#mai 1953

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Elle Mai 1953

Jeanne Lanvin/Castillo Spring/Summer 1953 Haute Couture Collection. Nina de Voogt on the cover of Elle in a pink and white printed silk Chapeau de Paulette afternoon dress.

Jeanne Lanvin/Castillo Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1953. Nina de Voogt en couverture de Elle dans une robe d'après-midi en soie imprimée rose et blanche Chapeau de Paulette.

Photo Jean Chevalier.

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Gil Elvgren - "Stocking it Away" May 1953 (Original 1949) American Beauties Calendar Illustration - Brown & Bigelow Calendar Co. - American Pin-up Calendar Collection

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Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Walter Winchell, Jane Russell, Lucille Ball, Jimmy McHugh and Louella Parsons at Walter Wintchell’s birthday party at Ciro’s Nightclub - May 13, 1953

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Which version of this do you prefer?

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The last episode of the original run of Quantum Leap aired on May 5, 1993. Almost everyone in the episode appeared in previous episodes or reference previously mentioned characters. In theory, Sam lept into himself in August 8, 1953 in a mining town, but it appeared he had actually lept into some kind of limbo possibly meeting God. It was implied that Sam was the one controlling his leaps. Sam went on to alter Al's life. A title card at the end revealed that Sam never returned home again. ("Mirror Image", Quantum Leap, TV Event)

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May 14, 1953

Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, perform a walkout, beginning the 1953 Milwaukee Brewery Strike.

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Oh, to be "Mr Manchester" who just used to casually run into James Maxwell "most evenings" in 1986. (Courtesy of the British Newspaper Archive & the Manchester Evening News).

"Whom do I see strolling through Manchester late on most evenings but James Maxwell, actor and artistic director, whose craggy features are well-known through countless film, television and stage roles.

"I walk home from work at the Royal Exchange Theatre to my urban paradise," he explains, "paradise" being a flat above the Arndale Centre.

"I love it," he says, "but no one living there can be accused of having a morbid interest in old architecture."

One of his many showbiz tales is of when he was in a show at Manchester Opera House in 1953. The scenery didn't work - in fact, some of it fell down - and the distinguished knight playing the lead not only didn't know his lines; at times he didn't know when he had to speak.

The audience was cool, to say the least, and at the end the knight decided he should speak to them.

"I apologise for the mistakes duing the evening," he announced grandly, "but I assure you that everything will be put right by the time we open in London."

& Mr Manchester, at the G-Mex, "jokingly suggested this wasn't [James Maxwell's] kind of theatre.

His instant retaliation would have gladdened G-Mex boss Tony Harrison, sitting along my row. "No, It's everyone's theatre," he retorted.

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Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lucille Ball attend Walter Winchell's birthday Party, May 1953

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US Vogue May 1, 1953

Grès Haute Couture Collection Spring/Summer 1953. Gigi Terwalgne in a white taffeta ball gown. Large flared skirt, bodice sewn as closely as possible ideal for a close silhouette, tied with ribbons and lilacs.

Grès Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1953. Gigi Terwalgne dans une robe de bal en taffetas blanc. Grande jupe évasée, corsage coussu le plus près possible idéal pour une silhouette au plus près, noué avec des rubans et des lilas.

Photo Henry Clarke vogue archive

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Ted Withers - "Live Wire" - May 1953 Artist's Sketch Pad Calendar Illustration - Brown & Bigelow Calendar Co. - American Pin-up Calendar Collection

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1953 Desperate Moment ad by totallymystified

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29 mai : le marathon de l’Everest

Ce matin à 7 h, s’élance le marathon le plus haut du monde. Son point de départ est à 5401 m au-dessus de la mer, c’est l’une des courses les plus difficiles au monde. Le Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (THEM) a lieu chaque année le 29 mai depuis 2003 pour marquer l'anniversaire de la première ascension du mont Everest par Tenzing Norgay, Sherpa népalais, et Sir Edmund Hillary, alpiniste néo-zélandais, en 1953. Depuis, le Marathon de l’Everest (एभरेस्ट म्याराथन) a eu lieu chaque année à la même date sauf en 2015, quand la course a été reportée en raison d'un tremblement de terre dévastateur qui a frappé le Népal.

Le signal de départ du marathon est donné au camp de base du mont Everest sur le glacier du Khumbu et à proximité immédiate de la célèbre cascade de glace du Khumbu. La course mène sur des sentiers de montagne accidentés et des sentiers de yaks jusqu'à Namche Bazar, la "capitale Sherpa" à 3440 m. En 2006, Deepak Rai a établi le précédent record du parcours avec un temps de 3h28.

L'édition 2024 est la 19e édition de l’événement, pour célébrer le 71e anniversaire de l'ascension réussie du mont Everest par Sir Edmund Hillary et Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. Les coureurs du monde entier peuvent participer aux catégories de leur choix, notamment 70 km pour l’Extreme Ultra, 42 km pour le Full Marathon et 21 km pour le Half Marathon. Les horaires de départ du marathon diffèrent selon chaque catégorie. L'ultramarathon commence à 5h, tandis que le marathon complet commence à 7h et enfin le semi-marathon commence à 8h. Le dénivelé total entre le point de départ et le point d'arrivée peut atteindre 1620 m. Le point le plus bas de l'itinéraire se trouve à Laubisasa, situé à 3439 m d'altitude. Le nombre de participants est limité à 250 car l’Everest souffre aujourd’hui d’une surfréquentation, au point que le Népal envisage régulièrement de restreindre son accès. Le site officiel

En 2008, après la mort d’Hillary, a été instituée la Journée internationale de l'Everest, célébrée également chaque 29 mai, pour commémorer les réalisations d'Hillary et de Tenzing et honorer leur héritage, ainsi que pour célébrer tous les alpinistes qui ont atteint le sommet et honorer la mémoire de ceux qui sont morts en essayant. La célébration est dirigée par l'Himalayan Trust, une organisation humanitaire internationale à but non lucratif créée par Sir Edmund Hillary pour apporter des soins de santé, de l'eau potable et une meilleure éducation aux communautés du district de Solukhumbu au Népal.

Un article de l'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde, 28 mai 2024

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even more than that you can say a name and the phone will dial it for you

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La última fada by Emilia Pardo Bazán no doubt. I didn't even read it in full but I'm pretty sure that's the first place where i read about Viviane and Merlin's story and the tree and so on. Joseph Bédier's version of Tristan and Iseult too (i mean, i did get properly into Arthurian because of the Tristan and Iseult story. Wild ride). I'll never forget Iseult's faery dog there, truly an MVP.

The wedding of Sir Gawain too for sure Ragnelle changed my brain chemistry. The knight of the cart my beloved. The winter king by Bernard Cornwell was a deciding factor in taking a slightly more historical approach to my setting. Idylls of the queen by Phyllis Ann Karr changed my life for good, it was food for thought and fun to read through and through. Gradalis webcomic is to blame for me suddenly loving Agloval of all people. And finally Culhwch and Olwen for all the lovely names and inadvertently helping me fix a plot hole that was becoming enormous 🙌

Movies & series: Quest for Camelot on account of being my first (childhood) encounter with Arthuriana. BBC Legend of King Arthur because it's the goat. I really love Starz Camelot's characterization of Merlin, taking notes all the time.

What Arthurian media is most influential to you & your art/writing?

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Tennessean trans man David Scott Ryan III transitioned in 1949, around age 26. He became a pastor in 1955 while passing as cis and preached throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma for years. Narratives like David's narratives don't often end well, but David successfully fought to live as a man! Here's his story:

Born in rural Oklahoma on 9/22/1923, David privately transitioned in 1949 before marrying his first known wife, chaplain Margie. He then married another woman named Gwyn after leaving Margie in 1953. He later married a third wife, Glenda, in 1960.

David was outed after his 1961 bigamy arrest. It's unclear if his bigamy was accidental or even real. Gwyn filed for divorce in March 1960 before he married Glenda in June, but documents do not show if the divorce was completed. Glenda filed the bigamy complaint herself for unknown reasons. Was it jealousy? Was David outed? Was she feeling neglected? Glenda did not speak with reporters.

David was far from the first trans man arrested for marrying a woman. Yet, the courts did not know what to do with him. The judge dismissed his case after 4 months of jail and he stayed out of the news for a decade.

There are countless cases like David Ryan in the mid-20th century- trans people who make the news for a few weeks before fading into history. However, thanks to new archive technology, we can trace David's story further. He re-married a woman named May Louise and they divorced in 1971. He then married for a 5th and final time to high school teacher Imogene Cox in 1975. He took up jobs at a construction equipment site and Walmart in Evansville, Indiana over the following decades.

David passed in 2002 from heart disease at age 78. The mortician must have insisted on using an "F" for David despite "M" appearing on his other documents (why?). Local news reported that David loved to play instruments and paint. 50 years after transitioning, he still worked with the church.