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Kurt Warner would prefer his sons not play football
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 3, 2012, 10:14 AM EDT
Yesterday's two big stories in the NFL, the suspensions of four Saints for their roles in the team's bounty program and the suicide of Junior Seau, have one future Hall of Famer wondering if playing football is worth it.
Kurt Warner said on the Dan Patrick Show that the idea of his sons playing football "scares me," and he thinks the risk of injuries is serious enough that his preference would be that his boys not play.
"They both have the dream, like dad, to play in the NFL," Warner said. "That's their goal. And when you hear things like the bounties, when you know certain things having played the game, and then obviously when you understand the size, the speed, the violence of the game, and then you couple that with situations like Junior Seau — was that a ramification of all the years playing? And things that go with that. It scares me as a dad. I just wonder — I wonder what the league's going to be like. I love that the commissioner is doing a lot of things to try to clean up the game from that standpoint and improve player safety, which helps, in my mind, a lot. But it's a scary thing for me."
Asked if he would prefer that his sons not play football, Warner answered, "Yes, I would. Can't make that choice for them if they want to, but there's no question in my mind."
If a man who loves football as much as Warner does would prefer his sons not play, there are probably millions of Americans thinking the same thing. This is a serious problem facing the game of football.
62 responses to "Kurt Warner would prefer his sons not play football"
jenniferxxx says:
I liked him a lot more when he had less to say.
rolltide510 says:
Yeah, in this new era of parents who don't want their children to get hurt, we might see football eventually just fizzle out.
medtxpack says:
coming from a guy who cant throw a sprial with his bare hands. kids gloves.
underrated49ers says:
Seems kind of hypocritical.
touchdownroddywhite says:
This isn't a new school of thought. As a kid growing up, football was the only sport I was never allowed to play. Basketball, wrestling, baseball, soccer, track, etc, but never football. At least he's willing to let them if they truly want to.
dbones750 says:
Yea, but all of the parents who are lazy want a lottery-style quick payday will still let their kids play.
thepvyharvin says:
Understand your fear as a father Kurt, but let nature take its course. If they do play support them. After all,look at what football has given you and your family. Plus they may have the genes!(see Manning boys)
jagwired32 says:
Okay, this is getting out of hand. Millions of people have played the game, left the game (pro or not) and been fine. Classic immediate over-reaction.
warrenmoon says:
All of this makes me not hate Goodell as much. He is just trying to reduce this stuff. At some point, he will realize he cannot reduce it anymore without turning it into a non-contact sport. I think last years rule changes will hopefully be the end of it unless the completely outlaw helmet hits, but that is impossible because the usually the defense going for the rip cage and the ball carrier lowers his head instead. I think they have to focus on equipment instead. Even if they make the most retarded looking helmets, but they take out most of the impact, it would be better than making everything a penalty.
len462 says:
to me there is no difference between a person who would try to injure somebody on the field for money and the person who gives a thumbs down to someone who wishes a man who has died to rest in peace.
They're straight turds…
skids003 says:
This is not a problem, once the season kicks off it'll be forgotten.
I misspelled every other word. I am going to sue my high school football team for concussion damage.
zeusiv0ii says:
Heard it here first folks. MDS says this is the end of football and the NFL. Shut 'er down.
comeonnowguys says:
I love this game. I loved playing it as a talentless scrub in HS. For a few weeks a year, it's still the only sport I play recreationaly. I hope to be watching NFL games with my sons for many years to come.
I also equally hope they never, ever ask to play youth or HS football. It's just not worth it anymore.
factoryofsadness says:
I wish Warner never played. This dude is arguably the most overrate QB in the last 25 years!
thebigcaptain2011 says:
I'm sure he would feel a lot better about his sons' future if they played for the LA Football Lakers
nesportsfan0428 says:
It's definately a risk/reward situation. If you're really talented at football, the rewards can be great, but there's a high risk to it.
Warner's just being like most parents I believe, except he knows the risks of playing game. Just being a good dad, and making sure his kid's know the risks of making a career out of football.
bobby2478 says:
100% agreed. Even if they clean up the NFL, there are still TONS of high school coaches that will coach their players to "take out" star players on the other side. It happens all the time where some coaches want to win at any cost, and that means intentionally injuring other players so you can get them off the field to your advantage. That's almost worse then a "bounty" because it's just reckless. Not to mention the very real danger of repeated concussions. The NFL is doing a very good job trying to make the game safer, but that won't make its way to High School or College ball for quite awhile, if ever.
So while I love football I'd be inclined to agree with Kurt. It's one thing to get hurt by chance in the game of football: it's a rough game and things happen. It's something different all together if your knees are jacked up the rest of your life because someone decided to take a cheap shot at you.
xxbomberxx says:
My kid plays DB… He'd appreciate it if Kurts kids didnt play.
johnnyjagfan says:
Riddick Bowe once said that he hoped his son would make millions in a better way than he had to. Said he hoped his son would have "esquire" behind his name. I think Warner's echoing similar comments.
geezohman says:
my nephew dropped playing hockey and high school football to concentrate on baseball. Colleges are sending him letters like crazy to join them. Hoping for the best.
Tough demanding American sport. Competition drove many past players to dope up. Look what happened to the great center of the Pittsburgh Steelers… and a linebacker.. bad heart… Sad… they got their glory for those SB's, and how many never even got their SB… (Chargers?)
paulitik74 says:
Warner tries to ride the fence too much. The Saints ended his career and he's too scared to say anything about them. Yet when it comes to his kids he's scared to let them play. Take a stand and be a man Kurt. If you're worried about safety, there should be zero tolerance with what the Saints were doing.
dickroy says:
The game of football is about to change. Lawsuits, bounties, penalties, suspensions, and fines will demand it. I'm all for players safety, but I think the game will never be the game as we once knew it. I may be wrong but here are a few rule changes that I would not be surprized to see in the near future:
No touching the QB, even after the throw. Just like the kickers.
Doing away with the Kickoffs.
Tackle zone from chest to thighs.
No three point stance.
Hope I'm wrong.
beeronthefridge says:
Outlaw football!
jwreck says:
I think there are two core points we can ascertain from this article. One is that Kurt Warner is not just in the concussion lawsuit for the money, he has actual, sincere concerns about the safety and value of playing the professional game, such that he doesn't want his sons to follow in his footsteps, the most cliched and conventional part of fatherhood.
Second is that he seriously overestimates his sons abilities. Granted, they're going to be a hell of a lot more athletic than my kids; but to not want them to set foot on a football field because that will inevitably take them straight to the NFL where they will inevitably be injured by Gregg Williams Jr's bounty system, is kind of absurd. Considering the roundabout career path that brought Kurt to the NFL, what with the Arena leagues, and the grocery stores, and whatnot, I think it's a little bit much to say his kids are already a lock for the NFL.
trollhammer20 says:
Formula One racing used to resemble a graveyard on wheels. It wasn't a matter of IF you'd be in a life-threatening accident, but WHEN you'd be in a life-threatening accident. A number of all-time great drivers wound up going home in boxes.
The great Jackie Stewart once said he'd rather see his son play golf than get behind the wheel of a F1 car, because "the fatality rate from runaway golf balls is pretty low". As it turned out, his son eventually did get into racing (they ran a team together for a few years in the late 90s), but only after innumerable safety improvements had been made to the cars and tracks. Even then, racing still had to face the loss of heroes like Ayrton Senna and Dale Earnhardt before implementing the safety measures they have today…and in the case of Dan Wheldon, even that wasn't enough.
The NFL is today where F1 was in 1966. Yes, it really sucks that F1 no longer races at the full-length Nurburgring or Spa-Francorchamps circuits, but it sucks a lot less than multiple funerals a year for drivers. Investments in safety and constant rule modifications see the cars obtaining cornering speeds they only dreamed of in 1966, but the odds of a death or other permanent injury, while still present in any sport as inherently dangerous as motor racing, are far, far lower.
NFL football is highly entertaining. It also cripples many people, in some cases instantly, in others over the long-term. In some ways, it is unavoidable – look at the Johnny Knox hit last year and ask what, if anything, could be done to avoid hits like that (not much) – but it's to the point where the NFL must do everything it can to address this situation.
beavertonsteve says:
If you play in the NFL you may end up like Ryan Leaf, Junior Seau or Willaim Perry, but there's also a chance you end up like Kurt Warner, Barry Sanders or Steve Young.
jeziyo247 says:
Don't blame him, a lot of players suffers from some type of depression after theirs football careers and it probably has to do width them taking a lot of hits, and I believe that for years the league has been covering up things and one day the real truth will come out.
shaunypoo says:
My dad played football in Ohio and was first team all state in football, basketball, and track. He was recruited by Woody himself and says it is one of the proudest memories of his life. He didn't know if you were in college you didn't have to go to Nam so he enlisted. I didn't say he was smart.
He had bad hips and shoulders and said he never got injured in war, it was all from football, and he only played high school. He would have been a contributor on a National Championship team if he wasn't so self admittedly stupid at the time. He looks back and of course would like to have had a different chance in hindsight, but he can only imagine the shape he would have left himself in after a college career and possible pro career.
He admitted that he steered all three of us boys away from football. I think I would have loved playing, but am not sad that I got through college with minimal injuries.
How many of you played high school/college football and what shape are you in now because of it?
erod22 says:
Troy Aikman also said that if he had sons, he would steer them to other sports.
jellob1976 says:
I'm with Warner. While I love watching football, I have too many friends that have lingering injuries from only playing highschool and some college football. So yeah, I'm going to try and steer my boys away from it (luckily my 4 year old is more of a mathlete than an athlete, so I'm not too worried about him; but I think my 2 year has some linebacker in him).
Also, there's just too many great sports out there, which pose a much smaller risk, where kids can get the same valuable life lessons. I played water polo in grade and high school… basically all of the aggression with not nearly as much impact. That's where I want my boys.
rosesacl says:
I'm sure the fans appreciated those comments from Kurt Warner.
capslockkey says:
This won't change the NFL one bit. The elite high school athletes who see football as a meal ticket won't be quitting any time soon.
joetoronto says:
I hope you're wrong too but i'm afraid you're not, dickroy.
cedarstrength says:
@dbones750, I need some clarification on this comment…
Yea, but all of the parents who are lazy want a lottery-style quick payday will still let their kids play
What are you talking about? A lottery style Pay-day? Do you know how few people are talented enough to make it to the NFL, (or work hard enough…talent isn't everything) and make good money. Besides that money belongs to the players not their parents. Maybe people let their kids play football because it's a great sport. It is a sport that teaches toughness, fair play, hard work, and commitment. Many parents played football themselves and learned a lot from it including a WORK ETHIC. Allowing your kids to play football doesn't make you a lazy parent, but making idiotic comments on-line does make you sound stupid.
getagripdummie says:
There are millions, alot if my friends won't let there kids play pop warner football. Soccer.
peoplesrepublic0fdabayarea says:
Yea, verily verily I say unto ye all, His Son playeth already within the NFL….forsooth His name is Tebow, and all that believeth in Him shall have life everlasting.
"but to not want them to set foot on a football field because that will inevitably take them straight to the NFL where they will inevitably be injured by Gregg Williams Jr's bounty system"
Actually, the way I took it (and I feel the same way) is that he's more concerned about HS and College ball. NFL is doing a pretty good job of cleaning up the game and raising awareness of concussions etc. High Schools use 10 year old helmets that don't do much to prevent concussions. New anti concussion models are over $400 each, which most schools and parents can't afford. Plus high school doesn't have media attention like pros, and so there are many more cases of teams willing to win at any cost, rather then the pros.
Personally, the NFL isn't as dangerous as it once was, they are cleaning up injuries that don't have to happen, but they can't prevent all injuries. I don't have the same level of confidence of high school and college however. If someone gets a concussion in high school do you think they have independent neurologists pull them off the field and not let them back on until they pass tests? No, they go right back on the field and get hit in the head again.
pftcensorssuck says:
You mean the game that took Warner from the obscurity of bagging groceries to being a multimillionaire whose opinion actually matters now …….. THAT "football", Kurt?
exhelodrvr says:
Expect some level of increased testing, with mandatory retirement of players whose scores decrease past a certain point. The NFL will need to do that to stay in business. And that concept will filter down to colleges and high schools – when more people start suing the schools, they will be forced to either drop the sport or do something similar.
originalsteelcurtain says:
I would prefer, at this point, that Kurt Warner just go away!
destructicus says:
I like how he's letting his kids decide.
I was attracted to football in high school and broke my wrist on the third day of practice. That was that for me, because the next years I was working after school.
After I got out of my cast I started playing guitar, and have been in music ever since.
I love music, but if I have kids I'm definitely going to steer my kids away from pursuing a career in music. My parents tried to with me, and that was before audiences decided they didn't want to pay for anything.
If somebody has a passion for something they will follow it.
At least with football measures can be taken to improve the safety of the game.
How can we convince a world who doesn't want to pay for music that failing to do so is degrading the overall quality of what will become available?
It's all relative.
thereisalwaysnextyear says:
This is what Kurt is thinking about…
(CNN) — His was a suicide with a macabre twist. In February, former Chicago Bears safety David Duerson shot himself in the chest, but not before leaving behind a note requesting his brain be studied for evidence of a disease striking football players.
The plaintive note read, "Please, see that my brain is given to the NFL's brain bank."
Today, scientists announced that Duerson's brain tissue showed "moderately advanced" evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a dementia-like brain disease afflicting athletes exposed to repeated brain trauma.
trolling4haters says:
Honestly I have to agree with Kurt. Me and the wife starting talking about this the other day, I LOVE football but I dont want my son to play. If he chooses to do so, thats his choice and I will respect that.
I cant believe I am even saying that because I always imagined my sons playing football. But the average life expectany is lower for NFL players, and thats truth!
If I could pick a pro sport for my son to play(I can dream right), MLB is where it's at. Think about it….if you can hit a baseball 1 out of 3 times on average, they will make you a millionaire, WITH a gauranteed full salary….OK I'm done dreaming now 🙂
phinfan says:
Invest in USA Soccer Leagues. The future isn't bright for football unfortunately.
kuta82 says:
And I dont blame him . I would say those same words
hatesycophants says:
Your intro paragraph mentions a future hall of famer, then you quote Kurt Warner. Again, what gives?
janvanflac says:
injuries in pop warner are rare. in high school they happen but not so often. in college, pretty often. in the NFL more often than not, and are often devastating.
As players get bigger and faster while their bones and ligaments (and brains) age the potential for damage is much greater, and for those players who play well into their 20s and 30s the toll on their bodies really adds up.
mullman7675 says:
At a whooping 5'10" and 165lbs of beef, my dream to play football ended early as I soon realized that I would be snapped into little pieces. And, my mom wouldn't sign the waiver…
sabatimus says:
At this point, I don't think the human body (and mind) is really truly able to stand a lot of the punishment (physically and mentally) to play football, particularly at a very high level like the NFL. I'd be interested in seeing a study of any disparity in the life expectancies of NFL players versus the population at large, or even against other sports. I mean, just look at that 1994 Chargers team and all those deaths before they were 45–some of them were accidents, but not all.
jaymidd says:
Maybe we can just let the robots in Real Steel replace humans. Whatever Kurt.
briang123 says:
Warner said it perfectly. I don't want them to play but it is their life, not mine. I feel the same way about my kids about many things besides football. People here just hate on Warner because he is a devout Christian like Tebow.
Invest in USA Soccer Leagues.
Right,,,and lipstick,skirts and vuvuzelas too I suppose?? Man up Nancy!
packerbadger says:
Being the thumper that Warner is, you'd think that Jesus would protect his kids. Sheesh….wheres the faith?
materialman80 says:
Kurt made enough money his kids won't have to play.
granadafan says:
I love football and soccer. This country would be a powerhouse if just 1/10th of the athletes playing basketball or football decided to play soccer instead.
namriverrat69 says:
It is pretty obvious from the comments most of the people here did not hear the interview on the Dan Patrick Show but just read the references in the article.
Warner said his 2 boys like a lot of kids want to play football and if good enough, pro football. He said knowing the violence in the game today, with athletes being ever bigger and stronger and faster, raises the risk of injuries. That is a no brainer.
He said as a father he preferred that they would not play football but he supports his kids in whatever they want to do. He is just a parent like most everyone else who has concerns about his kids. Nothing more, nothing less.
The discussion was also in relation to Junior Seau's tragic death.
I am a hockey fan and have the same concerns for the players as more and more are sidelined with head injuries and concussions.
No matter what your sports you feel cheated when your teams players get hurt, especially with a cheap shot, and miss games.
There is a empty coliseum in LA. For all the blood thirsty fans who don't get enough violence in football perhaps we could renew the Roman Gladiators to play there. It seats over 90,000.
That might finally satisfy everyone.
exibitsman says:
com on Kirk all the millions of dollar's. you stocked away. from playing football and know your son's are to good to play
…and I would prefer not to listen to Kurt Warner!
dmp5687 says:
It used to be okay for people to watch gladiators (the happy Romans). Then that was done away with. Then they used to bait bears in Europe, that stopped. Looks like bull fights will be outlawed in a few years. They used to box bare knuckle, then changed to gloves. Now much discussion of how bad boxing is even with gloves. So boxing will probably be outlawed next, then fighting in hockey will be forbidden, then football will go down. We can all watch ballet. Them girls are packin'!
49erdynasty says:
Kurt would prefer they follow his earlier footsteps… Bagger on checkout lane #5 please.
bbk1000 says:
I'm tired of this guy…..and it has nothing to do with his opinions….some of them I agree with some of them I don't, but I wish I didn't hear any of them….just shut up.


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Too Busy To Be Bothered
If American feminists want to help the women of Afghanistan, then here is the kind of thing that is innovative and productive (and underreported):
I spent several hours this past Sunday with "U.S. involvement" in the person of an interesting group called the Business Council for Peace. The council is a group of professional American women--consultants, bankers, lawyers and the like--who have organized to help women in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Indeed it turns out that there is a loose network mostly of professional women in the U.S. working hard on behalf of Afghan women. If Afghanistan doesn't fail, if it rises above the downer coverage it must carry on its back, it will be in no small part because of these U.S. women.
Gathered that Sunday morning in a conference room on the 29th floor of the Empire State Building were about 10 women from the Business Council for Peace and 13 women from Afghanistan, who arrived the previous evening. Standing at the window, with New York spread to the horizon, one Afghan woman announced that it looked "very new." The woman next to her captured it with a camcorder. The tourists, however, were standing outside on the sidewalk; these Afghan women were here on business.
The council, with support from more than 40 U.S. companies, had brought them here to spend three weeks learning how to run a small business and how to adapt traditional Afghan skills--embroidery, crocheting, silk work--to make products saleable in the U.S. market. Each woman had attended, or graduated from, college--mostly while living as refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan. All had formed small businesses back home, often employing Afghanistan's many widows. On a visit to Afghanistan, the council had identified these 13 women as "fast runners," women with natural entrepreneurial instincts. A council CD-ROM, in which the women describe their lives, affirmed that these Afghans are indeed life's "fast runners."
Between now and June 10, they will receive instruction at the Fashion Institute of Technology and elsewhere in New York. When they go home, each woman will have a three-year mentor from the Business Council.
I'd like to see the so-called "feminists"--who hang around colleges and universities, attempting to indoctrinate young women into the next generation of Whiny Victims of the Male Conspiracy in America Club--do something useful, productive, and caring like the above. Too bad they are lost in a Marxist-Leninist (i.e., anticapitalistic) fog, and haven't been able to see clearly for several decades. Their silence (except for the sniping) on Afghanistan is deafening.
And besides, they are far too busy honing their hatred of President Bush to be bothered.
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This makes it very important that we need something substantial when they get back home. So they have their rice. I know it's odd time, but can't help it as its the only time they eat rice. And that too something solid. I know we Indians have a different view on what food falls under solid food and if it's not rice, it is not solid.


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Marie Claire hosts Amber Heard to say 'We're Better When We're Equal'
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Marie Claire's International Women's Day Panel 2019, in partnership Salesforce and United Nations Human Rights, was a truly inspiring evening
Last night, Marie Claire, in association with Salesforce and the United Nations Human Rights, hosted 'We're Greater When We're Equal' to celebrate International Women's Day. Taking the form of a groundbreaking panel event on the subject of how the UK justice system is failing victims of gender-based violence, the night welcomed four experts in their fields, who spoke alongside Hollywood actress and campaigner Amber Heard.
Marie Claire Editor-in-chief Trish Halpin with Amber Heard. Image by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Her impassioned keynote speech echoed the mood of the night, reminding us that reform of the justice system and better policy are 'critical in making a difference in the lives of women', and highlighting the work of her close friend, activist Amanda Nguyen, who 'secured the passage of the landmark Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act in the U.S'.
Amber went on to encourage the audience and panel to continue the fight for equality, ending her speech with the inspiring cri-de-coeur: 'We have inherited far too much to be resigned to accept injustice and together we are much too strong to excuse it any longer'.
Amber's impassioned keynote speech. Image by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Following this powerful introduction, Marie Claire's Editor-in-chief Trish Halpin led a fascinating discussion with the panel on what the UK needs to improve on in order to better provide justice for women who are victims of gender-based violence. Joining her was qualified barrister Jennifer Nadel, Head of European Operations at Justice & Care Cristina Gavrilovic, campaigner Sammy Woodhouse and defence lawyer at 25 Bedford Row and mentor Sheryl Nwosu.
The panellists discussed various aspects of the justice system and how they can be improved, with Sammy Woodhouse calling for people to start 'treating victims like victims'. She went on to add that she 'recently saw a headline saying that an 11-year-old girl slept with one hundred men,' correcting it to say: 'No, an 11-year-old girl was raped by one hundred men.'
The importance of providing victims with support was compounded by Cristina Gavrilovic, who added, 'It's about changing the mentality, [so] that the next generation won't think "I've been raped but I can't tell anyone."'
Our incredible panel – Cristina Gavrilovic, Sheryl Nwosu, Sammy Woodhouse and Jennifer Nadel. Image by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
The panel also discussed the court's role in this, with Jennifer Nadel adding that, 'Many women who have been through the trial process will say they were the ones who were being scrutinised in the dock, not the rapist'. This was compounded by Sammy Woodhouse, who was movingly frank in admitting, 'When I went to court it took a piece of my soul, and I'll never get that back.'
Sheryl Nwosu examined the gender-based issues within the justice system from another angle, specifically bullying within the profession and 'male judges bullying younger female counsel…' She went on, 'I have a thick skin but sometimes I leave out of court but I feel battered, I feel shocked.'
Sheryl went on to highlight the importance of the evening's panel, saying 'Discussions like this empower women empower young women to find their voice and strength so whether they find themselves in a compromising position professionally or personally, they are empowered enough to speak up for themselves or find a woman to speak up for them.'
Huge thanks to our panellists, Amber Heard, Salesforce and United Nations Human Rights for supporting this utterly inspiring evening.
Happy International Women's Day.
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Brie Larson on superheroes, success and her Hollywood sisterhood
admin People, top story, TV & Film February 7, 2019 0 Comment
At the 2016 Oscars, a reluctant star was born. So how is Brie Larson doing three years on? As she takes the lead in the Marvel franchise's most anticipated movie, she talks to Keah Brown about vulnerability, finding inner strength and her plans to diversify the film industry
When Brie Larson won an Oscar for the 2015 movie Room, I jumped for joy as if I knew her. I hadn't even seen the film yet, but I'd just finished the moving novel by Emma Donoghue that it was based on (about a mother and her five-year-old son held captive in a room), and felt certain she had done the role of Ma justice.
I wouldn't get to know her until 2017, when we started following each other on Twitter. I was feeling insecure about being vulnerable, so when I heard her talking about her own vulnerability, I decided to reach out to her. What would follow were messages about work, life, self-care and cross-stitching. These messages were sporadic in nature. After all, we are both busy people. She is an actor, producer and director; I write about pop culture, disability (I have cerebral palsy), blackness and womanhood. But the consistent, overriding impression I always got was that Brie Larson is a person who cares about the world and the people in it.
'I've never craved the spotlight that often comes along with success in this business'
Aside from Room, the 29-year-old has starred in Trainwreck (2015), the critically-acclaimed indie film Short Term 12 (2013) and the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island (2017). Last year, she made her directorial debut in the indie comedy-drama Unicorn Store. It's an impressive body of work in a relatively short space of time, but most people might not realise that far from being the ingénue, Larson – who was born in Sacramento, before moving to LA with her mother and sister – has been working since she was a child. Best known stateside for the sitcom Raising Dad (2001) and Disney Channel movie Right On Track (2003), she also had a stint as a pop star, signing a record deal at 13. These days, as a Time's Up activist and advocate for sexual-assault survivors (she famously refused to clap when presenting Casey Affleck with an Oscar because of allegations against him), the actress utilises any power she has to be vocal about social and political issues. I can't wait to see what she does with the power that comes with her latest role – Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel, the 21st (and first female-led) film in the multimillion dollar franchise.
Meeting Larson in person for the first time, it's immediately clear why she was chosen for this role. Passionate, funny, genuine and kind, she's eager to see the diverse and inclusive world she lives in reflected back on the big screen. She might not be a superhero in real life, but she's ready to fight like one to make the world better…
I was thrilled you requested me to interview you. I thought, 'This is game-changing'. It's the biggest opportunity I've had. Nobody usually wants to take a chance on a disabled journalist. I'd love to know what your particular reasons were.
'About a year ago, I started paying attention to what my press days looked like and the critics reviewing movies, and noticed it appeared to be overwhelmingly white male. So, I spoke to Dr Stacy Smith at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, who put together a study to confirm that. Moving forward, I decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive. After speaking with you, the film critic Valerie Complex and a few other women of colour, it sounded like across the board they weren't getting the same opportunities as others. When I talked to the facilities that weren't providing it, they all had different excuses.'
And people don't realise how vast the disabled community is. It isn't just white men in wheelchairs. Some of us don't use mobility aids, others use them part-time; some disabilities are visible, others are physical but invisible. I find it so hard to see people in this industry who look like me, so if I have any sort of visibility or notoriety, I can lift somebody else up.
'I want to go out of my way to connect the dots. It just took me using the power that I've been given now as Captain Marvel. [The role] comes with all these privileges and powers that make me feel uncomfortable because I don't really need them.'
I guess you got a taste of that power with the success of Room. I heard you found promoting the film quite overwhelming.
'I've never craved the spotlight that often comes along with success in this business. It's a by-product of the profession and a sign of the times. But any uncomfortableness I feel is balanced by the knowledge that it gives me the ability to advocate for myself and others.'
You had messages of support from Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence, which must have helped.
'I found a supportive sisterhood, not just in Emma and Jen, but in the many women I've had the opportunity to come across and learn from over the past few years. It's a community of like-minded people, which has been a gift.'
Let's talk about Captain Marvel. What do you think it means for young girls and people who identify as female to see this woman not need to be saved, but to do the saving and be the strong person in the face of so much adversity?
'It's so interesting, as it's not something I thought about until I was in the cinema watching Wonder Woman. About two minutes in, I was sobbing and thought, "Why am I crying so much over this?" But it was seeing all of these warrior women who were so self-sufficient. That wasn't something I identified with growing up – my hero was Indiana Jones. To have the chance to be one example of this is powerful and exciting.'
There's a long way to go, though, don't you think?
'It's just the beginning. Captain Marvel will not be the answer to all of these things. It's about breaking it open to say, "Here's another way; here's something to look at to then continue the conversation further." For me, just the act of accepting the role and the process of getting physically strong [Larson worked out for four and a half hours every day for three months] changed me so much and made me stronger mentally. Hopefully, that will remind others, whatever journey they're on, of their inner strength.'
What do you think makes a hero?
'One of the biggest qualities is having an awareness outside of yourself, and understanding that the world doesn't revolve around your needs. I think part of who I am, and part of who she [Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel] is too, is having the theory of mind to put yourself in other people's shoes.'
You hesitated before accepting the role, which isn't surprising given you're a very private person and this film comes with a degree of notoriety…
'It's an odd one that I've had to come to terms with. There aren't many jobs where, in order to gain success – and in my case, more freedom in my creativity – I have to give up something that's equally important to me. I spend my time off with headphones on, walking around the city alone, so the idea that might become a different experience – where instead of being an observer, I'm the observed – feels terrifying.'
It's the capital 'c' celebrity thing…
'Yeah, they think I'm different, that I don't get up and have the same morning as they do or that I'm immune to flaws and don't get acne. All of those things happen to me as well, it's just harder for people to see when they're looking at things from the perspective of a red carpet or a movie that's been edited.'
That reminds me of what Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said about you… that you were cast because of your ability to balance the character's vast powers with humanity and relatable flaws.
'I lucked out in that Captain Marvel is super-flawed; she makes mistakes and has a temper. The fact that I'm not playing this idealised version of perfection makes me feel more comfortable about stepping into the role.'
As a journalist, I'm conscious of not asking the same questions you must always come across. It bugs me that the women of the Marvel universe are asked things like, 'So, how was it getting into the suit?' I mean, why does that matter?
'They're going to walk away from the movie like, "You know what I was really excited about? She got into the suit…"' [laughs]
When did you realise the real impact of the character?
'It wasn't until I was filming a movie called Just Mercy and my co-star Jamie Foxx came up to me and was like, "That trailer is crazy!" He set up a screening room and kept bringing people in. He held four screenings of the trailer for people on set [laughs]. It was the first time I saw how excited people were and it made me understand, "This is impactful, this matters."'
The first time that I ever messaged you was about malicious criticism. How are you handling that now?
'My friends and family have been encouraging me to talk more as I have a tendency to just be like, "I can handle it on my own." Usually, I just go quiet and stay alone all day. But it's a wonderful thing to be able to be of service to one another.'
I think the way we communicate in terms of our vulnerability and other emotions is based on how we were brought up. What kind of child were you?
'I was incredibly shy, and then aged six or seven, I started bugging my mom about wanting to be an actor. She was super-confused because I was so shy. She was like, "There's no way this is possible that she wants to do this." But she got me into acting lessons, and I'm so grateful as that was the catalyst.'
I want to be awkward and talk about money. I never had it growing up. We couldn't afford cable, so we just watched Gilligan's Island, M*A*S*H and In The Heat Of The Night.
'Me too!'
Does that make you feel uncomfortable about money now?
'Yes. I wouldn't say I had a surplus [amount] of money until about two years ago. So, it's still a fresh experience for me and, because I never had it, I always felt scared of it.'
What about when it comes to buying yourself nice clothes and that kind of thing?
'I grew up getting mine at the thrift store. When I was finally in a position to go out and buy a T-shirt, I was like, "How is it $100? I could buy 50 of them at the thrift store."'
So, what do you spend your money on?
'The extra money I have is like energy, it's a currency I can use. I've realised I'll go broke for the people I love, and I love a lot of people. I'm happy to pitch in and help others fulfil their dreams, get on their feet, whatever it is. I donate to GoFundMe. I don't need that much stuff, I've had this jean jacket I'm wearing for three years. I'm good, I don't need another jean jacket.'
Shout out to jean jackets, though!
'I love them. I know for myself that material objects don't make me feel anything really. So, it gives me pleasure to be able to help others out. I'm grateful that I grew up with so little because I know for sure that I don't need anything.'
You've acted, produced and directed, and won an Oscar and you're not yet 30. I'm particularly excited that you're producing and starring in a biopic of Victoria Woodhull, the first US female presidential candidate. What other ambitions and career goals do you have for yourself?
'I have so much that I want to do. Most of my goals are trying to bring in people, who are not traditionally associated with the movie industry, to tell their stories and help facilitate that. I also want to help with a non-profit school to teach young people, folks who have just gotten out of prison, or anyone who is diverse to learn skills in different departments, so that we can better diversify the industry that I work in. And then I have personal stuff – I'm passionate about martial arts, so I'd like to spend as much time as I can getting better at that. I haven't even scratched the surface of what I can do creatively.'
Captain Marvel is in cinemas from 8 March. Keah Brown's book, The Pretty One, will be published in August by Simon & Schuster.
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"Of course I get nervous" – Victoria Beckham on her LFW 10th birthday show
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Victoria Beckham came home today to show at London Fashion Week for the first time. Backstage, she told us about her brand turning 10, the challenges – and the hilarious moments in the run up to the show…
VICTORIA BECKHAM SS19 LONDON FASHION WEEK 09/16/2018
It's hard to believe it was 10 years ago that Victoria Beckham first stood up in front of a crowd of fashion editors during New York Fashion Week to talk them through her very first collection. But today she brought it on home to London Fashion Week, she brought it on home to the capital, celebrating her brand's landmark birthday with an impeccably polished show that was a tour de force of the 'house codes' she's developed over the last decade designing. "I get so nervous, I really do," she told Marie Claire after the show. "You spend months and months and months creating the collection – I want to do the best I can and give my customer what she wants. You never what might happen: one of the girls might have fallen down the stairs, I might have fallen down the stairs! But that's what makes it exciting."
Of course, being VB, nothing of the sort actually happened. Instead, after a suitably light fashion breakfast (read: coconut water with lime, avocado on delicate pieces of rye bread) at her Dover Street store, it was off to the dazzlingly white Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac next door. "Even though this is a show, I also like it to feel very personal," she explained. "I like to look at luxury in a luxurious environment, which I think this is. It's important that things are calm – I don't want to run crazy late, I don't want everything to be very last minute. There's always going to be an element of that but I like to control it as much as I can."
And control it she did. Stella Tennant opened the show, which mixed a light, playful whimsy – ditsy floral prints layered together, delicate shirts spliced together from sheer lace – with the elegant wardrobe building blocks she's built her reputation on. Long, narrow trousers split up the ankle and worn with flat metallic boots were designed to give legs for days: "who doesn't want that?" she said. "I've jazzed mine up today with a heel because I felt I should make an effort, but they look equally great with flats."
Although it was brimming with the silhouettes we've come to know and love, this wasn't a retrospective, she said, but an illustration of the house codes she's built. "Masculine vs femininity, for example. The use of the beautiful lace feels feminine, but then showing it with a more masculine pant, that's something every woman needs in her wardrobe – whether you're wearing it on a hot summers' day or under a tux jacket on the red carpet or at a cocktail event. It's about giving my customer choice."
There's definitely one piece guaranteed to sell like hotcakes – the 10th Anniversary t-shirts that go on-sale today, emblazoned with an updated version of her iconic 'Victoria in a paper bag' Juergen Teller campaign. This time around, the Beckham legs poking out are wearing the 'Eva' shoes. "This week, we've been in the studio really, really late at night and the team have been taking pictures of themselves in bags with their feet. It really has entertained me this week, in my delirium – keep them coming…"
What a difference a decade makes. "I remember with my first show, just waiting to see what everybody thought. I was a pop star going into the fashion industry and that could have gone one of two ways." We'd say it's gone pretty well so far…
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How our phones became a 150-a-day habit, and why it's time for a #screenbreak
admin Latest stories, Reports, top story September 10, 2018 0 Comment
Do you keep your phone on the table when you're out with friends? Have you slipped away from a party to check your Instagram feed? Do you spin into a panic when there's no wifi? Today Marie Claire launches #screenbreak, a new campaign to help curb and control our addictive scrolling habits. Since, for most of us, a full digital detox isn't possible or practical, we've gathered expert advice, tricks and tech to help reduce the average 150-pickups-a-day routine, along with simple ways to be more mindful with the time you do spend on your phone. To kick off the campaign, Tanya Goodin, founder of digital detox movement Time To Log Off and author of Stop Staring at Screens, tells us why a major digital reset is long overdue.
I don't need to tell you that you're spending too much time on screens – you know that. What started as a murmur of concern a year or so ago about our out-of-control screen habits is now a deafening roar. According to research we tap, click and scroll on our smartphones 2,617 times a day – picking them up 150 times on average – we now spend more time on screens than we do asleep!
Between scrolling aimlessly on social media when we're bored, getting sucked into yet another work email chain after hours and responding to the endless pings from all the WhatsApp groups we joined to make our lives more efficient – how are we getting anything done?
Our smartphones are seriously distracting us from the business of living our lives and even from being productive in our careers. One recent study showed that even if your phone is face down and switched off on your desk it reduces your IQ by 10 points. And how many of us can honestly say we ever now have our phones face down and switched off, or at least not ever for long?
But there's a more insidious side to our 24:7 screen habit and that's the impact it's having on our mental health, with research showing that it's women who suffer far more on this front.
Suzy Reading, author of The Self Care Revolution is not surprised and says she finds she often gets caught up in a 'feedback loop of anxiety' when she's on screens. 'When I'm anxious I check-in more as a means of distraction, which fuels my feeling of being over-stimulated and anxious. I can literally cycle between Instagram, Facebook and. Twitter on loop. Just the sight of my phone triggers an urge to check-in and a cascading of stress hormones.'
Tanya Burr: 'Without my phone, I can just breathe'
And all of those platforms that Suzy cycles through, and which most of us spend all our social media hours on, have the potential to heighten our anxiety: Twitter can be particularly hostile for women, breeding the type of nasty trolls that target us specifically online; Instagram has that carefully curated feed of perfect bodies living perfect lives; and Facebook doubles up the pressure on the 'emotional labour' we women do in marking birthdays, work anniversaries and celebrations. (It can't be just me who feels horribly guilty when I've missed one and forgotten to post on a friend's Facebook Wall).
Despite having spent over 20 years working exclusively online, my own Twitter trolling has thankfully been confined to a man tweeting to tell me I was 'attention seeking' after being on the BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme, but even that knocked me off-course for a bit. Rhiannon Lambert, leading Harley Street Nutritionist and author of Re-Nourish, has been less lucky. 'Only recently, I was the target of what appeared to be a cult in America following a restrictive diet. They got very personal, posting Photoshopped images of me with cruel comments with some even making aggressive threats.'
My personal challenge is Instagram and Katherine Ormerod, author of Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life, is with me on this 'I think any platform that enables easy cross-companion will always have the potential to inspire worry, centred on financial and romantic success, body image and life milestones in particular'.
This summer the endless streams of photos from friends' breezy seaside jaunts took their toll when I was grafting away in stifling London with little prospect of getting a break.
After realising I was really starting to really feel down every time I logged-in, I banned myself for a week. Suzy Reading sympathises: 'If I'm at home with the kids, seeing luxury travel snaps from other people definitely brings out the green-eyed monster. It also shows up in home envy, career envy, fitness envy, relationship envy… and this sense that I'm somehow not enough as an individual, not achieving enough or doing enough.'
5 apps to help control your screen time
'I love social media,' says Emma Gannon, host of the CTRL ALT DELETE podcast and author of The Multi-Hyphen Method, 'but I find being on it for too long makes me feel anxious after a while. For me it can be an easy way of procrastinating, so if I'm putting off on tidying up, or replying to my emails, or going to the gym then it can leave me feeling icky. Seeing what other people are constantly doing makes me feel anxious too. You should never feel like you're living other people's lives more than your own.'
When we're not wasting hours scrolling through our potentially toxic social feeds, there are other aspects of the digital world that have the ability to really pile on the pressure.
I agree with Shahroo Izadi, behavioural change specialist and author of The Kindness Method, on the unique tyranny of those little ticks: 'I find that the concept of read receipt can be quite anxiety-inducing. For those of us who struggle with overthinking and anxious thinking patterns, knowing someone has seen a message but not responded can cause a lot of us to tell ourselves stories that aren't true – but are able to impact our day-to-day wellbeing nonetheless'.
But with most of us now spending our working days entirely on screens, how can we navigate the minefield of anxiety that so much of the digital world can cause us without being a hermit, giving up our jobs and reverting to a completely analogue way of life?
Taking weeks at a time off screens isn't practical for most of us, but small, mindful, screen breaks throughout the day are. It's exactly the approach I've been employing myself in the four years since I refocused my digital career to specialise in digital health and wellbeing.
I've put together plenty of practical tips and techniques you can employ to live a more screen-balanced life in my new book Stop Staring at Screens and I've also surveyed some of my digital influencer friends to collate expert advice from them.
These are women who have to juggle working and promoting their careers in the digital world with carefully protecting their mental health and wellbeing. Here are their words of wisdom:
How 6 digital pros keep a balance
1) Set a morning routine
Shahroo Izadi: 'Deciding not to look at your phone for the first 20 minutes of the day can make a big difference to your day-to day-wellbeing. Whether it's checking emails, reading the news or scrolling through Instagram, what we decide to expose ourselves to as soon as we open our eyes can put us on a back foot mentally and emotionally for the rest of the day.'
It's the 1 year anniversary of @last_worder and I meeting in a coffee shop to sign my contract and @bluebirdbooksforlife welcoming me into their crew of superheroes. . . Never ceases to amaze me how simple it is to ease into a new normal and forget to acknowledge how much things have changed. . If you achieved something a year ago, it hasn't been taken away since. Celebrate again with me today!
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2) Turn off unnecessary notifications
From me, Tanya Goodin: 'Be ruthless with notifications. You don't need to know in real-time if an Insta post has been liked. It's those endless notifications that make you keep picking up your phone. Go through each app and cut down on those you receive. I have none at all enabled on my phone so I check it when I choose – not when it buzzes.'
3) Treat social media like a house party
Suzy Reading: 'Be mercenary about who you let in. I like Lucy Sheridan's suggestion to treat social media like a house party. If they wouldn't make your guest list, don't invite them to your social media feed'.
4) Dip into your self-esteem bank
Katherine Ormerod: 'I keep a list on Notes on my phone of the positive things I've achieved, or the attributes that I like about myself and if anything on social media starts to make me spiral, I go back to read them. It's like an emergency self-esteem bank!'
Summer 2018 you were a beaut Already taking to Expedia about the sequel
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5) Execute a no phones at the table rule
Rhiannon Lambert: 'I've realised a healthy thing is not to use your phone in places where you relax. That's the bedroom but also the dining table too. Remember, eating mindfully is always a good thing!'
6) Make use of the mute
Emma Gannon: 'I reflect on who I am following about once a month – I am not afraid to mute or unfollow accounts that no longer serve me or add to my life anymore. As my friend Abigail once said, "we care about what food we put into our bodies, so we should also care what online content we put into our minds."'
spending the weekend in a gorgeous countryside cabin in Suffolk with my lovely pal @clarkey2402. Green view, red wine, Netflix movies and a king size bed. Happy weekend all. Thank you @canopyandstars for recommending this place #cscollective #canopyandstars
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7) Introduce regular check-ins
Suzy Reading: 'Check-in and ask yourself, how do you feel afterwards? Listen to your body as well as tune in with your thoughts and feelings – is tension, discomfort or negativity showing up during or after social media usage? Ask yourself, is this life-giving behaviour or do you want to make some mindful changes?'
#iminyourvillage … motherhood is a marathon and those early days… I wondered how long it would take for sleep deprivation to kill me. Both times, I was floored by life in general, coupled with the demands of motherhood. Charlotte's birth coincided with my dad's battle with motor neurone disease and my village became instrumental in seeing me through. It was largely an online village because I felt too sad and exhausted to make plans. Amazing how a just a loving text to check in can pep you up and keep you going. Second time round we'd moved from one side of the globe to the other to be with my husbands family, his dad in end stage heart failure. My mates and my dear mum were on the other side of the world and the early chapter of Ted's life was pretty solitary for me again. But three years on, we're all flourishing and in that time I've made some incredibly life-giving friendships here through these squares. Thank to @mumologist for getting us talking about our experiences and the value in reaching out. Thanks for being in my village, I still need you! I relish being in yours. Suz . . . . . . . . #ittakesavillage #whosinyourvillage #iam #parentingvillage #selfcarerevolution #mother #motherhood #mama #happymum #sadmum #allthefeels #pnd #grief #normal #mentalhealth #flourish #otherpeople matter
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Don't beat yourself up if any of these tips are hard initially to put into practice, the digital world has been engineered to be addictive and hard to step away from. Shahroo Izadi says many of her clients struggle with not looking at their phone for the first 20 minutes of the day and build up from 5 minutes.
Begin with baby steps and keep checking in with yourself about how you feel. Even those of us who are hyper-alert to all the dangers of the digital world struggle at times with keeping ourselves digitally healthy.
Katherine Ormerod concurs 'Even now, after having written a whole book about it and really, seriously working on my attitude to social media, I'm not impervious. Especially on a sad Friday night double screening in front of Netflix!'
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SS18 Trend Report: All the trends you'll be wearing in 2018
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It's time to get ahead and jump on board the trend train – here's our ultimate guide to the SS18 trends from the catwalk
The Fashion Month dust has settled, we've finally emptied out our cases from Paris Fashion Week (still can't find that missing earring, dammit) and the street stylers are back to Kira Kira-ing their breakfasts, instead of each other outside show venues. We've done our Spring Summer 2018 fashion trends research, and now we'd say it's high time for some next-season wardrobe plotting. Let's face it, it's never too early to start that wish-list – especially if you want more than a hope in hell of getting your hands on that Gucci bum bag. So, what did we learn from the NY/London/Milan/Paris Fashion Week whirl?
We've got two words – Fashion Prozac. That's right, after an epically depressing year for politics (and just about everything else), designers reacted in the only way they know how. With uplifting, colourful, joyous clothes that took us off into another universe. Kaleidescopes of rainbow colour, the yummy new sugared almond pastels, Versace's Insta-breaking supermodel reunion, some pretty powerful 80s power dressing – and OTT texture and fringing galore. The message: the outlook might be a little gloomy right now, but at least we can dress ourselves happy…
Scroll on down for all the Spring Summer 2018 trends to know about
Summer fashion trends 2018: Crayola colours
Designers raided the Pantone colour chart for pulsating primary colours – tomato red made a strong showing, seen everywhere from Preen to Victoria Beckham. There's cobalt, emerald green and bright yellow. See Balenciaga's head to toe take – canary yellow dress, layered over a long-sleeved top in the same shade, and accessorised with matching platform Balenciaga Crocs – taking the prize for coolest/craziest *delete as appropriate * collab of the season.
Gestuz Women's Ihara Skirt
Priced at £89.04, available at Amazon.co.uk/Fashion
If head to toe brights aren't your bag, there's always….
Summer fashion trends 2018: Pastel colours
Delicate sugared almond shades have shaken off their Hyacinth Bucket connotations and turned themselves into a fashion statement. Preen's standout show, inspired by saris and womens' rights movements, was a masterclass in how to do pretty and powerful – with one-shouldered dresses and draped shapes in delicate shades of palest pink and green. The big news: lilac, that most Queen Mums-y of shades, is set for a major comeback. Buy a lilac bag now. Or have yourself a scoop of Neapolitan, like Celine's cream and pink combo.
Caspia Linen Wrap Jumpsuit
Priced at £130, available at French Connection
Summer fashion trends 2018: Puff sleeves
Princess Di and her late 80s heyday were a pervasive influence on some of the season's key shows. Clearly the 20th anniversary of her death got Virgil Abloh thinking – he dedicated his entire Off/White show to her. And a fabulously unexpected treat from his normally streetwear-focused label it was. Puff sleeved jackets, high-waisted jeans, pristine white slouchy boots and big shouldered printed dresses. Claire Waight Keller's debut show for Givenchy was a slick parade of strong, squared blouses in Working Girl-worthy graphic prints and teamed with cowboy boots. Meanwhile, at Saint Laurent Paris fashion week, Anthony Vaccarello brought all the Dynasty glamour for nighttime. The Power-Pouff – it's a thing.
Topshop Tie Back Balloon Sleeve Blouse
Priced at £45, available at Topshop
Summer fashion trends 2018: Check print
You think of checks as being strictly winter-only, but they're making a convincing case for being spring's It print. There were folksy ginghams at Loewe, sweet red and blue plaids at Alexander McQueen, beautiful bright shopper-bag checks at Mary Katrantzou and a whole show of them at Fendi – even down to checked tights.
Stradivarius Checked Snap Button Trousers
Priced at £29.99, available at Stradivarius
Summer fashion trends 2018: Feather clothes
Fluffy marabou and ostrich fluttered across a whole host of SS18 – from Anthony Vaccarello's feather-yeti 'It' boots at Saint Laurent to the twisted take on the trench that's become John Galliano's signature at Maison Margiela – this season is all about a gold brocade version with white feathers flying from the shoulders. It's not rain-friendly, but we've got the new haute take on the rain mac for that…see below.
Feather-Embellished Wool-Blend Dress
Feather-Embellished Wool-Blend Dress, Christopher Kane
Priced at £1195, available at MATCHESFASHION.COM
Summer fashion trends 2018: Fringing
Another iteration of the maximalist mood – major statement fringing, swishing across necklines, hemlines, bags…you name it. And these are no wishy-washy boho trims. The look isn't so much haute-hippy as put-through-a-shredder. Car need a polish? No problem – just slip into one of Erdem or Calvin Klein's dresses and shimmy away.
Summer fashion trends 2018: Beach clothes
Marc Jacobs said it best, with his mad mash-up of swirly prints, rainbow colours and turbans. Imagine the splashy, sun-drenched style of a 1960s Palm Beach socialite – Lilly Pulitzer, say – and then take it up a notch or three. Gucci's Hawaiian-tropic print two-piece teamed with glittery gloves and a pile of necklaces is a case in point.
boohoo Scarf Print Off the Shoulder Midi Dress
Priced at £25, available at boohoo
Summer fashion trends 2018: Suit shorts
Oh, shorts. So boring, so basic. Just lurking in the back of the drawer, only to be pulled out on holiday when no-one's looking and all your sundresses are covered in ice cream. Or so we thought, but summer fashion trends 2018 already sees the rise of the Statement Short. Louis Vuitton's silky boxer style, Saint Laurent's high-waisted leathers, and a whole host of (are you ready) – Shorts Suits. That's right – fashion-forward summer tailoring will finish at the knee.
Buttoned High-Waist Shorts
Priced at £35.99, available at Mango
Summer fashion trends 2018: Wet look clothes
Wet-look, wipe-clean (oo-er), whatever you want to call it, the texture of the season is shiny. Christopher Kane's black vinyl dresses and Balmain's jumpsuits had kinky Soho vibes, while Mary Katrantzou and Calvin Klein were thinking more along the sporty waterproof lines, using plastic-coated nylon and drawstrings aplenty.
Red Vinyl Bow Wrap Mini Skirt
Red Vinyl Bow Wrap Mini Skirt, PrettyLittleThing
Priced at £18, available at PrettyLittleThing
Which brings us neatly on to….
Summer fashion trends 2018: Transparent rain macs
Trust Karl Lagerfeld to create an entire ecosystem for the Chanel SS18 Paris show – building a French cliff scene inside the Grand Palais, with real live waterfalls and cascading streams for the models to stroll round. Climate change statement or practical fashion problem solving? Maybe both. Either way – we're covered for spring showers. Transparent plastic macs, rain hats…we've never seen Karl so sensible. Other labels including Valentino also produced 'It' macs – we never thought we'd say those words.
Clear Vinyl Trench Coat
Clear Vinyl Trench Coat, Topshop
Summer fashion trends 2018: Sportswear
Another face (more like North Face in fact) of the simmering 80s theme – Dad-tastic sportswear. That's right, fashion fans – the shellsuit is back! Witness Gucci's jaunty two-piece and Isabel Marant's sexed-up tracksuit worn with high heels. The best way to carry off this trend – instead of looking like an escapee from a Soviet Olympic training camp, circa 1989 – is to dilute heavily. Take one shellsuit jacket and wear with something seriously sexy on the bottom. Or team the new sporty 'dad' trainers (see below) with a pretty summer dress.
Blue Limited Edition Colour-Block Chunky Trainers
Priced at £34.99, available at New Look
Summer fashion trends 2018: Floral dresses
Summer wouldn't be summer without a sea of florals and pretty dresses – and this season doesn't disappoint. Prizes for the sweetest go to the Liberty prints at Chloe and ditsy florals at Loewe. There's also a whole host of sheer loveliness to choose from when it comes to the perfect summer dress – if you're not brave enough to wear with visible briefs on full display (a big runway trend), pop yours over a high-necked blouse and shorts, a la Emilia Wickstead.
Rixo Rose Abstract Daisy Blue Dress
Priced at £315, available at Rixo
Summer fashion trends 2018: Accessories
Now you know what you should be wearing come SS18, give your outfit an instant SS18 refresh with some key accessories These are the hottest trends to invest in…
Summer fashion trends 2018: Bumbags
Go all-out and channel your inner favourite 1980s fashion icons by investing in a bumbag or a chic leather belt bag, as seen at Givenchy
We all love investing in the best trainers out there, but for SS18 the clumpier the better. Think bright whites and hike-tastic trainers.
GG Marmont Quilted Leather Belt Bag
GG Marmont Quilted Leather Belt Bag, Gucci
Priced at £765, available from NET-A-PORTER
Summer fashion trends 2018: OTT earrings
The more your earrings resemble those seen on Pat Butcher, the better. This is the jewellery trend that won't die right now, and it's going to be even bigger for summer.
Brass Goldplated Venus Earring
Priced at £120, available at Anna + Nina
Summer fashion trends 2018: The XL tote
The mini bag has dominated the last few seasons, but now the practical big bag is back with a vengeance…
Abella Tote
Priced at £145, available at Marri London
And that's a wrap on SS18 – and our bank accounts.
Time for a major wardrobe upgrade…
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Alright.. tiz 1:33am.. but as we all know.. as of Aug 7th of last year.. i dont sleep.
Incase you heard some rumors.... YES.. from this point on, any character that is picked by the public will be tested by the V.I.P's in the public version of the game, a few weeks before that particular character is released.
What does this mean ?? well... Spiderman is next.. he was picked by the people.. SOOO.. in a (little) while... a new version of the game will come out where ONLY the VIP's can pick Spiderman and play against the regular users online .. all the rest of the 215,000 users can do, is play against the V.I.P.'s and drool in anticipation.
After a few weeks...and once we find all the bugs with him... Spiderman will become public... and the V.I.P's fun will be over.. until i find time to release another VIP ONLY character.


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T - Mark Twain/ Zora Neale Hurston
Louisa Mae Alcott spurred writers such as Helen Hooven Santmeyer to become writers.
Mark Twain was my original inspiration. Twain was part of my education. I read his books before they were assigned. I think the humbleness of his origins as well as the earthiness of his writing related to me as a child. It had that ring of truth that resonated. The shrewdness and mischievousness of Tom Sawyer convincing other children to whitewash a fence for him. I wished I was that smart.
When Samuel Clemens autobiography became available 100 years after his death, I ordered it and paid full price. I've yet to seriously read it. You have to make time for what is important. He postponed publishing his biography until 100 years after his death in 1910. Mark Twain's birth and death are famous in that both coincided with Haley's comet 75 year cycle swinging by the Earth.
Samuel Clemens spent a great deal of time touring and writing to cover debts due losses from bad investments in the technology of the day. He had a strong and enduring friendship with Nicoli Tesla. A friend, Henry Rogers, began to manage Twain's money and Twain became solvent as a result.
Twain's views on society changed and became increasingly cynical as he aged. Becoming more aged, I can understand that too. Life was cheerier when I understood less or was too busy to notice.
Zora Neale Hurston wrote "And Their Eyes Were Watching God" in 8 days which is a remarkable feat when you look at the quality and merit of the book. One line that stood out to me was the comparison of a black woman having a white woman's hair like the string that bound a ham had ham qualities. The aspect of a woman's value with being attractive and that a black woman feeling like she had to look white to be attractive; two sides of a very ugly coin in our country's past and present.
Zora Neale Hurston was never paid in a comparable amount as her contemporaries. Hurston worked as a freelance writer, anthropologist and wrote short stories, plays. She was educated at Howard, Barnard and Columbia. During the later portion of her life, Thurston had to scrape by a living.
Her work was obscure in that her heavy use of dialect put some people off her folklore style. People living through difficult situations and a living history of that era is what appealed to me. Some of her opinions were not popular; but, considering the treatment of African Americans when she lived, criticism is a moot point. Hurston died in 1960 before the Civil Right's Movement brought significant changes for black Americans.
Hurston's work saw a revival in 1975, fifteen years after her death, due to writer Alice Walker writing an article in Ms. magazine. Walker identified Hurston's unmarked grave and had a marker placed with the words, "A Genius of the South" there.
Elephant's Child April 24, 2017 at 1:27 AM
Mark Twain speaks to so many of us. Some of his work on the topic of war is particularly pertinent - and he did humour superbly.
I was given his autobiography and am ashamed to admit that the sheer weight of it means it is still sitting in my unread tower. As you know I don't mean literary weight but just the size of it. I cannot hold anything that heavy for long. Some day. Soon.
Ann Bennett April 24, 2017 at 6:27 AM
A reading podium is what you need. I don't know how comfortable it would be to be bent over though. I hope you get a long remission soon. The day to day aspect of MS is not for the feint of heart.
Tragedy and comedy do go hand to hand.
Hilary Melton-Butcher April 24, 2017 at 2:59 AM
Hi Ann - Twain does speak to many doesn't he - but reading about Nora Zeale Hurston really adds to our knowledge - she must have been formidable, but so interesting ... I must keep an eye open for further information on her - thanks for bringing her to our attention ... cheers Hilary
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Perhaps I should have lived in the 1800s or early 1900s, I like the writing so much. But I don't think I could have endured the wars and difficulties of those times.
Jean Davis April 24, 2017 at 7:56 AM
We all get more cynical, I think. Twain did certainly have a way with words. Tom Sawyer was one of the few 'classics' that I actually enjoyed reading as a kid.
Discarded Darlings - Jean Davis, Speculative Fiction Writer, A to Z: Editing Fiction
Ann Bennett April 24, 2017 at 8:47 PM
My favorite was "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". I can see why he was a like a "rock star" of his day.
Out on the prairie April 24, 2017 at 8:22 AM
I read twain early in my life. My mother took me to a used good s store and let me roam the books and I got him from her suggestion that I would like him.
Used books, pre-selected is what I call them. There are so many prizes in them.
Pat Hatt April 24, 2017 at 10:12 AM
Twain sure knew how to add a touch of humor when need be
Humor does indicate troubles, eh. I can see why he became more bitter.
Tamara Narayan April 24, 2017 at 10:22 AM
Hurston's work sounds like something to put on my TBR list. Thanks for the info.
T is for the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis
You would not regret it. Plus, it is a nice thin volume. I know that is sacrilegious for the serious reader. But, you will be too busy sleeping I understand if you kids get abducted by aliens.
Susan Gourley/Kelley April 24, 2017 at 1:20 PM
Mark Twain had so much common sense it seemed. Hurston is someone I never heard of but sounds like an amazing brilliant woman.
Hurston was a literary genius. Her work is well worth the read and worth a dozen Harry Potters.
Barbara In Caneyhead April 24, 2017 at 4:41 PM
In what you said about each, I see similarities between them. Both wrote in a voice true to their heritage, both were opinionated, etc.
Perspectives at Life & Faith in Caneyhead
Good observation, but it is true there is an honesty with both of them.
Trin Carl April 24, 2017 at 5:23 PM
I had no idea that Hurston used to work as a freelance writer. This speaks a lot about the inequality at that time. I'm so glad Alice Walker took the time to remember her and that Zora's work is still alive today.
T is for terrific actress
http://theglobaldig.blogspot.com/2017/04/u-is-for-unbelievable-actress.html
So true about inequality, even today I feel humbled that very talented writers find themselves working at retail, etc to make ends meet.
Andy Escaping April 25, 2017 at 9:02 PM
Zora Neale Hurston... I wonder if I'd know that name now if she'd been born white and a man.
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X - Qui Xiaolong - Khushwant Singh
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Underserved Populations in the Broadband Deserts Within the Rural South Black Belt to "Get Wired" with Omnipoint Technology
Montgomery, AL, August 12, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Getwiredalabama, which is a public-private partnership between the South Central Alabama Broadband Cooperative District (SCABCD) and Omnipoint Technology Partners will provide next generation broadband to the 17 counties of the historic black belt. The black belt communities include Civil Rights Meccas in Alabama like Selma, Tuskegee and Montgomery.
These counties like many areas across the South and the Nation are considered broadband deserts which are areas in which either don't have any internet service at all or very little and unreliable service. Clearly this leaves these underserved populations at a huge disadvantage when it comes to economic, neighborhood and community development. Broadband deserts also leave historically disadvantaged school districts and their teachers and students yet again on the short end of the stick. In addition, multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities will also be able to utilize this network.
Board President Commissioner Charlie King, Jr. of Lowndes County Board of Commissioners reiterated the point that these places are at a clear and distinct disadvantage, "Much like a food desert, a broadband desert can have a compounding negative impact on the health of the community. A place without proper internet is a place devoid of optimally functioning businesses, schools, churches, libraries, community organizations and homes. Homes with students and residents are at a severe disadvantage when compared to places with adequate wi-fi."
Key to this 600 million dollar project is providing first class internet access at an affordable cost to the consumer in these areas.
Getwiredalabama has opened its first office location in Hayneville, AL and will create 250 well paid, permanent jobs through this project which will stimulate economic growth. The official website site is www.getwiredalabama.com. Residents can also earn income by participating in the Omnipoint Affiliate Program, www.omnipointaffiliate.com
Partners already joining the project include Lat Long Infrastructure for fiber construction, Siklu for MMWave 5G wireless fiber, Crown Castle, Smart City Media for smart city solutions and AT&T Partnership Exchange for IOT and Edge solutions.
The private company, Omnipoint will build a hybrid solution which will include thousands of miles of fiber to homes, wireless devices, CBRS (Citizens Band Radio Spectrum) and smart city technology. What makes this project unique besides the private-public partnership is that the infrastructure will be accessible for other internet service providers to operate on for competitive affordable services such as streaming TV, Telehealth and Voice Over Internet Protocol.
Omnipoint will operate the network under a 30 year agreement and 50% of profit will go back to the Southern Alabama Broadband Cooperative District for distribution to counties for subsidizing internet payments and economic development.
Information about Omnipoint Technology can be found at https://omnipoint.solutions
Information from the Jointcenter.org on broadband for the rural black south.
https://jointcenter.org/expanding-broadband-in-the-black-rural-south/?utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email
Cathleen Trigg-Jones
https://omnipoint.solutions


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Single Review: "Never Catch Me" by Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar are known for their creative music productions. Both Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar aren't really afraid of stepping outside the norm when it comes to producing music as obvious from latest single "Never Catch Me".
If you listen to "Never Catch Me", you will know why it is unique in so many ways that it deserves fair airtime on radio. Though it's a mind blowing track altogether, certain listeners may find its schizophrenic approach too heavy to be digested. Those who enjoy this approach to audio will have their hands on the repeat button for a very long time.
The collaboration between Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar was a regular affair for both as major parts of the song were recorded at Lotus' house. In fact, Lotus earlier helped Lamar with his album by sending him bunch of stuff and when asked for a return favor, Lamar agreed to be a part of Lotus' new album.
"Never Catch Me" will be included in Flying Lotus' new album titled "You're Dead!". Lotus originally thought of a full-blown jazz record but it ended up as a mix of jazz, progressive rock and rapping. For jazz music fans, jazz legend Herbie Hancock has also contributed to the album.
Watch "Never Catch Me" by Flying Lotus Feat. Kendrick Lamar (Official Audio)
Categories:	Single Reviews, Videos	/ by David Watt 2014-09-25


I just received word that there was a "scheduling glitch" at Hambidge: the north Georgia facility where I was supposed to do my upcoming two week residency. While it is certainly a disappointment, I remain grateful for the opportunity to visit family and friends instead.
Perhaps another time and another place for dreaming up and creating giant installations of wax dipped book pages, steel chicken wire and organza fabric?