#john a. coughlin

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Crimson Clown's Threat - art by John A. Coughlin (1931)

[sandmandaddy69]

John A. Coughlin

[weirdlookindog]

John A. Coughlin?- Movie Dope, 1931

[mrdirtybear]

'Joseph Conrad' as depicted by John A Coughlin (1885 - 1943). For all you are likely to need to know about pulp visual artist John A. Coughlin please left click here.

[fromthedust]

John Coughlin (American, 1885-1943, illustrator for pulp magazines beginning in 1913) - 1940

Rudolf Sieber-Lonati (Austrian, 1924-1990) - cover art for Macabros #4

Dirk Bouts (Netherlands, 1415-1475)

Hell (detail) - Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille, France - 1450

Edmund Dulac (French/British, 1882-1953) 

Bashtchelik - from Fairy Book - 1916

Harold W. McCauley (American, 1913-1977)

Priestess of the Floating Skull - Amazing Stories - May 1943

unknown illustrator - Arthur B. Reeve - Pandora - first edition dust cover - New York Harper and Brothers - 1926

unknown illustrator - Sharyn McCrumb - Zombies of the Gene Pool

unknown illustrator - Fredric Brown - The Dead Ringer

Edward Gorey (American, 1925-2000)

from THE DISRESPECTFUL SUMMONS - The Fantod Press - 1973

Roa - street artist in Oaxaca

Darrell K Sweet (American, 1934-2011) – cover for Inherit The Stars

[dare-g]

Made The Crimson Clown 🤡

[tomoleary]

John Coughlin (1885-1943)

[catfinancier]

I hate johnny weir

[seagull-energy]

Happy anniversary Watermill LotR!!!!!

To celebrate the one year anniversary of this lovely production, I've chosen to draw the entire cast with a notable quote by/related to them. For people who play multiple characters I've chosen my favorite one, and I've skipped quotes for the ensemble folk because they don't have many solo lines.

Drawings under the cut because this is going to be a longgg post

Louis Maskell as Frodo Baggins

Nuwan Hugh Perera as Sam Gamgee

Amelia Gabriel as Pippin Took

Geraint Downing as Merry Brandybuck

Aaron Sidwell as Aragorn

Yazdan Qafouri as Legolas

Folarin Akinmade as Gimli

Peter Dukes as Boromir

Patrick Bridgman as Gandalf

Charlotte Grayson as Rosie Cotton

Aoife O'Dea as Arwen

Tom Giles as Elrond

Sioned Saunders as Galadriel

Matthew Bugg as Gollum

John O'Mahony as Bilbo

Bridget Lappin as Ensemble (Lobelia Sackville-Baggins)

Kelly Coughlin as Ensemble (Mrs. Bracegirdle)

Reece Causton as Ensemble (Otho Sackville-Baggins)

Zara Naeem as Ensemble

Elliot Mackenzie as Ensemble (Haldir)

Missing from this collection are Georgia Louise (Galadriel) and Peter Marinker (Gandalf) because I did not get to see them when I went to the show. I may add Georgia later because I do really want to draw her and I know I have a friend or two who would appreciate it (hi salla 😄)

Anyway, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WATERMILL LOTR!!!!!! I MISS YOU EVERY DAYYYY <3333333

[dancingontheblades]

In Part III of The Future of Pairs contains a detailed discussion how gender expectations, power imbalance, age gaps, and cis-heteronormativity negatively impact pairs partnerships and how that could be changed - it's a long but very recommendable reading.

Some excerpts below:

Making skating safe and healthy therefore requires tackling the misogyny and homophobia that lies at the root of the gender imbalance in the sport. Figure skating needs to prioritize education and open discussion about healthy partnerships and the inherent value of all athletes as human beings. The discipline should also question the assumed link between the ideal height and body shape for a pair skater and the skater’s gender. Opening the discipline to teams of any gender would increase opportunities for new partnerships and contribute to a healthier experience for all skaters, including those in traditional female/male partnerships.

On the shortage of men:

The shortage of pair men is, of course, related to the shortage of men in figure skating overall – a phenomenon that is deeply rooted in misogyny and homophobia.  Mary Louise Adams examines the issue in her book Artistic Impressions: Figure Skating, Masculinity, and the Limits of Sport.  “Why do so few men and boys figure skate? Any boy raised in North America could give quick answers to such questions: figure skating is not like other sports. Its costumes and music make it arty and dance-like and therefore more appropriate for girls than boys, just like dance. By virtue of choosing a so-called feminine sport, male figure skaters are often assumed to be effeminate themselves. In a culture in which effeminacy is the primary and most stereotypical signifier of male homosexuality, this means they are also assumed to be gay.”

On the pressure and expectations on women:

Manta was the first female Team USA skater to come out while still an active competitor. She believes the pressure towards conformity has kept queer women closeted, or pushed them out of the sport entirely. “If you want to be a woman in the sport and have a partner who’s a man you need to constantly be proving your worth…So it does make sense that you haven’t had women come out, because you don’t want to create any sort of situation where you are to blame, or you could be the reason to be losing points, or you can be the reason a team’s looked down on.” These pressures create an environment ripe for physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse that the ISU and other governing bodies are only starting to deal with. Abusive training environments extend beyond the skaters themselves; coaches also have enormous power over their (often young and isolated) skaters and can make or break careers. The recent cases of Morgan Ciprés and John Coughlin consisted of sexual assaults by male pair skaters that were allegedly covered up by coaches. These men were too valuable to be held accountable for their actions, whereas the women believed they would be punished for rocking the boat.

Former US Champion Ashley Cain is notably tall for a pair skater at 1.67m, and had the same 20 cm height gap with her partner Timothy LeDuc. It’s notable, however, that Cain received criticism for her height, while Han did not. “There were so many negative comments that would then affect the way that I was thinking about myself,” shared Cain. “This is the body that I was born with. I couldn’t change it, I couldn’t get myself shorter…and it’s something that could have fully pushed me out of the sport if like I had listened to what people were saying about me or the way that we looked.”

On education and empowerment:

We can start to address the dark side of pairs by educating all skaters and coaches about the risks of a power imbalance in partnerships. Large age and/or experience gaps are not inherently problematic, so long as the younger and less experienced partner receives the necessary support and respect from the older partner and coaches, and is empowered to demand fair treatment without the fear of retribution.

On opening teams to any gender:

Perhaps the most helpful reform is also one of the most straightforward. The scarcity of male partners could be addressed by allowing – and fully encouraging – teams of any gender. With more options of possible partners, skaters would be more likely to form strong, equal relationships that would allow them to thrive on and off the ice. [...] Gabriella Papadakis also notes the potential for improving the public perception and popularity of the sport. “Although same-sex pairs are not inherently queer (two straight people can skate together in a very straight way, I assure you), they resonate strongly with younger audiences, nearly 30% of whom identify as queer. This inclusivity is a significant step forward for reaching this demographic. And even for the 70% of straight people, seeing mixed-gender couples that reflect more equal and modern partnerships offers a representation that feels authentic and relatable to how male-female relationships are evolving today.”

[greenhike]

i have gone ahead and scrounged together a full most wanted list ! you can find it under the cut, split up by gender and age ( the cut-off between older and younger is 35ish ) .

mwf ( younger )

alisha boe, hunter schafer, daisy edgar jones, fivel stewart, ayo edebiri, ella purnell, madison bailey, courtney eaton, halston sage, chase sui wonders, devery jacobs, madelyn cline, havana rose liu, maia reficco, naomi scott, ashley moore, savannah lee smith, amber midthunder, nhung hong, margaret qualley, yaya urassaya sperbund, mia goth, taylor russell, sophie thatcher, rachel sennott, jenna ortega, becky armstrong, jung hoyeon, aurora perrineau, mimi keene, victoria pedretti, ruby cruz, willa fitzgerald, grace van patten, aslihan malbora, brianne tju, rebecca ablack, rachel zegler, davika hoorne, simone ashley, alexandra shipp, adria arjona, barbie ferreira, molly gordon, choi heejin, bruna marquenzine, camila mendes, madelaine petsch, olivia cooke, tahirah sharif, florence pugh, nicole wallace, isabela merced, bae ganghee, lukita maxwell, rabia soyturk, pat chayanit, camila morrone, zion moreno, maika monroe, auli'i cravahlo

mwm ( younger )

charles melton, taylor zakhar perez, jacob elordi, kieth powers, thomas weatherall, louis partridge, danny ramirez, josh hueston, kim jiwoong, logan lerman, tom blythe, apo nattawin, lakeith stanfield, nicholas alexander chavez, aaron pierre, emilio sakraya, cooper koch, mason gooding, song kang, nico hiraga, drew starkey, lorenzo zurzolo, archie renaux, nick robinson, nam joohyuk, dominic fike, callum turner, rudy pankow, jonathan daviss, john boyega, michael cimino, chase stokes, paul mescal, woo dohwan, tommy martinez, joe keery, corteon moore, d'pharaoh woon-a-ta, charlie gillespie, ncuti gatwa, luka sabbat, damson idris, justice smith

mwnb ( younger )

lizeth selene, emma d'arcy, liv hewson, amandla steinberg, brigette lundy-paine, avan jogia, quintessa swindell

mwf ( older )

sandra oh, dewanda wise, zoe kravitz, kate siegel, pooja hedge, aubrey plaza, ana de armas, kathryn hahn, lupita nyong'o, nicola coughlin, laura harrier, melissa barrera, rachel weisz, monica bellucci, simone kessell, vera farmiga, jessica alba, natalie portman, salma hayek, rachel mcadams, cynthia erivo, kerry washington, imogen poots, carla gugino, rose byrn, jamie chung, anne hathaway, yoghurt nattasha, phoebe tonkin, karrueche tran, lily gladstone, nicole kidman, monica raymund, angela bassett, roberta colindrez, patti harrison, keri russell, rachel bilson, lee yu-bi, sofia vergara

mwm ( older )

kiowa gordon, sebastian stan, manny jacinto, theo james, dev patel, alfred enoch, oliver jackson cohen, carlos miranda, nikolaj coster-waldau, kyle gallner, jon bernthal, oscar isaac, pedro pascal, josh hartnett, riz ahmed, ryan gosling, robert pattinson, mads mikkelsen, timothy olyphant, steven yeun, peter gadiot, gong yoo, keanu reeves, raymond ablack, manny montana, milo ventimiglia, hamish linklater, rahul kohli, brenton thwaites, andrew garfield, martin sensmeier, trevante rhodes, matthew daddario, jesse williams, elliot page, joe manganiello, teo yoo

mwnb ( older )

nico tortorella, e.r. fightmaster

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

NASA telescopes work out black hole's feeding schedule

By using new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA's XMM-Newton, a team of researchers has made important headway in understanding how—and when—a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material.

A paper describing these results appears on the arXiv preprint server, and will be published in The Astrophysical Journal. The authors are Dheeraj Passam (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Eric Coughlin (Syracuse University), Muryel Guolo (Johns Hopkins University), Thomas Wevers (Space Telescope Science Institute), Chris Nixon (University of Leeds, UK), Jason Hinkle (University of Hawaii at Manoa), and Ananaya Bandopadhyay (Syracuse).

This artist's impression above shows a star that has partially been disrupted by such a black hole in the system known as AT2018fyk. The supermassive black hole in AT2018fyk—with about 50 million times more mass than the sun—is in the center of a galaxy located about 860 million light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have determined that a star is on a highly elliptical orbit around the black hole in AT2018fyk so that its point of farthest approach from the black hole is much larger than its closest. During its closest approach, tidal forces from the black hole pull some material from the star, producing two tidal tails of "stellar debris."

The illustration shows a point in the orbit soon after the star is partially destroyed, when the tidal tails are still in close proximity to the star. Later in the star's orbit, the disrupted material returns to the black hole and loses energy, leading to a large increase in X-ray brightness occurring later in the orbit (not shown here).

This process repeats each time the star returns to its point of closest approach, which is approximately every 3.5 years. The illustration depicts the star during its second orbit, and the disk of X-ray emitting gas around the black hole that is produced as a byproduct of the first tidal encounter.

Researchers took note of AT2018fyk in 2018 when the optical ground-based survey ASAS-SN detected that the system had become much brighter. After observing it with NASA's NICER and Chandra, and XMM-Newton, researchers determined that the surge in brightness came from a "tidal disruption event," or TDE, which signals that a star was completely torn apart and partially ingested after flying too close to a black hole. Chandra data of AT2018fyk is shown in the inset of an optical image of a wider field-of-view.

When material from the destroyed star approached close to the black hole, it became hotter and produced X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) light. These signals then faded, agreeing with the idea that nothing was left of the star for the black hole to digest.

However, about two years later, the X-ray and UV light from the galaxy became much brighter again. According to astronomers, this meant that the star likely survived the initial gravitational grab by the black hole and then entered a highly elliptical orbit with the black hole. During its second close approach to the black hole, more material was pulled off and produced more X-ray and UV light.

These results were published in a 2023 paper in the Astrophysical Journal Letters led by Thomas Wevers from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.

"Initially we thought this was a garden-variety case of a black hole totally ripping a star apart," said Wevers. "But instead, the star appears to be living to die another day."

Based on what they had learned about the star and its orbit, Wevers and his team predicted that the black hole's second meal would end in August 2023, and applied for Chandra observing time to check.

"The telltale sign of this stellar snack ending would be a sudden drop in the X-rays and that's exactly what we see in our Chandra observations on Aug. 14, 2023," said Dheeraj Pasham of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the leader of the new paper on these results. "Our data show that in August last year, the black hole was essentially wiping its mouth and pushing back from the table."

The new data obtained by Chandra and Swift after the 2023 paper was completed gives the researchers an even better estimate of how long it takes the star to complete an orbit, and future mealtimes for the black hole. They determine that the star makes its closest approach to the black hole about once every three and a half years.

"We think that a third meal by the black hole, if anything is left of the star, will begin between May and August of 2025 and last for almost two years," said Eric Coughlin, a co-author of the new paper, from Syracuse University in New York. "This will probably be more of a snack than a full meal because the second meal was smaller than the first, and the star is being whittled away."

The authors think that the doomed star originally had another star as a companion as it approached the black hole. When the stellar pair got too close to the black hole, however, the gravity from the black hole pulled the two stars apart. One entered orbit with the black hole, and the other was tossed into space at high speed.

"The doomed star was forced to make a drastic change in companions—from another star to a giant black hole," said co-author Muryel Guolo of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. "Its stellar partner escaped, but it did not."

The team plans to keep following AT2018fyk for as long as they can to study the behavior of such an exotic system.

[jennibeultimate]

Gracie Gold's book "Outofshapeworthlessloser" seems to be a very insightful book into skating behind the scenes. I read a couple of snippets and she goes through topics of handling of LGTBQ+ (she identifies as bisexual), eating disorder, sexual assault (John Coughlin's case especially), NBC commentary (she picksTara Lipinski's commentary apart) competing with the Russian's and the doping allegations (as in the TSL tweet) etc.

I really think she is right about whether skaters should really aspire to be competitive with Russian skaters if we know the price to pay?

Seems like a must - read!

(btw I dislike tsl, but they shared the take from Gracie so sometimes even they share something useful)

Here is also an article by Phil Hersh about the book:

(Phil Hersh another reporter with some questionable articles in the past but still this time it sums up Gracie's book - not a fan of Phil Hersh's takes on the lack of Russians and I didn't forget the comments about Mai Mihara's condition)

Why do so many US based skating"reporters" and commentators do have such a lot awful takes but sometimes they have a bright moment ???😅

[lordoftheringsmusical]

Meet the cast of The Lord of the Rings at the Watermill Theatre!

In order of speaking:

Louis Maskell (Frodo), Nuwan Hugh Perera (Sam), Geraint Downing (Merry), Amelia Gabriel (Pippin), Peter Marinker (Gandalf), Aaron Sidwell (Aragorn), Yazdan Qafouri (Legolas), Folarin Akinmade (Gimli), Peter Dukes (Boromir), John O'Mahony (Bilbo), Matthew Bugg (Gollum), Tom Giles (Elrond/Saruman), Georgia Louise (Galadriel), Aoife O'Dea (Arwen), Charlotte Grayson (Rosie),

Sioned Saunders (Ensemble/Onstage Musical Director), Bridget Lappin (Ensemble), Reece Causton (Ensemble), Kelly Coughlin (Ensemble), Elliot Mackenzie (Ensemble)

[sunskate]

is usfs ever planning to acknowledge Desyatov's suspension or the marriage fraud factory?

if they're anything like Skate Canada, never. the then USFS president did comment on John Coughlin at a press conference at Nationals that year. but there is no USFS president right now, and i think organizations will never make a statement if they think it will draw more attention to something they want quiet. USFS making a public statement about those stories will just put a spotlight on things that only a relatively small number of figure skating people and fans know anything about

an organization usually makes a press statement only if there's already a lot of attention on the story, and they want to be seen saying the right thing, to tell their version, or cover themselves 💀

[ellsey]

That’s three strikes against Montreal’s handling of sexual assault now - Sorensen, their apparent lack of support for Solene, and the implication that the utterly horrific acts described by Olivia Oliver were perpetrated by a Montreal-based skater. A total indictment of a school pushed as being a healthier alternative to the known abusive environments of years past. I hope the Ontario team are thinking seriously about their responsibilities and how to do things differently, but I don’t really see how a trio of recently retired elite athletes who are heavily indebted to the team in Montreal and never stepped away from the skating world can possibly have gained the necessary perspective. Then there’s the scandal of the coerced teen marriages. Morgan Cipres. John Coughlin. Numerous others whispered about in the corner of the run down recreational rink in my town. I’ve loved this sport since I was a kid and I’ve always had to reconcile that with knowing it was rotten. But right now I feel kind of dirty even watching it. I don’t know. I’m just sad and rambling.

I know I'm behind on asks, but I wanted to respond to this one quickly because honestly I'm having the same feelings. I literally told my non-skating friends about how all this is making me question what I am doing here. Like what am I supporting??

I love skating. I love doing it, I love watching it, I just love it. But how am I supposed to look at ice dance, my favorite discipline, and not think about what I know. I can't unlearn all the nastiness that I know is simmering under the surface. I can't unsee the fake IAM "support" knowing how they have treated their skaters who came to them for help. I can't ignore LITERAL CHILD BRIDES.

All of this is to say you are not alone. And I don't know what the answer is yet. I'm going to try to watch Skate Canada, but also I know. I know what else is there, the thing the ISU and the national feds wants so much to just disappear so they never have to acknowledge it. I know.

Even if I don't know them, I offer all my love and support to every skater who has been abused, assaulted, ignored, etc etc. I know the list is too long, but I hope they know they are loved.