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[chavisory]

Someone posted this in the Emilys Facebook group I'm in.

A Poem for Emily Miller Williams

Small fact and fingers and farthest one from me, a hand's width and two generations away, in this still present I am fifty-three. You are not yet a full day.

When I am sixty-three, when you are ten, and you are neither closer nor as far, your arms will fill with what you know by then, the arithmetic and love we do and are.

When I by blood and luck am eighty-six and you are someplace else and thirty-three believing in sex and god and politics with children who look not at all like me,

sometime I know you will have read them this so they will know I love them and say so and love their mother. Child, whatever is is always or never was. Long ago,

a day I watched awhile beside your bed, I wrote this down, a thing that might be kept awhile, to tell you what I would have said when you were who knows what and I was dead which is I stood and loved you while you slept.

[astriiformes]

Got a request for some of the recs here, so here's a short-ish list of some of the reading recs -- I've made an effort to link open source and/or at least slightly more accessible databases like JSTOR wherever possible, but some of these are, admittedly behind various paywalls that I wish everyone luck with circumventing in whatever manner you deem fit

Monster Theory - Really great anthology to start with, especially the first reading, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen's famous "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)" which is a personal favorite

The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts - A general SF/F journal, but there are definitely a lot of great monster theory and gothic horror readings sprinkled throughout. Consider taking a look at Veronica Hollinger's "The Vampire and/as Alien," the special issue on Dracula, and Faye J. Ringel's "Genetic Experimentation: Mad Scientists and the Beast," among others

Werewolf Histories edited by Willem Blécourt - Phenomenal anthology on werewolf scholarship, especially if you're interested in the connections between werewolves and witchcraft and/or witch trials in Early Modern Europe

Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters by Jack Halberstam - Of interest to those who are interested in the connection between the gothic and gender (among other topics). Halberstam has written extensively on both

The Journal of Dracula Studies - Exactly what it sounds like.

Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural - Another journal, which focuses on the connections between witchcraft and occultism, monsters, demonology, and the like.

Susan Stryker's "My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix" - An absolutely landmark piece of writing on Frankenstein and the transgender (and in particular the transfeminine) experience; one of my favorite pieces of academic writing of all time.

Speaking of Monsters: A Teratological Anthology - Another solid monster theory anthology

Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene - A really, really good anthology about the ecological gothic that I cannot recommend enough. As a known werewolf guy I especially like the piece "Wolf, or Homo homini lupus" by Carla Freccero

The Vampire Lectures by Lawrence Rickels - So many vampires

Monster Culture in the 21st Century: A Reader - Another anthology, I in particular recommend Rosalind Sibielski's "Gendering the Monster Within: Biological Essentialism, Sexual Difference, and Changing Symbolic Functions of the Monster in Popular Werewolf Texts" in this one.

"The Trans Legacy of Frankenstein" by Jolene Zigarovich - Definitely a good read if you enjoyed the Stryker piece earlier; it's a more general survey of the idea but might give you some ideas for further reading

TransGothic in Literature and Culture - A whole anthology of works on transgender identity and the gothic!

Twenty-First Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion - Not to be confused with the other similarly named anthology earlier, this one is on various modern perspectives on the gothic.

"Christians and Jews in the Twelfth Century Werewolf Renaissance" by David A. Shyovitz - Stand-alone article but really really interesting

Wonders and the Order of Nature: 1150-1750 by Lorraine Daston & Katherine Park - Incredible volume that gets into several different subjects surrounding the fantastical in the medieval and early modern eras, monsters among them. The same authors have written some other fantastic work, such as "Unnatural Conceptions: The Study of Monsters in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century France and England" and I honestly would recommend any of their work.

Monster Anthropology: Ethnographic Explorations of Transforming Social Worlds Through Monsters - A more anthropology focused volume, I particularly like Rozanna Lilley's "Drawing in the Margins: My Son's Arsenal of Monsters—(Autistic) Imagination and the Cultural Capital of Childhood"

Marvels, Monsters, and Miracles: Studies in the Medieval and Early Modern Imaginations - Another anthology, this time with a historical perspective

This isn't even everything I've dug into on the subject, but I hope it's enough to get folks started on some reading!

College friendship is sending one of your friends who's graduating soon a giant list of monster theory and gothic horror academic reading recs so they can download as many PDFs as possible before they lose their university database access

[themsleeves]

Bellator #200 - Michael Page vs David Rickels 

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MASTERLIST!

F:

Gina Swainson (1958) Bermudian - model and Miss World 1979.

Heather Nova (1967) Bermudian [Unspecified White] / Unspecified White - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet.

Lana Young (1970) Afro-Bermudian - actress.

Jodie Milks (1971) Bermudian - actress.

Ella Bonair (1976) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - model.

Sasha Allen (1982) 1/4 Afro-Bermudian, 3/4 African-American - actress and singer.

Whitney Thompson (1987) 1/32 Bermudian, 1/32 Bahamian, 15/16 mix of Irish, Scottish, English - model.

Genesis Lynea (1989) Afro-Bermudian - actress, singer, model, and dancer.

Samantha Claude (1990) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - actress.

Jordan Claire Robbins (1990) Bermudian - actress and producer.

Sophia Kristina (1991 or 1992) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Guisti Clarke (1996) Afro-Bermudian - actress and model.

Megan Zelly (1996) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - instagrammer (megzelly).

Kaelyn Kastle (1997) Afro-Bermudian - singer.

Alyssa Dyer (1998 or 1999) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Aliana King (1999) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Rhyesheen Suragh (2000) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Ni Burgess (2000) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Samantha Warren (2001) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - model.

De-Nias Caines (2002) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Carys Zeta Douglas (2003) Bermudian [Unspecified White], Barbadian [Unspecified White], Belarusian Jewish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Belgian, French, English, Dutch / Welsh, Irish, English - model.

Twanée / Twanée Butterfield (?) Afro-Bermudian - singer-songwriter.

Lillian Lightbourn (?) Afro-Bermudian - model and Miss World Bermuda 2014.

Joy T. Barnum (?) Afro-Bermudian - singer-songwriter.

Alyssa Rose (?) Bermudian - model and Miss World Bermuda 2015.

Rochelle Minors (?) Afro-Bermudian - model and Miss World Bermuda 2012.

Jana Lynn Outerbridge (?) Afro-Bermudian - model and Miss World Bermuda 2011.

Katherine Arnfield (?) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - model and Miss World Bermuda 2013.

Theresa Mignonne Daniels (?) Afro-Bermudian - actress.

Mia Page (?) Bermudian - singer-songwriter.

Lily Lightbourn Herbert (?) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Keana (?) Afro-Bermudian - model (instagram: justkeeky).

Erin (?) Afro-Bermudian - professional dancer and former nhl cheerleader (instagram: hillea).

Lola (?) Afro-Bermudian - rapper (instagram: lola_officialmusic).

Brixx (?) Afro-Bermudian - singer (instagram: brixxbda).

F - Athletes:

Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones (1928) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sprinter.

Phyllis Edness (1930) Bermudian - sprinter.

Thelma Jones (1932) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Debbie Jones (1958) Bermudian - sprinter.

Sonia Smith (1962) Afro-Bermudian - javelin thrower.

Nicole Jones (1963) Bermudian - cricketer.

Suzette Albouy (1965) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Linda Mienzer (1965) Bermudian - cricketer.

Maryellen Jackson (1967) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Charlene Thompson (1967) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Wendy Woodley (1968) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Terry-Lynn Paynter (1969) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Chevonne Furbert (1970) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jillian Terceira (1971) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - equestrian.

Dawnette Douglas (1971) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Stacey Simmons (1972) Bermudian - cricketer.

Teresa Perozzi (1973) Bermudian - boxer.

Arkeita Smith (1978) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kiera Aitken (1983) Afro-Bermudian - swimmer.

Stacy Babb (1983) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Rickelle Smith (1986) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Arantxa King (1987) Afro-Bermudian - long jumper.

Vanessa James (1987) Afro-Bermudian / Unspecified - figure skater.

Flora Duffy (1987) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - triathlete.

Melyssa James (1987) Afro-Bermudian / Unspecified - figure skater.

Cheyra Bell (1988) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Shunta Todd (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Michelle Pearson (1991) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - rower.

Dominique Richardson (1992) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Rebecca Heyliger (1992) Afro-Bermudian - swimmer.

Reuna Richardson (1992) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jessica Cooper Lewis (1993) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - paralympic sprinter.

Akeyla Furbert (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Keunna Dill (1995) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Taahira Butterfield (1996) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Cecilia Wollmann (1998) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

Maddy Moore (2000) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - swimmer.

Nicole Mitchell (?) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - cyclist.

M:

Alan Silva (1939) Afro-Bermudian / Portuguese [including Azorean] - bassist-songwriter, keyboardist, violinist, and trumpetist.

Andy Newmark (1950) Bermudian / Russian Jewish - drummer and percussionist.

Will Kempe (1963) Bermudian - actor.

David Morris (1964) Bermudian - singer and bassist.

Robert Hector (1964) Bermudian - actor.

Peter Outerbridge (1966) Bermudian [English, Scottish] / Swedish - actor.

Kenneth Amis (1970) Afro-Bermudian - tuba player.

Daren A. Herbert (1976) Afro-Bermudian - actor.

Cameron Douglas (1978) Bermudian [Unspecified White], Barbadian [Unspecified White], Belarusian Jewish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Belgian, French, English, Dutch / Majorcan, Swiss, French, English - actor.

Collie Buddz / Colin Patrick Harper (1984) Bermudian [Unspecified White] / Jamaican [Unspecified White] - singer.

Ben Lusher (1992) Bermudian [Jewish] - singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer.

Garonde Bean (1993) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Sokoni Whitter (1995 or 1996) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Taylor Ebbin (1998) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Dylan Douglas (2000) Bermudian [Unspecified White], Barbadian [Unspecified White], Belarusian Jewish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Belgian, French, English, Dutch / Welsh, Irish, English - actor.

McKee Bond (2000) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - actor.

Giniko Liburd (2002) Afro-Bermudian - model.

Clinark / Clinarke Dill (?) Afro-Bermudian - singer-songwriter and producer.

Uzimon / Daniel Frith (?) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - singer.

Jay Blades (?) Afro-Bermudian - DJ and tv presenter.

Mike Hind (?) Bermudian - singer-songwriter and ukulelist.

Runksie / Philandro Hill (?) Afro-Bermudian - singer and producer.

Tony Brannon (?) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - singer.

Marca T (?) Afro-Bermudian - singer-songwriter and producer.

M - Athletes:

Walter Bardgett (1932) Bermudian - swimmer.

Calvin Symonds (1932) Bermudian - cricketer and footballer.

Robert Cook (1932) Bermudian - swimmer.

Eldon Raynor (1933) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Shiraz Ali (1934) Bermudian - cricketer.

Dennis Wainwright (1935) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Charles Daulphin (1936) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Penny Simmons (1938) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

Jeff Payne (1938) Bermudian - middle-distance runner.

Raymond Swan (1938) Bermudian - long-distance runner.

John Morbey (1939) Bermudian - sprinter.

Richard Belvin (1941) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

Dick Mallory (1942) Bermudian - footballer.

Joseph Bailey (1942) Bermudian - cricketer.

Alex Cooper (1942) Bermudian - sailor.

Sam Nusum (1943) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Clarence Parfitt (1944) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Winston Trott (1944) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Lionel Thomas (1946) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Rocky Thompson (1947) Afro-Bermudian - football player.

Gary Darrell (1947) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Roy Johnson (1948) Afro-Bermudian - boxer.

James Butterfield (1950) Bermudian - rower.

Clarence Hill (1951) Afro-Bermudian - boxer.

Clyde Best (1951) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Alan Burland (1952) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

Robert Burgess (1952) Afro-Bermudian - boxer.

Christopher Nash (1952) Bermudian - sailor.

Roland Butcher (1953) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

John Nusum (1954) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Clark Godwin (1955) Bermudian - high jumper.

Dale Russell (1955) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Calvin Dill (1955) Bermudian - sprinter.

Kenny Thompson (1955) Bermudian - footballer.

Dennis Trott (1955) Bermudian - sprinter.

Noel Gibbons (1956) Bermudian - cricketer.

Mike Sharpe (1956) Bermudian - sprinter.

Renelda Swan (1957) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Peter S. Gray (1957) Bermudian - equestrian.

Roger Dill (1957) Bermudian - cricketer.

John Ford (1957) Afro-Bermudian - cyclist.

Stephen Alger (1958) Bermudian - tennis player.

Allan Douglas (1958) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Michael Watson (1958) Bermudian - middle-distance runner.

Gregory Simons (1958) Bermudian - sprinter.

Arnold Manders (1959) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Victor Ruberry (1959) Bermudian - swimmer.

Clyde Wilson (1959) Bermudian - cyclist.

Bruce Perinchief (1960) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Clevie Wade (1960) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Mark Wyatt (1961) Bermudian - rugby player.

Dexter Smith (1961) Bermudian - cricketer.

Quinn Paynter (1961) Afro-Bermudian - boxer.

Charlie Marshall (1961) Bermudian - cricketer.

Earl Godfrey (1961) Afro-Bermudian - cyclist.

Troy Douglas (1962) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Ron Davenport (1962) Bermudian - American football player.

Anthony Amory (1963) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Clarence Saunders (1963) Afro-Bermudian - high jumper.

Roger Trott (1963) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Andrew Bascome (1963) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Peter Bromby (1964) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

Herbert Bascombe (1964) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Sheridan Ming (1965) Bermudian [Afro-Bermudian, Chinese] - cricketer.

Bill Trott (1965) Bermudian - sprinter.

Curtis Jackson (1967) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Reginald Tucker (1967) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Brian Wellman (1967) Afro-Bermudian - triple jumper.

Richard Basden (1967) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Peter Philpott (1967) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Graham Strange (1968) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kyle Lightbourne (1968) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Albert Steede (1968) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Delano Hollis (1969) Bermudian - cricketer.

Corey Hill (1969) Bermudian - cricketer.

David Bascome (1970) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Traddie Simpson (1970) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dean Minors (1970) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Shaun Goater (1970) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

David Hemp (1970) Bermudian - cricketer.

Garvin Aparicio (1970) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Devarr Boyles (1970) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Clay Smith (1971) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dwayne Leverock (1971) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Hasan Durham (1971) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jermaine Warner (1971) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kentoine Jennings (1971) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Irving Romaine (1972) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dwight Basden (1972) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Lionel Cann (1972) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dennis Pilgrim (1972) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Timothy Figureido (1973) Bermudian - footballer.

James Celestine (1973) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Chris Flook (1973) Bermudian - swimmer.

Glen Smith (1973) Bermudian - cricketer.

Meshach Wade (1973) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Glenn Blakeney (1973) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Stanton Lewis (1974) Bermudian - footballer.

Patrick Singleton (1974) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - luger.

Daniel Morgan (1974) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Ottis Steede (1974) Bermudian - footballer.

Tim Hemp (1974) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

DeVon Bean (1975) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Janeiro Tucker (1975) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Xavier James (1975) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Ryan Steede (1975) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kwame Tucker (1976) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Aljame Zuill (1976) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kevin Hurdle (1976) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Sam Robinson (1976) Bermudian - cricketer.

Lloyd Holder (1977) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Keith Jennings (1977) Bermudian - footballer.

Blenn Bean (1977) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kameron Fox (1977) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Omar Shakir (1977) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Stephen Fahy (1978) Bermudian - swimmer.

Dennis Zuill (1978) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Damon Ming (1978) Bermudian [Afro-Bermudian, Chinese] - footballer.

Kofi Dill (1979) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Lashun Dill (1979) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jason Anderson (1979) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Michael Parsons (1979) Bermudian - footballer.

Ralph Bean (1980) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kwame Steede (1980) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Ronald Cowen (1980) Bermudian - swimmer.

Devaun DeGraff (1980) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Ricardo Brangman (1980) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Tucker Murphy (1981) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - cross-country skier.

Kijuan Franks (1981) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

John Barry Nusum (1981) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Khano Smith (1981) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Arthur Pitcher (1981) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jemeiko Jennings (1981) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kevin Richards (1981) Bermudian - footballer.

Nigel Burgess (1981) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Stephen Astwood (1981) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jim West (1982) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Graham Smith (1982) Bermudian - swimmer.

Chris Foggo (1982) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jared Peniston (1982) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Michael Crane (1982) Bermudian - cricketer.

Zander Kirkland (1983) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

David Lovell (1983) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Steven Outerbridge (1983) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Darius Cox (1983) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jekon Edness (1983) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Oliver Pitcher (1983) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Tyler Butterfield (1983) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - triathlete.

George O'Brien (1984) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jason Davis (1984) Bermudian - footballer.

Tyrone Smith (1984) Afro-Bermudian - long jumper.

Jacobi Robinson (1984) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Domico Coddington (1984) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jason Williams (1984) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Randall Robinson (1984) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dion Stovell (1984) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Shannon Rayner (1984) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Michael O'Connor (1984) Bermudian - swimmer.

Treadwell Gibbons (1985) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Freddy Hall (1985) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jonathan Ball (1985) Bermudian - footballer.

Roy-Allan Burch (1985) Afro-Bermudian - swimmer.

Chris Caisey (1985) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Delyone Borden (1985) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Taurean Manders (1986) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Logan Alexander (1986) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Tyrell Burgess (1986) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Antonio Lowe (1986) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Seion Darrell (1986) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Antwan Russell (1986) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Derrick Brangman (1987) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Keishen Bean (1987) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Chris Lonsdale (1987) Bermudian - cricketer.

Cecoy Robinson (1987) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Allan Douglas (1987) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Shakir Smith (1987) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Justin Pitcher (1987) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Angelo Simmons (1987) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Rodney Trott (1987) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kyle Hodsoll (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Marquel Waldron (1988) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Oronde Bascome (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Tamauri Tucker (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Stefan Kelly (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jesse Kirkland (1988) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

Dennico Hollis (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kamal Bashir (1988) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Shayne Hollis (1989) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Malachi Jones (1989) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Chris Douglas (1989) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Mikkail Crockwell (1990) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jordan DeSilva (1990) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - cricketer.

Harold Houston (1990) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Pierre Smith (1990) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Kilian Elkinson (1990) Bermudian [Jewish] - footballer.

Nahki Wells (1990) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Julian Fletcher (1990) Bermudian - swimmer.

Terryn Fray (1991) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Reggie Lambe (1991) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Cameron Pimentel (1991) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - sailor.

McLaren Smith (1991) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Casey Castle (1991) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Sinclair Smith (1991) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Tahj Bell (1991) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Roger Lee (1991) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Deunte Darrell (1992) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Drewonde Bascome (1992) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kevon Fubler (1992) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Micah Franklin (1992) Bermudian [Unspecified White] - squash player.

Damali Bell (1992) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dante Leverock (1992) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Brian Hall (1992) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jaylon Bather (1992) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Macai Simmons (1992) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dominique Mayho (1993) Afro-Bermudian - cyclist.

Quadir Maynard (1993) Bermudian - footballer.

Lejuan Simmons (1993) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Joshua Gilbert (1993) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Yusef Riley (1993) Afro-Bermudian - basketball player.

Marco Warren (1993) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Oliver Harvey (1993) Bermudian - footballer.

Jonté Smith (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kamau Leverock (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jeneko Place (1994) Afro-Bermudian - sprinter.

Willie Clemons (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Tre Ming / Wendell Tre' Ming (1994) Bermudian [Afro-Bermudian, Chinese] - footballer.

Jair Minors (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Christian Burgess (1994) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Donte Brangman (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Okera Bascome (1994) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Zeiko Lewis (1994) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Mauriq Hill (1995) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Kwasi James (1995) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Daren Usher (1995) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Onais Bascome (1995) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Chikosi Basden (1995) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Tre Manders (1995) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dale Eve (1995) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Rai Simons (1996) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Justin Donawa (1996) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Djair Parfitt-Williams (1996) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Calon Minors (1996) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Ian Coke (1996) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Detre Bell (1997) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jahquil Hill (1997) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Delray Rawlins (1997) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jahnazae Swan (1997) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Tehvan Tyrell (1997) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Liam Evans (1997) Bermudian - footballer.

Milan Butterfield (1998) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Nathan Trott (1998) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Osagi Bascome (1998) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jordan Smith (1998) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Ajai Daniels (1998) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Jahkari Furbert (1999) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Knory Scott (1999) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Quinaceo Hunt (2000) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Cejay Outerbridge (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

David Greenidge (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

B.A. Brathwaite (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Cleon Scotland (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Keith Wainwright (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Dennis Brown (?) Afro-Bermudian - footballer.

Zeko Burgess (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Charles Trott (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Gregg Foggo (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

T. Robinson (?) Bermudian - cricketer.

Charles Swan (?) Bermudian - cricketer.

Ross Roberts (?) Bermudian - sports shooter.

Steven Bremar (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Arnold Adams (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Jeff Richardson (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Donald Norford (?) Afro-Bermudian - cricketer.

Clarke Trott (?) Bermudian - cricketer.

Problematic:

Michael Douglas (1944) Bermudian [Unspecified White], Barbadian [Unspecified White], Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Belgian, French, English, Dutch / Belarusian Jewish - actor and producer. - Allegations of sexual assault.

Lena Headey (1973) Bermudian [Irish, English] - actress. - Rape apologist and incest apologist.

Mishka / Alexander Mishka Frith (1974) Bermudian [Unspecified White] / Unspecified White - singer-songwriter. - Appropriation of dreadlocks.

Joanne Tucker (1982) Bermudian [English] - actress. - Married to Adam Driver.

[thesportssoundoff]

I just....

why guys.

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Evolution Fighting Championship 5 BATTLE FOR BLOOD Returns to the Kansas Star Casino! 

Story by: Jon Cunningham Midwest MMA online chief editor 3/29/17 Evolution Fighting Championship Battle for blood presented by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society returns to the Kansas Star Arena May 13, 2017 for a great night of MMA and Kickboxing action. EFC made its debut back in August 8, 2015 featuring the local talent. First taking place at the Beech activity center in Wichita, KS. Since then…

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David Rickels takes a decision over Adam Piccolotti

Didn’t pay much attention but it looked like Piccolotti struggled to get stuff going on the feet and got eaten up a bit by Rickels.

[vickiabelson]

Can you top this? Yes, we can. How the hell is it possible that this sitdown with The Sopranos Richie Aprile aka David Proval, will go down as one of the most entertaining shows yet? It shall. WOW. What fun. Great stories. Crazy coincidences. More great stories.

As if it wasn’t enough that David’s mother and I share the same family name,    and she has the same country of origin as my grandma with the same name, we’re both New Yorkers, David went to Yeshiva, my father taught Yeshiva, our paths crossing about a decade ago while filming Henry Jaglom’s The M Word with Michael Imperioli, post their work in The Sopranos, pre ours at Women Who Write and Game Changers. 

Thanks to the suggestion of my new good friend, Mark Metcalf, who also middled last week’s stupendous sitdown with Tim Matheson, I know David’s extensive body of stellar work, Mark added technicolor. I jumped at his suggestion to invite David. My gratitude to both of them is boundless. What fun! I know I said it before, but it bears repeating.

From his grandma and the Yiddish theatre, school plays, Uta Hagen, to Scorcese and Mean Streets, thanks to his friend, Jon Voight, how he got it—DeNiro, Keitel, Pavlo Hummel, again thanks to Voight, which led to Nunzio, a hysterical story about filming with Jack Gilford, Elliot Gould, and James Caan, which included more great stories about James, to the other James… Gandolfini. David’s audition(s) for The Sopranos, so much great stuff there, moving from mobster Richie Aprile to a Rabbi in The West Wing, Teri Garr, Richard Dreyfus, coaching Eddie Murphy, an insanely great story there, a Drama Desk Nomination, Innocent Blood, John Landis, Don Rickels, hysterical stuff there, meeting Sinatra, and sitting down with him, a fan, wow, Everybody Loves Raymond, Italy, and his personal discontent… all straight talk, with loads of laughter and a few tears. I loved every single second, especially when his wife of 46 years, Cheryl, joined the conversation from the other room. 

Forget cowbell. More David Proval! 

David Proval Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, 8/10/22, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my Facebook

Replay here:

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Gegard Mousasi becomes your new Middleweight Champion at Bellator 200

By Edward Carbajal

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5/25/2018

After a successful debut in Bellator last fall, Gegard Mousasi wins the middleweight title with a first-round finish over Rafael Carvalho. Also, Phil Davis picks up his second win in a row since losing his light heavyweight title last summer to Ryan Bader. Davis defeated Linton Vassell on his home turf with a head kick that knocked Vassell out in the final round. See the complete main card results below:

MAIN CARD (Paramount Network Tape Delay), 9 p.m. EST)

Gegard Mousasi def. Rafael Carvalho via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:35 – to win the middleweight title

Michael Page def. David Rickels via submission (verbal) – Round 2, 0:43

Aaron Chalmers def. Ash Griffiths via technical submission (standing guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:54

Mike Shipman def. Carl Noon via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:11

Kate Jackson def. Anastasia Yankova via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

Phil Davis def. Linton Vassell via knockout (head kick) – Round 3, 1:05

Feature Image: Courtesy Bellator MMA

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“The Cave Man” David Rickels defeated Clifford Wright via unanimous decision, Judges official scores were (50-45, 50-45, 50-43). #UKFC13 📸 Photo by Phil Lambert @bareknucklefc @davidfeldman1 (at Tony's Pizza Events Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNGLdshziB/?igshid=1du6dvxu6mk1y

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Darlie Routier: Grieving Mother or Cold-Blooded Killer?

                                          Timeline of Events

     On June 6, 1996, Devon and Damon Routier were sleeping in the downstairs family room of their Rowlett, Texas home with their mother, Darlie, when they were brutally stabbed to death. According to Darlie, she slept through the attack and awoke to discover her sons had been stabbed and she had sustained several injuries herself, including a slash across her throat just two millimeters away from hitting her carotid artery. She claims a white, male intruder around 6 feet tall entered the home and carried out the brutal murders. Surprisingly, Darlie's husband, Darin, and infant son, Drake, slept undisturbed upstairs throughout the ordeal until Darlie screamed for help. 

     Once Darin came downstairs, Darlie ran to the kitchen to grab the phone and some towels, then called 911. Her frantic first words to the dispatcher were, "somebody came in!" She expanded on the situation by telling the dispatcher that she and her children had been stabbed. In court, Darin testified that he began to perform CPR on Devon as Darlie ran back and forth from the kitchen to Damon and then over to Devon. When the dispatcher questioned Darin as to what his wife was doing in the kitchen, he replied, "grabbing towels" and explained that it was in an effort to stop the bleeding.

     Just one minute into the 911 call, Darlie can be heard speaking to Damon, telling him to "hold on." She continually speaks to her children, repeatedly telling them to hold on. Officer David Waddell arrives on scene approximately three minutes into the 911 call. He is the first responding officer. He would go on to testify that he instructed Darlie several times to attend to her son, saying she refused. However, one listen to the 911 call seems to debunk this claim as Darlie can be heard tending to the boys' injuries throughout. In addition, Waddell can be heard shortly after his arrival at the Routier home telling Darlie to sit or lie down, presumably to calm her down.

     Four minutes into the call, Darlie begins to sound progressively desperate. She pleads with the dispatcher, telling him or her that the children were barely alive and would be dead if the paramedics did not arrive soon. Around seven minutes into the call, the paramedics were finally cleared to enter the home (an estimated two minutes after their arrival) and began to attend to the children. Devon was DOA. Jack Kolbye, paramedic, immediately began working on Damon, spending two minutes with him at the scene before moving him to an ambulance. It was at this point Kolbye began to "see the light leave" Damon's eyes.

                                        Suspicious Activity

     Perhaps coincidentally, but perhaps not, there were numerous reports of suspicious vehicles in the neighborhood as well as an attempted break-in situation a mere half-mile away from the Routier home an hour before the murders. On June 11, Mary Angelia Rickels, better known as Angel, came forward to police to tell them  that at approximately 1:30 am on June 6, she heard what sounded like wood splitting and then a crack. She then proceeded to turn the porch light on and noticed two men, one stocky, the other tall. She went on to describe the taller man as blonde with a knit cap and jogging suit on. Presumably startled by the light being switched on, the men ran off in the direction of Willowbrook Drive. Willowbrook Drive leads straight to Eagle Drive, the very street the Routiers called home. About half an hour later, Angel says the men returned, this time with some sort of metal object, possibly a knife. They left once again after she turned off her bedroom light. The killer, or killers, could have easily arrived at the Routier home within half an hour. 

Photo courtesy of Justice4Juveniles.

     Numerous neighbors of the Routiers came forward to police in the days following the murders with claims of seeing a dark vehicle with a suspicious driver in the vicinity of the Routier home. One neighbor says he saw a white vehicle in the Routier driveway the night of the murders. It is important to note that the Routiers only owned a green Nissan Pathfinder and a Jaguar that was in the shop at the time. Their Pathfinder was confirmed to have been parked in the front of the home, as per usual.

                             Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

     According to the prosecution, Darlie took the time between the stabbing of her children and the police arriving to cut herself in several places and stage the crime scene. This includes planting a sock with both Devon's and Damon's blood several houses down in the alley. How did Darlie have time to do all of this before the police arrived just 3 minutes into the 911 call? If she had staged the home, wouldn't that implicate Darin as an accomplice? He certainly did not wait until the police arrived to come downstairs; this is proven by the 911 transcripts. 

     According to the medical examiner, Damon could not have lived for longer than around 8 to 9 minutes after being stabbed. With the 911 call being placed at approximately 2:30 am and the paramedics cleared for entry between 2:37 and 2:38 am (another 2 minutes were spent attempting to save Damon before he was taken to the ambulance and sadly passed away), that leaves essentially no time at all for Darlie to have taken the bloody sock down the street, extensively harm herself, and then call out to Darin for help before calling 911. Damon simply survived too long a time after she called for help for her to have staged the scene in between the attacks and the 911 call.

     Though Darlie's fingerprints were taken and recorded, investigators failed to obtain fingerprints from both Damon and Devon. To get prints from the two boys, their bodies had to be exhumed. Because the children were buried together, holding hands, not all of their prints could be collected. However, investigators were able to obtain some. 

     Naturally, there were prints discovered that belonged to the boys and Darlie, but there were also prints that did not match anyone in the family. Who do the prints belong to and does this lend credence to Darlie's story? The defense has been pressuring the state to run the prints through all databases to see if there is a match. Dallas County announced in November of 2018 that testing was being done on 10 to 12 items from the case, but they did not disclose what those specific items are. It is now April of 2019 and there has been no word on whether the tests have concluded and no results.

     The prosecution strove to present Darlie as a cold and calculating murderer who simply wanted to rid herself of her children to lead a more narcissistic life. Eight days after the murders, Devon would have celebrated his 7th birthday. The Routier family chose to hold a "birthday party" at the grave site and invited a reporter from a local news station to record the event. In the recording, Darlie can be seen smiling and laughing while spraying Silly String at the grave site. Admittedly, this is extremely odd behavior after losing two children in a gruesome murder and being attacked herself. However, it is important to remember that everyone responds to grief and trauma in different ways. Maybe that was simply her way of coping with her loss. Then again, maybe it wasn't. 

                                               Final Thoughts

     My first thought while driving deeper into this case was: If Darlie were trying to rid herself of her children to focus on more self-absorbed facets of life, as the prosecutors proclaimed, why did she let her youngest son, Drake, live? An infant is significantly more work to take care of than a five- and six-year-old. Wouldn't it also make sense for her to make sure both boys were dead before calling 911 if she were the perpetrator? Damon lived for several minutes after police arrived. There was a possibility of him telling police who had attacked him. It seems reasonable to assume she would want to prohibit that if she did, in fact, stab her children.

     The prosecution team found an entry in Darlie's diary in which she mentioned she wanted the boys to "forgive" her for what she was "about to do." They took this quote and ran with it while ignoring the next lines in which she alludes to suicide, not murder, and tells the boys she loves them more than anything else and wants them to lead happy and healthy lives. This doesn't seem to be indicative of homicidal thoughts, just self-reflective thoughts of a depressed woman. Being suicidal does not usually mean a person is homicidal as well. 

     I have had a hard time finding a clear-cut motive for Darlie to have killed her sons. The "strongest" motive, in my opinion, would be the life insurance policies on the boys. However, upon further exploration, I noticed that the boys were only insured for $5000 each. The cost of the funeral was around $10000-$12000. This would mean that she killed the boys for a deficit. Why would anyone do that? 

     This case is one that has baffled investigators and civilians alike for over twenty years. I still cannot say with 100% certainty that I believe one scenario over another. What I can say is that Darlie had a right to a fair trial. The jury was expected to deliver a verdict that was undeniably true. I don’t believe this happened. There was an incredible amount of reasonable doubt in this case, but Darlie was given the death penalty. Is this because she truly is guilty of this heinous crime, or is it because the jury made an emotional decision based on circumstantial evidence? Is Darlie truly the self-absorbed, horrible mother the prosecution would have you believe, or is she actually a grieving mother and victim of a crime that may never be solved because of a confirmation bias?

[midwestmma-blog]

Evolution Fighting Championship 5: Battle For Blood Aftermath

Evolution Fighting Championship 5: Battle For Blood Aftermath

Story by: Jon Cunningham May 17, 2017  Evolution Fighting Championship: Battle For Blood took place last Saturday night at the Kansas Star Casino. The event was presented by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. EFC brought 4 amateur kickboxing matches, 5 amateur MMA matches, 1 pro kickboxing match, and 4 pro MMA matches including one title bout to the Kansas Star Arena! The amateur portion of the card…

[theanticool]

Tonight’s happening. Actually a pretty eventful night (and I’m sure I’m missing some other, regional card). If you’re a fan of the ladies, you’re in luck cause we got 3 big title fights lined up on the docket. The UFC will crown an inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion when Nicco Montaño and Roxanne Modafferi face off at the TUF 26 Finale. Also features fights with other members of the TUF 26 cast like DeAnna Bennett, Barb Honchak, and Lauren Murphy. Plus we got the debuting Sean O’Malley taking on Terrion Ware and a good fight between Joe Soto and Brett Johns. Over in Bellator, the featherweight title is on the line as champ Julia Budd faces off once again with Arlene Blencowe. We got a good fight between NCAA all American Chris Honeycutt and BJJ world champion Rafael Lovato. We also got former BW champion Marcos Galvao fighting UFC vet Sam Sicilia. Plus we got a good battle of lightweights when Adam Piccolotti and David Rickels face off. Top it off with KO specialist Hisaki Kato fighting with Chidi Njokuani. And most impressively, Glory will have their Super Bantamweight Champion Tiffany VanSoest face off with the #1 P4P kickboxer on the planet in Anissa Mekson. Card will also feature Wayne Barrett, Chris Camozzi, and more.