magnetism

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships

[stupittmoran]

THE REVENGE OF GENA CARANO CONTINUES!!!!!

YouTube turns off "Likes" and "Comments" after fans DESTROY the woman who has DESTROYED Star Wars, Kathleen Kennedy.

Before they shutdown likes it was like, 49 likes and over 10 thousand DISLIKES!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[velocicraptorr]

What’s up with cassavetes?

So, I’ve seen a number of those criterion videos where directors recommend their favourite films. I’ve heard a number of them talk about John Cassavetes. But who exactly is he? Why are his films worth mentioning? He’s got such a fun name, but why exactly are famous directors talking about this guy when no one has heard of him? 

I asked a number of those questions-in exactly that tone-of a friend working in film festivals and programming. His answer? Cassavetes treated his actors in a way that was revolutionary for the time. His directing was apparently liberating for actors. 

But I have so many follow-up questions! How did the directors who cite him know? Did they glean this treatment from his films or was it his E! Hollywood Story that gave it away? How did they all manage to get to watching his damn E! Hollywood Story in the midst of all of that directing that they presumably had to do? 

I’m not sure. So here’s a video of Martin Scorsese (who people do actually know) talking about him: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLedTEs4lY

Scorsese at some point says the phrase “rollercoaster of love”. He also says “(Cassavetes) insisted on having fun while making his films, while searching for truth.” That’s admirable. That and the liberation... It makes sense, but I’m missing some details.

In entry number one of this terribly framed, self-indulgent masturbation blog, I’m going to talk about John Cassavetes. I’ll naively, and perhaps ill-advisedly, write about him without watching his films. And I’ll then update this entry after having watching some of his films. Number one on films of his to watch is apparently A Woman Under the Influence. 

Okay.

What’s Up With Cassavetes (this is obviously going to be a rip off of his wikipedia page...)

Life 

Death

Style

Influence 

1.  Life 

He was born in New York City and is the song of Greek Americans. He went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he met his future wife and collaborator Gena Rowlands (who’s in A Woman Under the Influence, aha!). 

He taught acting in New York City and played parts in B rated films (I now need to know if B-movies are of a specific genre, and B films are something else entirely). He then guest starred in Beverly Garland’s Decoy as a jazz pianist moonlighting as a private detective (or... a PI moonlighting as a jazz pianist. I am very intrigued. Another thing: the word ‘intriguing’ is difficult to spell. I turn off spellcheck because I fear losing even more neural connections given the amount of alcohol I’ve had to drink in the past couple years. Words like intriguing make me regret committing to being better). Okay, I’ve gotten that wrong. He was in decoy, a TV show about an undercover detective (not him). He was also in Johnny Staccato, where he plays, you guessed it, Johnny Staccato (there’s two Cs and only one T in ‘staccato’, by the way). This might seem surprising, but, according to wikipedia, the latter of those shows was critically acclaimed.  

The guy then signed a bunch of deals with a bunch of studios and continued acting in television. He saved up some money, moved to California, acted in a bunch of films (like Rosemary’s Baby, a Polanski film AND a film my mom loves... I’d also like to point out that very rarely do people like my mom get updated about the private lives of people from the west, so she doesn’t quite know who did what and will enjoy the films with the quite endearing assumption that the film just... came into being). 

He directs a bunch of films including, yes, A Woman Under the Influence (1974). Two years later, he strikes again with another Criterion Collection favourite often mentioned on picks videos, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), never mind the title. Opening Night (1977), which I saw a tiny bit of, comes out a year later. 

Wait, I’m still not sure what he was about. He taught acting, acted, and later directed. Isn’t that Vincent Gallo? What’s so great about Cassavetes? 

2. Death

He died of cirrhosis (wikipedia says ‘of the liver’. Now wondering if there’s a kind of cirrhosis that affects something other than the liver. Okay. What does the word cirrhosis mean?) in 1989 (the year Taylor Swift was born) “caused by many years of alcoholism”. 

Here’s a song with his name in its title: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI87_X52wmk

Well, a quick listen... Maybe a little regretful, this entry. Maybe I never should have asked. 

Okay, I’ll keep asking. Another ‘by the way’: I followed Le Tigre to Kathleen Hanna to Bikini Kill and now, DIY ethic and Ladyfest. That’s a fifth of my night in wikipedia pages. Quick summary: Hanna formed Le Tigre after her Bikini Kill years, a band that was part of the riot grrrl movement of the early 90s that began in Washington State (source of many a garage band; i.e. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana). Also, I know! Pre-meme triple lettering. Cray. 

Ripped off wikipedia yet again: “In 1991, young women coalesced in an unorganized collective response to several women's issues, such as the Christian Coalition's Right to Life attack on legal abortion and the Senate Judiciary Hearings into Anita Hill's accusations of sexual harassment by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Young feminist voices were heard through multiple protests, actions, and events such as the formative opening night of the International Pop Underground Convention and later L7's Rock for Choice.”

And DIY ethic? The ethic of self-sufficiency suggesting you can do tasks yourself, rather than rely on paid labour. 

3. Style

Here’s Cassavetes talking about the role of the audience in Opening Night (1977): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePptcNqXRJA

“I’m telling you. They’re not gonna see something stupid. They’re gonna see something that challenges their own intelligence and that awakens their own emotions. And I like it... I wanna see lines around the block TOMORROW.”

I’m not doing a good job of describing any of this. So have another video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoEr9nsXXRQ

Polarising. I can see how someone might describe this process as liberating. He frequently collaborates with the same people. That also makes sense. 

4. Influence

Maybe I’ll get to a supercut of directors talking about him in those Criterion Collection videos. 

And maybe more reading, too. 

[cinenthusiast]

WARNING: The following contains heavy semantics. This is the equivalent of letterboxd users breaking down their dumb rating systems. OK, not as bad, but still! You have been warned!

I’m starting a new (and final) iteration of something I’ve done my whole life. A single list of my 50 Favorite Actors, covering the full scope of era and gender. I’ll make a new one from scratch each year as a kind of record. 50 doesn’t leave too much room for sudden or drastic evolution, but the long game is what I’m playing at.

All of my old lists (of any kind) used to be ranked. Frankly, fuck that. I’m all for ranking within narrow frameworks (Top Ten By Year, etc) but general lists like favorite actors and movies? Why do it? Numbers make the whole thing an arbitrary assessment, isolating the actors and films into a misguided hierarchy that doesn’t add any insight or clarity. Lists and rankings are such an oversaturated aspect of culture content as it is, and I’d like to avoid this feeling like just another ranking. The collective group is the thing, the totality of taste, interest, and meaning. Keeping this a singular entity (with one or two caveats) preserves this as a personal journal entry of sorts, a snapshot and not the end-all be-all. It’s a way of capturing my taste in film and the people in it. I’ve put a star next to my ten favorites, and I’ve got a separate long list of people I considered but ultimately didn’t add, and that’s the extent of it.

Growing up, I made favorite actor lists obsessively. When I was around six or seven I would play ‘School’. I was the teacher. My students? The likes of Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, and John Travolta. I had pages and pages of any actor whose name I knew (the entire casts of Angels in the Outfield and Addams Family Values were represented). I took very careful attendance to make sure everyone was present, calling out each name and imagining that yes, they were there. Each actor received a little check in their row of squares (I made sure I had the checkered graph paper to keep everything orderly and precise).

age 11

all of these were made at age 11

Then there were the dark days, the days when tween Katie made lists like Top Ten ‘Cutie-Patootie’ Actors (a reference to the Rosie O’Donnell Show, yes, the Rosie O’Donnell Show, seen above). As you can see, the kid from Dennis the Menace topped that one. I also had my constantly revised Top Ten Favorite Actors & Actresses. Five actors from the lists pictured above are also on this current one: Nicole Kidman, Jim Carrey, Winona Ryder, John Travolta, and Michelle Pfeiffer. They were major icons for me then, and they remain so now, 20 years after the fact. They are forever favorites.

the four quadrants, from 2006 (age 18)

What followed were continuously updated versions of this, covering half my lifetime: Top Blank (at varying points it was 20, 30, and 50) Modern Actors, Modern Actresses, Classic Actors, and Classic Actresses (‘Classic’ accounted for the Hollywood studio era). They were always divided into those four quadrants. I can timestamp the years by who was on them. Simon Pegg at the top? Must be 2008. Katee Sackhoff near the top? I must have been watching “Battlestar Galactica” then. You can find the 2012 versions on this site: here and here.

These categories created considerable grey area, swaths of actors that never really fit comfortably in their group. Those who either featured in films from both eras (Jack Lemmon) or were technically of the ‘Modern’ era but with careers that didn’t really transition into the current (Faye Dunaway). And those ‘Modern’ lists were always much more about the now. I never made room for these actors who qualified as ‘Modern’ but who could be pinpointed to the past. I wanted to feature the up-and-coming, people whose careers I was excited about now! Filmographies I could follow along with as they progressed.

This factor, which meant so much to me then, means nothing re: this new list. For one, I don’t follow current stuff to the degree I used to. 21st century film is less interesting to me (current TV far less so). But I’m really fond of a lot of actors working today, from relative newcomers to tried-and-true character actors to cemented A-listers. The group there was no room for, not by a long shot, were the relative newcomers. I’m an easy lay when it comes to loving actors. But with over a century of performers to choose from, it doesn’t leave much room for the young “oooh I love him/her/them, I can’t wait to see what they do next” ones.

But for the record, the fresher (2010 to present) faces that I’m most invested in are Adam Driver, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hardy, Lakeith Stanfield, Kristen Stewart, Jesse Plemons, Nicholas Hoult, and Jonah Hill (whose career trajectory I’m endlessly intrigued by, a man funnier than most of his peers, with the unstable depths of a Chris Penn, whose hyper-sensitivity about being taken seriously and joining the ranks of the prestigious show up on the screen).

The old lists, especially the 50-each ones that totaled to 200 actors, were actually more challenging than this list. Because with so much room, you’re fooled into thinking everyone can be represented. But they can’t; even those lists fill up quick. And now, with just 50 total, it gets down to essentials. There are the favorites, and then the ones who matter most. Oh, I love them? Cool, next! Oh, I love them a lot? Cool, next! Omgtheyaresoamazing? Cool. Next!

There are so many actors whose performances I consistently love or enjoy, that I always look forward to seeing and am often moved by. But there’s a difference between actors who frequently deliver great work, and actors who make something inherently more just by being there, that make me sit up in my seat because what they give either draws out extra engagement from me or they are so distinctive a presence that the fabric of the film/show is thereby altered. But none of this exists without the secret ingredient: that chemical thing that just draws you to one person’s talent and onscreen life more than another.

The factors are endless. Above is my next tier of favorites, the ones that I didn’t go with but thought about and in some cases agonized (yes, agonized) over whether to include or not.

What do you do when a specific stretch of someone’s work means more to you than most people’s entire careers? Most don’t make it (Patty Duke, Diane Lane, Juliette Lewis, Marlon Brando, etc) But a few do: pre-Dick Tracy Warren Beatty, Eric Roberts in the 1980’s, and Sandy Dennis in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.

What do you do with the actors who are still alive but not working regularly, at all, or at the same caliber they used to? Most don’t make it (Nancy Allen, Tim Curry, Kathleen Turner, Fairuza Balk, Sheryl Lee, etc). But a few do: Jim Carrey, Shelley Duvall, Theresa Russell (a spot that could have been occupied by many that mean just as much to me, but I went with Theresa this time because it felt right), Eric Roberts, and John Travolta.

What do you do with the actors who mean a lot to you but whose careers were so brief that it’s hard to justify adding them over others? Unfortunately, almost all of those actors didn’t make it (Linda Manz, Paula Sheppard, Laird Cregar, Zoe Lund, James Dean, Pamela Franklin, etc). One does: Louise Brooks.

What do you do about the actors you love watching more than most but whose work you aren’t familiar enough with yet? None of them make it (Natasha Lyonne, Yaphet Kotto, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Berger, Dagmar Lassander, Tuesday Weld, etc). There are plenty of films from the 50 I’ve yet to see, but I’ve at least seen enough.

Then there are all the others, the really tough ones. I think about James Gandolfini more and more as the years go by. Harvey Keitel’s performances resonate a lot more as I get older (those defiant eyes, I can often feel him). I can’t believe I didn’t make room for Christina Ricci. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the defining comedienne of my lifetime. There is only one Carol Kane, Donald Sutherland, Nicolas Cage, Joan Cusack, Parker Posey, Lily Tomlin, Crispin Glover. I get distinct pleasures from watching each of them. Some of my favorite immortals are Marlene Dietrich, Alain Delon, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Buster Keaton, Cate Blanchett. I’m pretty sure I talk about Jude Law all the time. I will, and have, watched Jean-Claude Van Damme in anything I can find. In recent months I’ve rewatched a lot of key Samuel L. Jackson performances (Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Black Snake Moan, Django Unchained), and was newly reminded that he is one of our most compelling living actors. His pervasive and phoned-in presence in every imaginable franchise had led me to forget that. I’ve been hooked on Gene Wilder, Charles Laughton, Eva Green, Cillian Murphy, and still am. It goes on and on and on.

But this is the challenge of it, and the fun of it. My 50 favorites capture my fascination with stardom and long-range careers with eras & reinventions (ex. Crawford, Cruise, Fonda, Monroe, DiCaprio, Farrell, Taylor), physicality (ex. Chan, Ball, Phoenix, Reeves, Olyphant) & commanding physical presence (ex. Reed, Kidman, De Niro, Mitchum), blue moon charisma (ex. Pfeiffer, Russell, Walbrook, Cagney, Reed, Nicholson), the ones I feel a deep connection to (all of them but especially Carrey, Brooks, & Hoffman) & offbeat god-tier character actors (Dennis, Dourif, Roberts, Black, Duvall) I would take a bullet for.

I start to realize some of the people that aren’t even on this second list: Tilda Swinton, Kate Winslet, Robin Williams, Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Katharine Hepburn, Michael Shannon, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Jeanne Moreau, Saorsie Ronan, Brad Pitt, Gena Rowlands, Dirk Bogarde, James Mason, Jeff Bridges, Ethan Hawke, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Catherine O’Hara, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Charlize Theron, Robert Redford, Julie Christie, Michael C. Hall, Michael Caine, Malcolm McDowell, John Hurt, Paul Newman, Anjelica Huston, Sigourney Weaver (every time I watch her in something I think about how much I love her. Her work in Alien 3 means a lot to me), Elliot Gould, etc etc etc. Hell, Peter Mullan is the only person on either list who appears in any Harry Potter film, and that franchise employed basically every British actor you can think of. Most of these actors have been on other lists in the past. Some you’d always be guaranteed to find there (Binoche, Deneuve, etc). As I type this I am realize I forgot Michael Stuhlbarg and John Hawkes in that second group. At the end of the day it just becomes about knowing who there was never any question about, and going with your gut on the rest.

But these 50 (ok, 52, I cheated, the truth is out!), the ones I ultimately chose, are the actors whose work collectively means more than the rest, my ultimate favorites: the ones I can lose myself in, and then find myself in. Who are yours?

1st Annual 50 Favorite Actors list WARNING: The following contains heavy semantics. This is the equivalent of letterboxd users breaking down their dumb rating systems.

[idasessions]

Famous Muses & Groupies in Rock Music Pt. 27

MUSE: Molly Ringwald (full name Molly Kathleen Ringwald)

Molly was born on February 18th, 1968 in Roseville, CA as one of three daughters to Bob and Adele Ringwald. Molly started her performing career at age 5 with a local Sacramento theatre production of ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass,’ and that same year she recorded a jazz-pop album called ‘I Wanna be Loved by You.’ By the time she was in middle school, she’d already completed an LA production of ‘Annie’ in 1978 and right afterwards landed her first screen role as one of the original students on “The Facts of Life” (1979-80). Molly was let go from the sitcom after only the first season, but then got to play John Cassavetes’ and Gena Rowlands’ daughter in Paul Mazursky’s all-star ensemble Tempest (1982). It was this film where comedy writer-director John Hughes first saw Molly and was so impressed, he wrote a script just for her. The movie turned out to be the iconic teen movie Sixteen Candles (1984), and made her a star overnight. Molly’s ginger-haired presence resonated with every-day, average teen girls in a more relatable way than young movie stars had been in the past. She continued to be John’s leading lady and inspiration with his hits The Breakfast Club (1985) and Pretty in Pink (1986).

But soon after the success of Pretty in Pink, Molly turned down the female lead in the film’s ‘spiritual sequel’ Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), afraid of being typecast. John took the decision a little too sensitively and didn’t speak to her again for almost a decade. Besides their films together, Molly also starred in the dramas Surviving (1985) and Fresh Horses (1988), and the romcoms The Pick-up Artist (1987) and For Keeps (1988) throughout the 1980s. She was also in the cult sci-fi flick Spacehunter (1983) and Jean-Luc Godard’s bizarre King Lear (1987) feature. Molly’s popularity teetered by 1990 because she kept turning down movies that happened to turn into classics, like Blue Velvet (1986) and Pretty Woman (1990) for flops like Betsy’s Wedding (1990). Despite the bombs, Molly continued to steadily act, like with Billy Bob Thornton’s original short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994); the mini-series of Stephen King’s “The Stand” (1994); tongue-in-cheek appearances in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) and Not Another Teen Movie (2001); and regular roles on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” (2008-13) and “Riverdale” (2017- ). She’s also an accomplished writer with two published books—Getting the Pretty Back (2010) and When It Happens to You (2012)—and a column in The Guardian newspaper since 2014.

As Molly’s stardom was blowing up in her youth, she not only had a glam public image and resume, but also dated her fair share of interesting dudes. Her first famous boyfriend was fellow Hughes collaborator, Anthony Michael Hall in between filming Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. The pair only lasted about 4 months according to Michael, though they ended the fling casually and just went back to being friends. Less than a year later, Molly met Frank Zappa’s own musically talented son, Dweezil. The actress and guitarist were introduced through Dweezil’s older sister Moon Unit, and had a high-profile relationship from 1985-86. Molly was quoted in a 1986 People Magazine article calling Dweezil “totally gorgeous.” The couple occasionally jammed together musically, and Dweezil appeared in one of the club scenes of Pretty in Pink. In a 2014 interview with PennLive, Dweezil revealed that he’s never actually liked the movie that much. Near the end of their love affair, Dweezil & Molly appeared on the Spring 1986 cover and were profiled in In Fashion Magazine.

From 1987-88, Molly went from rock royalty, to rap-rock rebellion with Beastie Boy Ad-rock (Adam Horovitz). They met during production of The Pick-up Artist, where the BB song ‘She’s Crafty’ was on the soundtrack. Molly claims she was the one who asked Adam out because he was “so cute.” She traveled on her first rock tour with the trio, but only lasted half a month because she found the after-partying exhausting. Adam then allegedly spent the rest of the tour calling her every single day. Even though her artistic partnership with John Hughes ended awkwardly, Molly still attended the premiere of Some Kind of Wonderful, with Adam as her date. Reporter Jace Daniel remembers the couple getting into an argument after the screening, with Molly continually brushing off Adam—who was acting boorish. The pair also appeared at the Oscars a month later. In a 1992 Spin cover story on Adam, he admitted that he was already attracted to subsequent girlfriend Ione Skye while he was still with Molly.

Molly’s first marriage was to French writer Valéry Lameignère from 1999 to 2002. Since 2007, she’s been married to book writer and editor Panio Gianopoulos, with whom she has two daughters and a son.

[documentaryoncinema]

Documentales, 21

'Exorcising cruising’ & 'The history of cruising', 2008, VOSE.

Presenta el proceso de preproducción y rodaje de ‘A la caza' ('Crusing’) de William Friedkin en 1980.

‘All the love you Cannes’, Gabriel Friedman, Lloyd Kaufman, 2002, VO.

Presenta el peregrinaje anual del equipo de Troma al Festival Internacional de Cannes. Con  Lloyd Kaufman, Quentin Tarantino, Claude Chabrol, Doug Sakmann, Scott W. Mckinlay, Yaniv Sharon, Heidi Sjursen, Smokey Miles, Chad Ferrin, Daniel Kraus, Ariel Wizman, Edouard Baer, Roger Ebert, Jean-Claude Van Damme y Roger Corman entre otros.

‘Bienvenido a Cannes’ (’Bienvenue à Cannes’, ‘Cannes: All Access’), Richard Schickel, 2007, VO.

Documental producido por TCM en el que se recorren los momentos más destacados de la historia del Festival Internacional de Cine de Cannes.

Con la presencia de Pedro Almodóvar, Emmanuelle Béart, Willem Dafoe, Dino De Laurentiis, Clint Eastwood, Abel Ferrara, Vincent Gallo, Lillian Gish, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Moore, Marisa Paredes, Debbie Rochon,Gena Rowlands, Martin Scorsese, Chloë Sevigny, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone,Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Kathleen Turner, Harvey Weinstein y Robin Williams entre otros.

'Los bravucones', NBC, 1963, VO, SE en YouTube.

Presenta una mirada a los bravucones, piratas y espadachines en los clásicos.

Una selección de 10 Films, 10 Directores, 10 Actores y 10 Actrices. Según criterio de Días de Cine de RTVE.

'Nueva York para amantes de mitos cinematográficos', VE.

'Nueva York en el cine' ('New York at the movies'), Nick Davis, 2002, VE.

‘Origen secreto: La historia de DC Comics’ ('Secret origin: The story of DC Comics’), Mac Carter, 2010, VOSE.

Presenta extractos de los cómics, las películas, las y series de televisión basadas en licencias de DC Comics con la visión de algunos de los creadores más influyentes de la historia del cómic y editores, entre ellos Neal Adams, Karen Berger, Mike Carlin, Dan DiDio, Neil Gaiman, Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Paul Levitz, Dwayne McDuffie, Grant Morrison, Dennis O'Neil, el Papa Pablo, Louise Simonson, Waid Marcos, Len Wein y Marv Wolfman.

'DC Comics: The cinematic retrospective', Miguel Branco, 2016, VOSE.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.19

Beer Birthdays

Angelo Poretti (1829)

John Gardiner Jr. (1857)

Alan Cranston (1914)

Carla Jean Lauter (1982)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Lester Flatt; bluegrass guitarist (1914)

Lou Gehrig; New York Yankees 1B (1903)

Blaise Pascal; French mathematician (1623)

Zoe Saldana; actor (1978)

Mia Sara; actor (1967)

Famous Birthdays

Paula Abdul; dancer, pop singer (1962)

Aage Bohr; Danish physicist (1922)

Charles Coburn; actor (1877)

Hugh Dancy; actor (1975)

Paul Flory; chemist (1910)

Abe Fortas; U.S. Supreme Court justice (1910)

Thomas Fuller; English writer (1608)

Moe Howard; stooge, actor (1897)

Elbert Hubbard; writer (1856)

Louis Jordan; actor (1921)

Pauline Kael; film critic (1919)

Guy Lombardo; bandleader (1902)

Nancy Marchand; actor (1928)

Mildred Natwick; actor (1905)

Phylicia Rashad; actor (1948)

Gena Rowlands; actor (1930)

Salman Rushdie; writer (1947)

John Ralston Saul; writer (1947)

Robin Tunney; actor (1972)

Kathleen Turner; actor (1954)

Jimmy Walker; New York politician (1881)

Al Wilson; soul singer (1939)

Ann Wilson; rock singer (1950)

[tipton6468t]

[plusorminuscongress]

Inquiring Minds: Rediscovering One of America’s Leading Songwriters

Inquiring Minds: Rediscovering One of America’s Leading Songwriters By Wendi Maloney Published July 15, 2019 at 08:00AM

An excerpt in Gena Branscombe’s writing from her original “Pilgrims of Destiny” manuscript, held in the Library’s Music Division.

Mezzo-soprano Kathleen Shimeta stumbled upon Gena Branscombe (1881–1977) in the late 1990s when Shimeta was planning a Valentine’s Day recital. Branscombe, it turned out, had set to music Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous sonnet beginning “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Delighted by the composition, Shimeta wanted to know more — including why she had never heard of Branscombe.

Thanks to a couple of decades of research since then, Shimeta is now an expert on the pioneering woman composer and choral director whose impressive body of work fell from public view in the years after World War II. Recently, Shimeta spent long hours studying handwritten scores and vocal parts held by the Library’s Music Division to help reconstruct a choral drama, “Pilgrims of Destiny,” Branscombe wrote 100 years ago this year. It was performed this spring by a choir of 100 at Clark University.

Tells a little about Gena Branscombe. Gena Branscombe was a champion of American music. She composed art songs, piano works, chamber music, choral and instrumental pieces and a dramatic oratorio.

She studied and taught at the Chicago Musical College and at Whitman Conservatory in Walla Walla, Washington. She spent one year intensively studying piano with the Swiss-American pianist Rudolf Ganz, and she studied composition with Englebert Humperdinck in Germany.

Branscombe held national office for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Society of American Women Composers and the National Federation of Music Clubs. Through these organizations, she encouraged members to perform America’s music for their local concert organizations.

At age 40, Branscombe began conducting. She was conductor of the MacDowell Chorale in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey — affiliated with the MacDowell Colony, the artists’ retreat in Peterborough, New Hampshire — and she guest conducted choirs for women’s clubs and colleges. She also founded her own Branscombe Chorale whose members came from New Jersey, New York City and Connecticut.

The June 22, 1929, issue of the Musical Courier reviewed the premiere of “Pilgrims of Destiny,” which had taken place a few days earlier in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It features a photograph of Branscombe. “Without doubt,” the review reads, “Gena Branscombe has produced an America[n] choral work of foremost rank.”

Why did you want to reintroduce Branscombe to the world? After discovering Branscombe’s art songs, I came to understand the era in which she composed. She was a successful woman composer during a time when woman composers were considered insignificant. Her songs are complex, have melodies that sing themselves and difficult piano accompaniments.

How did the Library acquire “Pilgrims of Destiny”? The Library solicited Branscombe’s original orchestral score and orchestra parts for “Pilgrims” in 1960. The work had garnered the best-composition award from the National League of American Pen Women in 1928 and recognition from the Daughters of the American Revolution. The story takes place on the Mayflower as it sailed toward America in November 1620. The pilgrims are in despair, homesick, yet hopeful that their new country will appear on the horizon. Reconstruction of the orchestral score was necessary because the only complete hand-inscribed score is in fragile condition. We compared the Library’s score with the pencil workings of “Pilgrims” held at the New York Public Library.

Kathleen Shimeta with two of Branscombe’s grandsons, Morgan Scott Phenix (left) and Roger Branscombe Phenix (right), on April 27, the day the reconstructed “Pilgrims of Destiny” was performed at Clark University.

How did your Branscombe research inform your understanding of the piece? At the time Branscombe composed “Pilgrims,” her personal life had been shattered by the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Betty. In the depths of grief, she began composing this work.Her mourning and life are woven into her oratorio. Her faith in God as a healing force helped her overcome the tragic death of her daughter. There is a comforting, sweet lullaby and at another time an outburst by a mother who will never see her child again. Her harmonies are of a thick rich texture with key changes abounding as the sea unleashes its fury. The work concludes with a chorus of thankful jubilation to God.

Why do you think Branscombe was forgotten? By the 1950s, Branscombe and her women-composer colleagues had become old-fashioned. Beautiful melodies were passé, while 12-tone and atonal music had become the fashion. In 1955, Branscombe’s music publisher notified her that her early music and her choral piece “Coventry’s Choir,” commemorating the bombing of Coventry Cathedral in World War II, had been destroyed. The probable cause was America’s economic recession at the time.

You’ve performed Branscombe’s work at the Library. Tell us about that. For the Library’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the MacDowell Colony, I was invited to perform in a recital featuring women composers of the colony, including Branscombe. She had twice been at the colony, written an article about its 50th anniversary and been a conductor for a MacDowell Chorale. Display cases in the lobby held pictures, music and letters of the three composers featured on the program. That day, my work on Branscombe’s music and life, my performing of her songs, the MacDowell Colony and the display items came together in one special moment.

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[vintagenames]

Names of the 1880s

The Weird and the Wonderful

Two-Syllable Girls’ Names

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98 Best Books of 2017, According To Goodreads Users

1. A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) by Sarah J. Maas (4.63)

2. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (4.17)

3. Caraval (Caraval, #1) by Stephanie Garber (4.01)

4. King's Cage (Red Queen, #3) by Victoria Aveyard (4.06)

5. A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) by V.E. Schwab (Pseudonym)(4.47)

6. More Than a Feeling (Rock Star Romance #4) by Erika Kelly (4.32)

7. Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1) by Veronica Roth (3.71)

8. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, #2) by Rick Riordan (4.42)

9. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (4.15)

10. Toward a Secret Sky by Heather Maclean (3.73)

11. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan (4.08)

12. By Your Side by Kasie West (3.87)

13. The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (3.74)

14. Egomaniac by Vi Keeland (4.36)

15. Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2) by Susan Dennard (4.02)

16. Hunted by Meagan Spooner (3.95)

17. The Orphan's Tale: A Novel by Pam Jenoff (4.06)

18. Wayfarer (Passenger, #2) by Alexandra Bracken (3.99)

19. Twenty Two Years To Life by Mohammed Massoud Morsi (4.47)

20. The Chosen (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #15) by J.R. Ward (4.38)

21. Lifeblood (Everlife, #2) by Gena Showalter (4.14)

22. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid(3.91)

23. Royally Matched (Royally, #2) by Emma Chase (4.23)

24. Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Two by T.M. Frazier (4.60)

25. Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, #10) by Patricia Briggs(4.42)

26. A List of Cages by Robin Roe (4.31)

27. Stay (Bleeding Stars, #5) by A.L. Jackson (4.39)

28. Riot (Scarred Souls, #4) by Tillie Cole (4.47)

29. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders(4.04)

30. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (4.26)

31. Black Hearts (Sins Duet, #1) by Karina Halle (4.09)

32. Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia (3.88)

33. Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) by Mark Lawrence (4.38)

34. Waking Gods (Themis Files #2) by Sylvain Neuvel (4.19)

35. Echoes in Death (In Death, #44) by J.D. Robb (4.44)

36. Wardrobe Malfunction by Samantha Towle (4.17)

37. Accidentally on Purpose (Heartbreaker Bay, #3) by Jill Shalvis (4.13)

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/107026.Best_Books_of_2017

39. Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland (3.99)

40. Nudes by Sarah Robinson (4.37)

41. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (3.88)

42. Etched in Bone (The Others, #5) by Anne Bishop(4.35)

43. The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker (3.95)

44. The Idiot by Elif Batuman(3.59)

45. Take Me Back by Meghan March (4.08)

46. Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Three (King, #7) by T.M. Frazier (4.62)

47. The Turn (The Hollows, # 0.1) by Kim Harrison (4.21)

48. If You Were Mine by Melanie Harlow (3.99)

49. Lucca (Made Men, #4) by Sarah Brianne (4.38)

50. Setting Free the Kites by Alex George (4.08)

51. The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson (3.46)

52. Into the Fire (Night Prince, #4) by Jeaniene Frost (4.07)

53. The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak (3.77)

54. Damnable Grace (Hades Hangmen, #5) by Tillie Cole (4.54)

55. The Gravity of Us (Elements, #4) by Brittainy C. Cherry (4.57)

56. Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3) by Katie McGarry (4.25)

57. Shadow's Seduction (Immortals After Dark, #17; The Dacians, #2) by Kresley Cole (3.92)

58. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova(3.77)

59. Full Package by Lauren Blakely (4.11)

60. Geekerella by Ashley Poston (4.15)

61. Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (3.79)

62. In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II by Rhys Bowen (3.93)

63. Open Hearts by Eve Dangerfield (4.34)

64. Fake Fiancée by Ilsa Madden-Mills really liked it (4.00)

65. Matilda Empress by Lise Arin (4.78)

66. Nothing Stays Buried (Monkeewrench, #8) by P.J. Tracy (4.26)

67. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (4.20)

68. The Wanderers by Meg Howrey(3.54)

69. White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2) by Ilona Andrews (4.52)

70. Right Behind You (Quincy & Rainie, #7) by Lisa Gardner (4.20)

71. Dear Life by Meghan Quinn (4.49)

72. Born of Vengeance (The League, #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4.18)

73. Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller (3.68)

74. Richard Nixon: The Life by John A. Farrell (4.37)

75. Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin(3.77)

76. Pucked Off (Pucked, #5) by Helena Hunting (4.51)

77. The Darkest Promise (Lords of the Underworld, #13) by Gena Showalter (4.44)

78. Generation One (Lorien Legacies Reborn #1) by Pittacus Lore(3.95)

79. Infini (Aerial Ethereal, #2) by Krista Ritchie (4.26)

80. The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda (3.81)

81. The Room Mate (Roommates, #1) by Kendall Ryan (3.80)

82. The Play Mate (Roommates, #2) by Kendall Ryan (3.89)

83. Buns (Hudson Valley, #3) by Alice Clayton (4.22)

84. Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz (3.69)

85. The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (3.72)

86. The Hot One by Lauren Blakely (3.98)

87. The House Mate (Roommates, #3) by Kendall Ryan (3.92)

88. The Rite of Wands (The Rite of Wands, #1) by Mackenzie Flohr (4.53)

89. Action Words: Journey of a Journalist by Shaune Bordere it was amazing (5.00)

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90. Conscious Creativity; Mindfulness Meditations (Alchemy of Love Mindfulness Training Book #7) by Natasa Pantovic Nuit (4.56)

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91. Sin With Me (Bad Habit, #3) by J.T. Geissinger (4.41)

92. Reminiscences Of A Seeker: Dark Face Of The White World by Kapil Kumar Bhaskar (4.95)

93. Finding Forever by Amanda J. Evans (4.12)

94. Blaze (The Protectors, #10) by Teresa Gabelman (4.55)

95. Poison's Kiss (Poison's Kiss, #1) by Breeana Shields (3.70)

96. Loved by P.C. Cast (4.64)

97. The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd (4.50)

98. Shoes for Anthony by Emma Kennedy(4.09)

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/107026.Best_Books_of_2017

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June 19: Happy Birthday Gena Rowlands and Zoe Saldana

June 19: Happy Birthday Gena Rowlands and Zoe Saldana

Gena Rowlands is turning 87 today.  She began acting in the early fifties, made her Broadway debut opposite none other than Edward G. Robinson in Paddy Chayefsky’s Middle of the Night, and her film debut in 1958 in The High Cost of Living.  In the 1960s she appeared in films like Lonely Are the Brave and Tony Rome and was a regular on seasons 3 and 4 of Peyton Place.  But the key point in her…

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Cererea lui Dawn l-a infuriat pe Erik, deoarece i-a amintit de mama lui, care si-a dorit sa devina nemuritoare si a fost transformata de buna voie, apoi a devenit un monstru si si-a ucis sotul, iar de fiul lor nici nu i-a pasat. Rana era mult prea recentă și nu putea să treacă cu vederea prea ușor. Și tocmai în acele clipe, Erik Schreave s-a lăsat controlat de demonii săi, dandu-i un motiv lui Dawn sa vrea sa fie cat mai departe de el. Nu mai auzea. Nu mai vedea nimic. Arăta și se comporta întocmai ca o bestie. I-a rasucit incheietura, spre el ca sa demonstreze ce ușor i-ar fi fost să o muște și să o transforme așa cum îi era vrerea. I-a trebuit numai sa o atinga pe gat cu degetele reci ca tânăra si-a descatusat puterile si l-a curentat. Curentul care i-a străbătut trupul l-a trezit la realitate. Iar când a fost azvarlit de lângă ea, in tomberoanele din spatele lui si le-a rasturnat pe toate, Erik scutură din cap, ca și cum și-ar fi revenit dintr-un somn adânc. Un om ar fi murit cu o asemenea descărcare de energie in corp, dar el nu avea nimic. Cu excepția unei zdruncinaturi zdravene. "Dawn… Îmi pare rău,” spuse el, apropiindu-se cu pași mici, calculați, de ea. “Am luat-o razna.” Vocea îi tremura.

Nu avea de gând să o lase din nou pe tusa, ca sa aiba grija de oamenii lor. Poate că se născuse cu gena de erou în sânge, dar nu a fost dintotdeauna asa. Era un laș, fugea de responsabilități pe plan personal, dar acum simțea că poate lupta pentru ceva și mai important. Iar întregul tablou era și-asa mult prea complex. Oameni nevinovați puteau să devină ușor victime colaterale. Sora lui se număra printre ei. Nu a fost un frate model, dar spera că timpul nu e pierdut. “Ti se pare o glumă proastă? Nu trebuie sa pui pe nimeni să mă ucidă. Am fost destul de aproape de moarte, iar acum vad lumea cu alți ochi. Recunosc, făceam pe eroul pentru că eram de părere că oamenii sunt mult prea vulnerabili și pot fi o buna monedă de schimb in cazul in care cad pe mâinile vampirilor…” La început, Peyton privi cu neincredere mana intinsa de Christian, dar acceptă propunerea lui, ridicandu-se din nou la nivelul său. Oftă. “Te-as minți dacă…” Christian tăcu, acordandu-i lui Peyton dreptul de a vorbi prima. Apoi a continuat ideea începută mai devreme: "dacă ți-aș spune că nu mai e prezenta acolo. A trecut o singură zi și ar fi de domeniul fantasticului dacă aș afirma așa ceva. Dar de un lucru sunt sigur… Există o altă persoană care da din coate ca să ajungă la inima mea. Și eu o voi lăsa. O cunoști?”

Regatul ei se destrama, iar pentru prima dată, Ysandre nu mai avea acea aură malefică. Kathleen o vedea cu alți ochi, reușind să citească printre rânduri unele aspecte. “Eu cred că ai habar, însă îți este greu să te accepți așa.” Femeia își lipi spatele de scaun si isi duse mana la gat, masandu-si ganditoare pielea alba. O măcinau atâtea gânduri. Putea să vadă asta. Ea, cea care era imaginea perfecta a calității. “Te iubește, Ysandre. Așa cum și Thomas mă iubește pe mine. Se pierd pe drum, fiind adjudecati de natura demonică, dar ceva îi trage înapoi. În cazul tău, Klaus este ancora ta si tu a lui.“ Își lăsă mâna pe masă, vrând să o asigure că are tot sprijinul ei, apoi realiză că era totuși Ysandre. Vampirul avea limitele sale și nu avea gânduri sinucigașe. “Ma mir că nu ai aruncat cu toate băuturile alea fine după vikingul care ți-a furat inima neagra.” O privea cu câtă greutate se ridica de pe scaun si desface fiecare sertar in parte pana cand a gasit sticlele de alcool. “Cred că o să am nevoie sa beau toată sticla după discuția asta. Noi doua? Stând la taclale deși nu ne avem la inimă? Pentru ura care ne leagă,” ciocnira paharele. Erau două femei puternice, independente, care aveau destul de multe puncte în comun.