#Melissa Zielke

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A carved jet brooch (the most popular material with which to make mourning jewellery) showing two clasped hands above a floral swag (ace. no. 971.56) (Fig. 3).

"The symbol of two hands clasped above a floral swag was very popular in mourning jewellery of the period. The clasped hands indicate a ‘farewell’ or ‘last goodbye.’ The frilly cuff on the right hand side suggests that it is a woman's hand; her hand is being held by her departed husband, who will lead her into heaven."

--Melissa Zielke, "Forget-Me-Nots: Victorian Women, Mourning, and the Construction of a Feminine Historical Memory." Material History Review 58 (Fall 2003), pp. 59-60.

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Over one year on from Dobbs, please remember the victims of abortion bans in America. These are just the ones that made it to the news:

Marlena Stell

Amanda Zurawski

Mylissa Farmer

The 10-year-old from Ohio

The 16-year-old from Florida

The 15-year-old from Florida

Nancy Davis

Elizabeth Weller

Anya Cook

Kelly Shannon

Jessica Bernardo

Kierstan Hogan

Taylor Edwards

Kylie Beaton

Gabriella Gonzalez

Samantha Casiano

Lauren Van Vleet

Austin Dennard

Lauren Miller

Jaci Statton

Kristina Cruickshank

Tara George

Kailee DeSpain

Deborah Dorbert

Mayron Hollis

Kristen Anya

Heather Maberry

Melissa Novak

Kayla Smith

Lauren Christensen

Beth Long

Anabely Lopes

Christina Zielke

Kaitlyn Joshua

Lauren Hall

Carmen Broesder

Jill Hartle

Brittany Vidrine

Jane Doe from Massachusetts, who had an ectopic pregnancy rupture because a pregnancy crisis center told her it was viable

The Jane Doe had an ectopic pregnancy rupture after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her she had a normal pregnancy

Emily Doe, whose fetus had lungs that wouldn’t develop and had no kidneys. The pregnancy had the potential to endanger her health…but it wasn’t endangering it yet. So she had to flee Missouri for an abortion.

Victoria Doe from Louisiana, who had to go to Oregon

Ashley Brandt

Anna Zargarian

Reverend and Doctor Love Holt

Michelle Mitchenor

Brooke High

Ashley from Mississippi, who was raped and forced to give birth to her rapist's baby. She's 13.

Nicole Blackmon

Allie Phillips

Jennifer Adkins

When we do win back our right to bodily autonomy, forced birthers will forget these people. Some have absolutely no idea who these people are. But when you tell them you hope what they force on others gets forced on them, they gasp and say you're evil. Because they recognize that what they force on others is wrong, and they think they deserve better than their victims.

If you think the "abortion debate" is merely a difference of opinion, you haven't been paying attention.

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Little Sally in Urinetown: The Musical at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, November 2022

Urinetown, The Musical Mark Hollman, Music and Lyrics Greg Kotis, Book and Lyrics

November 3rd- 12th 2022 Colwell Playhouse

Photo credits: Darrell Hoemann

Production Team Director: J.W. Morrissette and Lisa Gaye Dixon Music Director: Justin M. Brauer Choreographers: Joe Bowie and Lisa Gaye Dixon Scenic Designer: Emilia Consalvi ,Katie Owen Costume Designer: Wesley Price Lighting Designer: Yingman Tang Sound Designer: Madison Ferris Dramaturg: Melissa Goldman Technical Director: Capri Agresta Properties Head: Sammy Boyarsky Production Manager: Terri Ciofalo Stage Manager: Kaitlyn N. Meegan Fight Director; Zev Steinrock Vocal Coach: Diane Robinson

Cast OFFICER LOCKSTOCK: Grania McKirdie PENELOPE PENNYWISE: Charlotte Howard-Check BOBBY STRONG: David Stasevsky LITTLE SALLY: Alex George DR. BILLEAUX: Noah Smith MR. MCQUEEN: Josh Graff SENATOR FIPP: Josiah Zielke OFFICER BARREL/BOBBY UNDERSTUDY: Anthony Maggio HOPE CLADWELL: Julia Clavadetscher OLD MAN STRONG/HOT BLADES HARRY: Patrick Jackson TINY TOM: Paddy Berger SOUPY SUE: Courtney Mazeika LITTLE BECKY TWO SHOES: Gabrielle DeMarco ROBBY THE STOCKFISH: Jonathan Kaplan CALDWELL B. CLADWELL: Jaylon Muchison BOY COP/UGC EXECUTIVE/OFFICER BARREL UNDERSTUDY: Jimmy Cone GIRL COP/UGC EXECUTIVE/HOPE CLADWELL UNDERSTUDY: Sophia Pucillo JOSEPHINE STRONG: Mary Jane Oken MRS. MILLENNIUM: Guinevere Brown BILLY BOY BILL: Jamal Turner Production Team continued Scenic Charge: Emma Brutman Hair & Makeup Coordinator: Chantel Renee Hair & Makeup Supervisor: Becky Scott Assistant Technical Director: Tara Kisacanin Assistant Costume Designer: Chantel Renee Assistant Lighting Designer: Sarah Goldstein Assistant Sound Designer: Jack Pondelicek Head Electrician : Nicolas Sole Audio Engineer: William Mixter Assistant Stage Manager: Mary Lewis, Shuyu (Tom) Zhang Assistant Dramaturg: Anishi Patel Assistant to the Director: Melissa Goldman, Maci Mitchell, Jacqueline Moren Head Carpenter: Hanna Bowen Production Assistant: Hadas Goldberg, Isabel Wang Costumes Craft Supervisor: Emily N. Brink Costume Crafts Technicians: Katie Greve, Mark Muir Wardrobe Supervisor: Chantel Renee Crew DECK CREW: Felix Crim,Morgan Lin, Avery Luciano, Heraldo Magana ,Jordyn Montgomery PROPS CREW: Mikail Herrera, Ashanti Norals WARDROBE CREW: Kashara Bennett, Gabriel McNabb,Luke Russell, Julia Trenary, Isabel Wang HAIR AND MAKEUP CREW: Fatma Ali ,Kara Howie SWING: Hadas Goldberg A2: Noah McLeod QLAB OPERATOR: Leoni Reilly SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR: Dajion Anderson LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR; Brian Runge AUTOMATION OPERATOR: Bronwyn Garrett STUDENT DRAPER: Carlee Ihde 

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During the period of deep mourning, which was the first year of a woman's widowhood or the first six months after a parent's death, etiquette demanded strict social isolation; a woman could not accept formal invitations except from close relatives and was expected to avoid pleasurable occasions and public places. Similarly, women's dress was supposed to indicate womanly modesty and a negation of the self, a desire to grieve quietly and in private, as well as serving as a sign of love and devotion to the memory of the dearly departed. [...]

At the same time, there was an element of spectacle in the use of the female body as a site of memory; indeed, the public display of a woman's sorrow allowed her to transgress the conceptual boundary between public and private. Mourning dress offered women an opportunity to publicly flaunt their respectability and domesticity, that is, their adherence to middle-class codes of feminine behaviour. By drawing attention to themselves and their suffering, women in mourning found a public voice and garnered a respectful acknowledgement of their social and familial identity. They reinforced the ideology and imagery of the cult of true womanhood by appearing in the roles of grieving mother, daughter, or widow. Yet, despite the protestations of dutiful self-denial, when those women who were in deepest mourning went out to church, or received callers at home, there was an unquestionably theatrical element to the impressive, rustling all-black figure: dress covered with crape; bonnet with weepers; fan; parasol; gloves; and jet jewellery. Right down to her black bordered handkerchief, a woman in mourning made a very dramatic, indeed, a visibly stunning statement. This was despite the uncomfortable fit and fabrics and the "drab" "dark" dress with "limited" decoration.

--Melissa Zielke, "Forget-Me-Nots: Victorian Women, Mourning, and the Construction of a Feminine Historical Memory." Material History Review 58 (Fall 2003), 52-66; 56.

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AFLW: All the clubs’ full lists after trade period

Tayla Harris’ move from the Brisbane Lions to Carlton was big news

ADELAIDE marquee player Kellie Gibson is a free agent after failing to come to terms with the Crows. 

Gibson, 20, is said to be interested in returning to Western Australia, and could sign with Fremantle during the free agency period starting Monday.

Here are the lists of the eight AFLW clubs at the end of the trade and signing period.

Adelaide Sarah Allan Georgia Bevan Dayna Cox Courtney Cramey Angela Foley Anne Hatchard Abbey Holmes Rachael Killian Ebony Marinoff Jenna Mccormick Rhiannon Metcalfe Justine Mules Sarah Perkins Erin Phillips Talia Radan Chelsea Randall Sally Riley Jessica Sedunary Stevie-Lee Thompson Deni Varnhagen 

AFLW best and fairest winner Erin Phillips has re-signed with the premiers. Picture: AFL Photos

Brisbane Lions Alexandra Anderson Kaitlyn Ashmore Isabella Ayre Emily Bates Shannon Campbell Nat Exon Sabrina Frederick-Traub Brittany Gibson Nicole Hildebrand Megan Hunt Leah Kaslar Breanna Koenen Kate Lutkins Kate McCarthy Tahlia Randall Jamie Stanton Samantha Virgo Sharni Webb Jessica Wuetschner Emma Zielke 

Powerhouse Sabrina Frederick Traub will hope to take the Lions one step further. Picture: AFL Photos

Carlton Lauren Arnell Laura Attard Shae Audley Lauren Brazzale Briana Davey Alison Downie Katherine Gillespie-Jones Danielle Hardiman Tayla Harris Jess Hosking Sarah Hosking Madeline Keryk Sarah Last Katie Loynes Tilly Lucas-Rodd Breann Moody Natalie Plane Gabriella Pound Kate Shierlaw Nicola Stevens Darcy Vescio

Lauren Arnell and Darcy Vescio are important players for the Blues. Picture: AFL Photos   Collingwood Amelia Barden Christina Bernardi Brittany Bonnici Sophie Case Stephanie Chiocci Sarah D’Arcy Jessica Duffin Caitlyn Edwards Jasmine Garner Emma Grant Moana Hope Meg Hutchins Emma King Melissa Kuys Jaimee Lambert Stacey Livingstone Cecilia McIntosh Tara Morgan Ruby Schleicher Lauren Tesoriero Bree White

Star forward Moana Hope will strive for a better season in 2018. Picture: AFL Photos   Fremantle Ebony Antonio Stacey Barr Kirby Bentley Kiara Bowers Tayla Bresland Melissa Caulfield Cassie Davidson Kara Donnellan Lara Filocamo Brianna Green Tiah Haynes Dana Hooker Gemma Houghton Amy Lavell Hayley Miller Gabby O’Sullivan Ashley Sharp Belinda Smith

Ebony Antonio is a local star for the Dockers. Picture: AFL Photos   GWS Giants Madeleine Boyd Alicia Eva Pepa Randall Jacinda Barclay Nicola Barr Rebecca Beeson Ellie Brush Maddy Collier Jess Dal Pos Amanda Farrugia Renee Forth Erin Mckinnon Phoebe McWilliams Alexandra Saundry Aimee Schmidt Louise Stephenson Emma Swanson Renee Tomkins Britt Tully

Jacinda Barclay will be aiming to lift the Giants in 2018. Picture: AFL Photos   Melbourne Richelle Cranston Meg Downie Laura Duryea Jasmine Grierson Ashleigh Guest Mel Hickey Emma Humphries Bianca Jakobsson Ainslie Kemp Sarah Lampard Alyssa Mifsud Lily Mithen Aliesha Newman Elise O’Dea Brooke Patterson Karen Paxman Daisy Pearce Lauren Pearce Catherine Phillips Shelley Scott Katherine Smith

The Demons will be looking to players like Alyssa Mifsud to take them higher: AFL Photos   Western Bulldogs Laura Bailey Deanna Berry Libby Birch Ellie Blackburn Katie Brennan Nicole Callinan Kimberley Ebb Tiarna Ernst Ellyse Gamble Angelica Gogos Bailey Hunt Emma Kearney Kirsty Lamb Brooke Lochland Kirsten McLeod Aasta O’Connor Hannah Scott Lauren Spark Hayley Wildes

Bulldog Katie Brennan is a star of the AFLW competition. Picture: AFL Photos

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IN THE NEXT ROOM REVIEW by Cameron King

Sarah Ruhl

Playwright Sarah Ruhl (known for her off-beat pieces such as Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Passion Play, and Melancholy Play) supplies us with an ironically out of date rendition of the discovery of womanhood.  Her 19th century vernacular juxtaposed with the shockingly modern subject matter creates a play that caters directly to Ann Arbor Civic Theater’s audience - which is not necessarily a compliment.

In the Next Room centers around the invention of the vibrator and it’s immediate effects on the Givings family and those around them.  I walked in knowing Ruhl’s reputation - a strong one here at Michigan.  I was excited to hear her words, assuming that they would be the only good or redeeming thing about this suburban attempt at art.  However, not even she lived up to my hopes.  

The play is trite and predictable in places you crave excitement - but wildly unpredictable in jarring ways.  I mean of COURSE there’s going to be unbreakable lesbian tension when a beautiful female nurse is fingering a horny house wife.  But the scenario is displayed as clearly unrequited - the housewife falls for the nurse and finds herself embarrassed and coy around her.  The nurse remains strictly professional and doesn’t - or pretends not to - take notice.  BUT THEN!  OUT OF NO WHERE!  The two kiss in the living room of the Givings’s home.  I found this to completely neglect the intense social construct of the time.  If these people don’t know about the female orgasm and chock genuine physical weakness and sensitivities up to “hysteria”, then how would they even begin to fathom the concept of two women falling in love and EXPRESSING that love with not a “hand on the cheek” or a moment of graceful confession, but with the modern make-out?  There were many moments where I believe she wrote something that any playwright would consider unrelated or strange - but kept them in because it fit the style of play that she is emulating (a dry, parlor drama with domestic cabin fever and absolutely nothing revolutionary.)  Perhaps she assumed the subject matter would pop and shock next to the vernacular of style she uses, but it just wasn’t enough.

Melissa Freilich - Director

Although I was impressed by the clean blocking and smooth casting of what I assumed would be a much clunkier show, I found that Melissa Freilich took on a project that she simply couldn't not do full justice.  She had the types, the costumes, the props to do this show, but when one chooses a show with as many strange plot holes as this one, it is up to the director to fill them for the audience.  Now, I realized that Freilich was VERY much catering to the people she knew would attend her show.  (That is - family members, friends, locals, all the regulars at a community theater performance) And she likely was watching rehearsals from the eyes of theatrical amateurs.  That is called lazy directing.  Perhaps now that she knows she’ll be reviewed, her directing style will become less passive.

Leo Babcock - Set Designer

The set was simple and well done in the challenging space that is the Arthur Miller Theater.  The dressing was intricate and accurate, with the pieces implying an ornate 19th century home.  The final scene was done well; the walls opened up to reveal a stark “garden” (giant cardboard trees) and the audience was at last relieved of the dreadful sight lines that we were working to overcome for the previous two hours.

Costume Design - Molly Borneman, Abigail Zielke, James Zielke

Surprisingly alright!  The amount of dressing and undressing that takes place right over the audience’s faces made it impossible for these costumes to have any sense of fakery.  The women had detailed, ornate gowns, gloves, and corsets and changed to represent the passage of time.  The men had equally detailed and accurate costumes; however, I found it inconsistent and lazy when the light would come up on a new scene and the woman would be panting from her quick change while the man wears the same tie as the week before.  In the final scene, Dr. Givings is written to strip completely naked.  Seeing that this production was intended for a family-friendly audience, I understood that this step was not taken; however, the replacement for bare loins were nude briefs?  Which is like… no?  Like at least hit me with a man thong because I was looking at a strange alien butt that had no crack.  You can’t expect us to hoist our sails of disbelief in the final scene of the show - just because these Michiganders didn’t want to commit.

Lighting Design - Brad Pritts

Brad did pretty well.  His use of practicals was appropriate to the play and gave just enough to this quaint home.  I only wish I wasn’t able to see that weird butt thing.

Mrs. Givings - Liana Abela

Clearly a theater major at a SHIT college.  She decided that theater was her thing when a director gave her a nod and a wink after she nailed her 5th grade solo.  Liana has too many bad habits to be regarded realistically.  I felt no pity for her plight, nor did I root for her female take-over.  This young actress washed this complex role with a fake 19th-century vernacular and little to no stage presence.

Annie - Ellen Blanchard

This girl was sweet and well cast, but lacked the attention she deserved.  I think that the major lesbian plot hole could have been filled if the director had spent just a little time with this actress.  Perhaps if she didn’t completely flip from stark professionalism to tongue hockey in a beat, both Sara Ruhl and I would be happier.

Dr. Givings - Greg Kovas

Oh, Greg.  Greg is clearly a sweet little nerd who lost his virginity at 28.  I was impressed by his performance basics, but my expectations were unfortunately met when he didn’t surpass anything beyond foundation.  He, like his wife, used the character as an opportunity to practice playing a two sentence character description.  As he marched like a constipated constable from one end of the stage to the other, I could hear him repeat to himself, “He is cold.  He is sturdy.  He is smart.” - a mantra that barely got him off the ground and out of the script.

Leo - Joseph McDonald

Well, sir, congratulations on being the best community theater actor in Washtenaw County!  But I know you know that.  Although Joseph had a more nuanced and tortured performance than any of his cast mates, I couldn’t get over the fact that he knew that.  We’re all guilty of these performances - ones where we can’t help but say, “the moms are LOVING me right now!” as we flail and billow and butcher and overdo.

Elizabeth - Maegan Murphy

The first day Maegan got her script, she flipped through scanning for her lines.  At first, she was disappointed.  It’s been too long that she’s been cast as the lesser human, the maid, the nurse, the cook.  But then, like a mirage in the distance, Maegan reached her show-stopping monologue.  This would finally be her time, her show, her chance.  Rehearsals whizzed by and she would look forward to each chance she got to deliver her speech and work on it with Melissa.  But, Melissa didn’t pay much attention - was this a good sign or a bad sign?  Perhaps she was just that confident in her casting.  As the show approached, she pictured herself up on the Arthur Miller stage - all eyes on her, the unsuspecting, unassuming wet nurse.  She was about to make her big break.  What a time to be alive.

Yeah, Maegan was wrong.  She loved that stupid monologue, and it had me rolling my eyes in the third row.

Mrs. Daldry - Amanda Photenhauer

Bad.  Tried.  But bad.

Mr. Daldry - Rob Roy

I was impressed by the casting of Rob Roy, his presence was a majorly realistic catalyst for his wife to run to the other team.

The Audience -

Take your GODDAMN program off the stage.  Shut up.  Stop pretending you are a theatrical expert because you’ve seen your daughter in four other shows.  And for god’s sake, stop fucking calling the show from your seat to show off in front of your date?  What’s that???

[victorianjewellery]

The ROM's collection of mourning objects reveals the way in which women established a culturally determined code that incorporated many delicate, "feminine" motifs. Many of the most prevalent decorative designs were quite standardized and appeared on many different objects — for example, pearls represented teardrops. [...]

[This] brooch features a carved gold rim while its front is composed of gold as well as blue, black, and white enamel; its centre boasts the images of a lily and a forget-me-not, both of which were common symbols of death. This floral design is in turn surrounded by the motto, "Cut Down Like a Flower" and the brooch contains a plait of hair under glass on the opposite side (ace. no. 958.134.1) (Fig. 4).

Melissa Zielke, "Forget-Me-Nots: Victorian Women, Mourning, and the Construction of a Feminine Historical Memory." Material History Review 58 (Fall 2003), p. 57.

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

Forced birthers: No one will get hurt from abortion bans!

The people they consider "no one":

Marlena Stell

Amanda Zurawski

Mylissa Farmer

The 10-year-old from Ohio

The 16-year-old from Florida

The 15-year-old from Florida

Nancy Davis

Elizabeth Weller

Anya Cook

Kelly Shannon

Jessica Bernardo

Kierstan Hogan

Taylor Edwards

Kylie Beaton

Samantha Casiano

Lauren Van Vleet

Austin Dennard

Lauren Miller

Jaci Statton

Kristina Cruickshank

Tara George

Kailee DeSpain

Deborah Dorbert

Mayron Hollis

Gabriella Gonzalez

Kristen Anya

Heather Maberry

Melissa Novak

Kayla Smith

Lauren Christensen

Beth Long

Anabely Lopes

Christina Zielke

Kaitlyn Joshua

Lauren Hall

Carmen Broesder

Jill Hartle

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ALPHA in Humano Sosiety don't exist. Or...do they? Spoiler: I don't think so. XD https://www.patreon.com/BASSFZz The original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTyQgwVvYyc&t=192s Thank you to all my Patrons: Russell Flharfh Melissa Johan Rosen Eliz Carrigan Kane Campbell Mathew Cloin Jeremy A. Dario Perovich Alexander K. Olson Antonio Cunningham Johan von Boer David Bos Joel Ortiz The Art Layman Musa Vaino N.G. Rebecca Zielke The Nanomatic ua Rodeheaver Cresentwing Andy Stone Chris DarkVale Wesley Judkins Infinities With Special Thanks to These Importance Patrons: Shane Svihl Q5sys Lee Daniel Morrisey Mick Jiri J ChrisS Stephanie Richardson Ishray Inquries Lee Mick Sultoth Steven Billingsley Charlie Wiederhold Shifter Infinite Bladez Robert Evans Richardson Jason

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Lions and Crows dominate All Australian squad

Crow Chelsea Randall and Lion Tayla Harris are both part of the 40-woman All Australian squad

PLAYERS from Saturday’s NAB AFL Women’s competition Grand Final make up more than one-third of the Virgin Australia AFL Women’s All Australian squad. 

Nine Brisbane Lions and five Adelaide players have been named in the 40-woman squad, with the final 22 to be announced at next Tuesday’s AFLW Awards in Melbourne. 

The final team will reflect the best individual performers in each position. 

2017 Virgin Australia AFL Women’s All Australian squad 

Adelaide: Erin Phillips, Chelsea Randall, Ebony Marinoff, Courtney Cramey, Sarah Perkins 

Brisbane Lions: Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Emily Bates, Kaitlyn Ashmore, Tayla Harris, Emma Zielke, Jess Wuetschner, Kate McCarthy, Leah Kaslar, Sam Virgo

Carlton: Brianna Davey, Darcy Vescio, Alison Downie, Danielle Hardiman

Collingwood: Emma King, Nicola Stevens, Alicia Eva, Sarah D’Arcy, Jess Cameron

Fremantle: Kara Donnellan, Ebony Antonio, Kirby Bentley, Dana Hooker

Greater Western Sydney: Jess Dal Pos, Erin McKinnon, Emma Swanson, Renee Tomkins

Melbourne: Karen Paxman, Elise O’Dea, Daisy Pearce, Melissa Hickey, Lily Mithen, Jasmine Grierson

Western Bulldogs: Ellie Blackburn, Emma Kearney, Hannah Scott

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