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The Films You Need To See Before The Oscars
By Katie Berrington 24 January 2019
The Academy Awards are fast approaching, so now is the time to catch up on the films that will be the talk of this awards season. Here's a rundown of the nominees to watch ahead of the ceremony on February 24 - with just enough details to fake it until you have.
Peter Farrelly's comedy-drama is set against the backdrop of the '60s Deep South and follows the true story of a tour from world-class African-American pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), his Italian-American bouncer and chauffeur. The film, which depicts the growing bond between the men in the face of racism and the era of segregation, has won plaudits for its performances, but some criticism for historical accuracy.
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga have become something of a power duo during this awards season circuit, thanks to their iteration of the Hollywood classic. Worth the wait (this remake first began being discussed in 2011 with Clint Eastwood and Beyoncé in talks to direct and star respectively), it tells the story of a musician battling alcohol addiction who discovers - and subsequently falls in love with - a struggling young singer.
The talk of awards season so far, The Favourite has swept up nominations - jointly leading the Academy Awards charge with Roma, garnering 10 nods each. Olivia Colman as the frail and ageing Queen Anne is a favourite contender for Best Actress, while Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone - who play two favourites in her court competing for the monarch's affections - are both nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Set in Colorado Springs in the '70s, Spike Lee's acclaimed biographical crime film portrays Ron Stallworth - the first African-American detective in the city's police department - as he infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch. Spike Lee has received his first Best Director nomination for the film, which stars John David Washington (as Stallworth), Adam Driver (nominated for Best Supporting Actor) and Laura Harrier.
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The first superhero film to ever receive a Best Film nomination at the Oscars, Black Panther stormed the box office with its release last year. With a line-up that includes Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya and Letitia Wright, the Marvel film is set in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, where T'Challa (Boseman) returns home after the death of his father to take his rightful place as king.
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Glenn Close is another favourite for Best Actress - six times the nominee and not yet the winner means that many are calling for it to be her year - for her performance in Björn Runge's drama. Close subtly and sympathetically plays a woman living in the shadow of her world-famous author husband, who is about to receive the Nobel prize in Literature.
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The other standout nominee on this year's Best Film list is Alfonso Cuarón's semi-autobiographical drama, based on the director's upbringing and set and shot in Mexico City. Starring Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira, both of whom have been nominated for acting accolades, the film has received critical acclaim for its beautiful portrayal of a live-in housekeeper to a middle-class family in the city in the early '70s.
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Based on Lee Israel's 2008 memoir of the same name, Can You Ever Forgive Me? stars Melissa McCarthy (nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards) as the celebrity biographer who finds a new source of income - in forging celebrity letters with the help of her friend Jack (Best Supporting Actor nominee Richard E. Grant) - when her work stops being published.
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Starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, the biographical comedy-drama follows the former US vice president on his journey to power during the 2000 presidential election. The critics have been divided over the film, but the performances - from Bale and Amy Adams, as Cheney's wife Lynne, in particular - have been widely lauded.
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News in Brief: A National Roundup
Head of Leaders Council Given New Work Terms
Amid questions about her employment terms as the top executive of the Education Leaders Council, Lisa Graham Keegan has given up her status as an independent contractor with the group and become an employee.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Education had pointed out the potential for conflicts of interest, given that Ms. Keegan worked as the chief executive officer of the Washington-based organization as a hired contractor, while at the same time sitting on the council's board of directors. The department monitors the ELC's federally funded projects.
"She just thought it was the best way to clarify this once and for all by becoming a regular ELC employee," Brian Jones, the council's chief operational officer, said last week. Ms. Keegan, a former Arizona state schools chief, continues to serve both as the CEO and as a board member, he added.
The issue was one of a host of concerns about management that have prompted several members of the council's board of directors to resign since last fall. ("Members Quit Board of Troubled Council," April 7, 2004.)
—Jeff Archer
Spec. Ed. Lawyer Apologizes For Performing Satirical Skit
A special education lawyer for an affluent suburban Washington school district has issued a letter of apology after offending parents who learned that he had performed a satirical "newscast" last year at a national conference on special education law.
The skit by Zvi Greismann, a senior attorney for special education for the 140,000-student Montgomery County, Md., public schools, was so popular that he was asked to do another at the National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Children with Disabilities conference next month.
Mr. Greismann's skit at the 2003 conference, attended by special education lawyers for school districts, included jokes about the special education process.
But a group of Montgomery County parents who saw a videotape of the performance complained to the district and wrote letters of protest to the school board, saying the jokes came at the expense of their emotional struggles, district officials said.
Mr. Greismann, himself a parent of a special-needs student, canceled his scheduled performance next month and posted a letter of apology on March 31 on the district's Web site.
"My remarks 10 months ago at the ... national conference on special education law created the unintended consequence of appearing to be disrespectful and disparaging of students with disabilities and their families," Mr. Greismann wrote. "This was certainly never my intent. As the father of a profoundly disabled child, I know all too well the challenges faced by parents with special children."
—Lisa Goldstein
Portland, Ore., Board Picks Pa. State Chief to Run Schools
The Portland, Ore., school board unanimously approved the selection of Pennsylvania state schools chief Vicki L. Phillips last week as the superintendent of the 49,000-student district.
Before becoming the state secretary of education in 2003, Ms. Phillips, 46, was the superintendent of the 11,500-student Lancaster, Pa., schools for five years. In Portland, she will replace John Scherzinger, 55, who will retire at the end of this school year.
The Portland school board's decision capped a six-month national recruitment effort. Other finalists included Thomas B. Lockamy, the deputy superintendent of the 37,000-student Norfolk, Va., school district. Ms. Phillips will earn a $203,000 annual salary under a three-year contract.
—Rhea R. Borja
Chicago Charter Principal Held on Child-Porn Charges
The principal of a Chicago charter school has been placed on home detention after being charged with possession of child pornography.
Joseph T. Nurek, 54, the principal of the West Belden campus of the Chicago International Charter School, was arrested late last month. Federal prosecutors said investigators found a massive collection of child pornography at his home and on his computer.
Mr. Nurek has been suspended from his job at the 450-student charter school, one of four managed by American Quality Schools, a private Chicago company.
Leo J. Athas, a lawyer who represents the school, said Mr. Nurek's background had been screened by the Chicago public school system and found to be clean. There was no indication that any of the images or materials found at Mr. Nurek's home involved students from the school, he added. The school enrolls 459 students in grades K-7.
Mr. Nurek's lawyer, Michael D. Robbins, said last week that the principal would plead not guilty.
—Ann Bradley
Broad Foundation Announces Finalists for 2004 Urban Prize
Five finalists are contending for this year's Broad prize for urban education, the Broad Foundation announced last week.
They are: the Aldine Independent School District in Houston; the Boston Public Schools; the Charlotte- Mecklenburg (N.C.) Schools; the Garden Grove (Calif.) Unified School District; and the Norfolk (Va.) Public Schools.
The winner of the Broad prize, which is scheduled to be announced in the fall, will receive $500,000 for college scholarships. Each of the other four finalists will receive $125,000 for the same purpose.
Judges for the prize, now in its third year, look for urban districts that are making the greatest overall improvement in student achievement, while also reducing achievement gaps across ethnic and income groups.
In addition to the cash award, the Los Angeles-based Broad Foundation seeks to showcase the districts' instructional and management practices as models for other districts.
Illinois District Cancels Lacrosse After Paddling of New Players
A suburban Chicago school district that faced intense national media attention last year after high school girls hazed fellow students is dealing with a new incident of hazing.
The 2,000-student Glenbrook High School District 225 has canceled the boys' varsity lacrosse season and suspended 24 students at Glenbrook South High School after new team members were paddled on March 12.
The incident took place at a player's house. No parents were home at the time, a school district investigation found. The district also reported that underage drinking had taken place
Thirteen new team members were paddled by 11 veteran players, according to the district, and all were suspended. No one was seriously injured. The 13 students who were paddled have been given the opportunity to sign an agreement that reduces their suspensions if they agree to take part in counseling.
Last spring, more than 50 female students at Glenbrook North High School were disciplined after juniors were punched, kicked, and pelted with excrement by senior girls. After that incident, which was videotaped, the district formed a 31-member community task force on hazing and clarified rules about hazing in the student code of conduct.
—John Gehring
Thomas K. Glennan Jr., a prominent researcher with the RAND Corp., died on April 2. He was 69 and had metastatic melanoma.
Mr. Glennan was an architect of RAND's first education work in the 1960s. Most recently, he was a senior adviser for education policy in the Washington office of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based research organization.
In the late 1990s, he led RAND's analytic work in support of the New American Schools Development Corp., which was formed in 1991 by business leaders to help underwrite the design and development of "break the mold" schools. He also studied national policies in support of technology in K-12 schooling, mathematics instruction, policy on research and development, and performance contracting.
Mr. Glennan joined RAND in 1957 as a summer intern, became an employee in 1961, and spent his career there except for a seven-year period when he held various government positions. He earned a reputation as a mentor and role model for numerous researchers.
The school board of the Westminster, Calif., elementary district voted again on April 1 not to change its policy to comply with the state's anti-discrimination law protecting transgender students. ("Calif. Board Splits Over Gender Identification," March 24, 2004.) The 3-2 vote could put at risk state funding, warned Jack O'Connell, the state superintendent of public instruction.
In a letter to the board president, Mr. O'Connell called the board's refusal to comply "immoral and unconscionable."


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Gavin & Stacey's Fairytale of New York scene branded "trash" for uncensored slur
Gavin & Stacey's Christmas special wasn't without its critics, with some viewers angry about the Fairytale of New York scene
Simon DukeTV & Showbiz Editor
It was the most watched programme on TV by some distance on Christmas Day, but Gavin & Stacey wasn't without its critics.
The highly anticipated Christmas Special saw characters from the hit BBC comedy return to our screens for the first time in a decade and Christmas Day TV viewing figures revealed that a peak of 12 million viewers turned in to watch.
However, while millions lapped up the antics of Pam, Bryn, Nessa, Smithy et al, other viewers were left angry by one particular scene and we're not talking about THAT cliffhanger either.
It's all to do with Bryn and Nessa's performance of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York at The Dolphin's karaoke night and the fact the "cheap lousy f****t" line was left in and neither changed or censored.
The LGBT Foundation hit out at the use of the word on the show, tweeting "It's disappointing that during last night's Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special the uncensored lyrics of Fairytale of New York were broadcast. There were many ways this specific line could have been edited or the script adapted, avoiding needless hurt to LGBT people."
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In agreement, an angry viewer "It was so disappointing to see Gavin and Stacey use that word in Fairytale of New York last night."
Going further, a third ranted "Well that confirms it #GavinandStacey is trash. #fairytaleofnewyork" and another posted: "Really wish they'd changed that lyric. Would have been smarter and more caring."
However, others disagreed. One viewer reacted "Wait, are people really upset about the new episode of Gavin and Stacey keeping the word "f****t" in the song Fairytale of New York?! It's part of the song, it would be stupid to censor it and saying "it's 2019, we shouldn't be using these words" doesn't matter."
Along the same lines, another tweeted: "It (Fairytale of new York) is a gritty story about a dysfunctional relationship, BASED IN REALISM! So it uses real slurs to emphasise that! Gavin and Stacey is merely paying homage to one of the most popular Xmas songs!"


The Honorable Michael G. Nettles accepted the plea and sentenced Marin to five years' imprisonment, provided that upon the service of 90 days, the balance is suspended with probation for five years. The ninety 90 days will be served on the weekend.
Marin was also ordered to pay $36,620 in restitution. If Marin is able to pay the restitution before her probationary period is over, then probation will be terminated.
Marin worked as a clerical assistant with the Lexington County Clerk of Court's Office where she was responsible for collecting filing fees due to the family court.
From January 2013 to May 2015, Marin diverted funds meant to be paid to the clerk's office as filing fees to herself. After a discrepancy was found in Marin's collections one day in May 2015, an audit was conducted which concluded that several thousand dollars were unaccounted for.
The clerk's records showed that numerous cases were missing a receipt for the filing fee, but were otherwise opened and assigned a number. Marin admitted to the embezzlement and to depositing approximately $36,620 in cash into her personal checking account.
The case was investigated by SLED and was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General J. Clayton Mitchell.


Clinton County Commissioners President Brenda Woods and Solid Waste District Coordinator Jeff Walls presented the Adams Township Trustees with a 2019 Community Grant at Monday morning's township meeting. Pictured from left are Woods, Township Trustee Chris Collett, Fiscal Officer Melinda Rose, Trustee James Reveal and Trustee Tyler Webb.
The Adams Township Trustees, in partnership with the Clinton County Solid Waste Management District, will be hosting a community cleanup for township residents beginning in April.
Roll-off dumpsters will be placed behind the Adams Twp. Gym, located at 389 S. Beechgrove Road, for Adams Township households to dispose of bulky items not typically accepted by residential waste haulers.
The township trustees want to remind residents that tires, paint and other household hazardous wastes are not accepted.


PICTURE SPECIAL: KIDS ON GARTAN ADVENTURE…WHATEVER THE WEATHER!
IT'S THE stuff that great kids' summers are made of – and no wonder children from around Co Donegal and Ireland are flocking to the Gartan Outdoor Adventure Centre.
And with limited places left on a number of mini-camps, parents are being advised to book their places quickly.
These pictures were taken at a mini-camp last week – with kids being given the option of staying over for one night or two as part of the deal.
And what a spectacular scene they make.
The centre has launched a series of new adventure camps – both residential and day courses – with prices to suit most pockets.
But now there is a wide range of new camps – with a thrill every minute.
Four great new mini-adventures await your children where they get to learn new life skills and make new friends doing everything from building their own rafts, kayaking on Gartan Lake or having good old-fashioned fun building their own camp for the night.
Below is one example package called Thrill-A-Minit, due to start on Wednesday, August 1st.
The 2 1/2 day GR8Escape stay at Gartan starts on Wednesdays at 10.00. Arrive and register and then off on the Warm-Up Forest Hunt – a bit of a navigation run around for starters. Obstacle Course comes next, a real blast and VERY mucky. Bushcraft follows (this is building a camp apparently). Climbing Wall FUN-damentals for the craic. And then Camp in your Bushcraft shelter! (or stay in Centre if weather awful).
Thursday starts with Mountain biking – Learn really KOOL mountain biker skills. This is followed by Kayaking with a difference!! Try orienteering on the lake. Then its time for bows and arrows in the Archery…Just like Robin Hood. Stay Overnight at Gartan, in Centre.
Friday sees Raft Building – Learn the ropes and build your own – and then the Great Daft Raft race.
Home again 12.30 Friday (no lunch this day)- with all your wet, dirty stuff and a BRAND NEW T SHIRT FOR FREE!!
COST: €90 per person, all in. Includes the overnights and all your food! MAD PRICES for these new courses!
There's also a two-day, one-night stay course starting on Mondays – priced at €65 per child.
There are also day adventure courses available.
For more log on to www.gartan.com or call 07491 37032 to reserve a place.
PICTURE SPECIAL: KIDS ON GARTAN ADVENTURE...WHATEVER THE WEATHER!


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Delightful Victorian Mystery a Charming Start to an Intriguing New Series
Veronica Speedwell is far from a typical Victorian woman. Raised by two spinster "aunts," she has lived all over, never lingering in one place for long. Caring little about convention, she pursues her interest in lepidoptery with passion. By selling rare species to collectors, she's able to finance her own exploratory trips to far-off locales, where she captures as many hearts as butterflies. At 25, she's happy to be a spinster who's free to pursue her scientific studies and brief love affairs in exotic lands.
After the recent death of her last living guardian, Veronica is preparing to embark on her most intriguing journey of all. Then fate intervenes in the form of a villain intent on harming Veronica. Having foiled his dastardly plan, the intrepid young lady finds herself whisked away by Baron von Stauffenbach, a kindly older man who claims to have all the answers she's seeking—not just about the person who's chasing her and his reasons for doing so, but also about the mother she never knew. Wary but knowing her life could be in danger if she stays, Veronica agrees to accompany the man to London. Once there, she's left in the protective custody of another stranger, a mysterious brute of a man named Stoker. Considering his "appalling manners and questionable hygiene" (31), she's shocked to discover he's none other than Revelstoke Templeton-Vane, a once-revered, now-disgraced natural historian.
When the Baron is murdered, Stoker becomes the prime suspect. With both of their necks on the line, Veronica and the surly naturalist team up to find the real killer. On the run from an unknown—but dangerous—enemy, the duo searches for answers to their puzzling, perilous situation. As the unwitting partners match wits, they make startling discoveries, revelations that will change the way they see the world—and each other. Will these epiphanies help them apprehend their friend's killer? Or will they become the next victims?
It's impossible to explain just how charming is A Curious Beginning, the first book in a new historical mystery series by Deanna Raybourn. With appealing characters, witty dialogue, a twisty mystery, and plenty of heart-pounding action, the novel is can't-put-it-down compelling. Veronica Speedwell makes for an especially delightful heroine, one about whom I'm anxious to read more. Seriously, I adored every word (especially "Excelsior!") of this entertaining tale. I'm anxiously awaiting a sequel.
(Readalikes: Hm, I can't think of anything. You?)
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To the FTC, with love: I received a finished copy of A Curious Beginning from the generous folks at Berkley/NAL (an imprint of Penguin). Thank you!
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Citrus-pepper marinated chicken breast or steak served over lettuce with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, carrots and your choice of dressing.
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A child growing up in the 21st century experiences many pressures but, one of the most intimidating being social media. An ever growing community of connections with people halfway across the world or right down the street from you. Social media is tricky, as with anything its intended use can be misconstrued and forged to meet the needs of its user. Children make up the majority of social media platforms demographic, about 89%. Since they are growing up and forming who they want to be, stances on social issues, and maybe even just what they want to wear the next day, children are very influential. They take cues from the world and use them to shape the answers for the decisions they have to make. Children being on social media is inevitable making them a recurring source of not only statistics but, in the case of social media advertisers, money. Advertising has been a thing for many years but only recently has it made its new home in social media. As one scrolls down their timeline they can see various ads catered to what they like. Now to a kid this may seem like pure fate, in reality it's the exact opposite. They are being targeted by these larger advertising companies who use social media as a gateway to a younger audience. After having access to the audience they sought out, they will bombard the child with unrealistic expectations, and products to reach said expectations not to mention some of their favorite celebrities swear by some of the products they see. This constant exposure and over saturation of products that draw in the the adolescents attention leads to an over dependence of social media dependency. This social media dependency can be explained as the need to use a media medium, in the case social media, to satiate one's goals, needs, and wants. Following this dependency are mental health issues such as, negative body issues, depression, suicidal thoughts etc. It's a cycle that almost feels impossible to break, because children are too familiar with the feeling having social media gives. As they grow so do the technological advancements so social media's intended will soon be completely lost in translation. What was once made to allow connection between multiple people at once, has turned into something that will inevitably introduce children to mental health issues.
Jasmine Brooks is a senior at Freire Charter High School and the Multimedia Intern at STAMP. She's always found art, of any kind, to be cathartic.
A new lesson is being brought to The Mütter Museum. In this lesson, we delve at the Museum into the history of Human Dissection and discover pretty cool and gory details about this medical innovation.
The lesson ventures into the beginning of human dissection. As dissections were thought to be very taboo due to cultural morals back then, most dissections and observations on anatomy were done on animals. Fun fact, Galen, Greek physician's own research was based on the anatomy of animals, not humans; however, his research tried to go into the human anatomy. Imagine reading an article about human health to find out ALL of that information was based on animal anatomy. Crazy, right? Nonetheless, science eventually progressed and we started making human observations. Amongst those who started this practice was Andreas Vesalius. He wrote the De humani corporis fabrica libri septem which was one of the first medical journals based on actual human anatomy, not animal anatomy.
Who exactly becomes these specimens that people dissect? At the time, it was mostly those who lacked agency over their lives such as the poor, marginalized, prisoners, and enslaved people. These people were primarily reflected in the works of J. Marion Sims, a progressive gynecologic surgeon. Dr. Sims had performed his surgeries on enslaved women in the Americas. However, something we can ask ourselves is, was the fact he had forced these enslaved women be his subject for his surgeries really worth it for the cause?
In the future, the bodies that become specimens aren't those who are marginalized or enslaved. Due to the strict laws that follow donating one's body to science, most dissections of human bodies are now from willed donations. This is shown through one of the Mütter's most famous exhibits, the body of Henry Eastlack. Henry had suffered from a rare condition and after he passed, he had donated his body to the will of those who wanted to learn more about his condition.
An example of the creepy and gory is the tale of William Burke and William Hare. The two had murdered 16 people in Scotland and sold their bodies to the medical schools because of the constant demand for bodies. As this isn't the best option, the next one was grave robbing which also doesn't bode well in general. This took place in many ways though. A man by the name of Michael Mastromarino had actually taken bodies from funeral homes and replaced their bones with PVC pipes. These were some of the ways at that time people got these cadavers.
This lesson finishes on an interesting, modern note. For this generation, we have reached and seen the fact these human specimens are now displayed for learning and instruction. This is also the purpose of The Mütter Museum as they hope to always educate the public about the human body. A special example of this learning instruction is shown at this peculiar art exhibit, Body Works Amsterdam, where they quite literally display real human and animal cadavers as art as a way of learning about the human body in a peculiar way. Though this may make most of you question this intent, we have actually gone far from seeing these dissections as taboo to now having them on display for educational purposes.
If you've enjoyed this blog, I hope you sign up soon to get your own lesson on The Mütter Museum's History of Human Dissection. If so, please share it with us and let us know if you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Have you ever been to the Mütter Museum? If so, have you ever had a lesson from their wide range of interesting medical and scientific topics? If you answered no to any of these questions, then I have an offer for you that may compel to finally get a lesson and visit the Mütter Museum. They recently have introduced a new medical lesson called the Medical Fake News which exposes the history of fake medical cures and conditions that many people endorse and argue.
An ad promoting violet ray therapy for pain relief. Courtesy of the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Let's start about the past of medical fake news. In the past, there was hearsay of new medical breakthroughs and cure-alls, but were they really all they lived up to? There were many speculations that violet rays would provide many health benefits like destroying all germs, cure hair loss, and help eczema; however, these medical fallacies didn't just stop there. Additionally, Dr. McLaughlin's Electric Belt had apparently shocked the female problems and complaints out of a woman and Angelo Mariani's patent medicine, Vin Mariani, had "said" that it would increase productiveness and help to make someone happy. However, these were all proved ineffective. As the electric belt itself would shock the one who wore it constantly, it is very blatant and self-explanatory as to why it would be ineffective. The violet rays were proved later on to be ineffective and Vin Mariani had soon given those who used it mercury poisoning which instead of being a cure-all, gave someone a deathly disease.
Now closer to the present, we hear these crazy medical "breakthroughs" all the time. Whenever I'm on a website, I usually see an ad that says, Click here if you want to find the cure to cancer. If you've seen this like me, sometimes you're compelled to read more and truly find out what is behind this link, but would you believe me that this is also an example of the medical fallacies that we see today. Something that we might have all have heard through these false advertisements is the "cure" for cancer through apricots, specifically through their b17 seeds. In reality, as some would connect this to something that as a collective we would all want, this is actually connected to cyanide poisoning and could be fatal to anyone who tries this method. It is important that though sometimes these medica fallacies may be humorous, they actually have serious consequences that we all must be aware of. As expected though, there are always conspirators who believe that the rejection of this method is just the government suppressing cancer cures for bigger companies and hiding the truth.
Courtesy of the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
However, these medical fallacies don't always take place in a serious manner. How many times have you told yourself that you are going to go on that 2019 diet? I'm sure I have. Nonetheless, these diets aren't always as true as they may seem. In the past, there was a diet called Fletcherism created by Horace Fletcher. The reason I mention it is because this 'diet' had many crazy rules to it. Fletcherism included chewing your food 30-50 times and if you've ever tried this, you would know it would be nearly impossible to chew anything past 20 times. This isn't the only crazy diet though, there is also the hay diet. This diet includes not eating AT ALL. The theory behind this is that food creates a disease, many people actually believed this.
Fallacies don't just come through diets and crazy potions and devices, they also come in many other ways. There are the random stories that smelling farts, of all things, can apparently 'cure' cancer that is usually from misinterpreted and bogus studies. Sometimes these fallacies can even be shown in crazy anti-aging methods where the Sun had released an article saying that apparently drinking the blood of young people can slow the aging process. Similarly to most of these fallacies that are mentioned, they are always brought up through a suspicious branch of science like Phrenology, the science of studying the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities.
But how can we figure out that these news stories are fake? Well, the Mütter Museum will provide you with many tips, though I can tell you a few.
Firstly, if you're reading an article and there is no author, it's already a red flag. If you go onto reading and it's from a questionable site, you can already tell the situation isn't so great. Finally, if you see that there are poor copy editing, grammatical errors, and they rely on conspiracy theories, I promise you that this is a medical fallacy. However, the story doesn't end here. I encourage you all to visit the College of Physicians Mütter Museum and take this lesson on the History of Medical Fake News.
The Institute of Contemporary Art in University City just opened up three new exhibits this February. The ICA is free for all (even for you non-STAMP friends and family!) and often has thought-provoking exhibits with modern art.
Tony Conrad in front of Yellow Movie 2/2/73(1973) and two Yellow Movie—35mm Format canvases (1973), in his retrospective exhibition, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, New York, December 1977. Photo: Kevin Noble. Yellow Movie 2/2/73. Courtesy The Estate of Tony Conrad and Greene Naftali, New York. Image courtesy Tony Conrad Archives Work© The Estate of Tony Conrad.
The first exhibit is a retrospective of Tony Conrad, a primarily video artist who was most active in the second half of the twentieth century and recently passed away. One of the pieces that made me think the most was "Yellow Room," a video installation in a room with yellow stripes. Conrad also had structural sculptures like a series called "Invented Acoustical Tools." These tools are combinations of unlikely tools and everyday objects that make sound. One interactive example is a swinging bench that a person can sit on and pluck the cello-like strings holding the bench up to create sounds.
The next exhibit is "Mundane Futures," the first chapter of Colored People Time (CPT). The series CPT is a trilogy of exhibits exploring blackness and the future throughout 2019. This first chapter looks at how the idea of colored people time bucks the tradition of punctuality being key to capitalism. Mundane Futures includes work from Afro-Futurist manifestos, Black Panther newspapers, and academic lectures. There are also video installations and modern art. Be on the lookout for a couple goodies though, including a novel from 1899 and a poster.
The last exhibit is a bunch of work by Cecilia Vicuña, a Chilean artist. The first piece that caught my attention was a 3D collage that emphasized lines with different textures and rhythms. The other large instillation in the exhibit is comprised of yarn and sticks. Vicuña also draws from indigenous traditions like the quipu, an Inca way of keep track of numbers and harvests through knots. Vicuña, in addition to being an artist, is a poet and the wall has some of her poetry in Spanish and English.
Overall, the ICA has an exciting 2019 year ahead of it. The ICA's season has started with a big bang, and I hope you check it out!


How the practice of Continuum has allowed her to keep "growing and expanding in breath."
"When my whole body came into my field of awareness ... the world became more open to me as well."
The Artistic Director at Robin Becker Dance speaks about the somatic practice of Continuum as "a way of accessing one's deepest being as a resource" for creativity.
Ride the wild waves of creativity: "Navigating change is the new stability."
Interview and performance footage of Continuum teacher, dancer & choreographer Melanie Gambino.


§ 220-93 Nonconforming uses of land.
§ 220-95 Nonconforming uses of structures and premises.
§ 220-96 Repairs and maintenance.
§ 220-97 Uses under exception provisions.
§ 220-98 Change of tenancy or ownership.
Within the districts established by this chapter or amendments that may later be adopted, there exist lots, structures and uses of land and structures which were lawful before this chapter was passed or amended but which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of this chapter or future amendment.
It is the intent of this chapter to permit these nonconformities to continue until they are removed, but not to encourage their survival. Such uses are declared by this chapter to be incompatible with permitted uses in the districts involved. It is further the intent of this chapter that nonconformities shall not be enlarged upon, expanded or extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district.
A nonconforming use of a structure, a nonconforming use of land, or a nonconforming use of a structure and land shall not be extended or enlarged after passage of this chapter by attachment on a building or premises of additional signs intended to be seen from off the premises, or by addition of other uses of a nature which would be prohibited generally in the district involved.
If two or more lots or combinations of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage in single ownership are of record and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements for lot width and area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for the purposes of this chapter, and no portion of said parcel shall be used or sold in a manner which diminishes compliance with lot width and area requirements established by this chapter, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot with width or area below the requirements stated in this chapter.
No such nonconforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter.
No such nonconforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any other portion of the lot or parcel occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter.
If such nonconforming use of land ceases for any reason for a period of more than 30 days, any subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the district in which such land is located.
No such structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its nonconformity.
Should such structure be destroyed by any means to an extent of more than 50% of its replacement cost at time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. In instances where a nonconforming structure is partially destroyed the City's chief building official shall make a determination as to whether or not repairs to the structure will exceed 50% of the replacement cost.
No existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by this chapter in the district in which it is located shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in changing the use of the structure to a use permitted in the district in which it is located.
Any nonconforming use may be extended throughout any parts of a building which were manifestly arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption or amendment of this chapter, but no such use shall be extended to occupy any land outside such building.
If no structural alterations are made, any nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises, may be changed to another nonconforming use provided that the Board of Appeals, either by general rule or by making findings in the specific case, shall find that the proposed use is equally appropriate or more appropriate to the district than the existing nonconforming use. In permitting such change, the Zoning Board of Appeals may require appropriate conditions and safeguards in accord with the provisions of this chapter.
Any structure, or structure and land in combination, in or on which a nonconforming use is superseded by a permitted use, shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which such structure is located, and the nonconforming use may not thereafter be resumed.
When a nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises in combination is discontinued or abandoned for six consecutive months or for 18 months during any three-year period, the structure, or structure and premises in combination, shall not thereafter be used except in conformance with the regulations of the district in which it is located. Structures occupied by seasonal uses shall be excepted from this provision.
Where nonconforming use status applies to a structure and premises in combination, removal or destruction of the structure shall eliminate the nonconforming status of the land.
A nonconforming two-family dwelling and its accessory structures within single-family districts may be continued, replaced or remodeled if damaged by fire, vandalism, flood or other force of nature, if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Such approval shall require a finding that the resulting building footprint will be the same size or smaller than that of the building before such change, and that the new building(s) shall have an appearance that is nonobtrusive and consistent in color, materials, roofline and architecture with the residential district in which it is located.
Replacement of such nonconforming two-family buildings shall commence within six months of the date of damage and work shall be diligently pursued toward completion.
Failure to complete replacement or diligently work toward completion, or use of the building for a conforming single-family use for any period of time, shall result in the loss of legal, nonconforming status unless good cause for the delay or temporary change in use in found to be acceptable at a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.
On any building devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of 12 consecutive months on ordinary repairs, or on repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing to an extent not exceeding 10% of the current replacement value of the building, provided that the cubic content of the building as it existed at the time of passage or amendment of this chapter shall not be increased.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of such official.
Any use for which a special exception is permitted as provided in this chapter shall not be deemed a nonconforming use, but shall, without further action, be deemed a conforming use in such district.
There may be a change of tenancy, ownership or management of any existing nonconforming uses of land, structures and premises provided there is no change in the nature or character of such nonconforming uses.


Bal Fridays is on as usual this week but please note that from next week we have a three week break - see below for full details.
Bal Fridays is on as usual this week, but we have a three week break starting next week, 19th October. We return on 9th November. The schedule for the next few weeks is as follows.


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A dinky but classical looking red little schoolhouse out in the middle of the Wild West. It seems mostly freakshow children go here, and the one teacher employed here happens to be a hippo freakshow hybrid as well. One might wonder- how does an innocent schoolhouse manage to survive in one of the most supercriminal infested parts of the U.S...? The building itself is made entirely of nanomachines, built with motion detector to tell whenever anyone get nearby- and shift into a very large rock accordingly, remaining in disguise until the intruder wanders back off. Classes are ongoing from 7am to 2pm, and they teach grades kindergardeners to seventh graders all in the same classroom.
Ricardo came up towards his destination as he looked at the building. It didn't look too bad as he entered inside. He wondered how the students and the teacher were doing as he took a quick look inside the classroom. The fact that everyone looked different at first freaked him out a bit before he looked away and took a deep breath. No. This was not their fault. He waited for break time to come as he knocked on the door and came inside to where the hybrid teacher was. "Hello there. My name is Ricardo Chile. I have come from Absolute Justice to ensure the protection for you and everyone." Ricardo said so only the teacher could hear as he smiled and let out his hand for a handshake. After the handshake, Ricardo gave a nod to the teacher as he stayed around a bit more, making sure everything was safe before he got on his bike and left.
» JUSTICE is in the air - and CATWOMAN is in Court!!!


Napoli boss Rafael Benitez said he was confident his side would win their penalty shootout on Thursday after the game finished 2-2 in extra time.
Dries Mertens missed an early spot-kick for Napoli and they fell behind just before the hour-mark against Udinese in their Coppa Italia last-16 clash.
Jorginho levelled from the penalty spot before Udinese had Silvan Widmer sent off for a second yellow card.
Udinese still forced extra time though, and even after Marek Hamsik gave Napoli a 99th-minute lead, they still responded - this time through Panagiotis Kone.
That took the clash to penalties but defending champions Napoli held their nerve to set up a quarter-final with Inter.
"When we went 2-1 it up it seemed over," Benitez told RAI Sport.
"But Udinese scored again and we need to defend better in these situations.
"I had faith we could do it, as the team was in control.
"We were missing the final ball and Udinese were only occasionally dangerous."
Benitez reserved special praise for Slovakian Hamsik and hopes he can kick on from the performance.
"He had some good performances recently and this goal will really boost his confidence," Benitez added.
"We know he can make the difference and he is hugely talented, so I hope the goal increases his self-belief."


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LeAnne Howe
LeAnne Howe is the author of novels, plays, essays, screenplays and poetry. Her latest book, Choctalking on Other Realities, Aunt Lute Books, 2013 is a memoir about her travels abroad. She is co-editor of Seeing Red, Hollywood's Pixeled Skins: American Indians and Film, MSUP Press, 2013. An enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she has won multiple national and international awards including the 2012 USA Artist Ford Fellowship, a $50,000 award from United States Artists. She's a professor in the MFA program, and American Indian Studies, and affiliated faculty in the Theatre Department at the University of Illinois.
"Stories of the Marvelous," An Interview with LeAnne Howe
This interview was conducted via email by Interview Editor Erin Regan. Of the process she said, "I first came across LeAnne Howe's book of poetry Evidence of Red and fell in love with her wit and playfulness with literary conventions. Her spirit is surely reflected here." In this interview, she discusses her use of humor, the freedom of other creative forms, and the metaphysical power of language.
Superstition Review: You often use humor in your writing. What is your approach to incorporating humor in stories about the disenfranchisement and abuse of Native Americans?
LeAnne Howe: Humor defuses pain. Humor gives the narrators in my stories agency to tilt at the ever-whirling windmills of colonization. Humor opens a window on historic pain and trauma that American Indians dealt with at the hands of the federal government. Loss of land, loss of dignity, loss of identity, and of course the loss of a brother or sister, parent—which in my great grandmother's era was a common event. So as I think back to my early childhood, I can say that I was raised around a bunch of jokers. All Indians, and they were always pointing out little ironies. My humor these days tends toward irony, but often falls flat in the classroom. My students are not familiar with irony, or thinking about the historic past as having anything to do with them.
SR: In Miko Kings, the principal of the Hampton Normal School for Blacks and Indians tells Hope Little Leader, "by cultivating you wild Indians...we tame the land." In what ways is the subjugation of American Indians tied to the exploitation of land?
LH: I believe American Indians are seen as the floral and fauna, another reason that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is located squarely within the Department of the Interior and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior. What would people say if there were such a thing as the Bureau of African American Affairs and it was located within the Department of the Interior? The Department of the Interior has oversight over land management, fish and game, wildlife, and American Indians. So in that way, taming Indians is like taming the land, the reason that I wrote that section in Miko Kings.
SR: Evidence of Red features poetry, prose, and dramatic script. How did you decide to use all of these forms in one collection?
LH: I'm not exactly sure how it happened. When I was writing the poems, I was thinking about the book as a whole piece of cloth and realized that it would be more colorful with different genres included. I'm extremely lucky that the editor of the Earthworks series, Janet McAdams, allowed me to do this. Currently, I'm working on a new collection of poems, and right now it's all poetry. Perhaps, a better answer to this genre-switching thing that I often do (Choctalking's format is a bit funky, too) is that I have a short attention span. I'll be writing along and think, "hum, maybe this isn't a poem, perhaps it's a screenplay." Lately, I'm writing song lyrics that I originally thought were poems. I suspect I'm going to find out that my song lyrics stink and go back to writing lyrical poems.
SR: In Evidence of Red, you use the motifs of Indian Mascot and Noble Savage to challenge the character tropes of American Indians in the media. How has popular culture contributed to the suppression of realistic American Indian narratives? What is your approach to writing more realistic representations?
LH: There are no other images of American Indians in popular culture except those of a bare-chested brave in a feathered headdress, or the Indian maiden offering a box of Land O'Lakes butter to presumably settler colonials who've just landed on the shores of Gitchigumi, Lake Superior. I wrote 10-second commercials for Indian Radio Days that I co-authored with Roxy Gordon about "Cheap Cherokees" and "Red Woman Chewing Tobacco." After Wagonburner Theater Troop was formed in 1993, we, the members of the theater troop wrote more commercials about Native products such as:
"Try new Straight Arrow Brand Condoms for the utmost in prophylactic protection. Straight Arrow Brand condoms are made from the intestines of buffalo and are naturally lubricated. They come in three sizes: Big Chief . . . Bad Warrior . . . and Little Brave. You're always prepared to defend yourself and your partner with Straight Arrow Brand Condoms."
"Mom, do you ever get that not so fresh feeling?" "Why, yes daughter, and when I do I reach for new Moontime Organic Tampons. They're made from the cattails which grow by rivers and ponds and were used by Native American women when they were also feeling not-so-fresh. Here, try Moontime Organic Tampons."
So, we're back to the Indian humor. In the case of Indian Radio Days it diffuses pain of stereotypes.
SR: According to your biography in Shell Shaker, you have worked as a waitress, a factory worker making stems for plastic champagne glasses, and a journalist. How have your previous jobs influenced your work as a writer? Do you feel like writers with more varied experiences have a richer palette?
LH: Working in all kinds of situations helps a writer make sense of the world. At least it did for me. But fewer and fewer writers haven't worked outside of a university or college environment. Of course there are the writers who've attended law schools. That makes sense because law school teaches how to manipulate language. But I'm not sure whether doing a lot of different kinds of work is a good thing or not. We have quite a few young writers who've gone from being undergraduates, to an MFA program, and now are publishing their four and fifth novels. So, who can say? I worked in all kinds of professions and crappy jobs. But that doesn't mean everyone else should.
SR: You are also a filmmaker and playwright. What do you most enjoy about performance arts? In what ways do those mediums enhance a written text?
LH: I like performing in a theater troope, in the classroom, or during a reading. For years I was so shy and then whamo, I came out of the performance closet and met a new self onstage. I do think that reading aloud, or performing one's own work is very helpful to the writing process. You can hear the voices you are creating, see the scenes you've created, and where the text falters.
SR: Will you describe what it means to perform in the classroom? Do you encourage your students to perform?
LH: I think most really good teachers, or professors, prepare for their classes as any writer/performer does. You write and then learn your lines, you draw your students into the performance or lecture just as any performer does, and you write a conclusion to the day's performance or lesson just as any performer does. Yes, I have my student's "perform" in class in a variety of ways. Sometimes I ask them to collaborate and put their lessons into a play format. Or recently I asked my students to make a short film and then talk about it. They wrote actions scenes that reinforced the class discussions. Learning is supposed to be fun, (or funny) dramatic, and full of irony. A performance.
SR: You use the voice of Ezol Day to experiment with time in the novel Miko Kings. Her spirit travels from 1907 to tell Lena, the modern-day narrator, the Miko Kings' story. What freedoms did you find when you began to play with time?
LH: I think the way I come at a story has always been from thinking about the past, (American Indian history, my family's history, my tribe's history) and how the present and future are shaped by the past. Put another way, I am certain that we humans live in past, present, and future all at the same time. It's probably the reason I am attracted to quantum physics, which I read a great many physicists as I was writing Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story.
SR: That's fascinating. Would you expand on your research process for Miko Kings?
LH: I spent five years researching and writing Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story. I was lucky and found an Oklahoma baseball historian named Crash Parr, a Cherokee from Tulsa Oklahoma. He was so helpful to me in my process, and gave me copies of newspaper clippings that he had from the 1900s through about 1926, something like that. So I read those newspaper clippings, and other newspapers. I also conducted fieldwork, interviewing Choctaws and other southeastern Indian ball players at the 11 tribal tournaments that take place each summer in Oklahoma. I read a lot of chaos theory. The book's subtext is chaos and how Natives interact with the chaos through playing ball games.
SR: Ezol uses the Choctaw language to explain the fluidity of time in Miko Kings: "The laws of physics do not distinguish between past and present. Neither does the Choctaw language, at least not in the way that English does." Would you explain how you use language to manipulate time in your fiction?
LH: Choctaw doesn't distinguish between past, present, and future tenses, not in the same way English does. So I theorized that was another reason we viewed time differently from English speakers.
SR: Does writing primarily in English limit you?
LH: Not yet.
SR: The color red plays a central role in several of your works—it represents the earth, war, and blood sacrifice. How do you incorporate symbols, such as color, in your writing?
LH: Oklahoma is a Choctaw word, it means home of the Red people. Okla = people, homa, or humma = red. Our tribe was broken into two divisions, white and red, these are metaphors, of course, but at the same time red and white represent our tribal colors today. It is also very easy to think about one's life in terms of red and white. White being a color all humans move into as we age. White is for peace and tranquility. Red is a passionate color and early in our lives most of us live a passionate life. And for women, red holds a particularly strong image in our lives.
SR: Your novel Shell Shaker does not rely on a single protagonist's voice but instead is told through many characters. What inspired you to include so many narrators in the story, and how does that technique reinforce the theme of community in the novel?
LH: As I have said before, I grew up in a house of women, and in my family, there were many speakers all telling the same story from different points of view. I don't think I would be very good at writing a story from one POV. It just doesn't feel right for me—as a writer. In all my novels there are multiple points of view from a variety of characters. Many characters in different settings tell the story in my current novel project. The novel takes place in Allen, Oklahoma and Bilaad ash Sham in 1917 and today, 2011. However in the memoir, Choctalking on Other Realities, the POV is mine.
SR: Your works are populated by such powerful women. As I was reading Shell Shaker, I started hearing the Billy women's voices during other parts of my day. What is your process for developing these characters? Do their voices come to you first?
LH: Yes. I often hear them, just a word or two at first, but I'm compelled by their voice. Then I go to work on who they are, what they look like, and build outward. In terms of Grandmother of Birds, an ancient relative in Shell Shaker, I saw an image of her—in of all places, a fashion magazine. The picture didn't have anything to do with Choctaws, or American Indians, but for some reason her character began to cook after I saw the image.
SR: In your newest collection, Choctalking on Other Realities, you frame your stories with theoretical essays that you have termed "tribalography." Please describe your goal with these essays and how you came to identify them as tribalography.
LH: In the memoir, Choctalking on Other Realities, I'm trying to show how one thing leads to another and is connected in the memories we embody the rest of our lives. I'm also trying to show what tribalography is for American Indians, how we embody our particular tribal histories as well. I was born in Edmond, Oklahoma in a home for unwed Indian mothers. After five days my adopted Cherokee Mother came for me and we traveled together to my Cherokee grandmother's house, yet I am wholly Choctaw. If it seems like a contradiction, it is. But that is the basis for all stories.
SR: You've also described Choctalking on Other Realities as "three parts memoir, one part tragedy, one part absurdist fiction, and one part 'marvelous realism.'" Would you explain how you came to identify the work in that way? How do these genres intersect?
LH: I am not sure that there are such things as genres when writers sit down to write. Oh, perhaps I better speak for myself,—I like how one frame or structure leads to another. So in Choctalking I've woven a text from all these strands called "genres." There is poetry, prose, a screenplay, memoir, and "marvelous realism," or stories of the marvelous that most American Indians grow up with.
SR: What does your writing space look like?
LH: Messy. Very messy. I have a room with a view, lots of bright colors, purple walls, Native blankets, pillows, and papers and books scattered everywhere. I have two cats that have their beds on either side of a long writing desk in my office. I type, they sleep. When I read aloud and I think it's pretty good, they purr. Or stretch a paw in my direction. When it's bad, they ignore me. It's a good life.
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Six Paintings by Akiba Emanuel
Four Prints by Dmitry Borshch
Eight Photographs by Edgar Cardenas
Six Paintings by Ira Joel Haber
Four Photographs by Jen Moon
Six Chromogenic Prints by Lucas Foglia
Four Paintings by Meg Lindsay
Six Photographs by Nicole Jean Hill
Four Prints by Scott Minzy
Five Sculptures by Tom Eckert
"Napkin Notes to My Bartender," by Amanda Nicole Corbin
"Pieces of My Junkyard Father," by Christopher David Dicicco
"Mr. Hysteria," by Fred Leebron
"13 Ways of Looking at My Father in His Bathing Suit," by Jim Daniels
"Darker the Next Day" by Joe Neal
"Oregano," by MaryLee MacDonald
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" by Meg Tuite
"Drift," by Nancy Ford Dugan
"Two Prodigal Molecules of the Gulf Stream" by Svetlana Lavochkina
"Ad Astra Per Aspera," by William Black
Kim Barnes
Larry Woiwode
Margot Livesey
William Kittredge
"Things I Don't Tell My Mother" by Allegra Hyde
"Knick Knacks" by Alexandria Peary
"Crossing" by Catherine Keefe
"From the Rust and Sawdust" by James Chesbro
"Melisa" by James Warren Boyd
"In the Backseat of a Mustang Convertible" by Kathleen Zamboni McCormick
"Free to Good Home" by Lori Jakiela
"Wherever The Road Goes" by Mark Rozema
"Saying It (Where We Are)" by Meg Thompson
"Ars Poetica: Vecinos (Neighbors)" by Nathaniel Millard
"Pairings" by Aidan Rooney
Two Poems by Alan Elyshevitz
"Divorce" by Andrea Beltran
Four Poems by Bruce Cohen
"Manatee" by Catherine Martin
Two poems by Christopher Suda
Four Poems by Deborah Bogen
Four Poems by Gary L. McDowell
Two poems by Heather Altfeld
Three Poems by Jonathan May
Two Poems by Josh Rathkamp
Three Poems by Karen Rile
"Diagnostic" by Lisa Lewis
Four Poems by Marc Vincenz
"Despite Nagging Malfunctions" by Martha Silano
Four Poems by Mia Sara
Two Poems by Nate Pritts
"Roaming the Streets" by Paul Dickey
Three Poems by Ross Losapio
"Variations on a Simile Overheard at a Showing of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained" by Stephen Gibson


1. The Galveston County Daily News – Writer Micheal A. Smith. "A generation of soldiers" Great heads! Great subject! Lead drew reader in from the start. Looks like you studied subject really well. Wonderful work! "New year's blast" Awesome! Clearly the winner! From front page photo to design to great leads — great writing and every bit of information possibly available to reader — you've done it all. Terrific job!
2. The Beaumont Enterprise — Writers Adam Welsh and Chris Gulstad. "We have no control" From beginning to end, very talented writing. The descriptive writing makes reader see the subject without even seeing a photo. Keep up the good work. "The downward spiral" Wow! What a terrific story. Great, descriptive lead. I couldn't put it down till I finished reading all of it. Your writing makes the reader feel and see the whole "downward spiral." Super job!
3. The Herald-Coaster, Rosenberg — Writer Denise Adams. "Prisoners in their own homes" Really liked the heads. Makes readers think. Brought the story to light in a way to inform and "sensitize" readers to this disease. I commend you on a wonderful job! "The road to recovery" Very talented writing weaved into a strong story. The lead instantly draws reader in. Wonderful job of taking something so sensitive and personal and presenting it in a way to inform (and encourage) readers! Super job.
4. New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung — Writers Betty Taylor and Heather Todd. "Pokemon, I choose you" The colored headline is clever. You covered the subject in its entirety with a clever layout. Nice work! "Living with AIDS" Your lead was terrific. Took the reader into the spiral downfall of the subject. Easy reading and capturing at the same time. Good job!
1. Athens Daily Review — Writers Elise Mullinix and Heather Stanley. "Taking flight" Great layout. Writing smooth and easy to read. Very motivating and inspiring ending. Great work. "Death takes no holiday" The headline immediately caught my attention. Layout very appealing. You've taken a sensitive subject and turned it into an article "excellently" written. Also like the "myths" and fact boxes — well researched. Super job! Congratulations.
2. Hereford Brand — Writer Becky Thorn. Almost a tie for first place. Great stories and writing. "You have mail" Eye-catching headline and great layout. You've taken a popular subject and made it very real and personal. Excellent writing. Good quotes. Keep up the good work. "Sketches" Great lead. Wonderful layout. Very eye-catching. Your writing ability shows through. You've taken a somewhat common subject and turned it into a top story.
3. Waxahachie Daily Light — Writers Jennifer Chamberlain and Neal White. "Fighting for her life" Very good lead. Really pulls the reader in. Really brought the story to heart. The ending was positive — inspirational. Good job. "The long journey home" Super story. Captivating writing. Well done. I couldn't stop reading once I'd started. Keep up the good work! Your writing is motivating.
4. The Terrell Tribune — Writer Alison Walker. "Transversing Troubled Times" Great head! Wonderful subject matter — lots of depth. Inspirational. Liked the quotes you used. Story couldn't help but capture attention; you made it personal. Only drawback was term "Brewster said" was overused. Might highlight the term to see overuse and try different wording or can simply be left out. "Finding peace far from home" Another good topic. You have a talent for getting to the heart of the matter. This story made the hardships real. Might want to substitute much used terms like "Leli said" for alternative wording.
1. Hood County News — Writer Kathy Smith. "Loyalty at sea" This is a great presentation that puts the reader there. The transitions help the flow of the writing and lead the reader through the text. In the end, the reader is left with wanting more. "A call to action" Great layout and design combined with good writing. It offers the reader information he/she can use.
2. Willimason County Sun — Writers Christina Smith and Linda Latham Welch. "It's been a good year for Jarrell" Good presentation and lead. "Survivor bears scars from ultimate losses" Good writing that brings an awareness of domestic violence to the readers' attention. Good presentation and photos.
3. Wise County Messenger — Writers Scott Mahon and Mitch Word. "A time to heal" Good presentation. The reader gets a look at a family pair and a community's response. "Facing a new life" Great layout and design. Good lead puts the reader (in the story's) place.
4. The Garland News — Writer Todd Boyd. "The Joneses" Good presentation and lead. The story and photo make a nice package. "Fiddlin' square off" Good writing and layout. Mixing the oldest community music into the story gives it depth.
1. The Canyon News — Writer Karla Abernethy-Thetford. "The love bug hits on Valentine's Day" This is a very nice story. Well written, nice flow, interesting, easy to read. But, I wanted to hear more about the cancer battle, surgeries. Still a well-written piece. " 100 years of 1900" This, too, was an outstanding effort about a nice little old lady. You can tell the writer really put a lot into this interview. Just a little quirk, I would have switched the last two paragraphs around, flip flop. Nice job!
2. Rockwall Texas Success — Writers Julie Evans and Brett Tulloss. "Celebrating life" This is a nice story about two friends working together. However, this doesn't have a lot of impact expected from a front-page feature. That's not to say it wasn't well written. It was. "Dead solid perfect" This is the homerun hitter of your two entries. What an interesting story about a man not bound by any limitation. Although it's a sports feature, it is a potential front-pager! Excellent job!
3. The Angleton Times — Writer Karin Bergstrasser. "Colonial celebration" This story is a little hard to follow. It may have been stronger if the writer broke these characters out into separate stories or rather pick your best and go with it. I do like the photo and layout work done. "Miraculous recovery" This is an excellent look at a horrifying situation. The writer did a nice job keeping the reader's interest and it reads rather smoothly. Thumbs up. One criticism, front and inside photos are too similar.
4. The Bowie News — Writer Barbara Beckwith. "Bonnie a Western Renaissance Woman" This is an excellent look at a local woman who has had an intriguing life. The writer did a good job telling her story, and showing the readers how much this woman loves what she does. Very nice. "B.H. to the rescue" This story did an outstanding job of telling readers something they probably didn't know or even considered. Too bad the pooch can't talk. Not a lot of detail, but very interesting.
1. The Examiner, Navasota — Writers April Towery and Tom Turner. "70 Valentine's Days" Very well done on interesting subject. Color pictures added a great deal. "Christmas miracle" Interesting story, very well done! Good job!
2. Duncanville Today — Writers Kristi Crooks and Robin Gooch. "Amazing Grace" Nice picture and good lead! Good feature on common subject! "A degree of perseverance" Very well done and good expression in picture. Color adds to story!
3. River Cities Tribune, Marble Falls — Writer Daniel Clifton. "Frisberg shows relevance of classics" Story probably well overdue! "LRC Rangers protect, serve and rescue" Subheads might help break up white space. Good choice of pictures. Interesting reading!
4. Park Cities People, Dallas — Writer Carolyn Tillery. "The scooter squad" Interesting story with a good picture. "A class for the homebound" Good leads and pictures! Nice job!
1. The Community News, Aledo — Writers Margaret Wintersole and Christopher Amos. "Cowboy poet" SUPER JOB! Layout, pictures and poems! "Celebration of citizenship" No comment.
2. Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa — Writers Jacob Silverstein and Sterry Butcher. "Fort Davis man at work in Antarctica" Great local human interest. Nice job! Now box it or find a way to set it apart from rest of copy. "Soldiers return for border road project" Nice pictures. Nice layout. Good pictures and placement.
3. Lancaster Today — Writers Kevin Bowen and Chuck Bloom. "Substitute filling" Nice job! "No ordinary Joe" Get the yellow out of photos with Photoshop.
4. Clay County Leader — "Gee captures world title" Good lead-in. Catchy and holding. The writer did a nice job with the research. Photo is OK. Try putting rule line after jump heads. "Good Samaritan saved fireman from being crushed" No comment.
1. Lexington Leader — Writer Sheryl Miller. "Ancient artifacts" Super. Excellent. Bravo. "Homes refurbished" Well done. Top four entries very good but yours were the cream of a good crop.
2. Lake Cities Sun, Lake Dallas — Writer Jason Roberts. "Kiln unearths county history" and "Fingerprints put their mark on music" Both are excellent stories.
3. The Winters Enterprise — Writer Deb Pritchard. "Cancer survivor" Very good. Liked the quotes. "Dyslexia" Good. Example layout might have been better.
4. The Albany News — Writers Melinda Lucas and Donnie Lucas. "Ellis instrumental in pilot rescues" and "Business keeps family close to cowboy lifestyle" These are both far above average but competition tough here.
1. Burnett County Citizens-Gazette — Writers Heidi Bender-Edwards and Rick Espita. "A man's home is really a castle" This is an outstanding effort. The writer is in full control of the English language and doesn't miss a beat in providing timely details that follow a reader's progression of thought. Nice! "Riding the hogs, spreading the word" Another very good story, that's well written and an interesting group of people. This story tops off a strong entry.
2. The Clarendon Enterprise — Writer Roger Estlack. "Local man wins Lotto" This is one of the best efforts in the division. There's not a lot of depth here, but it captures a moment that most just dream of. Good job. "Missing" This is a nice human-interest story. Good story line and subject, but I would have liked to see more focus on the boy. He's really the story. However, decent job.
3. The Hart Beat — Writer Cheryl Johnson. "It doesn't have me" What this story lacks in structure, quotes and short paragraphs, it makes up for in impact. Though it is really a personal account of a family's struggle, it's a heart-tugger in an otherwise weak division. "Virginia Reed recalls 36 years as city secretary" This story has some interesting history and information, but sure would have liked to hear more from Virginia Reed.
4. The Eldorado Success — Writer Randy Mankin. "Local gridiron heroes to play on Texas A&M All-star team" Though this story has a strong local interest, there's not much you can do with a pre-game type story. Would be awesome to hear about their trip though. "Invention reflects Rick Singleton's creativity" Not a bad effort. It gives hope to many potential inventors out there, but it lacks in impact. However, is a pretty straight-forward read.


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Asian Collector Snatches Up 18.18-Carat 'Fortune Pink' Diamond for $28.5MM
A private Asian collector is the proud new owner of the 18.18-carat "Fortune Pink" diamond after placing the winning bid of 24.5 million Swiss francs ($24.6 million) at Christie's Geneva on Tuesday. With the buyer's premium, the final price for the stone touted as the largest pear-shaped "fancy vivid pink" diamond ever to appear at auction rose to $28.4 million Swiss francs ($28.5 million).
With a capacity crowd on hand to witness the excitement at the Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, bidding started at 17 million Swiss francs and continued to escalate for four tense minutes. Three telephone bidders vied to capture the diamond whose 18.18-carat weight carat promised to bring prosperity to the owner because the pairing of "18s" literally translates to "get rich for sure" in Chinese.
The unnamed Asian collector finally broke free from the pack by hiking his final offer by 500,000 Swiss francs.
The final price of $28.5 million ($1.57 million per carat) was in the lower range of the Christie's presale estimate of $25 million and $35 million.
The Christie's official who had been communicating the winner's bids via the telephone told AFP that the Asian collector described the successful purchase of the Fortune Pink as a "dream come true."
Max Fawcett, head of Christie's jewelry department in Geneva, told CBS News that the Brazilian-sourced Fortune Pink is a "truly incredible diamond" and a "true miracle of nature."
The extreme rarity of an 18-carat pink diamond of this quality is amplified by the fact that fewer than 10% of pink diamonds weigh more than 1/5 of a carat, according to the Gemological Institute of America. What's more, only 4% of pink diamonds possess a color saturated enough to qualify as "fancy vivid." Pink diamonds fall under the rare Type IIa category of diamonds, which make up less than 2% of all gem diamonds.
The largest fancy vivid pink diamond ever sold at Christie's was the rectangular-cut, 18.96-carat "Winston Pink Legacy," which achieved $50.37 million and set a world record price-per-carat for a pink diamond at auction ($2.65 million).
"The Pink Star" still holds the record for the highest price paid at auction for a pink diamond. That 59.6-carat, flawless, fancy vivid pink diamond fetched $71.2 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2017. It was purchased by Hong Kong luxury jeweler Chow Tai Fook and renamed the "CTF Pink Star." Not only did it set a record in the pink category, but also shattered the world record for the highest price ever paid for any gem at auction.
Pink diamonds have become increasingly rare since the 2020 closure of Australia's Argyle Mine, which had been the source of 90% of the world's pink diamonds.
Credit: Image courtesy of Christie's.


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