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based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more … March 28

1921 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor was born (d.1999); Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde, better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actior and author.

Bogarde served in World War II, being commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment in 1943. He reached the rank of captain and served in both the European and Pacific theatres, principally as an intelligence officer. Taylor Downing's book "Spies in the Sky" tells of his work with a specialist unit interpreting aerial photo-reconnaissance information, before moving to Normandy with Canadian forces.

Bogarde claimed to have been one of the first Allied officers in April 1945 to reach the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, an experience that had the most profound effect on him and about which he found it difficult to speak for many years afterward. Some sources dispute his claim.

After the war his agent renamed him 'Dirk Bogarde' and his good looks helped him begin a career as a film actor, contracted to The Rank Organisation under the wing of the prolific independent film producer Betty Box, who produced most of his early films and was instrumental in creating his matinee-idol image.

Bogarde's most serious friendship with a woman was with the bisexual French actress Capucine.

For many years he shared his homes, first in Amersham, England, then in France with his manager Anthony Forwood (a former husband of the actress Glynis Johns and the father of her only child, actor Gareth Forwood), but repeatedly denied that their relationship was anything other than friendship. These denials were understandable, mainly given that homosexual acts were illegal during most of his career, and also given his following among female admirers which he was loath to jeopardize. His brother Gareth Van den Bogaerde confirmed in a 2004 interview that Bogarde was Gay at a time when such acts were illegal, and also that his long-term relationship with Tony Forwood was more than simply that of a manager and friend.

Bogarde starred in the landmark 1961 Victim, a remake of the 1919 German silent classic Different From The Others, playing a prominent homosexual barrister in London who fights the blackmailers of a young man with whom he had an emotional relationship. The young man commits suicide after being arrested for embezzlement, rather than ruining the attorney's reputation. In the process of exposing the ring of extortionists, Bogarde's character puts at risk his successful legal career and marriage to see that justice is served.

Victim was the first mainstream British film to treat the subject of homosexuality seriously and the film helped lead to the changing of the law. Before agreeing to play this role, which argued for the decriminalization of homosexual acts, Bogarde had specialized in playing leading men in light comedies. "It was a tremendous departure, playing `my first queer,'" he wrote. "The fanatics who had been sending me 4,000 letters a week stopped overnight...not because I was playing a homosexual, but because I was playing a middle-age man."

1933 – American artist, filmmaker and legend, James Bidgood was born on this date in Madison, Wisconsin (d.2022). His artistic output has embraced a number of media and disciplines, including music, set and window design, and drag performance. In time his interests led him to photography and film and it is for this work that he is most widely known. Highly recognizable, his photographs are distinguished by an aesthetic of high fantasy and camp. His work which was inspired by an early interest in Florenz Ziegfeld, Folies Bergere and George Quaintance has, in turn, served as important inspiration for a slew of artists including Pierre et Gilles and David LaChapelle.

He directed the 1971 film Pink Narcissus, a dialogue-free fantasy centered around a young and often naked man. The film took seven years to make, and Bidgood built all the sets and filmed the entire piece in his tiny apartment. He later removed his name from the film because he felt editors had changed his original vision. Consequently, the film bore the word "Anonymous" for the director's credit, and it was misattributed to other directors such as Andy Warhol for many years.

Pink Narcissus was restored and re-released by Strand Releasing in 1999, and Bidgood began to receive recognition. "Bidgood created breathtaking camera movements, elaborate forest scenes, wild Persian fantasy sequences, and a neon netherworld," Ed Sikov wrote in The Advocate that year. Bidgood said he appreciated the attention, but he would rather have received it years earlier.

'Pink Narcissus' still

His work is characterized by a heavy reliance on invention. His photographs feature elaborate sets built ground up from the materials of the theater, fashion, design and fine art. In a profile of the artist published in Aperture, Philip Gefter writes,

"Necessity was the mother of invention for Bidgood, who created elaborate photographic tableaux in his small midtown Manhattan studio apartment. His first erotic series was an underwater epic called Water Colors, made in the early 1960s, in which he used a dancer from Club 82 named Jay Garvin as his subject. The underwater atmosphere is completely fabricated; the bottom of the ocean was created with silver lame spread across the floor of Bidgood's apartment; he made the arch of a cave out of waxed paper, and fashioned red lame into the shape of lobster. He coated Garvin with mineral oil and pasted glitter and sequins to his skin so the silver fabric under photographic lights would reflect on his body like water. For weeks at a time, Bigood would eat and sleep within the sets he constructed in his apartment."

Many contemporary themes are found even in the earliest of Bidgood's work. Camp, identity, erotics and desire, marginality, and performance all figure heavily in his portraits of nude men.

In 2005, James Bidgood was honored with a Creative Capital grant which facilitated a return to art photography after a hiatus of nearly forty years. His current projects include work for Christian Louboutin and OUT magazine. In 1999 The art book publisher Taschen published a monograph of his work including biographical images, stills from his film, and an interview with Bidgood in its 2008 publication The Big Penis Book, and will re-publish his monograph in 2009. His most recent work was featured in Out in February 2009.

1956 – Kevin Sessums has served as executive editor of Interview and as a contributing editor of Vanity Fair, Allure, and Parade. His work has also appeared in Travel+Leisure, Elle, Out, Marie Claire, Playboy, Thedailybeast.com and Towleroad.com. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of FourTwoNine magazine (G-A-Y on the telephone keypad) and is currently the Editor at Large of the Curran in San Francisco. In 2007, he published a memoir titled Mississippi Sissy, which is about his conflicted life of a self-aware gay boy growing up in Forest, Mississippi. It made the New York Times Bestseller list and won the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Best Male Memoir. His audio recording of Mississippi Sissy was nominated for a 2007 Quill Award. In 2015, he published his second memoir, I Left It on the Mountain, which made the New York Times Celebrity Bestseller List. He portrayed the character Peter Cipriani in the miniseries adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City.

Sessums was banned from posting on Facebook for 24 hours on December 29, 2016 after he accurately compared the supporters of President-elect Donald Trump to a "nasty fascistic lot" in a post.

Sessums is HIV positive.

1976 – Angelo Garcia, born in Brooklyn, New York City, is an American singer of Puerto Rican descent and songwriter who was a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo from 1988 to 1990.

A native New Yorker born in Brooklyn, New York, he barely spoke Spanish when he auditioned for a spot in the band after seeing a television commercial in Puerto Rico during a family vacation.

After two years with Menudo, García parted with the band and signed on with World Wide Entertainment as a solo artist he recorded several songs including "Magic", "Yours So Completely", and a remake of singer Tiffany's hit song "Could've Been" but it was his single "Don't Keep Me Holding On" that became a success.

After parting with his former label, he released one semi-successful Spanish album for Warner simply titled Angelo. After completing his secondary education and some music projects, he put his recording career on hold after he moved to Orlando, Florida, where he earned a communications degree from the University of Central Florida. After completing his studies, he helped in the launch of a women's gym franchise in Miami called Elements, before returning to New York City to restart his musical career.

During 2005, he participated in a reunion tour of former Menudo members Sergio Blass, Rawy Torres, and Robert Avellanet, performing under the name "Los Ultimos Heroes."

In 2006, García released a Spanish-language pop album titled Cool for which he wrote or co-wrote every song.

In May 2010, García posed for a series of semi-nude photographs for Paragon Men, a gay erotica website. In the interview which accompanied his photo shoot, Garcia openly discussed his homosexuality and his years of sexual self-exploration after leaving Menudo, even working briefly as a stripper and erotic dancer and performing at the now defunct Gaiety Theatre in New York City. He also refused to "out" his former bandmate Ricky Martin, who publicly disclosed his homosexuality a few weeks after García's interview.

In 2012, Garcia joined forces with William Luque (who wrote his first Spanish hit "En Mis Sueños" which sold over 6 million copies worldwide) and began writing and recording a new English language dance-pop album in Madrid called Scandalous. The title track "Scandalous" speaks about a child growing up in the spotlight and how having to grow up prematurely wreaked havoc on his adult life.

On May 7, 2015 Angelo Garcia disclosed in an exclusive interview on the Dr. Zoe Today show that he was sexually abused by a neighbor at 8 years old; by someone close to administration while in Menudo (band) from 11 years old to 14 years old; and again by a schoolteacher after he left the band. Inspired by the overwhelming response to his interview, the show opened their toll free number for listeners to call in sharing their own stories of sexual abuse and aired them on the following show titled, "Breaking the Silence" on May 14, 2015.

In an appearance on Tosh.0 he has stated that he now considers himself Bi-Sexual.

1986 – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, best known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She got her stage name from the song "Radio Ga Ga" by the band Queen. In 2008, she made an album called, The Fame, and she tells us "about how everyone can feel famous." Lady Gaga has a contralto vocal range. Her other albums are The Fame Monster and Born This Way. She has won various Grammys and BRIT Awards.

Gaga says much of her early success is thanks to her gay fans and is often called a "rising gay icon." Early in her career she had trouble being played on the radio, and stated, "The turning point for me was the gay community. I've got so many gay fans and they're so loyal to me and they really lifted me up. They'll always stand by me and I'll always stand by them. It's not an easy thing to create a fanbase."

In the inside of her album The Fame, she said, "I love you so much. You were the first heartbeat in this project, and your support and brilliance means the world to me. I will always fight for the gay community hand in hand with this incredible team."

One of her first performances on television was in May 2008 at the NewNowNext Awards, an awards show on the LGBT television network Logo, where she sang her song "Just Dance". In June, she sang the song again at the San Francisco Pride event. After The Fame came out, she said the hit song "Poker Face" was about being bisexual.

When she was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in May 2009, she complimented DeGeneres for being "an inspiration for women and for the gay community". She later said that the October 11, 2009, National Equality March rally on the national mall was "the single most important event of her career." As she left, she said "Bless God and bless the gays," similar to her 2009 MTV Video Music Awards speech a month earlier.

At the rally, she sang a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" saying "I'm not going to [play] one of my songs tonight because tonight is not about me, it's about you." She changed the lyrics of the song to talk about the death of Matthew Shepard, a college student murdered because of his homosexuality.

In September 2010, she spoke at a rally in favor of removing the Don't ask, don't tell policy, which stopped LGBT people from working openly in the military of the United States. The gay magazine The Advocate said that she had become an important helper for gays and lesbians where President Barack Obama wasn't.

Gaga released "Born This Way" on February 11, 2011. The song, the lead single from the eponymous album, debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 1,000th number-one single in the history of the charts.

1987 – Jonathan Van Ness, also commonly referred to by his initials, JVN, is an American hairdresser, podcast host, activist, actor, author, and television personality. He is best known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye, for his work on the web series parody Gay of Thrones, and for hosting the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast.

Jonathan Van Ness was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois. Van Ness said he comes "from a family of journalists," being the sixth generation of their family-owned newspaper. This refers to broadcast and newspaper conglomerate Quincy Media and the company's local flagship newspaper, the Herald-Whig; Van Ness' mother is the vice president of Quincy Media, and he is a descendant of the Oakley family which has controlled the company since the 1890s.

Openly gay throughout his life, Van Ness experienced bullying for his "femininity and natural flamboyance," and received death threats. He "endured years of judgment, ridicule, and trauma." Of the time, Van Ness said, "Growing up I definitely put on every nail polish, every heel, every scarf – I definitely had my mom's knockoff Hermès scarves in my hair and around my waist – those were my skirts, and I loved it.… But when I was really young, I had really femme-shamey, gender-shamey [reactions] when I would dress like that. When I would play with those things, I knew it needed to be…... behind closed doors."

Although always comfortable in his own skin, he says it did take some time to navigate other people's reactions. In response to the bullying he used humor as a coping mechanism, and relied on a small group of close friends for support. Years later, in the late 2010s, he realized he was gender non-conforming, and non-binary.

When he was younger, he was sexually abused by an older boy at church, and Van Ness said this laid the foundation for self-destructive behaviors. In his early teens, he used online-chat to socialize with, and sometimes meet older men for sex. He was the first male cheerleader at Quincy Senior High School and continued cheerleading in college at the University of Arizona, where he majored in political science. One month in his initial semester at college, he used up his monthly allowance on cocaine and, too embarrassed to ask his parents for funds, turned to sex work. His addictions to sex and drugs increased to also include methamphetamine. His grades fell and he lost his cheerleading scholarship. He dropped out after one semester to pursue hairstyling.

In Los Angeles, Van Ness found a job as a personal assistant at Sally Hershberger Salon. One day in 2012, at age 25, he fainted in the salon while doing highlights for a client's hair. Later at a clinic, he found out he was HIV-positive. He used the revelation to "get clean" from drug use and publicly shared his story, saying, "I want people to realize you’re never too broken to be fixed." He currently works at MoJoHair and Stile Salon, both in Los Angeles, which he co-founded with Monique Northrop of Arte Salon in New York City.

On June 23, 2020, Van Ness and Queer Eye costar Bobby Berk praised recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that ruled that LGBT employment discrimination was a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Van Ness described the ruling as "a great step in the right direction." However, both of them still urged the United States Congress to pass the proposed Equality Act.

1988 – Austin Armacost is an American reality television personality who rose to fame in 2010 by becoming a cast member in the Logo reality television series The A-List: New York which followed the lives of six gay and bisexual men in New York City.

In 2015, he competed in the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, where he became runner-up. He re-entered the house in 2017 during the nineteenth series as an "All Star" in which he was the second to leave the house. He was evicted in a twist, which saw him voted as the "dullest housemate". He finished in fifteenth place.

Armacost was married to a British man named Jake Lees for eight years. They separated in 2016. Austin celebrated his one-year anniversary with new boyfriend, IT Business Architect Darren Banks in September 2017.

1989 – 2500 ACT-UP activists demonstrate at the New York City hall protesting Mayor Koch’s handling of the AIDS crisis. Over 100 protestors went to jail.

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vera-keller · 10 months

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a conversation just now with @mrsgeorgeluz has reminded me to share with you these treats obtained from a two-day trip to aldbourne up in marlborough, wiltshire with @liebgottsjumpwings that we went on in march this year, so without further ado, here's our 2023 band of brothers aldbourne excursion report!

we started by taking a train up to oxford from london, drove further out to marlborough from park end station and followed this aerial photograph:

and this illustrated map, courtesy of the royal army service corps (as found from the aldbourne heritage center) and which, if our sources are correct, may have been drawn by pat christenson:

to the site where easy company set up their barracks back in 1943. our navigational abilities have, to our surprise, proven reliable. aldbourne is a very small village so the site wasn't far from the square, but it was a mildly frustrating walk interspersed with rain and beset by slippery gravel slopes BUT hi-ho silver bitches 😌

this is where the enlisted men and ncos lived in huts made of wood and brick and cinder blocks, constructed as part of a temporary encampment. these were described as "wood and quonset-type buildings with a potbelly stove in each and toilets outside" by don malarkey and tbh nobody loved them because the outdoor toilets apparently made everything smell like shit. the site was difficult to find at first and we used the shape of nearby roads and other infrastructure to roughly estimate its position but we found it and discovered that it is presently a football field.

unfortunately the rain picked up almost immediately when we got there and we did not bring adequate footwear, so we could not actually go onto the field and manually identify where each individual hut and building used to stand, as we originally planned to do. so we walked around the perimeter. only a handful of buildings from the encampment remain as most of them were removed by the village council after the war. one of the remaining buildings is the cookhouse. the other is a red cross hut, nicknamed the "nissen hut" by archaeologists and historians, which looked like this:

and which we did not have access to. at any rate i'm pretty sure it has been repurposed as a workshop.

we had lunch at the aldbourne post office and café,

aka downstairs from the room where dick winters and harry welsh were billeted!

here's dick's upstairs window overlooking part of the village square.

all of this is also on private property and the owners, who are also the proprietors of the café. according to the owners, various members of the band of brothers cast often make trips up here and i believe we missed peter youngblood hills (shifty powers) and nicholas aaron (popeye wynn) by a month or two.

then we decided that it was time for a pint. our first stop was the crown where unfortunately we did not take any photos, but it was the go-to pub for enlisted men. a short walk away is the blue boar aka the officers' club.

our last stop before we left had us going up to st. michael's church at the other end of the village green to pay our respects to the veterans buried there. we sat at the bench at the hilltop overlooking the village from across the cemetery. apparently this was dick winters's favourite spot to visit if he wanted some peace and quiet, and he wrote about it in his memoirs:

we were also invited to participate in the annual aldbourne excavation project by breaking ground heritage where archaeologists come by the former barracks site (aforementioned present-day football field) and dig for material culture. as the excavation took place in may and clashed with jules's thesis and my final exams, we were sadly unable to attend, but we did leave our contact details for next year's dig.

the aldbourne scenes in the hbo miniseries, by the way, weren't actually filmed in aldbourne. they were filmed in hambleden, buckinghamshire, which we might visit next year on our way back to london.

unlike the easy men, unfortunately we did not go on to invade fortress europa after leaving wiltshire. here we are:

if you're thinking of making a trip to aldbourne yourself and want to know 1.) how to go about it without joining a tour group, 2.) what's the best way to get there or 3.) how to participate in the 2024 archaeological excavation project (where you'll definitely be seeing me), do not hesitate to get in touch with us. we may be a couple of silly geese but we're excited to share anything we know with you.

#victoria's livejournal #easy company #hbo war #military history #mutuals: jules #also bffl jules

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Any household equipped to receive the television service of the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1954 would almost certainly have done so on a “table-top” set not unlike the moderately priced and now iconic “TV-22,” which featured a circular 9-inch Mullard “television picture tube” capable of displaying the 405 lines its electron beam had to travel to draw the “high definition” images coming from London’s Alexandra Palace or the Birmingham transmitter in Sutton Coldfield. First manufactured in 1950 by Bush Radio, then under the umbrella of the Rank Corporation, the Bakelite-clad receiver came with connections for a dipole aerial and AC mains power, and no option at all to change the channel. What today would be considered a serious limitation was in fact a pragmatic decision as long as the country's airwaves remained limited to a single channel. (The set would have been ready for three additional channels which were proposed but never implemented.)

Growing audiences and an expanding schedule forced the new medium to create new content if it intended to fulfil its mission as a public broadcaster to “inform, educate, and entertain.” While the BBC's radio service had famously been on the air since 1922 and earned its merits during the war, television remained for a long time an experimental technology of questionable utility. Early programming therefore relied heavily on the spoken word and the conventions of live theatre, including the singular, and ephemeral, nature of each performance: very little was pre-recorded (on film), and once a programme was broadcast it ceased to exist. Much of the BBC's live programming and even material recorded on tape is now lost; what we do have from the era before and just after the introduction of magnetic tape in 1956 was routinely filmed off the television screen in a process known as kinescoping. Preservation of its output did not rank among the BBC's priorities; recording everything on film would have required vast resources dwarfing the convenience of "canned" content: repeat showings on the BBC often meant repeat performances – bringing the original cast and crew back to the studio was, after all, a well-rehearsed operation and more efficient than any existing technology. Similar traditional arrangements continued well beyond the arrival of effective technical solutions.

The lack of definition, in every sense, at first prevented the new medium from being recognized as such not only by those who worked in it but also the sceptical consumers into whose living rooms the images would be beamed. The privacy of the viewing experience would prove decisive: like its theatrical rival, television was visual, and it was live. With radio it shared the spontaneity of the live broadcast and a large audience that would not need to come together in a single room. Film could offer none of the above, certainly not in combination, but where television (and radio) opted for intimacy on the small screen, film went big and promoted the communal experience – a very basic, fundamental division which remained in place for more than half a century and is only now being challenged by the most recent innovations in streaming and subscription services.

In 1954 the BBC, as the sole operator of the new technology in the United Kingdom, looked to other pioneers abroad for suitable formats with which to fill their expanding schedules. In the United States, commercial television was in full swing by the early 1950s, with major broadcasters such as NBC and CBS competing for viewers and, more importantly, advertising partners – sponsors in the terminology of the scheme developed for radio that had businesses pay for the right to name an entire programme (today's wealth of "archival" recordings from the era is a direct result of the legal requirement to provide proof to the customers that their money was well-spent). Here, too, tried and tested radio content was being adapted for television and, in the process, began to take on hybrid features. One promising concept on the CBS network that appealed to the BBC decision makers was a former radio show turned televisual experiment: You Are There fused (fictitious) contemporary radio reportage with historical re-enactments – easily done on radio but more challenging – and more rewarding – as a live spectacle for audiences to see. Not quite ready, in technical terms, to rival the offerings of the film industry but arguably an alternative to a night out at the theatre, the "night in" promised to become an event in its own right.

You Are There set out to transport the viewer back in time and to bring them face to face with historical figures, who are moreover prepared to pause and be interviewed by modern-day (all-male, often real-life) TV news correspondents. The deliberate anachronism of the programme, examining a fictionalized version of history with the most modern tools available and presenting it to the viewer in the privacy of his own living room was the message and the medium rolled into one: the historical subject under scrutiny was by no means chosen at random or pre-determined by the American creators; licensees around the world dramatized historical events from their own national perspectives. Only seven episodes were produced for the BBC in 1954, none of which exist today. Press reviews and summaries confirm the use of exterior location sequences pre-recorded on film to supplement the live performances in the Alexandra Palace studio, but we can only speculate on the precise treatment of each subject.

The series opened, appropriately, with the Charge of the Light Brigade in the year of its centenary, followed by the trials (and tribulations) of Mary Queen of Scots, Charles I, Captain Dreyfus, and Julius Caesar. Joining this eminent circle were, somewhat less obviously, the instigators of a minor mutiny, as well as a major figure, arguably, of the Anglo-Irish political struggle whose historical – and literary - significance has only grown since 1954. The Fall of Charles Stuart Parnell has inspired generations of writers engaged in the fabrication of alternate histories. The enigma of his personality, and the complex set of circumstances surrounding the events of 1890 continue to be explored in imaginary what if variations. You Are There, by contrast, portrays a moment in time that must contain a myriad of possibilities. [Part 1 of 2]

#Patrick McGoohan #Helen Shingler #mother of Murray Head and Anthony Head amazingly #You Are There #The Fall of Parnell #would have been closer to audiences in 1954 #than the TV programme is to us today #incredible to think that some 60 years later #participants would still have been alive #even though key protagonists had dided by 1937 #when the first Hollywood romance was crafted #starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy #Ireland of course continued to struggle right through #the first half of the 20th century and beyond #with the unfinished business of Parnell's now #heroic failure #though the BBCäs perspective may have been more detached and compressed #into a 30-minute lesson about a charismatic leader who did NOT change British history #when the country was experiencing victory and rationing and had not yet reinvented itself #where conformity was indeed the norm and individuality abnormal unless it came off as eccentricity #and modernity as technological advance #which it did in the case of television before morality caught up #within one year commerical television was on the air and the tv set obsolete #if one wanted ITV #and people did #with consequences for all of us #what a waffle so sorry

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New aviation film "Wolf Hound" presents beautiful real images of warbirds

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 06/12/2022 - 12:28 PM in Fun, Military

During World War II, a German squadron repaired captured Allied aircraft and used them in "wolf with sheep's clothing" attacks against the allies.

Now there's a new movie explaining how everything worked. Lionsgate Movies has released "Wolf Hound" in selected theaters and digital platforms and there is a lot to watch for warbird fans. About a third of the two-hour film is air-to-air filming. No computer-generated images were used in the aerial shots.

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Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG200, which shot down, repaired and flew allied aircraft such as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 in German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of the Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress, escape from a ruthless enemy who pursues him at every step and thwart a plan that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.

Featuring action sequences using old aircraft, this exciting World War II epic shows how a man's courage can change the world.

In addition to the P-51 and Spitfires, the star of the show is the B-17 "Yankee Lady" from the Yankee Air Museum, which, in the film, was set to be the platform for a devastating attack on London. The film stars James Maslow as the hero who saves the day, and is directed by Michael Chait, who comes from a family of pilots in Michigan.

The true story of the B-17 "Wulfe Hund"

The B-17F aircraft "Wulfe Hund" serial number 41-24585 portrayed in the film belonged to the 360o Bomber Squadron "Hell's Angels" of the 303rd USAFE Bomber Group.

Damaged by German fighter jets during a bombing on December 12, 1942 and was further damaged during its return flight by a NJG 1 Bf 110. Lieutenant Flickinger pilot was forced to land at Leeuwarden airfield in the Netherlands. The plane was repaired and two days later (after adding the German national insignia), and escorted by two Bf 110, flew to Rechlin.

The aircraft was tested and subsequently provided experience in Germany and France for several fighter units so that Luftwaffe pilots could recognize the strengths and weaknesses of the 'Flying Fortress'. The plane was exhibited at Lärz airfield on June 12, 1943 during an exhibition of captured Allied planes. Along with the B-17F, other planes such as B-24, P-47D, P-51, P-38, Avro Lancaster, DH Mosquito, Typhoon and Spitfire were shown.

The "Wulf Hound" returned to Rechlin in July 1943 and was used in tests with the DFS 230 glider. The plane was transferred to the KG200 in September 1943 and coded A3+AE.

He was repaired and taken to Germany. This is the first B-17 that the Germans were able to capture intact and that they were able to take back in flight. The plane was repainted with German insignia and received the DL XC markings. The Germans then named him "Wulfe Hound".

His first flight with the Luftwaffe was on March 17, 1943. He was later transferred to the Luftwaffe Squadron KG200, where he participated in the training of Luftwaffe crews, fighter pilots and flights on secret missions.

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Richard Mosse documents the hidden war in the Brazilian Amazon

In a powerful work of video art, the Irish photographer reveals the systematic destruction of the largest rainforest on Earth

TOGETHER THEY rise from the water, three dark circles suspended on ropes. A spray of leaves is snagged in one, as if it were wearing a headdress. These ominous forms are pulleys, tethered to a mineral dredge used to extract gold from the riverbed of the Amazon. The destructive practice is one of many that Richard Mosse, an Irish photographer, documents in “Broken Spectre”, an extraordinary portrait of environmental crime in the Amazon, 60% of which lies in Brazil. Created over five years with Trevor Tweeten, a cinematographer, and Ben Frost, a composer, the video artwork is showing at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne and at 180 Studios, a gallery in London.

“Broken Spectre” is urgent. On October 30th Brazilians will vote in a run-off to decide whether or not to give Jair Bolsonaro a second term in office. The fate of the rainforest hangs in the balance. Levels of deforestation have reached a record high on Mr Bolsonaro’s watch, and nearly all of it is illegal. His scorn for indigenous reserves and environmentalists has emboldened criminals, who are among the subjects of Mr Mosse’s work.

“These fronts of deforestation were being overlooked,” he says. So he wanted to make people look again, “to refresh the imagery of the burning rainforest”. In someone else’s hands, 74 minutes of cattle ranchers, logging, wildfires and garimpeiros (illegal “wildcat” goldminers) could become repetitive. But the sequence unfolds on a 20-metre-wide screen, and is deftly edited to match a soundscape so loud that it reverberates through the visitor’s body. It combines three unusual mediums: multispectral aerial footage, glowering black-and-white film, and time-lapses of the forest at night, shot in ultra-violet (pictured, above). The flora glows. The overall effect is surreal, even nightmarish, and continues the disquieting beauty that characterises Mr Mosse’s previous work.

#brazil #politics #environmentalism #environmental justice #brazilian politics #photography #museums #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

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'Alone in his apartment, Adam (terrific Andrew Scott, seen in the series Fleabag ) tries to write a new script, but he seems lost in his thoughts. Returning to the neighborhood of his childhood, in the suburbs of London, he is assailed by images and memories. Inside his family home, he sees the silhouettes of his parents, too happy to see him again. Their interior and clothing seem frozen in the 1980s.

In the evening, a stranger knocks on Adam's door. Harry (Paul Mescal, revealed in the magnificent series Normal People and rediscovered in the film Aftersun ) is the only other inhabitant of this building in central London. He would like to invite him for a drink, but his too direct approach displeases Adam.

Throughout his trips back and forth to his childhood home, Adam shares his memories and impressions with his parents (magnificent Claire Foy, seen in the series The Crown , and Jamie Bell, from Billy Elliot ) who are now the same age than him. In front of them, Adam seems to have remained the 12 year old kid they always knew. But for him, these conversations are an opportunity to tell them everything he was unable to share with them. To tell them who he is and what he has become. These trio conversations, seemingly perfectly ordinary, result in appeasement and a form of tranquility for this solitary adult.

Passionate about romantic relationships, Andrew Haigh ( 45 years old ) films with great delicacy the signs of love and family tenderness, creating a tangible and soft cocoon for these trio conversations. At the same time, the beginnings of a queer romance are taking shape that could turn Adam's life upside down.

To weave this story, the British filmmaker was inspired by his own experiences, very freely adapting the novel Presences of a Summer (1987) by the Japanese author Taichi Yamada, who died in 2003 . He magnifies his subject through an aerial and padded photograph where superimposed faces and numerous childhood images float, illuminated by the tenderness and warmth of memories.

Quest for memories and sensations

At the same time, he films the way in which the two “neighbors” manage to break the ice. Offering the very beautiful impressions of a budding relationship, with the embarrassment and awkwardness that accompany it, and a soundtrack that carries many memories of the 80s and 90s.

In small touches, with great economy of means, but also infinite sensitivity, the filmmaker, who worked for a long time alongside Ridley Scott, composes a double story of love and consolation, a story of mourning and melancholy too. His quest for memories and vanished sensations raises the question of Adam's place among the living.

★★★ '

#Andrew Haigh #All of Us Strangers #Ridley Scott #Andrew Scott #Fleabag #Paul Mescal #Claire Foy #Jamie Bell #Normal People #Aftersun #The Crown #Billy Elliot #Taichi Yamada #Strangers

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Ravenna Romagna Italy - City Drone view cinematic films video 2024

Ravenna Romagna Italy - City Drone view cinematic films video 2024.#italy Ravenna is a historical city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, known for its rich cultural and artistic heritage. Famous for its well-preserved Byzantine mosaics, Ravenna boasts eight UNESCO World Heritage sites, including iconic landmarks like the Basilica di San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. The city's history dates back to Roman times, and it served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. Today, Ravenna attracts visitors with its unique blend of history, architecture, and artistic treasures.

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The drone hovers over Romagna, Italy, revealing a tapestry of terracotta rooftops against the backdrop of rolling hills. The vibrant hues of the Adriatic Sea glisten on the horizon. Narrow cobblestone streets wind through medieval architecture, leading to bustling market squares. Vineyards and olive groves carpet the landscape, showcasing the region's rich agricultural heritage.

The imposing structures of ancient churches and castles stand as testaments to Romagna's storied history. From above, the mosaic of colors in local markets and the aromas of Italian cuisine waft through the air. The drone captures the essence of daily life, with locals engaging in lively conversations at sidewalk cafes. The city's landmarks, like the Arch of Augustus, stand proudly, narrating tales of the past.

Sunlight dances on the canals, reflecting the charm of Romagna's waterways. This aerial perspective highlights the fusion of tradition and modernity in the cityscape, with contemporary buildings interspersed among historic ones. The drone reveals the Adriatic Riviera's pristine beaches, inviting visitors to bask in the sun. As the camera pans, glimpses of cultural festivals and lively events unfold, showcasing the vibrant community spirit.

The vibrant street art and murals add a modern flair to the timeless surroundings. The intricate network of alleyways invites exploration, unveiling hidden gems and local craftsmanship. Romagna's lush parks and green spaces provide a tranquil escape from the urban hustle. The drone captures the rhythm of daily life, from bustling markets to leisurely strolls along the city walls.

At night, the city transforms into a twinkling panorama, with city lights reflecting on the water, creating a mesmerizing nocturnal spectacle. The timeless beauty of Romagna unfolds in this breathtaking drone view, encapsulating the spirit of this enchanting Italian city.

Ravenna is my hometown, it has about 150,000 inhabitants and it's a place very rich in history and has a truly remarkable past. Ravenna has in fact 8 Unesco monuments and despite being a small town, it is double the number of Unesco monuments existing in London.

In the video I shot, you will see several, from San Vitale to Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Mausoleum of Theodoric, Sant'Apollinare in Classe, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, passing through other important sites such as the Duomo, the Dante area, Piazza del Popolo and the historic center, the Basilica of San Francesco reserving a look also at the Darsena di Città (docks), the localities of Marina di Ravenna with its beaches and Classe with its pine forest.

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Holidays 1.10

Holidays

Aerial Photography Day

Bangabandhu Homecoming Day (Bangladesh)

Common Sense Day

Cross the Rubicon Day

Dawn Appreciation Day

Dial 110 Day (Japan)

Fête du Vodoun (Benin)

45 Record Adapter Day (a.k.a. 45 RPM Day)

Gypsum Day (French Republic)

Houseplant Appreciation Day

Inner Wheel Day

International Take the High Road Day

International Tintin Day

Laughing Day

League of Nations Day

London Underground Day (UK)

Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands)

Martyrs’ Day (Panama)

National Cut Your Energy Costs Day

National Day of Loneliness

National Guard Day (Kazakhstan)

National Police Day (China)

National Prank Day

National Shareholders Day

National Voodoo Day (Benin)

Peculiar People Day

Rasputin Day

Recorder Day (Germany)

Rubicon Day

Save the Eagles Day

Sinulog begins (Philippines) [Through 20th]

Sluzzle Tag (from “Gumball”)

Speck Day

Sturdy Flat-Heeled Shoes Appreciation Day

Unicycle Day

Working Journalists’ Day (Turkey)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bittersweet Chocolate Day

Champagne and Fries Day

Fritkot Day

Indian Tea Day (UK)

National Booch (Kombucha) Day

National Oysters Rockefeller Day

Where's the Beef Day

2nd Wednesday in January

National Take the Stairs Day [2nd Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Hanseatic and Confederate States of Achsen (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Majority Rule Day (Bahamas)

MYCUS Republic (Declared; 2018, Dissolved 2019) [unrecognized]

Thomaland (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 10, 2024

Michigan’s Great Beer State Conference & Trade Show (Kalamazoo, Michigan) [thru 1.12]

Potato Expo (Austin, Texas) [thru 1.11]

Feast Days

Agatho, Pope (Roman Catholic)

Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church)

Bodhi Day (Buddhism; China) [8th Day of 12th Lunar Month]

Doge of Venice (Christian; Saint)

Eldzier Cortor (Artology)

The Fairy Lunch (Shamanism)

Geraint of Dumnonia Feast Day (Wales)

Gonzalvo (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Nyssa (Christian; Saint)

Heinrich Zille (Artology)

The Hungry Family (Muppetism)

Ilithyia’s Day of the Midwives (Pagan)

Johannes Zick (Artology)

Leonie Aviat (Christian; Saint)

Mao Tse Tung Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Menu (Positivist; Saint)

Mid-Winter Festival (Ancient Rome)

Obadiah (Coptic Church)

Peculiar People Day (Pastafarian)

Peter Orseolo (Christian; Saint)

Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic)

Sacred Bath (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Vaudoun Day (Vodoo Festival; Benin)

William Laud (Anglican Communion)

William of Donjeon (Christian; Saint)

World Hindi Day

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat [29 Teveth-1 Shevat]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [101] (2 of 9)

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [6 of 32]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [5 of 60]

Premieres

Alice the Golf Bug (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring (Play; 1941)

The Back-Seat Drivers or Mashed Landing (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 13; 1960)

Baton Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

Bullwinkle’s Water Follies or Antlers Aweigh (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 14; 1960)

The City and the Pillar, by Gore Vidal (Novel; 1948)

Common Sense, by Thomas Paine (Pamphlet; 1776)

Crying Wolf (Terrytoons Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1947)

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (Animated Film; 2014)

Far From Heaven (Film; 2003)

The Feud (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

Fraggle Rock (TV Series; 1983)

The Greatest Show on Earth (Film; 1952)

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Film; 1992)

Her (Film; 2014)

Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence (Play; 1955)

Introducing… The Beatles (Album; 1964)

The Lamp Lighter (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1938)

Man and His Symbols, by C.G. Jung (Science Book; 1963)

Metropolis (Film; 1927)

The Missing Mouse (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1953)

1917 (Film; 2020)

Paradise City, by Guns ’N’ Roses (Song; 1989)

Problem Pappy (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1941)

Recess: School’s Out (Animated Film; 2001)

Silly Symphony (Newspaper Comic Strip; 1932)

Silvertone, by Chris Isaak (Album; 1985)

The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats (Children’s Book; 1962)

The Sopranos (TV Series; 1999)

Timber (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1929) [Tintin #1]

Underwater (Film; 2020)

The Villain’s Curse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

What a Little Sneeze Will Do (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

Today’s Name Days

Leonie, Paulus (Austria)

Agaton, Aldo, Dobriša, Dobroslav (Croatia)

Břetislav (Czech Republic)

Paul (Denmark)

Talva, Talve, Talvi (Estonia)

Nyyrikki (Finland)

Guillaume (France)

Leonie, Paul (Germany)

Melánia (Hungary)

Aldo (Italy)

Dorisa, Karmena, Tatjana (Latvia)

Agatonas, Ginvilas, Ginvilė, Palemonas, Vilhelmas (Lithuania)

Sigmund, Sigrun (Norway)

Agaton, Dobrosław, Jan, Nikanor, Paweł, Wilhelm (Poland)

Antipa, Grigorie (Romania)

Dáša (Slovakia)

Gonzalo, Nicanor (Spain)

Sigbritt, Sigurd (Sweden)

Bethany, Darby, Derby, Dermot, Kermit, Kermore, Rhett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 10 of 2024; 356 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 29 (Gui-You)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 29 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 28 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 10 White; Threesday [10 of 30]

Julian: 28 December 2023

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 10 Moses (1st Month) [Menu]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 21 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 20 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Half-Month 2 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 1.24)

#calendar #Holidays

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brookstonalmanac · 4 months

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Holidays 1.10

Holidays

Aerial Photography Day

Bangabandhu Homecoming Day (Bangladesh)

Common Sense Day

Cross the Rubicon Day

Dawn Appreciation Day

Dial 110 Day (Japan)

Fête du Vodoun (Benin)

45 Record Adapter Day (a.k.a. 45 RPM Day)

Gypsum Day (French Republic)

Houseplant Appreciation Day

Inner Wheel Day

International Take the High Road Day

International Tintin Day

Laughing Day

League of Nations Day

London Underground Day (UK)

Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands)

Martyrs’ Day (Panama)

National Cut Your Energy Costs Day

National Day of Loneliness

National Guard Day (Kazakhstan)

National Police Day (China)

National Prank Day

National Shareholders Day

National Voodoo Day (Benin)

Peculiar People Day

Rasputin Day

Recorder Day (Germany)

Rubicon Day

Save the Eagles Day

Sinulog begins (Philippines) [Through 20th]

Sluzzle Tag (from “Gumball”)

Speck Day

Sturdy Flat-Heeled Shoes Appreciation Day

Unicycle Day

Working Journalists’ Day (Turkey)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bittersweet Chocolate Day

Champagne and Fries Day

Fritkot Day

Indian Tea Day (UK)

National Booch (Kombucha) Day

National Oysters Rockefeller Day

Where's the Beef Day

2nd Wednesday in January

National Take the Stairs Day [2nd Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Hanseatic and Confederate States of Achsen (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Majority Rule Day (Bahamas)

MYCUS Republic (Declared; 2018, Dissolved 2019) [unrecognized]

Thomaland (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 10, 2024

Michigan’s Great Beer State Conference & Trade Show (Kalamazoo, Michigan) [thru 1.12]

Potato Expo (Austin, Texas) [thru 1.11]

Feast Days

Agatho, Pope (Roman Catholic)

Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church)

Bodhi Day (Buddhism; China) [8th Day of 12th Lunar Month]

Doge of Venice (Christian; Saint)

Eldzier Cortor (Artology)

The Fairy Lunch (Shamanism)

Geraint of Dumnonia Feast Day (Wales)

Gonzalvo (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Nyssa (Christian; Saint)

Heinrich Zille (Artology)

The Hungry Family (Muppetism)

Ilithyia’s Day of the Midwives (Pagan)

Johannes Zick (Artology)

Leonie Aviat (Christian; Saint)

Mao Tse Tung Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Menu (Positivist; Saint)

Mid-Winter Festival (Ancient Rome)

Obadiah (Coptic Church)

Peculiar People Day (Pastafarian)

Peter Orseolo (Christian; Saint)

Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic)

Sacred Bath (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Vaudoun Day (Vodoo Festival; Benin)

William Laud (Anglican Communion)

William of Donjeon (Christian; Saint)

World Hindi Day

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat [29 Teveth-1 Shevat]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [101] (2 of 9)

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [6 of 32]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [5 of 60]

Premieres

Alice the Golf Bug (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring (Play; 1941)

The Back-Seat Drivers or Mashed Landing (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 13; 1960)

Baton Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

Bullwinkle’s Water Follies or Antlers Aweigh (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 14; 1960)

The City and the Pillar, by Gore Vidal (Novel; 1948)

Common Sense, by Thomas Paine (Pamphlet; 1776)

Crying Wolf (Terrytoons Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1947)

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (Animated Film; 2014)

Far From Heaven (Film; 2003)

The Feud (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

Fraggle Rock (TV Series; 1983)

The Greatest Show on Earth (Film; 1952)

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Film; 1992)

Her (Film; 2014)

Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence (Play; 1955)

Introducing… The Beatles (Album; 1964)

The Lamp Lighter (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1938)

Man and His Symbols, by C.G. Jung (Science Book; 1963)

Metropolis (Film; 1927)

The Missing Mouse (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1953)

1917 (Film; 2020)

Paradise City, by Guns ’N’ Roses (Song; 1989)

Problem Pappy (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1941)

Recess: School’s Out (Animated Film; 2001)

Silly Symphony (Newspaper Comic Strip; 1932)

Silvertone, by Chris Isaak (Album; 1985)

The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats (Children’s Book; 1962)

The Sopranos (TV Series; 1999)

Timber (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1929) [Tintin #1]

Underwater (Film; 2020)

The Villain’s Curse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

What a Little Sneeze Will Do (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

Today’s Name Days

Leonie, Paulus (Austria)

Agaton, Aldo, Dobriša, Dobroslav (Croatia)

Břetislav (Czech Republic)

Paul (Denmark)

Talva, Talve, Talvi (Estonia)

Nyyrikki (Finland)

Guillaume (France)

Leonie, Paul (Germany)

Melánia (Hungary)

Aldo (Italy)

Dorisa, Karmena, Tatjana (Latvia)

Agatonas, Ginvilas, Ginvilė, Palemonas, Vilhelmas (Lithuania)

Sigmund, Sigrun (Norway)

Agaton, Dobrosław, Jan, Nikanor, Paweł, Wilhelm (Poland)

Antipa, Grigorie (Romania)

Dáša (Slovakia)

Gonzalo, Nicanor (Spain)

Sigbritt, Sigurd (Sweden)

Bethany, Darby, Derby, Dermot, Kermit, Kermore, Rhett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 10 of 2024; 356 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 29 (Gui-You)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 29 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 28 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 10 White; Threesday [10 of 30]

Julian: 28 December 2023

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 10 Moses (1st Month) [Menu]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 21 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 20 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Half-Month 2 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 1.24)

#Holidays

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visualchaosstudios · 6 months

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#Abseiling #BBC #BBCOneShow #ChildreninNeed #SKywalk #TottenhamFCStadium

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taruntravell · 8 months

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Insight into the Harry Potter Studio Tour

As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, the Harry Potter Studio Tour is an immersive and interactive experience that allows fans of the Harry Potter series to explore the behind-the-scenes magic of the film franchise. The tour takes place at the Warner Bros. Studio in Leavesden, near London, England. Please note that there might have been developments or changes since then, so I recommend checking the official website or other reliable sources for the most up-to-date information.

Here are some key insights into the Harry Potter Studio Tour:

Location and Getting There: The studio tour is located at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden, WD25 7LR, United Kingdom. It's easily accessible by train, car, and bus from central London.

Tickets and Booking: Tickets need to be purchased in advance, and it's recommended to do so as early as possible since the tour can get quite busy, especially during peak seasons.

Duration: The tour takes around 3 to 4 hours to complete, but visitors are welcome to stay longer to fully explore all the exhibits and attractions.

Exhibits and Attractions: The tour offers a wide range of exhibits, including:

The Great Hall: A full-scale replica of the iconic Hogwarts Great Hall, where many important scenes were filmed.

Sets and Backdrops: Visitors can explore sets like the Gryffindor Common Room, Dumbledore's Office, and the Weasley's Kitchen.

Props and Costumes: A vast collection of authentic props, costumes, and magical items from the films.

Creature Workshop: Discover the creative process behind bringing magical creatures to life on screen.

Diagon Alley: Walk through the famous wizarding shopping street seen in the films.

Hogwarts Express: Step aboard the iconic train and explore the platform at King's Cross Station.

Forbidden Forest: Encounter life-sized magical creatures like Buckbeak and Aragog in the immersive forest setting.

Special Effects and Green Screen: Learn about the movie's special effects and how they created flying broomsticks and more.

Model of Hogwarts Castle: A breathtakingly detailed scale model used for aerial shots in the films.

Interactive Experiences: Throughout the tour, there are interactive elements that allow visitors to experience aspects of the Harry Potter world. For example, you might get the chance to ride a broomstick or taste Butterbeer.

Gift Shop and Dining: The Studio Tour features a gift shop where you can purchase a wide range of Harry Potter merchandise, as well as a café where you can enjoy themed snacks and meals.

Photography and Souvenirs: Visitors are generally allowed to take photographs in most areas of the tour, but some sections might have restrictions due to copyright concerns. Additionally, there are professional photo opportunities available for purchase.

Accessibility: The studio tour is designed to be accessible for visitors with disabilities. It's recommended to contact the tour in advance if you have specific accessibility needs.

Remember that information might have changed since my last update, so it's important to verify details from the official website or other reliable sources before planning your visit. Enjoy your magical journey through the world of Harry Potter!

#Harry Potter Studio Tour

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Day 28 8.4

The MAMBO museum

Very heavy series of exhibitions by Colombian-born performance artists Rosemberg Sandoval (b.1959 Cartago) influenced by Theater of Cruelty and the social and political climate and history of Colombia–”poverty, guerrilla warfare, drug trafficking and common crime.” Video, performance, photo, sculpture–much of his work involved using his own body as a tool to enact violence on–self flagellation as a mode of expelling violent thoughts–

The work was so incredibly visceral and upsetting/ disturbing, powerful? Sensational. Now much of it would be illegal because in some of his performances he was working with human remains –a severed tongue to write messages of the condemned and silenced, hair of women and children who were raped and murdered, intestines of recently murdered –Hard to look at–What was so interesting to me was seeing the many school groups visiting and getting tours -aking myself–would school groups (they looked like 7-9th graders) be shown this work in the US given the current climate of hyper sensitivity, and sensorship in general (mental health crisis among teens—there were piece’s explicitly about different ways to commit suicide)---made me curious about the training the museum educators received–wanting more of that training or engagement myself, but also the difference in cultures between Colombia and the US and the different ways we deal with violence and corruption and atrocities–ubove ground or below ground and the students seemed squeamish and a bit uncomfortable (maybe I am projecting here?) but also supported by the context they were being given--the educators situating the work and using it as an opportunity to look honestly at one aspect of the countries history.

Feeling exhausted and oversaturated but still went to Casa de la Moneda: History of Money Museum which opened in 2019–a museum exploring the different historical, social and cultural uses of money throughout Colombia’s history–focusing on various perspectives–interesting to see the shift of value from natural objects–shells, shells made into beads, to agricultural–corn, to gold–metals–then made into coins made into bills —And the very large machines that helped print and produce the currency. Didn’t have the full capacity to engage with all the players involved—but this museum was attached to the Botero museum and the MAMU museum and it seems the bank of the Republic of Bogota owns the whole complex.

Then back to the public cinema to see a video installation by the London based experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers. Post apocalyptic scenarios piecing together staged filmed footage as well as documentary footage post disasters–tornadoes and hurricanes as well as stagings of mythologies like the story of the minotaur and labyrinth which he filmed with children within labyrinth architecture (not sure where it was filmed) and to get to the actual installation I myself had to turn a series of corners to walk through a labyrinth like structure. The color and quality of the footage was gorgeous–16 mm, projected . There were many different small screening rooms with projections–one just focused on a sloth–which gave me permission to sit and rest and focus on this creature and its incredibly slow movements.

In the evening, I went to a pole dancing class but it ended up being more of an Aerial dance class with hot pink spandex fabric like massive ribbons suspended from the ceiling -we were taught a series of ways to wrap the fabric around our bodies or make knots so we could climb up it and flip and swing. It required a significant amount of upper body strength (which I still don’t have much of) as well as trust and letting go, physically balancing–weight/counter balance–letting the fabric suspend and hold you–and once I did lift off the ground and swing and let myself be suspended it was super exhilarating. The instructor was patient and really technically skilled and wonderful at breaking things down into steps, gentle energy.

The pole dancing was happening in the same space and for the first 20 minutes of the class I thought we were just warming up with the suspended spandex then I thought oh this is the class, before you can go to the hard poles you work soft, then it became clear that they were two completely different art forms and I think it’s for the best that I didn’t end up with a pole because these women were so strong and masterful and in their power! So fun and inspirational to watch -also loved that every different type of body was represented.

Then out to dinner I organized with Marthin, Daniela and Alejandra, at Mesa Franca. Maybe the most incredible, creative meal, food, restaurant I’ve ever been to, all local, fresh ingredients, but also wonderful company and conversations. The sauces were next level and dessert was a cocoa mouse with a granita icy sorbet made out of the nuts shell of cocoa. Unbelievable. We joked that this meal was the equivalent of dancing salsa, all the different flavors unfolding in the mouth.

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After defeating Owen Shaw and securing pardons for their past crimes,[a] Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner and the team have returned to the US to live normal lives. Dom tries to help Letty Ortiz regain her memory, while Brian accustoms himself to life as a father.

Meanwhile, Owen's older brother, Deckard Shaw, breaks into the hospital where the comatose Owen is held in London and destroys it with grenades, before breaking into the DSS field office in Los Angeles to extract profiles of Dom's crew. After revealing his identity, Deckard fights DSS Agent Luke Hobbs and escapes, detonating a bomb that severely injures Hobbs. Dom later learns from his sister, Mia, that she is pregnant again and convinces her to tell Brian. However, a letter bomb sent by Deckard, who has apparently killed Han Lue in Tokyo,[a] explodes and destroys the Toretto house.

Dom travels to Tokyo to retrieve Han's body and acquires the objects found at the crash site from Sean Boswell.[b] As Dom, Brian, Tej Parker, and Roman Pearce mourn Han and Gisele Yashar at Han's funeral in Los Angeles, Dom spots Deckard spying on them and confronts him in an underground tunnel, but Deckard flees when a covert ops team, led by government agent Mr. Nobody, arrives and opens fire. Nobody tells Dom that he will help them in stopping Deckard if he helps him retrieve God's Eye, a computer program capable of tracking a specific individual using anything on a digital network, and save its creator Ramsey from Nigerian terrorist Mose Jakande.

The team airdrops their off-road modified cars over the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan, ambush Jakande's convoy, and rescue Ramsey. They leave for the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi and steal the flash drive containing the God's Eye chip from a billionaire hidden in a Lykan HyperSport. With God's Eye secure, Dom, Brian, Nobody, and his team use it to hunt Deckard down to an abandoned factory but are ambushed by Jakande and his henchmen, who have allied with Deckard, and forced to flee while Jakande obtains God's Eye.

As Mr. Nobody is medevaced, the team returns to Los Angeles where Dom plans to fight Deckard alone, while Letty, Brian, Tej, and Roman resolve to protect Ramsey from Jakande. Later, Brian promises Mia that he will fully dedicate himself to their family after he defeats Deckard and Jakande, and is motivated to come home after Mia reveals her pregnancy. As Jakande pursues Brian and the rest of the team with a stealth helicopter and an aerial drone, Ramsey attempts to hack into God's Eye. Discovering the situation, Hobbs leaves the hospital and destroys the drone with an ambulance.

After battling and killing Jakande's henchman Kiet, Brian hijacks a signal repeater tower that allows Ramsey to regain control of God's Eye and shut it down. Enraged, Jakande decides to kill Dom. Meanwhile, Dom and Deckard engage in a brawl on top of a public parking garage. Jakande intervenes and attacks them both; Dom uses the distraction to defeat Deckard by causing part of the parking garage to collapse beneath him. Dom attempts to crash his Dodge Charger onto Jakande's helicopter; he leaves a bag of grenades on the helicopter and crashes on the rubble of the garage. Hobbs shoots the grenades, destroying the helicopter and killing Jakande.

After Brian and Hobbs help Letty bring out Dom's unconscious body, she cradles him and tells him that she has fully regained her memories and has remembered their wedding, after which Dom regains consciousness. Deckard is arrested by Hobbs and the CIA, being locked up in a black site prison. The rest of the team relax on a tropical beach. Brian and Mia play with their son Jack while Dom, Letty, Roman, Tej, and Ramsey look on, acknowledging that Brian is happily retired with his family. Dom drives away and Brian catches up with him. As Dom recalls his memories with Brian, the film ends with a tribute to Paul Walker, with clips from the franchise played over "See You Again", as the two bid each other farewell and drive off in separate directions.

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