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Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision to halt plans for a $3.5 billion Ford Motor Co. battery plant over his concerns about Chinese influence cost one of the poorest areas of Virginia a reported 2,500 jobs with potential for more.
If Ford finalized the project, the plant would have gone in the Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County. More than $200 million has been spent over 15 years to make Berry Hill a premier site and the largest publicly owned site in the Southeast. The plant would have built lithium iron phosphate batteries for Ford’s electric vehicles.
The location still has no tenant, however, after Youngkin intervened in late December to stop plans for the plant in Virginia because of its partnership with Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology. Youngkin first publicly discussed his decision after giving his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday.
Local officials said they could not comment on the situation because of a nondisclosure agreement, which is standard in such economic development projects. But Democratic state lawmakers slammed Youngkin, saying he put national politics in front of thousands of jobs in Southside Virginia. (Youngkin is considering a run for president in 2024.)
“During his campaign, the Governor made a promise to bring economic development and manufacturing jobs to our communities that are struggling — especially in rural Virginia — to attract industries that offer competitive wages,” wrote Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, in an email on Monday. “The Governor’s decision to pull Virginia out of the competition for the new Ford facility puts the Commonwealth at a severe disadvantage.”
Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, said in an interview that “to deny [people in the community] jobs because you’re in last place in Republican presidential primaries [is] gubernatorial malpractice.”
“I mean, this is clearly just obvious to me that the Governor’s in some kind of out-China-bashing-contest with [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis and Governor Greg Abbott out of Texas,” he added.
DeSantis and Abbott have been among a crowd of Republican politicians who may run for president in 2024.
Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter said in an email for this story: “While Ford is an iconic American company, it became clear that this proposal would serve as a front for the Chinese Communist party, which could compromise our economic security and Virginians’ personal privacy."
“Virginians can be confident that companies with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party won’t receive a leg up from the Commonwealth’s economic incentive packages. When the potentially damaging effects of the deal were realized, the plant proposal never reached a final discussion stage.”
The employees of the plant would have been Ford employees. Representatives of Ford and CATL first began visiting the site in the fall. Ford also has considered Michigan for the plant.
Republicans who represent Southside Virginia in the General Assembly — Del. Danny Marshall of Danville, Sen. Frank Ruff of Mecklenburg and Sen. Bill Stanley of Franklin County — did not respond to a chance to comment on Monday.
“I’m unable to speak publicly about unannounced economic development projects,” said Lee Vogler, chair of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority and a member of the Danville City Council.
“As RIFA chairman, I am committed to working with all of our partners, locally and at the state level, on recruiting industries to our region, including at the Southern Virginia Mega Site.”
The roughly 3,500-acre megasite at Berry Hill is owned by the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority, a joint entity involving both Danville and Pittsylvania County.
City and county officials hope to attract major industries that would bring thousands of jobs to the site. They are hoping to land a large deal that would transform the economic fabric of the area, which has lost its furniture, textiles and tobacco industries and is focused on advanced manufacturing.
The authority has owned the park for nearly 15 years, and no industry has located there yet.
The state nearly landed a $5.5 billion Hyundai plant at the site last year that would have brought 8,500 jobs to the region. The plant opted to locate in Georgia, where it was called the largest economic development plan in Georgia history.
On Monday, Youngkin’s office announced an additional $90 million in grants to develop industrial sites in Virginia, including $1.5 million for the still-empty Berry Hill site.
Youngkin’s interest in the Chinese Communist Party follows public statements by DeSantis about the nation with the world’s second-largest economy.
“From server farms to farmland, the Communist Party of China has been worming its way into our nation’s data storage systems and buying up tracts of land near sensitive national security sites,” DeSantis said in September. “By prohibiting the purchase of lands, state contracts with Chinese technology firms, and the infiltration of CCP-affiliated groups such as Confucius Institutes, Florida is leading the way to protect our nation from international foes.”
In his State of the Commonwealth address last week, Youngkin called on the General Assembly to forbid Chinese Communist Party-affiliated entities from buying farmland in Virginia. The Governor’s office could provide no instance of this already happening.
In December, he forbid state employees from accessing the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat on state-issued phones.
Meanwhile, Surovell is concerned about economic repercussions for future developments after the details of the Ford deal were relayed to the right-wing outlet Daily Caller last month despite the nondisclosure agreements surrounding it.
“Companies ask economic development authorities to sign nondisclosure agreements because they don’t want these types of projects turned into political footballs,” Surovell said. “They want confidentiality so they can negotiate in good faith. I think this is going to result in some real harm to Virginia’s business reputation and ability to attract major investment.”
Hashmi shared that concern. “Other business and industry partners may second guess their consideration of Virginia if the Governor makes decisions such as these that are based on politics rather than effective policy.”
#us politics#news#2023#Virginia#gov. glenn youngkin#ford motor co#electric vehicles#lithium iron phosphate battery plant#lithium iron phosphate batteries#Contemporary Amperex Technology#china#ccp#Ghazala Hashmi#Scott Surovell#gov. greg abbott#gov. ron desantis#Macaulay Porter#Danny Marshall#Frank Ruff#Bill Stanley#Lee Vogler#Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority#Richmond times-dispatch#chinese communist party
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The marauders VS. The secret history boys.
James Potter vs. Henry Winter
James Potter:
- Personality: Charismatic, confident, somewhat arrogant, but also brave and loyal.
- Role in the Group: Natural leader, often at the centre of the Marauders' activities.
- Development: Grows from a mischievous teenager to a responsible adult who sacrifices his life for his family.
- Relationships: Deep bonds with Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and initially Peter Pettigrew; loving relationship with Lily Potter.
- Themes: Loyalty, bravery, personal growth, sacrifice.
Henry Winter:
- Personality: Brilliant, enigmatic, cold, manipulative.
- Role in the Group: The intellectual and ideological leader.
- Development: His actions drive the group towards murder and eventual self-destruction.
- Relationships: Holds a dominating influence over Richard, Charles, Camilla, and Francis; contentious and ultimately fatal relationship with Bunny Corcoran.
- Themes: Intellectual elitism, moral ambiguity, manipulation, self-destruction.
Sirius Black vs. Charles Macaulay
Sirius Black:
- Personality: Rebellious, bold, fiercely loyal, and somewhat reckless.
- Role in the Group: Co-leader with James, brings a lot of the group's adventurous spirit.
-Development: Faces betrayal and imprisonment, maintains loyalty to his friends despite his hardships.
- Relationships: Close friendship with James Potter, complicated family ties with the Black family, loyalty to Remus and Harry Potter.
- Themes: Rebellion, loyalty, the impact of family, redemption.
Charles Macaulay:
- Personality: Charming, indulgent, morally ambiguous.
- Role in the Group: Contributes to the group's hedonism and moral compromises.
- Development: Struggles with substance abuse and incestuous feelings towards his sister, Camilla.
- Relationships: Co-dependent relationship with Camilla, part of the tight-knit yet fracturing group.
- Themes: Decadence, moral decay, forbidden love, self-destruction.
Remus Lupin vs. Richard Papen
Remus Lupin:
- Personality: Intelligent, kind, reserved, burdened by his werewolf condition.
- Role in the Group: The voice of reason, often the mediator.
- Development: Struggles with self-acceptance, becomes a teacher and mentor, ultimately dies fighting for a better world.
- Relationships: Deep bonds with the Marauders, romantic relationship with Nymphadora Tonks.
- Themes: Acceptance, inner conflict, bravery, mentorship.
Richard Papen:
- Personality: Observant, somewhat naive, deeply insecure.
- Role in the Group: Outsider looking in, narrator of the story.
- Development: Becomes increasingly complicit in the group's moral decline and criminal actions.
- Relationships: Forms bonds with the other students, particularly influenced by Henry Winter.
- Themes: Outsider perspective, moral complicity, search for identity, corruption.
Peter Pettigrew vs. Bunny Corcoran
Peter Pettigrew:
- Personality: Insecure, cowardly, seeks validation.
- Role in the Group: Initially a tag-along, becomes the betrayer.
- Development: His betrayal leads to the deaths of James and Lily Potter, eventually meets a tragic end due to his cowardice.
- Relationships: Complicated dynamics with the Marauders, ultimately betrays them to Voldemort.
- Themes: Betrayal, cowardice, the quest for power, consequences of actions.
Bunny Corcoran:
- Personality: Charming, careless, entitled, manipulative.
- Role in the Group: Catalyst for conflict due to his discovery of the group's dark secret.
- Development: His murder marks the group's point of no return.
- Relationships: Manipulative towards the group, particularly Henry; his actions create tension and eventual downfall.
- Themes: Manipulation, the cost of secrets, moral decline, consequence.
Conclusion
The comparison highlights the complex interplay of personalities and the differing trajectories of the groups. The Marauders are driven by loyalty, bravery, and a fight against external darkness, while the characters in "The Secret History" are drawn into a spiral of intellectual arrogance, moral ambiguity, and internal corruption. Both sets of characters face tragic outcomes, but their journeys reflect different thematic explorations of friendship, loyalty, and the consequences of their choices.
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Ballet in the Media
Hey guys, I know this is a long-awaited list. This post contains books, news sources, and forums that focus on ballet. Obviously, this list contains official/public sites only. Suggestions about sites or titles to add are always welcome. In the future, I want to expand the list to include documentaries.
Books
(This section is limited to English for now)
History/Criticism
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet by Simon Morrison
Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans
The Ballet Lover by Barbara L. Baer
Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet by Laura Jacobs
The Great History of Russian Ballet by Evdokia Belova
Ballet in Western Culture: A History of Its Origins and Evolution by Carol Lee
Behind the Scenes at the Ballets Russes: Stories from a Silver Age by Michael Meylac
Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes by Lynn Garafola.
Technique/Pedagogy
Foundations of Classical Ballet by Agrippina Vaganova
100 Lessons in Classical Ballet: The Eight-Year Program of Leningrad's Vaganova Choreographic School by Vera S. Kostrovitskaya
The Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet: Theory and Technique by Cyril W. Beaumont
Classical Ballet Technique by Gretchen Ward Warren
Ballet Pedagogy: The Art of Teaching by Rory Foster
Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Gail Grant
Dance Anatomy by Jacqui Haas
(Auto) Biography
A Body of Work by David Hallberg
Marius Petipa: The Emperor’s Ballet Master by Nadine Meisner
Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh
Dancer by Colum McCann
Dancing on My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland
Winter Season by Toni Bentley
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder
Holding On to the Air by Suzanne Farrell
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cuxin
Publications:
Dance Media Publications (Dance Magazine, Pointe etc)
Ballet Focus
Dance Europe
Site of Alastair Macaulay
Danser (French)
Ballet 2000 (Italian/French)
Granmilano (English/Italian)
Danza e Danza (Italian)
Opera Click (Italian)
Vogue ITA: Valentina Bonelli (Italian)
La Notte (English/Italian)
Vaganova Today (English/Russian)
Ballet Magazine Russia (Russian)
La Personne (Russian)
Kultura "Culture" (Russian)
Forums:
Ballet Alert
Ballet Talk for Dancers
Ballet Co
Ballet and Opera Friends (Russian)
Passion Ballet (Russian)
Dansomanie (French)
Danza World (Italian)
Opera Click (Italian)
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Ruth Hussey, James Stewart, Cary Grant, and Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1940)
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell, Lionel Pape, Rex Evans. Screenplay: Donald Ogden Stewart, based on a play by Philip Barry. Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Film editing: Frank Sullivan. Music: Franz Waxman.
Cary Grant was a great listener, which is what made him a great movie actor. Just watch how alert he is when someone else is talking (which is almost all the time in The Philadelphia Story), registering his responses with a slight smile, a tilt of the head, a lifted eyebrow. This was the mark of his career for more than 30 years, working with some of the greatest directors in Hollywood history, from Josef von Sternberg in Blonde Venus (1932) to Stanley Donen in Charade (1963), taking in multiple turns with Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock along the way. Is there an actor with a better filmography? And yet, he was nominated for the best actor Oscar only twice, for the weepies Penny Serenade (George Stevens, 1941) and None But the Lonely Heart (Clifford Odets, 1944), movies that only a Cary Grant fanatic need bother checking out. He wasn't nominated for The Philadelphia Story, either, even though his C.K. Dexter Haven is one of his deftest performances. The Oscar went to his co-star James Stewart, for playing Macaulay Connor in the same movie, an award that even Stewart thought was a consolation prize for not winning the previous year for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra). The great virtue of The Philadelphia Story is the way director George Cukor keeps a large and skillful cast buoyantly aloft, giving Katharine Hepburn her comeback role as Tracy Lord after being labeled "box-office poison" for a series of flops in the 1930s. Hepburn was nominated, too, but lost, rather absurdly, to Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle (Sam Wood). The other acting nominee was Ruth Hussey for her delightfully sly Liz Imbrie, a role that should have boosted her career but for some reason didn't. The other Oscar for the film went to Donald Ogden Stewart for his adaptation of the Philip Barry play. Stewart got uncredited help from writer Waldo Salt, which leads to a bitter irony: Both men were blacklisted for their leftist views in the 1950s, even though The Philadelphia Story seems to demonstrate that the very rich sometimes have better values than the working-class Macaulay Connor and Tracy's fiancé, the former coal-miner George Kittredge (John Howard). There isn't a weak link in the cast, which includes the peerless Roland Young as droll and lecherous Uncle Willy, and Virginia Weidler, one of the few child actors one doesn't want to stifle, as Tracy's kid sister, Dinah.
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UNDER FIRE
1915
Under Fire is a play by Roi Cooper Megrue. It was originally produced by Selwyn & Company and co-directed by Megrue and its star, William Courtenay. The original production also featured Violet Heming (above), Frank Craven (who played an American reporter named Charlie Brown), and, in the ensemble, Edward G. Robinson.
The play was presented in London the previous season. At the time of production, the United States had not yet officially entered World War One (aka ‘The Great War’) which didn’t happen until April 6, 1917.
The play was billed as “a new play of today, tomorrow, and yesterday.”
This was the second of Megrue’s “Under” plays. The first was 1914′s hit Under Cover, and the third, and least successful, was 1916′s Under Sentence. All three were produced by Selwyn and Co. The first two were seen in Atlantic City featuring William Courtenay.
Megrue, however, denied that the use of the ‘Under’ titles was intentional. The plays are thematically unrelated. However, creating a third title containing ‘Under’ makes it difficult to claim it was not intentional.
"Under Fire" concerns itself with an adventurous and lovable young Irishman, (William Courtenay), who, finding himself in England at the beginning of the war after several years of foreign service, goes to Belgium with the first expeditionary force when England declares war. In England, he rediscovers the woman he loved, whom he had left years before because his poverty prevented him asking her to exchange her life in the most exclusive London society, where both her wealth and her charm placed her, for the nomadic existence of the wife of a young officer. By a striking chain of events, she finds herself In a position where she cannot accept his suit, nor tell him why, but she promises that in the great war game he is entering she will help him. The very circumstance which prevents her from becoming engaged to the Irish captain sends her into Belgium almost as soon as he goes. They meet, and to all appearances, are on opposite sides of the great struggle.
It was claimed that the company for the played number 150 with 50 speaking parts.
Under Fire premiered in Atlantic City at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on the Boardwalk on May 24, 1915. Unusually, the play held an invited dress rehearsal for actor and managers who could not be away from New York City on its opening night.
On August 5th, the play was seen at the Broadway Theatre in Long Branch NJ.
Under Fire opened on Broadway on August 12, 1915 at the Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street).
About the Venue: The Hudson was bult in 1903. It was most often used as a TV studio in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. In 1974, it was a blue movie theatre. In 1980, it became the Savoy, a rock club. In 1987, it received landmark status, so it was incorporated it into the adjacent Millennium Broadway Hotel as a conference center and auditorium. The venue re-opened as a legitimate Broadway theatre in 2017.
Like Under Cover, a novelization of the play was published in 1916, It was co-authored by Richard Parker, published by The Macaulay Company. The book was serialized for newspapers.
“In order to discourage the audiences at the Hudson Theater from taking sides during the performances of Roi Cooper Megrue’s ‘Under Fire,’ Selwyn and company have inserted a notice in the program requesting that no member in the audience indulge in any unpleasant demonstrations which might be offensive to others in the audience, or to those on the stage.” ~ BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
"’Under Fire’ may well be Judged by German sympathizers as out-and-out anti-German propaganda. With probably the best Intentions in the world, and with an apparent effort to be fair at least, Mr. Megrue has nevertheless moved a load of dynamite into the Hudson Theater and placed it under fire.” ~ BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
“’Under Fire’, while dealing with certain phases of the Great War, attempts to be neutral, although its characters being English, Belgian, French, and German, are naturally partisan.” ~ Samuel French Acting Edition of the Play, 1918
“[The trench scene] is a masterpiece of the stage architect. As one critic put it, ‘A sky brilliant with stars, a soldiers’ game of cards, the sentries on watch, the bursting of bombs and signal lights, and finally the aerial mine that ends all —Belasco never created anything more perfect.’” ~ BRETT PAGE, AUSTIN AMERICAN STATEMENT
Although Belasco was noted for his plays’ technical proficiency, he did not like Megrue’s writing. He must have changed his mind, however, because he produced Megrue’s play Seven Chances, which ran concurrently with the third ‘Under’ play Under Sentence in the second half of 1916.
The Broadway production of Under Fire ran for 129 performances, and then decamped to Boston’s Park Square Theatre. From there it embarked upon a tour of the North East: Massachusetts, New York State, and Pennsylvania.
In early 1916, a production opened in Sydney Australia at the Criterion Theatre.
In April 1916, the play was presented in Brooklyn, first at the Shubert, then at the Montauk.
On May 1, 1916 it was presented at Philadelphia’s Forest Theatre. The role of Charlie Brown, formerly played by Frank Craven, was taken by Frank Morgan. By this time, Megrue and Selwyn began planning production of their next Under play, Under Sentence. Also in 1916, Edward G. Robinson made his film debut. It would be the movies, not the stage, that catapulted the actor to fame. In 1973, he posthumously received an honorary Academy Award, accepted by his wife Jane.
#Under Fire#Roi Cooper Megrue#Under Cover#1915#Atlantic City#Broadway#Broadway Play#Edward G. Robinson#Frank Craven#Frank Morgan#Violet Heming#William Courtenay#World War One
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In this episode of Literary License Podcast, join us as we delve into the captivating world of both the 1977 and 2016 renditions of the Pete’s Dragon films. Co-hosted by Vicki Rae and Joe Randazzo, we deliver wittily nuanced discussions about various acclaimed movie productions as well as the dynamics of fashion trends.
Our conversation open up with highlighting the unique attributes of the Pete’s Dragon films, analyzing their differences, and similarities. The discourse then progresses into issues such as AMC Theater's platinum membership offer, the acclaimed A24 films, the King Kong Godzilla movies, and an insider's look at the pre-code movies covered in 'The Spoiler Room'. Packed with fascinating insights and thoughtful analyses, we guarantee a session filled with enlightening and entertaining discussions on the cinematic world from the perspective of both a casual moviegoer and a die-hard cinephile.
In the second part of the episode, we navigate personal narratives exploring the current life situations and the longing for pre-pandemic normalcy. We further delve into a spectrum of films, from 'The Beekeeper' starring Jason Statham to the intriguing series, 'Fallout'. We conclude this segment with an engaging discourse about cinema censorship and the evolution of cinematic storytelling.
Continuing further, we reflect on popular culture and its reflection on society, serial killers, anti-heroes, and morality of beloved characters. Our discussion covers iconic sitcoms like "I Love Lucy" to "Good Times" while also analyzing disturbing narratives of Hollywood's darker side.
Heading into the final segment, we discuss the pressures of Hollywood with a special focus on childhood stars like Macaulay Culkin, Amanda Bynes, and Judy Garland. We unravel the unseen burden of fame within the industry, scrutinizing the challenging practices around film festivals and award ceremonies. Our episode ends with an in-depth review and defense of the movie, ‘Pete's Dragon’.
Join us in this roller-coaster analysis down memory lane, filled with reflections, discussions, and riveting conversations on movies, celebrities, fashion, and societal norms. Get ready for a cinematic exploration like none other!
00:02:29 - Original Pete's Dragon Discussion; 00:06:56 - AMC Platinum Membership and Godzilla Movie; 00:11:25 - Similarity in Movies and Twin Movies Phenomenon; 00:17:40 - Mark’s Pre-Code Movies and Spoiler Room Podcast; 00:21:54 - Vicki’s Job Search and The Beekeeper Movie Review; 00:24:24 - Conor McGregor in Roadhouse and Film Aesthetics Discussion; 00:31:36 - Impact of Cinema on Society and Generational Perspectives; 00:37:54 - Anti-Heroes in Modern Entertainment and Film Industry; 01:42:03 - Hollywood’s Dark Past; 01:46:46 - Remembering James Dean; 01:48:23 - Old Stars’ Comebacks; 02:29:37 - Feeling the Magic; 02:33:22 - Heartfelt Farewell; 02:36:07 - Aging Actors and Roles; 02:37:25 - Candle On The Water by Helen Reddy. Taken from Pete's Dragon the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Google searches reveal popular bird species
Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular and which characteristics of species drive human interest. Study findings have just been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Google Trends data describe how often people search for birds and provide a snapshot of public interest in different species," says researcher Justin Schuetz, Cornell alum and lead author of the study. "In general, large birds, such as hawks and grouse drew more attention than small birds. People also expressed more interest in birds that visit feeders, are endangered, or have been chosen as sports team mascots. In addition, we found that owls—more than any other group of birds—were the subject of public curiosity."
Surmising that people would probably search more often for birds they encountered frequently, the authors turned to eBird for the geographical piece of the puzzle. eBird is a global citizen science database of bird observations managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
They pooled the results into four categories which Schuetz and Johnston call "cultural niche space," based on how frequently people searched for a species relative to how often they might encounter it in nature.
Though proximity to a species often plays a role in shaping public interest, the authors also found that some "celebrity" species, such as Common Raven, Barn Owl, and Whooping Crane, are popular even outside their range.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientists used Google Trends data to explore public interest in bird species. They categorized the results into four "cultural niche spaces": Celebrity birds that everybody loves, such as Barn Owl; Friend or Enemy birds that are flashpoints for public debate, such as Greater Sage-Grouse; Stranger birds that people see but don't know the species identity, such as Lincoln's Sparrow; and Neighbor birds that are regional favorites, such as the Black-Crested Titmouse often seen by Texans. Credit: Graphic by Jillian Ditner/Cornell Lab; photos courtesy of Macaulay Library by Andrew Steele (Barn Owl); Casey Weissburg (Greater Sage-Grouse); Noah Strycker (Black-crested Titmouse); and Ian Davies (Lincoln's Sparrow).
Birds that visit feeders are among the most popular. Credit: Marie Lehmann.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientists used Google Trends data to explore public interest in bird species. They categorized the results into four "cultural niche spaces": Celebrity birds that everybody loves, such as Barn Owl; Friend or Enemy birds that are flashpoints for public debate, such as Greater Sage-Grouse; Stranger birds that people see but don't know the species identity, such as Lincoln's Sparrow; and Neighbor birds that are regional favorites, such as the Black-Crested Titmouse often seen by Texans. Credit: Graphic by Jillian Ditner/Cornell Lab; photos courtesy of Macaulay Library by Andrew Steele (Barn Owl); Casey Weissburg (Greater Sage-Grouse); Noah Strycker (Black-crested Titmouse); and Ian Davies (Lincoln's Sparrow).
Birds that visit feeders are among the most popular. Credit: Marie Lehmann.
Co-author and Cornell Lab of Ornithology researcher Alison Johnston notes that Google data cannot reveal the underlying motivations for searches but knowing which species capture public interest matters for conservation. "Conservation shouldn't be a popularity contest," explains Johnston. "But we can start to understand why some species garner more attention than others. Then the challenge to conservationists is to raise awareness around lesser-known species."
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Home Sweet Home Alone (2021, Dan Mazer)
17/12/2021
Home Sweet Home Alone is a 2021 film directed by Dan Mazer, sixth chapter of the Home Alone saga that began with Home Alone.
Agent Buzz McCallister (brother of Kevin McCallister, the protagonist of the original film), arrives, but Pam manages to distract him.
On August 6, 2019, Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger announced that a new film in the Home Alone series, titled Home Alone, was in development. In October, Dan Mazer entered negotiations to direct the film, with a screenplay co-written by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell. Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson served as producers.
In April 2020, it was announced that Macaulay Culkin, who played Kevin McCallister in the first two films, would reprise his role in a cameo appearance; in October 2021, Culkin denied his involvement in the film. In August 2021, it was announced that Devin Ratray, who played Buzz McCallister in the first two films, would appear.
The film was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2021.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 71 reviews, while on IMDB the film has a rating of 3.6/10 out of 15,649 reviews.
#home sweet home alone#film#2021#home alone#the walt disney company#bob iger#Dan Mazer#mikey day#Streeter Seidell#Hutch Parker#dan wilson#macaulay culkin#devin ratray#disney+#rotten tomatoes#imdb#Home Alone 6#List of Christmas films#comedy film#ellie kemper#rob delaney#Archie Yates#aisling bea#kenan thompson#pete holmes#ally maki#chris parnell#20th century studios#Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney#tokyo
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Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin, joined by co-star Catherine O’Hara, receiving his Walk of Fame Star in Hollywood
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) administration recently pulled resources for LGBTQ youth from the state’s Department of Health website, after receiving an inquiry from a conservative outlet, according to The Washington Post.
The online resources for LGBTQ youth were reportedly removed May 31, the same day that the administration received questions from The Daily Wire, an outlet co-founded by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
The Virginia Department of Health website previously featured links to Q Chat Space, a national LGBTQ center where teens can join online support groups moderated by professionals, as well as the LGBTQ and social justice website Queer Kid Stuff, among other resources.
The state’s health commissioner, Karen Shelton, told colleagues in one of several messages obtained by the Post that she was directed to pull the webpage by Health and Human Resources.
Employees with the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Family Health — which was at the center of this and other recent cases in which public health resources were removed — expressed concerns about the removal of the LGBTQ resources without their prior consultation.
“I’m having a bad case of déjà vu,” Vanessa Walker Harris, the director of the Office of Family Health, said in one email, according to the Post.
Walker Harris went on to voice concerns that the division’s staff were being directed to remove the resources in response to “a politically motivated inquiry, yet again.”
“[H]ere we go again with removing things from the webpage without consulting OFHS,” another member of the Office of Family Health, Emily Yeatts, said.
Shelton later apologized for the way that the change was handled, saying that “there wasn’t much time to communicate about it,” the Post reported.
In the wake of the decision to remove the LGBTQ resources, Youngkin spokesperson Macaulay Porter said in a statement to the Post that the government “should not facilitate anonymous conversations between adults and children without a parent’s approval.”
“In Virginia, the Governor will always reaffirm a parent’s role in their child’s life,” she added. “Children belong to their parents, not the state.”
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Actress Catherine O'Hara tells Andy Cohen what happened when she ran into “Home Alone” co-star Macaulay Culkin a couple of years ago.
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DAY I - Opening ceremony - Intl' Day to end Impunity Against Journalists 2023.
08:00 - 09:00 - Registration at the Organization of American States (OAS) Hall of the Americas.
09:00 - 10:30 - Opening ceremony of the global commemoration
Artistic performance by Vivir Quintana, singer, composer
Welcome and opening remarks:
Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS
Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Keynote speeches by:
Margaret Macaulay, IACHR President
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Justice Imani Daud Aboud, President, African Court for Human and Peoples Rights
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Danish Karokhel, Director & Editor-in-Chief, Pajhwok Afghan News
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Jodie Ginsberg, President, CPJ
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I mean, wild if it is Emma Roberts. She follows Angelica Ross on Instagram, which tells me things are civil (I wouldn’t let her follow my account if I was Angelica and Emma was the person in question). I reckon Michaela Jaé Rodriguez wouldn’t work with her this season if she knew that kind of thing was going on too.
I reckon if these events happened during 1984 she wouldn’t have come back for Double Feature. After some quick snooping/speculation- I noticed Zach Villa also follows her on her socials so I assume he’s not the one in question. But I do find it interesting that her and Kaia Gerber don’t follow each other (she does follow the other teen group actors from Death Valley- Isaac Powell, Nico Greetham, and Rachel Hilson). She also follows Sarah P and Leslie G while Denis O’Hare follows her. That leaves Finn Wittrock, Frances Conroy (no way), Evan Peters, and Macaulay Culkin as other co-stars she shared scenes with that season.
The fact they so confidently write Evan but refuse to believe it could be Emma. I really hate Reddit
that subreddit is hell. not just because of this, look at the replies on the post about this situation; they’re so far up ryan murphy’s ass, it’s laughable. them using emma following angelica as a reason it couldn’t be her.. regardless of whether or not she’s talking about emma, she unfollowed her on instagram. so there’s that.
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The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1940)
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell. Screenplay: Donald Ogden Stewart, based on a play by Philip Barry. Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Film editing: Frank Sullivan. Music: Franz Waxman.
Cary Grant was a great listener, which is what made him a great movie actor. Just watch how alert he is when someone else is talking (which is almost all the time in The Philadelphia Story), registering his responses with a slight smile, a tilt of the head, a lifted eyebrow. This was the mark of his career for more than 30 years, working with some of the greatest directors in Hollywood history, from Josef von Sternberg in Blonde Venus (1932) to Stanley Donen in Charade (1963), taking in multiple turns with Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock along the way. Is there an actor with a better filmography? And yet, he was nominated for the best actor Oscar only twice, for the weepies Penny Serenade (George Stevens, 1941) and None But the Lonely Heart (Clifford Odets, 1944), movies that only a Cary Grant fanatic need bother checking out. He wasn't nominated for The Philadelphia Story, either, even though his C.K. Dexter Haven is one of his deftest performances. The Oscar went to his co-star James Stewart, for playing Macaulay Connor in the same movie, an award that even Stewart thought was a consolation prize for not winning the previous year for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra). The great virtue of The Philadelphia Story is the way director George Cukor keeps a large and skillful cast buoyantly aloft, giving Katharine Hepburn her comeback role as Tracy Lord after being labeled "box-office poison" for a series of flops in the 1930s. Hepburn was nominated, too, but lost, rather absurdly, to Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle (Sam Wood). The other acting nominee was Ruth Hussey for her delightfully sly Liz Imbrie, a role that should have boosted her career but for some reason didn't. The other Oscar for the film went to Donald Ogden Stewart for his adaptation of the Philip Barry play. Stewart got uncredited help from writer Waldo Salt, which leads to a bitter irony: Both men were blacklisted for their leftist views in the 1950s, even though The Philadelphia Story seems to demonstrate that the very rich sometimes have better values than the working-class Macaulay Connor and Tracy's fiancé, the former coal-miner George Kittredge (John Howard). There isn't a weak link in the cast, which includes the peerless Roland Young as droll and lecherous Uncle Willy, and Virginia Weidler, one of the few child actors one doesn't want to stifle, as Tracy's kid sister, Dinah.
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