#craig napier

[calciopics]

Pride Month 2022 - Scottish football referees Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson come out as gay

Two referees have come out as gay in an attempt to change the culture of Scottish football. Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson become the first openly gay participants in men’s Scottish football since Justin Fashanu, who played for Airdrie and then Hearts in 1993 and 1994, several years after announcing his sexuality.

Napier, who took charge of 10 top-flight games in Scotland in the 2021-22 season, spoke about his sexuality in a video on the Scottish Football Association Twitter account.

“We need to see the climate change so that people do feel that they can be their true self and live happily and comfortably in their own skin, and that needs to then transcend into football,” he said.

Wilson, who referees in Scotland’s lower leagues, talked about his sexuality in a video on the YouTube channel of the mental health charity Back Onside.

Asked why he was speaking publicly now, Wilson said: “I think really the reason being that this has been a horrific journey, to be honest. A journey of maybe 17 years of living a life that I didn’t want to live, living a lie, living the way that other people maybe wanted me to live or that I thought other people wanted me to live. And probably dictated and directed in many ways by football.”

#Pride Month 2022 #Scottish football referees #Craig Napier #Lloyd Wilson #football #fussball #fußball #foot #fodbod #futbol #futebol #soccer #calcio

[newlabdakos]

Openly LGBTQIA+ Celebrities

These are celebrities who have recently come out as LGBTQIA+ or whom I’ve recently learned about or whom I hadn’t mentioned in previous posts of this type. Needless to say, this list is highly arbitrary and incomplete.

Zander Murray (athlete)

Craig Napier (referee)

Eureka O'Hara (drag queen)

V(anessa) Pappas (business person)

Gina Pareño (actress)

Anna Paul (TikTokker)

Byron Perkins (athlete)

Mackenzie Phillips (actress)

Zane Phillips (actor, model)

Nadia Podoroska (athlete)

Continuing the tradition from my old blog (which has been unceremoniously deleted by tumblr without much of an explanation why) I’m doing daily posts during June to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride by showcasing openly LGBTQIA+ celebrities and various content about or created by LGBTQIA+ people such as music videos, characters on TV shows, movie trailers, …

#lgbtqia+ pride #pride #zander murray #craig napier #eureka o'hara #v pappas #vanessa pappas #gina pareño #anna paul #byron perkins #mackenzie phillips #zane phillips #nadia podoroska

[whatamigonnawatchtoday]

Cat People

1942. Supernatural Horror

By Jacques Tourneur

Starring: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, Elizabeth Dunne, Elizabeth Russell, Alec Craig, Dot Farley, Theresa Harris, Mary Halsey

Country: United States

Language: English

#Cat People #Jacques Tourneur #Simone Simon #Kent Smith #Tom Conway #Jane Randolph #Jack Holt #Alan Napier #Elizabeth Dunne #Elizabeth Russell #Alec Craig #Dot Farley #Theresa Harris #Mary Halsey #1942 #1940s #Supernatural #Horror #United States #English

[vintagesffantasyactors]

Submissions are now officially closed! Thank you to everyone who sent one in! In the end, we have a grand total of 163 different actors for the tournament.

The full list of actors can be found below. People who have been added since the last list was posted are all at the bottom.

I'll be getting to work on the match-ups; I'm gonna aim to hopefully have the polls start going out by the end of the week. I'll make another announcement before the first polls go up.

Until then, here's the list!

Bruce Campbell

Tom Baker

Leonard Nimoy

Alex Winter

Mandy Patinkin

Gene Wilder

Jeff Goldblum

Danny John-Jules

Ricardo Montalban

Miloš Kopecký

Tim Curry

William Russell

William Forward

Michael O'Hare

Richard Biggs

Ed Wasser

Michael J Fox

Alec Guinness

Keanu Reeves

Colm Meaney

Clancy Brown

Jeff Conaway

Haruo Nakajima

Paul Darrow

Peter Jurasik

Stephen Furst

Scott Bakula

Andreas Katsulas

René Auberjonois

Armin Shimerman

Donald Sutherland

Kurt Russell

Christopher Lloyd

Jerry Doyle

Fredric March

Alexander Siddig

Bill Pullman

Arnold Vosloo

Keir Dullea

Lionel Jeffries

Buster Crabbe

Boris Karloff

DeForest Kelley

Laurence Fishburne

Ray Bolger

Jeffrey Combs

Andrew Robinson

Michael Dorn

Peter MacNicol

Richard Dean Anderson

Kyle McLachlan

Sam Neill

Mark Hamill

LeVar Burton

James Spader

Peter Weller

John de Lancie

Bruce Boxleitner

Avery Brooks

Jonathan Frakes

Patrick Stewart

Patrick McGoohan

Charlton Heston

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Wesley Snipes

Billy Dee Williams

Bela Lugosi

Val Kilmer

David Bowie

Dick Van Dyke

Doug Jones

Oded Fehr

David Duchovny

Jerry O'Connell

Mitch Pileggi

Michael Shanks

Nicholas Lea

James Doohan

George Takei

Leslie Nielsen

Warwick Davis

Vladimir Korenev

Walter Koenig

Garrett Wang

Rutger Hauer

Rick Moranis

Will Smith

Harrison Ford

Gareth Thomas

William Shatner

Ben Browder

Claude Rains

Tim Russ

Colin Clive

Brent Spiner

Peter Davison

Michael York

Nicol Williamson

James Marsters

Frazer Hines

Nicholas Courtney

Cary Elwes

Chris Sarandon

Lance Henriksen

Bill Paxton

Christopher Reeve

Christopher Lee

Peter Cushing

Raul Julia

Brendan Fraser

Rod Serling

Paul McGann

Anthony Stewart Head

Karl Urban

James Stewart

Mark Goddard

Guy Williams

Alan Rickman

Gary Conway

Vincent Price

Edward James Olmos

John Philip Law

Kerwin Matthews

Patrick Troughton

Ken Marshall

Patrick Swayze

Peter Capaldi

Andre the Giant

Cesar Romero

David Boreanaz

Alan Napier

Roger Delgado

Georges Méliès

Harry Hamlin

Duncan Regehr

Joe Morton

Ernie Hudson

Bruce Willis

Conrad Veidt

Sam J Jones

Lani Tupu

Michael Keaton

Kevin McCarthy

Jason Carter

Brad Dourif

Colin Baker

Harold Ramis

Dean Jones

David Warner

David Tomlinson

Christopher Walken

Ted Raimi

Jonathan Harris

Jason Isaacs

Edward Van Sloan

Dwight Frye

Malcolm McDowell

Craig Charles

Jason Miller

Tony Todd

Dean Cain

Kiefer Sutherland

Adam West

#not a poll #announcements #sffantasy men full contestants list #adding an extra tag just to note I miscounted by one there are in fact *163* actors which is now updated in the post itself

[cuartoretorno]

Batman (1966 - 1968)

Batman (Adam West)

Robin (Burt Ward)

Joker o El Guasón (César Romero)

El Acertijo/Enigma (The Riddler) (Frank Gorshin y John Astin)

El Pingüino (Burgess Meredith)

Gatubela (Julie Newmar en la 1 ª y 2 ª temporada, por Eartha Kitt en la 3ª temporada y por Lee Meriwether en la película de 1966)

La serie giraba en torno a las aventuras de que viven Batman (interpretado por Adam West) y su ayudante Robin (interpretado por Burt Ward) en su lucha contra el crimen en Gotham City. La identidad secreta de Batman es la del elegante «filántropo millonario» Bruce Wayne, quien vivía en la Mansión Wayne, en las afueras de la ciudad, con su joven entrenado Dick Grayson, el que secretamente era Robin, su fiel mayordomo Alfred (Alan Napier), y la tía Harriet Cooper (Madge Blake). Ayudaban a Batman: Batgirl (Yvonne Craig), el comisario de policía Gordon (Neil Hamilton) y el jefe de policía O'Hara (Stafford Repp).

#Batman #Ciudad Gotica #Batman (Adam West) #Robin (Burt Ward) #Joker o El Guasón (César Romero) #El Pingüino (Burgess Meredith) #El Acertijo/Enigma (The Riddler) (Frank Gorshin y John Astin) #Gatubela (Julie Newmar en la 1 ª y 2 ª temporada por Eartha Kitt en la 3ª temporada y por Lee Meriwether en la película de 1966) #cine de culto #60s film #60s nostalgia #60s vintage #Ron Cartavio #Hot Topic #cigarros pall mall #vans classics #vans old school #cervezas y chicas

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Odin Rhydderch

The Ogre Duke of C.R.C Odin Rhydderch (2020)

Fionn's son and Rhodri's grandson, Odin. An Irish-Catholic living in Wales and a comedic and creative young man. He's another one of Kirby's first cousins once removed.

"Yeah, beauty isn't everything, for one."

Name

Full Legal Name: Odin Meriwether Hilarius Asmodeus Rhydderch

First Name: Odin

Meaning: Anglicized form of Old Norse 'Óðinn', which was derived from 'Óðr' meaning 'Inspiration, Rage, Frenzy'.

Pronunciation: O-din

Origin: Norse Mythology, English

Middle Name(s): Meriwether, Hilarius, Asmodeus

Meaning(s): Meriwether: From a surname meaning 'Happy weather' in Middle English. Hilarius: Roman name derived from Latin 'Hilaris' meaning 'Cheerful'. Asmodeus: From Greek 'Asmodaios' and Hebrew ''Ashmed'ai', probably from Avestan 'Aēshəma' meaning 'Wrath' and 'Daēuua' meaning 'Demon'.

Pronunciation(s): MEHR-i-wedh-er. hee-LA-ree-oos. az-ma-DEE-as

Origin(s): English. Ancient Roman. Biblical, Judeo-CHristian-Islamic Legend

Surname: Rhydderch

Meaning: From the given name 'Rhydderch', from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted'.

Pronunciation: HRUDH-ehrkh

Origin: Welsh

Alias: Ogre Duke Odin Rhydderch

Reason: This is Odin's ring name

Nicknames: Odi

Titles: Mr

Characteristics

Age: 18

Gender: Male. He/Him Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Welsh. Irish-Welsh Mix. Dual Citizenship ROI-UK

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: December 13th 2002

Symbols: Ogres, Ogresses, Crowns

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Religion: Irish-Catholic

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English

Relationship Status: Dating

Astrological Sign: Sagittarius

Theme Song: 'Hurt' - Nine Inch Nails (2020-)

Voice Actor: Josh O'Connor

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Appearance

Height: 6'2" / 187 cm

Weight: 209 lbs / 94 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Ginger

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: Hairy

Facial Hair: Clean Shaven

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 2

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Both)

Scars: Facial scars

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Isidore Herbert, Napier Rhydderch, Gabriel O'Hannigan, Zayden O'Hannegan, Pacey Rhydderch, Zechariah Rhydderch, Eadberht Rhydderch

Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Saga Battaglia

Mentor: Fionn Rhydderch

Significant Other: Saga Battaglia (19, Girlfriend)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Fionn Rhydderch (47, Father), Unity Rhydderch (48, Mother, Née Sauvageon)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: Rachel MacGregor (27, Sister, Née Rhydderch), Queen MacEntire (24, Sister, Née Rhydderch), Pace Rhydderch (21, Brother), Naomh Rhydderch (15, Sister), Macy Rhydderch (12, Sister), Comhghall Rhydderch (9, Brother), Kaiser Rhydderch (6, Brother), Jacinth Rhydderch (3, Sister)

Siblings-In-Law: Bruce MacGregor (28, Rachel's Husband), Coinneach MacEntire (25, Queen's Husband), Urve Rhydderch (22, Fionn's Wife, Née MacEalair)

Nieces & Nephews: Craig MacGregor (7, Nephew), Ceinwen MacGregor (4, Niece), Ceridwen MacGregor (1, Niece), Donald MacEntire (4, Nephew), Dougal MacEntire (1, Nephew), Vilija Rhydderch (1, Niece)

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Anglesey, Wales

Trainer: The C.R.C Training School, Rhodri Rhydderch, Fionn Rhydderch

Managers: Saga Battaglia

Wrestlers Managed: Saga Battaglia

Debut: 2020

Debut Match: Odin Rhydderch VS Fionn Rhydderch. Double Count Out

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Grappler

Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (2020-)

Teams: No Team Names

Regular Moves: Rotating Punch To The Stomach, Backbreaker, Running Knee Lift, Belly To Belly Suplex, Diving Shoulder Block, Dropkick, Gorilla Press, Lariat, Scoop Powerslam, Spinning Spinebuster, Three Point Stance Tackle, Tiger Suplex

Finishers: Boston Crab, Senton, Sitout Gutwrench Powerbomb, High Angle Belly To Back Suplex

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family

Extras

Backstory: Odin Rhydderch of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch family. When Fionn dies Odin will have a 1/432th ownership of the promotion. Odin is an 'Ogre Style' (Grappler) trainer. He's mostly Welsh.

Trivia: Nothing of Note

#D.U.D.E #original character #Rhydderch #C.R.C Wrestling Family #C.R.C Wrestling Promotion #C.R.C Wrestling School

[jedivoodoochile]

Debut of the Day: On this day in 1967, Yvonne Craig (1937-2015) first appeared as Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl in Stanford Sherman and Oscar Rudolph’s ‘Batman’ episode "Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin" aired on ABC.

In January 1967’s Detective Comics #359, Barbara Gordon’s modern Batgirl first appeared in Gardner Fox and and Carmine Infantino’s “The Million-Dollar Debut of Batgirl!”. In the same year, actress Yvonne Craig brought Barbara’s Batgirl to life for the first time in the television series “Batman”’s first episode of the third season "Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin".

The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) plans to gain total immunity from the law by kidnapping and forcing to marry the Gotham City police commissioner’s daughter, Librarian Barbara Gordon (Yvonne Craig). As Commissioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton), Chief O’Hara (Stafford Repp), Bruce Wayne (Adam West) and his ward Dick Grayson (Burt Ward) try to pay ransom for the return of Barbara, Penguin only wants marriage or he threatens to hurt the Commissioner. Agreeing to marriage in order to protect her father, Barbara changes into her secret vigilante guise as Batgirl and plans to take Penguin and his henchmen down. When Batman and Robin go to The Penguin’s hideout to rescue not only Barbara but an also kidnapped Alfred Pennyworth (Alan Napier) mistaken for the wedding’s preacher, the Dynamic Duo are placed in a deathtrap that only their new costumed ally can help with their escape.

Craig's Batgirl, who would be a reoccurring character for the remainder of the series, stood tall with the male dominant Dynamic Duo as the smart, beautiful, independent ally that became an overnight symbol of female empowerment to young girls and women watching in this late 1960s era. Yvonne Craig broke the mold of the definition of a superhero inside and outside of comic books, which led the way for other female actresses to put heroes on the big and small screen.

#yvonne craig #burgess meredith

[magdasabs]

Magda Eriksson: Blackpool’s Jake Daniels has given me hope for the next generation of gay male footballers

The bravery of Jake Daniels, who has come out as gay at the age of 17, will help others to feel less alone

By Magda Eriksson

I will begin this month’s column with a confession. It may be the off season but I don’t actually enjoy being off all that much. In fact, I think I’m addicted to training. Let me explain. As a footballer I am so used to a routine of always training that when I break it, I start to feel sluggish without that release of adrenalin and those endorphins. In fact, my ideal holiday is getting up in the morning, training and then having the rest of the day to decide what I want to do.

Immediately after the season ended, I had one week completely off. For the first few days I was still exhausted from the FA Cup final, with extra time and the whole emotional experience of that game. Then, from the second week, I began doing some exercises in the gym again.

I’ve got a gym programme which the strength and conditioning coach at Chelsea has provided and, with an eye on July’s Women’s Euros, I also have conditioning guidance from our Swedish national-team staff. Both sides have been very open and understanding. The Sweden squad is announced on Tuesday and assuming I am on the list, I should be in good shape when the squad come together on 20 June.

This last week I’ve also been doing football work with Pernille [Harder] here in Stockholm. I am doing the UEFA B coaching licence back at Chelsea so it was fun planning our own sessions and thinking about different things that can benefit our positions. It says a lot about what football nerds we are, though I do feel lucky too. We were doing some one-on-ones drills and for me to come up against one of the best attackers in the world on my off season is quite a luxury!

I contacted my childhood club, Enskede IK, to get permission for us to use their pitches. The funny thing is that in Sweden, most pitches are open to everyone and one day we had to share the space with lots of kids. You had Pernille and me doing our exercises … and all these children shouting, “Are you Magda?”

This has been my first stay at home since right after the Olympics last August. After a tournament you are so tired and I just walked around like a zombie. Now I feel refreshed and am trying to enjoy every minute. I’m godmother to two of my best friends’ children – they’re both 18 months old so hopefully they can now remember my face.

I’ve also had time to think more about Jake Daniels, the young Blackpool footballer, and the significance of the step he has taken by coming out as gay. I am so impressed by his bravery in coming out as an active gay male footballer at the age of just 17.

It is one thing if it you are a retired footballer or you have already been out privately for a long period of time; the fact he has felt able to take this step at 17 gives me hope for the next generation. I will be interested to see if he now wants to take on the role of a spokesperson – and that is a big responsibility – or whether he simply wished to tell the world he’s gay and then play his football. That’s for him to decide.

I’ve read that he has a mentor talking to him – a former player he had contacted – and this shows the importance of having people to talk to. Hopefully the next person can reach out to Jake, in turn, and this will create a snowball effect. Only this week we’ve seen two Scottish referees, Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson, come out and this representation – with gay people in different roles in football – will help contribute to an accepting environment. I imagine if you’re a young gay referee who sees this news, you now have less reason to feel alone.

I’ve also been encouraged by a recent meeting Pernille and I had with Rio Ferdinand to talk about homophobia in sport. I got a sense that he really wanted to help. He’s a straight, male ex-footballer with a huge platform and he genuinely wanted to hear how he could make life easier for other people and this matters as a lot of people listen to him and look up to him.

Ultimately, every little step contributes to normalising something that for so long was seen as weird, disgusting and even criminal – all these stigmas which have created a sense of pressure inside every young teenager who realises they are gay. We’ve all had that feeling that “I’m not normal” yet now, as more and more people talk about it, the more normal it becomes. That said, the fact Jake Daniels has made headlines all over the world shows it is still a big thing. My hope is that there’ll come the day when it doesn’t make the news at all.

#apparently some ppl may have trouble accessing it! #so here it is #magdalena eriksson #column #article

[obsessedwiththebatman]

57 years ago today...

"Batman" premiered on ABC TV, January 12th, 1966. The series quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Children were able to watch it as a straight adventure series, while adults could appreciate it's camp sensibilities and dead-pan humor. The series had a colorful pop art style that was unlike anything else on TV. The series also had a huge impact on sales of Batman comics, as well comic books in general, and helped launch Batman into his current status as the most popular comic book character of all time.

The series was originally intended to be an hour long, but ABC only had two half-hour time slots available, so the episodes were split in two. Which the first part of the Episode would leave our Dynamic Duo in a cliff hanger for the BATFAN’s to stay tuned into the the second part of the story and wonder how their Heroes will escape from the rogues gallery of villains

Batman ran three seasons 120 Episodes and the

series spun-off a motion picture in 1966 featuring most of the TV cast.

Principal Cast

Adam West as Batman/Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward as Robin/Dick Grayson

Alan Napier as Alfred

Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp as Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet Cooper

Yvonne Craig as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (Season 3 only)

And what would Batman be with out his Villains who portrayed by the Big Names of Stage and Small screen

Main Recurring Comic Book Villains

The Joker (Cesar Romero)

The Penguin (Burgess Meredith)

The Riddler (Frank Gorshin and John Astin)

Catwoman (Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether (motion picture), and Eartha Kitt)

Other villains were used from DC Comics

The Mad Hatter (David Wayne)

False Face (Malachi Throne)

Mr. Freeze (George Sanders, Otto Preminger, and Eli Wallach)

The Puzzler (Maurice Evans)

The Clock King (Walter Slezak)

The Archer (Art Cartney)

Some Villains that were created for the show which also some came Fan Favourites To BATFAN’s

King Tut (Victor Buono)

Egghead (Vincent Price)

Shame (Cliff Robertson)

Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones)

Olga, Queen of Cossacks (Anne Baxter)

Lord Ffogg (Rudy Vallee)

Lady Penelope Peasoup (Glynis Johns)

Freddy the Fence (Jacques Bergerac)

Other show Villains

The Bookworm (Roddy McDowall)

Ma Parker (Shelley Winters)

The Minstrel (Van Johnson)

Black Widow (Tallulah Bankhead)

Zelda The Great (Anne Baxter)

Chandell and Harry (Liberace)

The Sandman (Michael Rennie)

Siren (Joan Collins)

Louie the Lilac (Milton Berle)

Lola Lasagne (Ethel Merman)

Colonel Gumm (Roger C. Carmel)

Nora Clavicle (Barbara Rush)

Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft (Ida Lupino)

Minerva (Zsa Zsa Gabor)

Calamity Jan (Dina Merrill)

Cabala (Howard Duff)

The other things which made this Live Action TV Series Great was the Bat gadgets such as the Ironic Batmobile which was designed and built George Barris using 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car he had purchased from Ford for $1.00. Ford had used it for many years to promote "the car of tomorrow"

And Mr Barris had only three weeks and $15,000 (US) to turn it into the Batmobile, which included adding a Ford Galaxy chassis

Even to when people see the Original TV Batmobile it turns heads it’s the most Famous car from TV and film History

This past last year we lost the legend Batman himself Mr Adam West 9th June, 2017 at the age of 88

I was so grateful to had meet Mr West while attending LA Comic Con 2016 I was able to have a few laughs with the Man himself who was a kind and friendly gentleman it only lasted a short time meet and greet but I will never forget it as I Met My BATMAN

Mr West will live on as he made TV History and worldwide fans young and old and he will always be in our heart

[gatorsportsfan]

Florida football still among top 10 in ESPN's latest recruiting class rankings

The Florida Gators have vastly improved its recruiting strategy ever since the departure of former head coach Dan Mullen. The program used to be stuck in a stasis, usually ranking just outside the top 10. After the arrival of Billy Napier, the future of Florida football looks promising, especially in the eyes of experts at ESPN. Staff writer Craig Haubert composed his top 50 recruiting programs…

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#among #class #ESPN039s #Florida #football #latest #rankings #recruiting #Top

[qu-film-history-to-1968]

RKO Radio Picture's Unique Horror Genre and how Cat People (1942) Drew on Studio Talent

Julia Merolle

     After having watched Cat People (1942) this week, the genre of horror has grown popular from Universal Studios, as we saw last week with the 1930s. RKO Radio Pictures was a film company that was created in 1928 and was one of the main film studios during Hollywood’s Golden Age, which was between the 20s and 60s. Due to the success of many Universal horror films, RKO decided to create their own horror films, Cat People being one of them. Cat People was unique to RKO Radio Pictures’ studio style because it brought up important aspects different from most horror films. For example, in the film, women aren’t believed in society and even when they reach out for help, they are told they are insane and over-dramatic. An example of this is when Irena tells Oliver her husband and Dr. Judd, her psychiatrist about her problems, yet they push them off.

     Additionally, this film does a great job of showcasing how women are treated in society when trying to get help. For a movie made in 1942, this was the most progressive thing about it, which I applaud. I believe that for this reason, this drew on many studio talents such as Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, and Jack Holt as the main characters in the film Cat People. This also drew on a supporting cast of Alan Napier, Elizabeth Dunne, Elizabeth Russell, Alec Craig, Dot Farley, Theresa Harris, and Mary Halsey. When relating the film Cat People to RKO’s unique style, it was important because RKO had originally focused on musicals in the 1930s but due to seeing the success of horror from Universal Studios in the 1930s, they decided to create their own low-budget horror films with producer Val Lewton. This then brought RKO into the realm of horror and film noir, which were a part of RKO’s unique style of the 1940s.

     Something else that was important about Cat People this week was that this film was at the time of the Hays Code, which I discussed in my post about Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein last week. The importance of the Hays Code when relating it to Cat People, was that it didn’t follow some of the rules that it originally prohibited because it wanted to make it safe to the public. For example, in Cat People, Oliver and Alice were obviously more than friends, even though Oliver was married. Another point is that Irena was technically the villain since she turns into a cat, even though she is the main character and according to the Hays Code, we aren’t supposed to sympathize with the antagonist. As I mentioned last week, the Hays Code was overall just ridiculous because it set very strict guidelines. Luckily, Cat People got by the Hays Code because of its message about women and how they are treated in society, which shows how RKO was ahead of its time, even though it is now defunct.

#submission

[dailyrugbytoday]

Super Rugby: Richie Mounga to depart Crusaders after 2023

New Post has been published on https://thedailyrugby.com/super-rugby-richie-mounga-to-depart-crusaders-after-2023/

The Daily Rugby

https://thedailyrugby.com/super-rugby-richie-mounga-to-depart-crusaders-after-2023/

Super Rugby: Richie Mounga to depart Crusaders after 2023

Richie Mounga and the Crusaders kick off their 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Chiefs on 24 February at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch. Memberships are available now. Mo’unga debuted for the Crusaders on 27 February 2016, facing the Chiefs at home and scoring 13 points. He made the starting line-up for the rest of the season.

“This team has given so much to me as a rugby player and as a person, and in return I’ve always wanted to give my everything to the team both on and off the field, to help us succeed, and to be the best environment for players,” Mo’unga said.

Asked about his star first-five’s departure after the 2023 season, Crusaders Head Coach Scott Robertson said Mo’unga was “a special man”.

“If there’s one player that continues to leave their mark on this team, that’d be Richie Mo’unga,” Robertson said.

“Through his performances in the biggest games, the biggest moments – he stood up, which Crusaders do. He’s a special man, a local boy, pride of the community, and there’s no doubt about it – Richie can play.

Richie Mo’unga outlines his reasoning for signing a three year contract with Toshiba, and leaving the All Blacks post World Cup. Understand the deal is worth close to $2 million per year, making him one of the world’s highest paid players https://t.co/KVdJa4nucS

— Liam Napier (@liamnapiernz) December 26, 2022

“When Richie is on, the team is on. He brings out the best from all the players. For me, he is one of the most influential Super Rugby players ever – how he plays the game, his ability to score points consistently year after year in those crucial moments.

“The biggest thing for me with Richie is how much he cares about the team and the club, about the players he plays with and the people he plays for. He means a lot to the Crusaders and we wish him all the best. There’ll be a time to properly say goodbye to him at the end of the season, but for now we’re all focused on the job in front of us.”

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Tommy Reffell has been named among the best players Rugby in the UK

by debrambuhl on December 29, 2022 at 3:41 pm

Ospreys coach Toby Booth says he agreed with referee Craig Evans’ decisions during the Boxing Day derby against the Scarlets. Tonight’s rugby news as five Wales players named in UK’s top 30 and Ospreys disagree with Scarlets over controversy. Scarlets lock Tomas Lezana was sent off in the fifth minute of the festive derby for

Super Rugby: Richie Mounga to depart Crusaders after 2023

by Brenda Reed on December 29, 2022 at 3:41 pm

Richie Mounga and the Crusaders kick off their 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Chiefs on 24 February at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch. Memberships are available now. Mo’unga debuted for the Crusaders on 27 February 2016, facing the Chiefs at home and scoring 13 points. He made the starting line-up for the rest of

2023 Leinster Rugby Schools Senior and Junior Cup Fixture Details Announced

by Brenda Reed on December 27, 2022 at 6:24 pm

The dates for First Round fixtures of the 2023 Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Schools Cup have been announced. The first round of the Senior Cup will begin on Sunday, 29 January. While the Junior Cup kicks off on Tuesday, 7 February. Six of the eight first-round ties in the Senior Schools Cup will be

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VAR Operator Revealed for Celtic v Hearts

CELTIC’S trip to Tynecastle will be the first Scottish game that VAR is in operation to be televised. The team that’s been given the game is controversial amongst the Celtic support, with last weekend’s referee commanding VAR for the match. Steven McLean will be at Clydesdale House advising Nick Walsh on field. With David Roome and Ross Macleod running the lines and Craig Napier the Fourth…

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Murray turns into first overtly homosexual Scottish participant

Murray turns into first overtly homosexual Scottish participant

Gala Faireydeen Rovers striker Xander Murray has develop into the primary Scottish senior footballer to pose as homosexual. He is the primary overtly homosexual participant within the males’s skilled ranks in Scotland since Justin Fashanu with Airdrie and Hurts within the mid-Nineteen Nineties. The 30-year-old Lowland League participant follows the instance of referees Craig Napier and Lloyd…

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Holidays 8.16

Holidays

Bennington Battle Day (Vermont)

Children’s Day (Paraguay)

Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)

De Jure Transfer Day (Puducherry, India)

Elvis Presley Day

Eyeglasses Day

Festival of the Minstrels (Tutbury Castle, UK)

Follow Your Nose Day

Gozan no Okuribi (a.k.a. Daimonji; Kyoto, Japan)

Harmonic Convergence Day

Joe Miller’s Joke Day (UK)

Madonna del Voto Day (Siena, Italy)

Monty Python Day

National Airborne Day

National Authenticity Day

National Backflow Prevention Day

National Energy Day

National Energy Multiplier Day

National Independent Worker Day

National Roller Coaster Day

National Tell A Joke Day

Palio di Siena (Siena, Italy horse race) [also 7.2]

Parsi New Year (a.k.a. Shahenshahi; parts of India)

Remember What Your Spouse Wore the First Time You Met Day

Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)

Surveillance Day (f.k.a. Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day)

Tell-A-Joke Day

True Love Forever Day

Xicolatada (Hot Chocolate Festival; Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)

Yukon Discovery Day (Canada)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Baba Au Rhum Day

National Bratwurst Day

National Rum Day

Independence Days

Cyprus (from UK, 1960; but celebrated 10/1)

Fête de l'Indépendance (Gabon)

Independence Referendum Day (Bermuda; 1995)

Feast Days

Ana Petra Pérez Florido (Christian; Saint)

Armel (a.k.a. Armagillus; Christian; Saint)

Diomedes of Tarsus (Christian; Saint)

The Ditzies (Muppetism)

Napier (Positivist; Saint)

Roch (Christian; Saint)

Solarinite Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Stephen I of Hungary (Christian; Saint)

Translation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Blind Faith, by Blind Faith (Album; 1969)

Blue Crush (Film; 2002)

Dear God, by XTC (Song; 1986)

Fiddlesticks, by Ub Iwerks (Cartoon; 1930) [1st Color Sound Cartoon]

If I Had a Hammer, by Peter, Paul & Mary (Song; 1962)

Last Train to Clarksville, by The Monkees (Song; 1966)

Siegfried, by Richard Wagner (Opera; 1876) [Ring of the Nibelung #3]

Uncle Buck (Film; 1989)

The Usual Suspects (Film; 1995)

What a Wonderful World, recorded by Louis Armstrong (Song; 1967)

Today’s Name Days

Stefan, Theodor (Austria)

Krunoslav, Roko, Stjepan (Croatia)

Jáchym (Czech Republic)

Rochus (Denmark)

Aulis, Aurel, Kuldar, Kullar, Kullo (Estonia)

Aulis (Finland)

Armel, Roch (France)

Alfred, Rochus, Stefan, Stephanie (Germany)

Alkiviadis, Apostolos, Diomedes , Diomidis, Gerasimos, Sarantis, Seraphim, Stamatia, Stamatis (Greece)

Ábrahám (Hungary)

Rocco, Serena, Stefano (Italy)

Aistars, Astra, Astrīda (Latvia)

Alvita, Butvydas, Jokimas, Rokas (Lithuania)

Brynhild, Brynjulf (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, Ambroży, Domarad, Domarat, Joachim, Joachima, Roch (Poland)

Leonard (Slovakia)

Esteban, Roque (Spain)

Brynolf (Sweden)

Yukhym (Ukraine)

Craig, Kraig, Roch, Rochelle, Rochester, Rock, Rocky, Serena, Serenity, Serina (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 228 of 2022; 137 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 33 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 19 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 19 Av 5782

Islamic: 18 Muharram 1444

J Cal: 18 Hasa; Threesday [18 of 30]

Julian: 3 August 2022

Moon: 75% Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 4 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Napier]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 57 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 25 of 31)

#calendar #Holidays

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Holidays 8.16

Holidays

Bennington Battle Day (Vermont)

Children’s Day (Paraguay)

Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)

De Jure Transfer Day (Puducherry, India)

Elvis Presley Day

Eyeglasses Day

Festival of the Minstrels (Tutbury Castle, UK)

Follow Your Nose Day

Gozan no Okuribi (a.k.a. Daimonji; Kyoto, Japan)

Harmonic Convergence Day

Joe Miller’s Joke Day (UK)

Madonna del Voto Day (Siena, Italy)

Monty Python Day

National Airborne Day

National Authenticity Day

National Backflow Prevention Day

National Energy Day

National Energy Multiplier Day

National Independent Worker Day

National Roller Coaster Day

National Tell A Joke Day

Palio di Siena (Siena, Italy horse race) [also 7.2]

Parsi New Year (a.k.a. Shahenshahi; parts of India)

Remember What Your Spouse Wore the First Time You Met Day

Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)

Surveillance Day (f.k.a. Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day)

Tell-A-Joke Day

True Love Forever Day

Xicolatada (Hot Chocolate Festival; Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)

Yukon Discovery Day (Canada)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Baba Au Rhum Day

National Bratwurst Day

National Rum Day

Independence Days

Cyprus (from UK, 1960; but celebrated 10/1)

Fête de l'Indépendance (Gabon)

Independence Referendum Day (Bermuda; 1995)

Feast Days

Ana Petra Pérez Florido (Christian; Saint)

Armel (a.k.a. Armagillus; Christian; Saint)

Diomedes of Tarsus (Christian; Saint)

The Ditzies (Muppetism)

Napier (Positivist; Saint)

Roch (Christian; Saint)

Solarinite Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Stephen I of Hungary (Christian; Saint)

Translation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Blind Faith, by Blind Faith (Album; 1969)

Blue Crush (Film; 2002)

Dear God, by XTC (Song; 1986)

Fiddlesticks, by Ub Iwerks (Cartoon; 1930) [1st Color Sound Cartoon]

If I Had a Hammer, by Peter, Paul & Mary (Song; 1962)

Last Train to Clarksville, by The Monkees (Song; 1966)

Siegfried, by Richard Wagner (Opera; 1876) [Ring of the Nibelung #3]

Uncle Buck (Film; 1989)

The Usual Suspects (Film; 1995)

What a Wonderful World, recorded by Louis Armstrong (Song; 1967)

Today’s Name Days

Stefan, Theodor (Austria)

Krunoslav, Roko, Stjepan (Croatia)

Jáchym (Czech Republic)

Rochus (Denmark)

Aulis, Aurel, Kuldar, Kullar, Kullo (Estonia)

Aulis (Finland)

Armel, Roch (France)

Alfred, Rochus, Stefan, Stephanie (Germany)

Alkiviadis, Apostolos, Diomedes , Diomidis, Gerasimos, Sarantis, Seraphim, Stamatia, Stamatis (Greece)

Ábrahám (Hungary)

Rocco, Serena, Stefano (Italy)

Aistars, Astra, Astrīda (Latvia)

Alvita, Butvydas, Jokimas, Rokas (Lithuania)

Brynhild, Brynjulf (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, Ambroży, Domarad, Domarat, Joachim, Joachima, Roch (Poland)

Leonard (Slovakia)

Esteban, Roque (Spain)

Brynolf (Sweden)

Yukhym (Ukraine)

Craig, Kraig, Roch, Rochelle, Rochester, Rock, Rocky, Serena, Serenity, Serina (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 228 of 2022; 137 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 33 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 19 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 19 Av 5782

Islamic: 18 Muharram 1444

J Cal: 18 Hasa; Threesday [18 of 30]

Julian: 3 August 2022

Moon: 75% Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 4 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Napier]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 57 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 25 of 31)

#Holidays