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whileiamdying · 3 years
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“Predatory Men With a Taste for Teenagers” Joyce Maynard on the Chilling Parallels Between Woody Allen and J.D. Salinger
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J.D. Salinger, a copy of The Catcher in the Rye, and Woody Allen. PHOTOS FROM GETTY IMAGES AND THE EVERETT COLLECTION.
What do Woody Allen and J.D. Salinger have in common? Start with this: The world knows them as iconic artists whose work transformed the cultural landscape of America. I see them both as predatory men with a taste for teenagers. Both possess the outlook of aging cynics who idealize and seek out innocence and—having done so—destroy it.
Here comes another disturbing similarity in their stories: In the case of each of these celebrated men, when a woman has dared to shine a light on their dark and disturbing behavior—in Allen’s case, possibly criminal behavior, which he continues to deny—their supporters close ranks in the manner of a human shield. Often with stunning success, they deflect allegations made against the object of their devotion and turn on the person responsible for delivering them. That person would be a woman.
I know the part about Woody Allen and very young women only from what I’ve read over the years—though watching his films with a knowledge of his personal sexual and romantic history, a viewer may register a creepy shiver of recognition. It’s all up on the screen.
The part about Salinger and young girls (also visible in the work, if you look) is one with which I am more intimately acquainted. It’s a story I’ve told before. I tell it again now because I have to. I tell it again because what I experienced long ago still happens—and because in the last handful of months, we’ve borne witness to a whole new round of stories sharing the same familiar theme. MeToo notwithstanding, the phenomenon of demonizing the woman continues to play out in the lives of women and girls who dare to speak the truth about their lives.
When I was a freshman at Yale—a few months past my 18th birthday—J.D. Salinger wrote me a series of letters that led me to believe he loved me as no one else ever had. Having read an essay I’d published, accompanied by a waiflike picture of myself in my blue jeans, weighing in at 90 pounds and expounding on my virginity, among other topics, he told me I was brilliant and perfect, his soul mate, and that we would live our days out together. He was 53.
By that point—1972—a couple of generations of readers had fallen in love with the voice of Holden Caulfield. So did I, though the way I fell in love with the man came from the letters he wrote to me, alone. Or so I supposed.
I withdrew from college and largely from the world to be with Salinger—walked away from a full scholarship at Yale, a writing job in New York City, the book tour for my first published work. When he sent me away less than a year later with words of contempt and disdain, I believed the failure was mine, and that I was no longer worthy of his love or even respect.
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Joyce Maynard in San Francisco in 1999.
I name two events that caused the greatest emotional damage in my life. I’m not speaking here of personal losses—the deaths of my parents, the death of my husband. I’m speaking of times when I felt unsafe, diminished, and under attack almost to the point of questioning the worth of my own life. One happened when I was a teenager, with Salinger—an experience that ended my college education, isolated me from my family, my friends, and the world, and left me in a state of profound shame that endured for decades. The second, and arguably the more painful one, occurred 25 years later when, halfway into my 40s, I chose at long last to speak of what had happened to me when I was young.
It took me that long to recognize the truth: that I was groomed to be the sexual partner of a narcissist who nearly derailed my life. When I published a memoir telling my story, I was accused of trying to sell books, to make money from my brief and inconsequential connection to a great man. Adjectives applied to me by well-respected critics included the words “icky, masturbatory” (in Mirabella), “indescribably stupid” (in The Washington Post), and (from Maureen Dowdin The New York Times) “predator.” One writer, Cynthia Ozick—hardly alone among celebrated authors, weighing in with her condemnation—portrayed me as a person who, in possession of no talent of my own, had “sucked out” Salinger’s celebrity. In the eyes of many, I was a literary vampire. For some, simply a cunt.
No question, my personal history at the hands of an iconic American artist 35 years older than myself informed my experience of watching the recent HBO documentary Allen v. Farrow. Call the event “triggering” and you won’t miss the mark. So much of the language once directed at me when I spoke of Salinger is nearly identical to what I hear now employed by those who rush to defend Woody Allen and discredit Mia Farrow.
The story in Allen v. Farrow is haunting on two levels: First, for Dylan Farrow’s consistent and credible account that Woody Allen did in fact place his fingers in the “privates” of his seven-year-old daughter, as she has always alleged, telling her as he did so that if she kept still he would cast her in his movies and take her to Paris.
Equally horrifying is what Allen and his team of high-priced lawyers, publicists, image-controllers, and celebrity friends chose to do about the allegations against him. Recognizing that going after the character of a child would not play well, they set out to destroy her mother. They successfully recast the narrative into the story of an aging, vengeful, and deeply troubled ex-lover who manufactured the story of abuse and coached her child to deliver it. In the narrative he presented via a Plaza Hotel press conference, now widely repeated, Allen became the victim of retribution for having rejected Mia for her daughter, Soon-Yi, a much younger woman. His crime comes straight out of a romantic movie: falling in love.
When I wrote about Allen v. Farrow on my Facebook pages recently, over a thousand readers weighed in. The vast majority—those who’d actually watched the series—shared my outrage. Almost to a person (let’s be clear; these persons are nearly all male), those who continue to subscribe to Woody Allen’s story said they felt no need to watch the documentary. They were so sure they knew the story. Woody himself had already explained it to them.
What chilled me most was the level of something close to violence—an almost toxic rage—in the way many Allen loyalists spoke about Farrow. (“I’d like to smash her face in,” wrote one.) You could almost think, reading the words of some of them, that they must be confusing Mia with the first woman who broke their heart, or a sadistic kindergarten teacher, or maybe their mother, if they hated their mother a whole lot. Some of them, weighing in on the documentary—and more on the Woody Allen fan page—chose to quote the old saw “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” The scariest brand of fury I have ever witnessed is that of men confronted by a woman’s story of abuse at the hands of a man they idolize.
The Atlanta spa murders represent the darkest truth, one painful to articulate. We live in a culture rife with hatred of women, for any of a vast range of sins. When a woman makes trouble, just call her a bad mother. A bad wife. Hysterical. Too sexual. Or simply too much. A woman’s short skirt invited rape. Her bad attitude made a guilt-ridden zealot kill her.
Consider Diane Sawyer in a 2003 interview for 20/20 recently brought to light in the new documentary Framing Britney Spears. Sawyer leans forward in her chair—cool, self-assured, trustworthy—lasering in on the 21-year-old pop star, who looks exhausted.
“You broke his heart,”Sawyer intones, speaking of the accusations by boy-hero Justin Timberlake, whom Spears dated the year before, that she cheated on him. Sawyer sounds like an understanding but deeply disappointed parent confronting her child when she broke her curfew. “You did something that caused him so…much…pain. What did you do?”
What did you do? The assumption, unquestioned: It’s the woman’s fault.
Sometimes the shamed and hated women remain faceless. Sometimes we know them well. Moving beyond the particular brand of trouble that each woman has endured (racism, misogyny, harassment, financial exploitation, sexual abuse, and the subsequent effects on their mental health), one theme runs through all of their stories—from Meghan Markle to Monica Lewinsky to Andrea Constand. It’s not simply about how our culture continues to shame, dismiss, humiliate, devalue, and demonize women. It’s the injury—sometimes overt counterattack, often gaslighting—that an abused woman is virtually certain to endure when she breaks her silence to tell what happened to her. Call it a one-two punch.
For me, the attacks I experienced when I published At Home in the World did not simply seek to invalidate a piece of work of which I felt deeply proud. They did not simply decimate my career for a long time (the same thing that happened to Mia Farrow, after she leveled her charges against Woody Allen). At the age of 44, I found my identity effectively reduced to that of a woman about whom only one pertinent fact remained: When I was very young, I had slept with a famous man. When I was no longer young, I told about it. Vagina dentata. Big mouth.
I have thought a lot over the years about why that memoir I wrote—but more so its author—became the object of such personal and uniquely sexual vitriol. It’s a tone I recognize now among many of Woody Allen’s most staunch defenders, many of whom are male, many of whom are highly educated, intellectual, urbane, enlightened types (classic Woody Allen fans) who would be horrified by the suggestion that their position qualified as misogyny. In pre-MeToo 1998, when I published the book that told the story of what happened between J.D. Salinger and me, I might as well have murdered Holden Caulfield. Many have never forgiven me. I got on with my life, wrote many more books, but not without great cost.
For a lover of Woody Allen movies, confronted with the story in the HBO documentary, it is as if Dylan Farrow ran into the theater at the very best part of the movie and threw a bucket of paint on the screen. As for Mia Farrow: In the classic gaslighting style, they call her crazy, launching a new round of attacks involving the deaths of three of her children to which she has recently responded. Here it comes: the Bad Mother defense.
There is a moment in Allen v. Farrow in which Mia Farrow speaks about her fears for herself once the documentary has aired. There would be a new round of attacks launched against her, she was sure. It had never ended. It has never truly ended for me either—the accusations that I was vengeful, disturbed.
The year following the publication of the memoir in which I detailed my experiences with Salinger, I made the decision to sell the 50 or so pages of the letters he’d written to me when I was 18. I had no use for these. So I consigned them to Sotheby’s.
The letters were put on display for potential buyers. For three weeks they remained available for examination—by collectors, but also literary historians, biographers, devotees of an important writer, who, had they sought them out, might have learned much about the author’s views on a wide range of topics. Baseball, jazz, Buddhism, Hitchcock movies, gardening, his children, writing.
Not a single serious critic or literary historian, biographer, or member of the press paid a visit to the auction house to study the letters. But on the subject of me, and my money-grubbing choice to sell what were described as my “love letters,” the press was relentless. Had I no shame?
Actually, no. I saw no crime in divesting myself of letters that served only as reminders of a hurtful and damaging time in my life.
As it turned out, these letters (whose buyer returned them to Salinger, who no doubt destroyed them) were somewhat less rare than I had supposed. Over the years that followed, I heard from well over a dozen women who had a similar set of treasured letters from Salinger in their possession, written to them when they were teenagers. It appeared that in the case of one girl, Salinger was writing letters to her while I sat in the next room, believing he was my soul mate and partner for life.
Last week, among those angry Facebook messages to me from Woody Allen loyalists, there was one from someone citing, yet again, the story of how I sold my “love letters.” Hearing that a 53-year-old man wrote letters to an 18-year-old college freshman, some still condemn me for selling the letters rather than considering the motives of the man who wrote them in the first place.
Consider the irony of suggesting it’s the woman herself at fault for sharing her story, not the fault of the man, for having made the story happen. Call him out, and he may conveniently invoke cancel culture. Flip the narrative. Make the perpetrator the victim. The victim, the perpetrator.
Then comes the inevitable question. Diane Sawyer was hardly the last to have raised it. What did you do?
Here comes my answer: I’m a woman. I told the truth.
Maynard is the author of the memoir At Home in the World. Her tenth novel, Count the Ways, will be published by Morrow this June.
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claudia1829things · 5 years
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"The Demand For An Ideal Woman"
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"THE DEMAND FOR AN IDEAL WOMAN" Recently, the STAR WARS movie, "STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE" achieved a milestone. Twenty years has passed since it initial release in theaters in May 1999. However, there have been other recent or upcoming events within the STAR WARS franchise. One of them is the upcoming release of the third Sequel Trilogy movie in December. Another was the recent release of a Young Adults (YA) novel called "Queen's Shadow", the first stand alone story about the Prequel Trilogy's leading lady, Padmé Amidala.
 Many fans, especially women, celebrated the release of "Queen's Shadow". Written by EK Johnston, the novel focused on a period in Padmé's life, when her career underwent a transformation from the elected monarch of Naboo to a senator of Naboo. This meant that the novel was set sometime during those ten years between "THE PHANTOM MENACE" and "STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES". More importantly, this novel featured the first time that Padmé was the main protagonist in any STAR WARS movie, television production or novel. "Queen's Shadow" also led many fans to contemplate the idea of Padmé surviving the birth of her twin children, Luke and Leia, and becoming a leader for the early manifestation of the Rebel Alliance. More importantly, the novel and the 20th anniversary of "THE PHANTOM MENACE" has revived the fans' never ending complaint that filmmaker George Lucas should have portrayed Padmé as an ideal character . . . a feminist icon. As a woman, the idea of a leading woman character as a feminist icon sounds very appealing. But as a lover of films and novels, I tend to harbor a strong wariness toward such characters - regardless of their gender. Recently, some fans have suggested that Padmé should have been the main character of the Prequel Trilogy (1999-2005) and not her husband, Anakin Skywalker. Considering that Anakin eventually became Darth Vader from the Original Trilogy (1977-1983), I found this suggestion a little hard to swallow. Even worse, I find the constant complaints that Lucas had "ruined" Padmé's character, due to the manner of her death in "STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH", rather tiresome and pedantic. As I have pointed out in a previous article about Padmé, I found nothing wrong with a person succumbing to death due to a "broken heart" or allowing one's emotions to affect his/her health. Such deaths have actually occurred in real life. And considering that Padmé was in the third trimester of her pregnancy, had endured a series of traumatic events in her professional and personal life, including a recent attack by a jealous Anakin, the circumstances of her death did not surprise me, let alone anger me. In regard to the idea that Padmé should have been the main protagonist of the Prequel Trilogy Amidala . . . this did not make any sense to me. Like Han Solo and Leia Organa in the Original Trilogy, Padmé was a major supporting character in the Prequel Trilogy. The real focus of the Prequel Trilogy was Anakin Skywalker, which made sense considering he proved to be the catalyst of the Jedi Order's downfall and rise of the Galactic Empire. And in his own way, Padmé and Anakin's son, Luke Skywalker, was the Original Trilogy's main character. Although Ewan McGregor was the leading actor in the second and third films of the Prequel Trilogy, Obi-Wan Kenobi was not the central character. It was still Anakin. And I do not recall any film in STAR WARS franchise being made solely about Obi-Wan. Oh yes, there had been plans for one, but due to the failure of "SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY", Disney Studios had decided to curtail any Obi-Wan solo film. Yet, many did not complain. Many had bitched and moaned about how Lucas treated Padmé's character, because he had conveyed her weaknesses, as well as her strengths. He did the same with many male characters. Apparently, certain people cannot deal with a major female character's weaknesses being on display, unless she is either the main character or in a drama. What am I saying? Many people still cannot make up their mines on whether they want the Rey character from Disney's Sequel Trilogy to be ideal or flawed. On the other hand, I once came across an article - it might have come from "The Mary Sue Blog" but I am not sure - claimed that the problem with Padmé was not that she was not allowed to have flaws. This person claimed that the that moviegoers saw her as a problem solver who never gave up in the first two movies. The article also added that Padmé was not someone who would give up the will to live. A few years ago, I had written an ARTICLE that discussed Padmé's mistakes in all three Prequel Trilogy movies and argued that she was not the "flawless" or "ideal" character that many still regard her as. I had also pointed out that in "STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH", Padmé had experienced the loss of the Galactic Republic, the rise of the Galactic Empire, the loss of her husband to Palpatine and the Sith, and his physical attack on her in a brief space of time – within two days or less. As someone who had recently experienced personal loss, I understood why she had given in to emotional despair. I had only experienced one loss. Padmé did not. Just because she was able to not give up and overcome a situation in the past, did not mean that she would always be able to do this. I still recall the "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER" Season Five episode called (5.21) "The Weight of the World" in which the main protagonist, Buffy Summers, had went into a catatonic state after she failing to prevent her younger sister Dawn from being abducted by the season’s Big Bad, a hell demon called Glory. Buffy had failed to overcome her state of catatonic depression on her own. She needed help and she eventually got it in the form of one of her closest friends, Willow Rosenberg. There was no Willow to help Padmé deal with her emotional state during the downfall of the Republic and the Jedi Order. Padmé had no Willow to deal with the emotional trauma of Anakin's transformation into a Sith Lord or his attack upon her. Instead, she had to deal with going into premature labor and giving birth to twins. I hate to say this, but neither Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda or Bail Organa were as emotionally close to Padmé as Willow Rosenberg was close to Buffy Summers. And instead of providing emotional support to her, the two Jedi Masters and the senator were more focused on her going into labor and giving birth. There is something about today's feminism that truly irritates me. Women (both in real life and in fiction) are not allowed to be flawed. Actually, I think today's feminists and sexist men have that trait in common. Both groups demand that women be ideal in a way THEY believe women should be ideal. For feminists, women should be some all knowing saint, who can kick ass and have a successful career outside of the home. For sexist men (or men in general), women should be attractive or beautiful bed warmers, home carers and emotional crutches. Women are expected to revolve their lives around the men in their lives. Women in real life are not allowed to be flawed - especially if they are famous. And fictional women - especially those who are major characters in an action story - are definitely NOT ALLOWED to be flawed. Especially someone like Padmé Amidala. I do not believe that Lucas had subjected Padmé's character with weak writing. I think too many fans were too prejudiced to allow her to be a complex woman with both strengths and weaknesses. They had wanted . . . no, they had demanded she be some feminist icon. While complaining about Padmé's character, they would always compare her with her daughter, Princess Leia Organa aka Skywalker. The ironic thing is that Leia was no more of a feminist icon than her mother. Leia had her own set of flaws. Yes, she was an intelligent and capable political leader, who was also knowledgeable about military tactics and defending herself. Leia also possessed a tough demeanor and a sharp wit. On the other hand, Leia harbored a hot temper, impatience and a penchant for being both judgmental and an emotional coward. Nor was she the type to be forgiving (except with certain people). Two of Leia's flaws - her temper and being judgmental - were on full display in the 1980 movie, "STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK". In that film, she had supported Chewbacca’s angry and murderous attack upon Lando Calrissian, after the latter was forced to betray them to Darth Vader and the Empire. During that scene, both Leia and Chewbacca’s anger got the best of them at a time when it should not have. Neither had pondered over how the Empire had arrived on Bespin before them. Nor did they ever considered that Vader had coerced Lando into choosing between betraying Han and them or watching the Empire destroy Bespin and its citizens. Many fans have also complained that George Lucas had failed to explore Padmé's backstory . . . especially in "THE PHANTOM MENACE" and "ATTACK OF THE CLONES". I found this complaint rather hypocritical. Lucas had never bothered to explore Leia or her future husband Han Solo's backstory in the Original Trilogy films. Yet, no one or very few people have complained about this. When Disney Studios finally green-lighted a movie about Han's backstory, many film goers and media outlets like "The Mary Sue Blog" bitched and moaned about how it was not necessary. I suspect they had made this complaint, because it was easier than criticizing how Disney Studios/Lucasfilm had handled the movie's production and theatrical release. Is it any wonder that I found this complaint that a movie about Han's backstory was not necessary, but Padmé's was? And to this day, no one has complained about a lack of Leia's backstory in the 1977-1983 films. Look, I am happy that a novel about Padmé Amidala has been written. And I find it interesting that STAR WARS fans will get a chance to peek into those years between "THE PHANTOM MENACE" and "ATTACK OF THE CLONES". But I must admit that I found myself getting irritated that so many have used the novel's upcoming release to criticize George Lucas' portrayal of her character. It seems obvious to me that a great deal of their criticism is wrapped around a lot of hypocrisy, an inability to understand human nature and a definite lack of attention toward what actually happened to Padmé in the Prequel Trilogy. I cannot help but feel that some people need to realize that in contemplating feminism, they also need to factor in the concept of human nature . . . and good writing. Good writing or a strong character is not one who can do no wrong or be strong, 24/7. A strong character, for me, is someone who possesses both strengths and weaknesses . . . or virtues and flaws. As far as I am concerned, George Lucas had included all in his creation of Padmé Amidala.
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thebrewstorian · 3 years
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Commercial Beer in Oregon: Cheers to Charles Barrett, Henry Saxer, & Henry Weinhard!
I was looking for some sources on Prohibition in Oregon for a student and stumbled upon a bunch of words I wrote for my Oregon Encyclopedia “Brewing Industry in Oregon” article. There were many words I couldn’t include, but it seems good to put them in a series! 
The story of brewing in Oregon is intertwined with immigration, railroad and shipping, natural resources, prohibition and the suffrage movement, urban renewal, labor relations, and community involvement. The first commercial operations were small, but access to high quality water and ideal conditions for growing hops set the stage Oregon’s vibrant beer industry.
Liquor was popular in the West as early as the 1830s, when fur traders distilled a beverage known as “Blue Ruin,” which they traded with local Natives. Men stationed at Fort Vancouver imported beer, and missionary Hiram Bingham wrote in 1829 that they cultivated and malted barley for beer and anticipated “exporting in small quantity.” 
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Hard liquor was popular with early white settlers, and some engaged in small-scale brewing, but it wasn’t until the 1850s that commercial beer production began in earnest in Oregon.
Beer arrived in Oregon before it was a state. Oregon’s first brewery was advertised on August 12, 1854. It joined ads for barley, clothing, whiskey, bakeries, wagon shops, and temperance hotels. By 1859, Jacksonville, Oregon City, Portland, and The Dalles all had breweries. 
By and large, most early brewers or brewery owners were German, or came from Central Europe, and that heritage was part of their identity and the styles they produced. 
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However, some came from England and France (from the Alsace region), and a surprising number of the first brewers in the state were from Switzerland.
Small breweries opened throughout the state, some in remote small towns, serving a specific industry or the town that supported it. These breweries had a ready customer base involved in industries like mining, logging, fishing, and canning. One example is the 1875 Akerblad Brewery in the town of Gardiner, population 200, which produced beer for millworkers and sailors traveling the Umpqua River. Mercantile shops selling alcohol, saloons, and breweries were often among the earliest businesses.
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From 1854 to 1916, there were between 92 and 125 licensed breweries. In Gold Rush towns, mountainous logging communities, and busy urban areas many breweries were short-lived and annual or biennial ownership or name changes were regular occurrences. This makes it difficult to accurately calculate the dates of operation or number of breweries operating before national Prohibition in 1920. Sometimes an advertisement in a local newspaper was the only business record. 
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For example, the first verifiable record of a brewery in Oregon is advertisement in the Oregonian. English-born Charles Barrett’s Portland Brewery and General Grocery Establishment, opened on Front Street in 1854 and sold merchandise (sperm candles, salt ham, matches, stone jugs) and alcohol. His shop operated for a few years and though business details aren’t provided, among other alcoholic beverages like whiskey and port wine, he sold ale in casks and bottles. By 1860, Barrett’s ads reflected the transition in the goods he sold; rather than operating under the moniker "brewery," he sold fruits, stationary, newspapers, and novels. In the years that followed, Barrett became a successful and wealthy bookshop owner with a tumultuous personal life. According to court records and newspaper articles, he had an acrimonious divorce during which he claimed two of his children weren't actually his, and his daughter murdered her husband in San Francisco after he left Portland with his mistress and her money. Barrett died in 1873.
Details for the second brewery in Oregon were also mainly recorded in ads. 
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Swiss-born Henry Saxer immigrated to the U.S. in 1850 and to Oregon several years later. In 1856, he opened the Liberty Brewery at what is now 1st and Davis street. The earliest advertisements for the brewery lists Louis Behrens as a partner; two years later Saxer was the sole proprietor and Behrens had opened a brewery in Oregon City. The Liberty Brewery sold lager beer, and early ads indicate that Saxer would pay cash for barley. Saxer moved to Lewiston, Idaho, but soon returned to Portland. According to an 1866 ad, he owned the California Wine Depot, which sold domestic and international wines, and in his obituary, he was credited as being the man who brought California wines to Portland. Beyond his contribution to the alcohol trade, in 1870, he founded the German Benevolent Society (later German Aid Society) and was the first president in 1871; Henry Weinhard was also a member.
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However, in terms of facility size, production, and promotion, Henry Weinhard’s City Brewery in Portland was in a class of its own. Weinhard, now a well-known Oregon beer icon, took brewing to a new level in terms of facility size and scope of distribution. Portland’s most famous pre-Prohibition brewer opened his first business in Vancouver, Washington in 1856; he ran it for six months, before moving to Portland to open brewery with George Bottler on Couch and Front. Within a few months he was back in Vancouver and had opened the Star Brewery with John Meany, who sold Weinhard his shares 1858. Weinhard maintained ownership of the Star Brewery until 1864 but moved back to Portland in 1862 to open a brewery with George Bottler, which they called the Bottler Brewery. That same year, Weinhard bought the Liberty Brewery. In 1863, Bottler and Weinhard opened the City Brewery, which absorbed Bottler Brewery’s small operation; Weinhard bought out Bottler in 1866. Bottler died of pneumonia in Munich in 1868 of pneumonia and Henry Saxer was an executor of the estate. When Henry Weinhard died in 1904 Paul Wessinger, his son-in-law took over. Wessinger inherited an impressive business: the year after Weinhard’s death the City Brewery produced 35,000 barrels, far and above any other brewery in the state. The Wessinger family remained involved with the Blitz-Weinhard company until 1999 when the facility was closed by the Miller Brewing Company. Following the closure of the Portland brewery in 1999, Henry Weinhard's was brewed at the Olympia brewery in Tumwater, Washington until that brewery was closed in 2003. Some of its beers were brewed under contract at the Full Sail Brewing Company until 2013. Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve brand, which some credit as a transition drink between macro and micro beer, survives today and is currently owned by MillerCoors.
These three early and important brewers in Portland were joined by others throughout the state. They operated facilities that were very small and quite large, and many are excellent illustrations of how changes to transportation networks and technology, the importance of family, and the challenges of Prohibition changed the course of brewing in Oregon.
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armeniaitn · 4 years
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A Doctor of the Diaspora, With Artsakh in His Heart
New Post has been published on https://armenia.in-the.news/society/a-doctor-of-the-diaspora-with-artsakh-in-his-heart-49367-14-08-2020/
A Doctor of the Diaspora, With Artsakh in His Heart
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Dr. Raffy Hovanessian
A Remembrance of Dr. Raffy Hovanessian (1938-2020)
BY LEVON LACHIKYAN English rendering by CHRISTOPHER H. ZAKIAN
A physician, in the truest sense, is not defined solely by his choice of profession. What defines him is a lifelong impulse to help others: a commitment to treat fellow human beings with compassion.
That’s how I have always understood the medical calling, in its highest expression. The doctors endowed with these qualities are rare, and very precious. So when we lose such a noble figure, we should do more than simply mourn that doctor’s death. We should acknowledge, and celebrate, the life and accomplishment that preceded his passing.
Our community—our world—lost such a shining example this spring, in the person of Dr. Raffy Hovanessian. An Armenian-American physician of the highest caliber, Dr. Hovanessian was a well-known—and beloved—public figure throughout the Armenian world. His death at age 81 on May 27, 2020, following a long, brave battle against cancer, brought to a close an astonishing lifetime of accomplishment, compassion, and benevolent work.
He was born in Jerusalem, on August 16, 1938—the eldest child of two survivors of the Armenian Genocide. They instilled in their son the qualities that would be the foundation of his consequential life: a life inspired at the deepest level by his Christian faith and Armenian heritage, and nourished by the spiritual strength Raffy drew from his family, his church, and his homeland.
Family One iconic image guided Raffy throughout his life: the memory of his father, Arakel. Raffy would often lovingly refer to his father in conversation as “a simple shoemaker”; but it was clear that to this grateful son, Arakel Hovanessian was so much more: a patriot, a man of moral vision. To illustrate that feeling, Raffy would quote his father’s explanation for having six children: “Son,” the Genocide survivor would say, “we lost so many souls in my generation. So this too is a way to serve our nation: by having many children.”
Raffy’s mother Diruhi was a nurse—and the likely inspiration for his youthful decision to become a doctor. But the medical vocation also held a logical attraction for a boy with an instinct to help others. His parents encouraged him in every way they could. His father surprised Raffy one day by giving him a violin. When the boy asked how the instrument would help him achieve his goal in medicine, his father replied that a good doctor needs precise, agile fingers, and the violin would be excellent training for that.
The family resided in Aleppo throughout Raffy’s primary education, but for his medical training he applied to the American University in Beirut. It was while living in that city that Raffy met the beautiful Armenian woman who would become his future wife, Shoghag Varjabedian.
“I glorify God’s blessing for giving me a wife like Shoghag,” he repeated with joy throughout his life. “She has always been a support for my spirit, an inspiration to lead me forward. At the same time, she is an ideal mother and grandmother to our three children and seven grandchildren.”
“Together, these two were a most exemplary couple,” said longtime friend Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, currently the Armenian Church’s Pontifical Legate of Western Europe. “They complemented each other in every way. And through their partnership, numerous vital projects were brought to life.” One of the most important of these projects was the rescue of America’s St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, which was in danger of shutting its doors. During that crisis in the 1990s, the Hovanessians’ leadership largely ensured the seminary’s ongoing vitality as an educational institution, which persists to this day.
Some three decades earlier, when Raffy and Shoghag settled in Chicago in the mid-1960s, they had brought a similar energy to the local Armenian community, helping to establish an AGBU center in the city and its Sissag H. Varjabedian Armenian Saturday School.
The family took a special interest in the advancement of Armenian artists. Arriving in Armenia in the wake of the 1988 earthquake, Shoghag recognized the quality and talent of a number of Armenian painters. As an art connoisseur and curator of numerous prestigious contemporary art exhibits, she was enthusiastic about introducing these artists to a wider, international audience. But she was also moved by the poor conditions in which they lived. Together with her husband, Shoghag worked intensely to create secure lives for the painters, so they could continue to reside in Armenia while exhibiting their work abroad. “Our goal was to allow talented Armenian artists to stay in their homeland, so that we would not lose them abroad,” she said.
This is the attitude they brought to all the arts in Armenia: a sense of duty to preserve the country’s native creativity. I vividly remember the visit Dr. and Mrs. Hovanessian paid to the Octet Music School in Armenia’s second largest city of Gyumri, which had been devastated by the 1988 earthquake. After listening to the impressive performances of the gifted students, they decided on the spot to support the higher education of several young talents, and later made active efforts to improve the school building and its resources.
Throughout their many visits to Armenia, the Hovanessians would frequently be in the company of their children—and later their grandchildren—in order to expose the new generations to the unique sights, sounds, tastes and aromas of their ancestral land.
Church Raffy Hovanessian grew up in an atmosphere of religious faith, observance, and piety—and those habits of the spirit remained with him throughout his life. As a boy attending Aleppo’s Emmanuel College, he become engrossed in the Bible, conversant in its stories and message. He put these lessons to active use in the way he conducted himself.
“The church has always been in me,” the doctor would later confess. He was convinced that if Armenians had not embraced Christianity, their nation would have ceased to exist as an entity in history. At a more personal level, the Armenian Church, with its deep and rich spiritual power, was where he would seek guidance, consolation, and encouragement at every crossroad in his life.
He would build many friendships based on such shared character. A notable one was forged in Beirut, where he befriended a young clergyman named Karekin Sarkissian. Their relationship was a great source of joy in Raffy’s life, and a source of pride as well, as he watched his friend scale the church hierarchy to become a bishop, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, and finally the Catholicos of All Armenians: His Holiness Karekin I.
In more formal roles, Dr. Hovanessian was a longtime member of the Diocesan Council of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, serving as its vice chair. Twice, in 1995 and 1999, he was elected to represent the Diocese at the National Ecclesiastical Assembly convened at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Fellow church delegates from across the globe chose Raffy to chair those historic gatherings.
In 2014, the Eastern Diocese honored Dr. Raffy Hovanessian as its “Armenian Church Member of the Year” during ceremonies at St. Vartan Cathedral in New York City, surrounding that year’s Diocesan Assembly.
But above and beyond such public distinctions, Raffy’s first and deepest motivation was always to live up to his father’s counsel “to love the church and serve the church.” Wherever life took him, he followed it with the intense conviction that the Lord was guiding his steps.
Homeland From his earliest years, patriotic Armenian songs were always in Raffy’s ear—often sung by his father. Armenian recordings and radio were part of the ambient sound of the Hovanessian home throughout his life; Raffy would quiet a crowd when an Armenian broadcast came on with the phrase, “Yerevan is speaking.”
But it took until 1986 for him to arrive for the first time in Armenia. He did so in the company of his son Armen, and together they scaled the heights of Dzidzernagapert to burn incense at the Genocide Memorial in memory of their ancestors.
He became a much more frequent visitor in the years following Armenia’s independence—difficult as that time was with its dearth of electricity and heating. He would travel there every three to six months, usually in his professional capacity as a physician. His natural compassionate spirit was energized as never before when he witnessed the hardships being endured by his countrymen, and Raffy vowed to do whatever he could to stand by his people, and encourage their progress.
In his heart, Raffy paid little heed to the constricted political boundaries of his homeland. For him, Armenia included Javakhk and Artsakh, and the Armenians resident in those regions were equally the focus of Raffy’s attention and concern.
His motivation in all things was a commitment to national ideas, the preservation of Armenian identity and, more personally, a desire that his life would not be lived in vain. To these ends, he made his influential mark on the diaspora’s numerous educational and charitable organizations, among them the Armenian Assembly of America (where he was a board member from 1986 to 1989) and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (where he sat on the Central Council from 1989 to 2000).
Standing out among these efforts was his fruitful leadership role in the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), the humanitarian aid, relief, and development organization of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. Dr. Hovanessian became an initiator and promoter of countless FAR projects, often focusing on the reform and advancement of medicine, medical education, and healthcare in the young Armenian Republic.
He was instrumental in launching FAR’s “Regional Doctor Training Program” in 2005, which trained physicians in Armenia’s far flung provinces, as well as programs that gave special attention given to medical personnel from Javakhk and Artsakh. I can envision Raffy during the press conference announcing one such effort in 2011, where he stood among officials of the Ministries of Health of Armenia and Artsakh, the State Medical University, and FAR. Dr. Hovanessian’s beaming face expressed the deep satisfaction he found in these undertakings.
The truth is that following the Soviet Union’s collapse, healthcare systems among the former Soviet republics were on a hazardous path to failure. The programs and fundraising shouldered by Dr. Raffy Hovanessian, through FAR and the Armenian-American Health Professionals Organization (AAHPO), gave Armenia and its medical professionals a fighting chance to improve their skills and upgrade the country’s health system, with benefits felt in the treatment of countless Armenian citizens. Today, most of the physicians and medical personnel working in Armenia and Artsakh have taken advantage of one or more of the innovative training programs resulting from these efforts.
Realizing that competent nursing played a crucial role in the healthcare systems of rural Armenia and Artsakh, Raffy prevailed upon his close friend, the great American-Armenian benefactor Nazar Nazarian, to fund a top-notch training and continuing education program for nurses. The practical model of first-aid training that emerged from the program has proved vitally important in a region that is under constant threat of war from Azerbaijan. It has also been effective in managing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.
Dr. Hovanessian also contributed to the progress of Yerevan State Medical University—becoming its “unofficial ambassador to America,” in the words of Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan, a former vice-rector of the university and a board member of the FAR Medical Alumni Association.
A Doctor’s Prescription In the final seven years of his life, Dr. Raffy Hovanessian fought a battle against cancer. He fought courageously, but also quietly: refusing to surrender a single moment to regret or self-pity; never losing any of his characteristic optimism. To the very end he met with leaders in the business and medical circles of the Armenian-American community, always promoting the importance of the programs he was involved with—always stressing the utmost imperative of their continuation.
As an immediate legacy of his passing, he left a bequest to the Fund for Armenian Relief to establish the “Raffy Hovanessian Educational Foundation.” Once again, the target of his concern was Artsakh and the development of its healthcare system.
Certainly, the name of Dr. Raffy Hovanessian will be remembered with honor, in death as it was in life. During his lifetime he was the recipient of numerous awards, from entities around the world. He was grateful for such recognitions—he was especially charmed that both he and Shoghag had been awarded America’s Ellis Island Medal of Honor—while accepting them in a spirit of genuine humility and detachment. The glory of name-recognition was never Raffy’s motivation. What drove him, filling his life with consequence and joy, was the work itself, and the chance it presented to do a good turn to others—especially to his own people.
It’s not surprising that as a physician, Dr. Hovanessian was concerned with the health and well-being of his countrymen. He gave voice to that sentiment in an interview he once gave: “Let us never forget that we are Armenians,” he said. “Our great connection to each other is that we belong to the same nation. The blood flowing in our veins is distinctive, unique; to infect it with mutual jealousy, animosity, and opposition would be a costly mistake.”
Though uttered years ago, those words speak with poignant urgency and meaning to our own day. They provide the perfect note on which to conclude this remembrance of a patriotic Armenian—and a physician in the truest sense.
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The more things change, the more things stay the same. Jennifer Lopez has worn the same boot trend  for 18 years while Kate Middleton keeps bringing back her beloved shoes year after year. Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston has stayed partial to trusty flip-flops. In fact, she's been wearing them consistently from 1999 all the way to today. While the shoes are sometimes controversial—are they appropriate for non-beach days or not?—you simply can't blame her for relying on the ultimate no-fuss, slip-on-and-go shoes. Plus, plenty of other celebs are also fans, including Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen . Over the years, Aniston has worn the shoes on casual shopping trips and even on the red carpet. In 2003, she attended the Independent Spirit Awards red carpet wearing a laid-back outfit that certainly lived up to the name of the awards show: a simple black tank top, skirt, and her trusty flip-flops. (Oh, and her then-husband Brad Pitt on her arm as well.) Scroll down to see seven different ways Jennifer Aniston has worn flip-flops over the last 20 years and shop 2019 versions of her iconic looks. Jennifer Aniston's flip-flops obsession peaked in the late '90s and early 2000s, and this is one of our favorite highlights.  How cozy does she look? Photographed at the airport, Aniston's 2003 outfit is actually very 2019.  Flip-flops for the red carpet—why not? Aniston was the epitome of a cool California girl at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2003.  A white tank top and denim shorts will always be cool. Just add platform flip-flops for the ultimate Aniston effect.  A flowy black midi dress is one of the most versatile pieces out there, and we're quite partial to the Reformation version below.  Would you dare to wear flip-flops to work? If so, this blazer-and–army pants outfit combo is an ideal place to start.  Aniston's shoe obsession continues into 2018—can you blame her? The only thing she loves more than flip-flops, perhaps, is denim cutoffs.  Next, Amal Clooney wore the shoes you've always avoided wearing to the airport .
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How to Live and Travel Full-Time by RV
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Posted: 3/7/2019 | March 7th, 2019
Over the past few years, there has been an explosion of people giving up the daily grind to live and travel in vans, RVs, and other nontraditional abodes. While traveling in an RV has been something people have been doing for decades, new sharing economy websites, better resources online, more modern vans, and a growing community that can provide support have made it easier for anyone to travel full-time in an RV.
What used to be traditionally and predominantly an activity for older, retired, or family travelers is now something people of all ages are trying to do.
One just has to look up #vanlife on social media to see!
(An aside: I hate the #vanlife movement. The faux Instagram movement does nothing for me. Just a bunch of millennials searching out that perfect sponsored photo and talking about how woke they are (for the most part)).
But #vanlife aside, RV travel is a wonderful way to see the world.
“How do you travel in an RV?” is one of the questions I’m most asked.
So today, we’re going to the experts and talking full-time RV with nomads Marc and Julie from RV Love. This couple joined my blogging program a few years ago, hoping to find a way to spread the gospel of living and traveling in an RV to the wider world. (Spoiler: they did. And they just published a book with Simon & Schuster about it too!)
They’ve been driving around in their RV for nearly five years and, today, they share their wisdom about how to travel by RV:
Nomadic Matt: Tell us about yourselves! How did you get into this? Marc and Julie: We’re Marc and Julie Bennett, full-time RVers since 2014, living, working, and traveling in our motorhome as we explore North America and the world! We met on the dating website eHarmony while both living in Colorado in 2010, married in 2011, and hit the road three years later!
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Why did you pick traveling in an RV as your way to get around? We knew we wanted to do a lot more extended travel while we were still working. We get such little vacation time here in the USA, and we didn’t want that to limit our lives. So we started exploring different ways to bring more travel and adventure into our everyday life without Marc having to give up his job as project manager of operations, which he was able to do from home.
We considered international travel, but there were two main reasons why wasn’t a fit: the challenge of time zones, and more specifically, we wanted to travel with our dog Coda. Plus, we love to drive, so RVing was really the ideal solution for us. We love that wherever we go, we’re always home, and we’re not living out of suitcases.
We’re both passionate about driving, so it makes sense that we would choose to live and travel by RV, although we usually prefer more sporty rides when it comes to entertainment, as we both have a love for sports cars and convertibles.
What’s life like living and traveling around in an RV? We just entered our fifth year on the road full-time as RVers, and we recently changed from a 2012 36’ gas Class A motorhome to a 1999 40’ diesel motorhome! We bucked the trend and went bigger (and older and cheaper, but much higher quality), and we’re actually doing a complete remodel of our RV this summer.
Traditionally, we spend about 80% of our time in campgrounds and about 20% dry camping, but we recently installed a big lithium battery bank and solar system on our RV, so we plan on spending a lot more time camping off the grid out in nature in the coming years. We try to spend 2-3 weeks in each location, but that varies on where we are, the weather, and what projects we have on our plates. We moved pretty fast in our first 3+ years, having visited all 50 states while still working full-time.
This year, we have so many big and exciting projects on our plates, we’re really feeling the need to slow down, catch our breath, and get caught up on our content! We tend to wing our plans a lot more than we used to, as we’re more comfortable and confident RVers now.
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An average day depends on whether you have to work or not. We love that we no longer have a commute and that the views outside our windows change every week or so. Nature is a big part of our everyday life, so it can be easier to get in more walking, hiking, biking, or kayaking. We definitely get to see more sunsets — that’s a big thing for a lot of RVers.
RV life is still life. You need to go grocery shopping, make meals, do laundry, pay bills, and do housework. Then there’s RV maintenance and repairs! There’s almost always something to do on an RV — tighten screws, replace parts, troubleshoot issues, check your tire pressure, fix whatever’s broken.
Upon arrival at a destination, it usually takes less than 30 minutes to set up. It may sound like a hassle, but if you’re staying a week or more, it becomes a small percentage of your time. And RV life can be as social as you like. We tend to mostly stay in campgrounds, so it’s not too difficult to meet new people. And we also go to RV rallies to meet up with our RVing friends, who we stay in touch with online. It can take a little time to build your RV community, but if you put yourself out there, it can happen pretty quickly!
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Do you need a lot of mechanical skills to do this? When you’re traveling around in an RV, if you aren’t already handy, you’ll learn to be! It’s definitely an advantage to become somewhat mechanical and familiar with simple tools. The RVing community is very helpful and supportive when it comes to finding answers for issues you may have — whether online (in social media groups) or in person. At RV parks and campgrounds, you will usually find someone reasonably experienced and mechanically oriented nearby. If you are not skilled or it’s a complex job, you can usually find a local or mobile repair person to perform needed maintenance or repairs.
We recommend sticking with a less complex RV when starting out. The more simple the RV, the more reliable and easy to fix they are likely to be, and you can tackle many repairs yourself. As full-time RVers driving a Class A motorhome, we only need to take our RV into repair facilities 2-3 times per year on average.
Many RV repairs are fairly simple, and that’s when YouTube and Google are your friends! One of our favorite YouTube channels is the RV Geeks, who make DIY how-to videos to help you make simple repairs and upgrades. It’s often more convenient (and definitely cheaper) to do many RV repairs yourself. And you may even want to consider an extended service contract to cover your RV for repairs outside of the manufacturer’s warranty period and help limit repair costs.
Are there any personality traits you think are necessary for living in an RV? Flexibility, adaptability, resourcefulness, and a sense of humor! Just like any other kind of travel, things don’t always go the way you want, RVs break (or break down), and travel plans go awry when you least expect it, so you need to be able to find a creative solution, often on the fly. It really helps to be handy or at least be willing to have a go at DIY fixes. RVers learn to become much more self-sufficient pretty quickly.
Anyone can RV if they really want to. It doesn’t matter about your age, life stage, relationship status, or financial situation. In our book, we share the inspiring story of 69-year-old Frieda who hit the road solo after her husband passed away and drove to Alaska to celebrate her 70th birthday. She’s been on the road for two years now and is still going strong.
Another great case study from the book is Nik and Allison (31 and 30). They share why they decided to RV and explore the country before they started a family. They follow the FIRE philosophy (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and save more than 50% of their income so Nik can be a stay-at-home dad. RVing for a year and a half while still working allowed them to do a lot of travel affordably while keeping them on track with their financial and life goals. 
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There really is no “one way” to RV, just the right way for you. That’s why, when writing our book Living the RV Life: Your Ultimate Guide to Life on the Road, we wanted to create a roadmap for people that would help them hit the road and thrive, keeping them on track with their personal goals while they’re doing it. That’s been a big part of our own success. We’re almost five years in now and still living and loving the RV Life. Now we’re showing others how they can do it too.
A lot of people are embracing RV/van life these days. Why do you think that is? We think it’s a perfect storm of several things colliding simultaneously:
A lot of people are questioning the traditional American Dream as a path to success or happiness — the idea of postponing your life, travels, and experiences until retirement just doesn’t really make sense, and of course, the future is promised to no one. Why not travel while you have youth and health on your side?
Technology is enabling us to live and work from pretty much anywhere, and more companies are allowing people to work remotely, and more people are starting their own businesses.
Then there’s social media and FOMO! With the increased awareness that RV or van life is possible through watching people’s YouTube channels, Facebook pages, and Instagram feeds, other people are beginning to realize you can travel and see cool places, and live or work in forests or by lakes — and they want to do it too. America has long been famous for iconic road trips — and RVs and van life offer the ultimate freedom: exploring the country on wheels.
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How much money will people need before they dive into RV life? It’s a good idea to pay off as much unsecured debt as possible before hitting the road. Less debt lightens your load and allows you to really enjoy the freedoms of RV life.
It all depends on how you want to RV, and your budget. Generally, we recommend people try to save up a few months of living expenses to get started, and as a backup for unforeseen challenges and expenses. Life happens, and you just never know when you may be hit with an unexpected expense or expensive RV repair.
As a guide, as long as you plan and budget carefully, and make a good RV purchasing decision, it’s possible to RV full-time for about $2,000–$3,000 per month. Some do it for less, and others do it for way more. But across the board, we find most RVers end up spending about the same in their RV life as they did in their regular life.
Just like in traditional life, you just have to plan to live and travel within your means. Plus, your ability to earn an income while you travel is a huge factor. If you can work from the road while you RV — as was the case for us — it can be a pretty simple trade.
For example, we sold our townhome and traded our mortgage payment, HOA, utility bills, and two car payments for:
A used RV, which we financed
A less-expensive car that we paid cash for
Campground and fuel expenses
What we previously spent on home repairs and maintenance for our home is now redirected to our RV. Same goes for RV insurance and roadside assistance. We tend to spend a bit more on eating out and entertainment, as we’re always on the move and experiencing new places. But it’s easy to save money by making meals in your RV, and there’s no shortage of things you can do for free, like hiking, biking, and kayaking.
Many people (like us) are able to work remotely with just an internet connection. Some work seasonally, then take a few months off to travel and explore. Other careers, like nursing, hospitality, agriculture, and construction are highly transferable to new locations, especially for seasonal work. For some lines of work, it can actually be easier to find jobs by having the ability to follow the work around the country.
We have met people who live full-time in vans or RVs frugally, for less than $20,000 per year. And we have seen others who spend well over $60,000 per year. Like all other forms of travel (and life!), expenses are variable, depending on how you do it.
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What tips do you have for people who aren’t sure what RV, van, or trailer they should get? Buying an RV can be expensive, and buying the wrong RV can be even more expensive! Like anything with wheels, RVs depreciate (hard), and so doing your research in advance pays off. Before you even set foot on an RV dealer’s lot or go check out the RV you found on Craigslist, ask yourself:
Who is traveling with you? 
How much do you plan to travel? (weekends, part-time, full-time)
Where do you want to go? (campgrounds and RV parks or off-grid camping in national forests?)
Generally speaking, you’ll want to choose the smallest RV that you feel that you can comfortably live in. Smaller RVs offer more flexibility to access more places. Larger RVs are more comfortable for extended travel but will be more limiting in terms of where you can take them, especially if you want to stay in national parks and do off-grid camping.
Don’t overinvest in your first RV — it’s the one that will teach you what is most important to you and your travel style. Start out by buying used. You will avoid the steepest part of the depreciation curve. Plus, you’ll have a much better idea of what’s important to you when it comes time to buy your second RV. It’s possible to nail it with your first RV purchase, but not without a lot of research and clarity around your priorities.
What are some common pitfalls to avoid when starting out? Full-time RVing is not a vacation, it’s a lifestyle. It’s exciting when you start. You want to go everywhere and see and do everything. Try to create a sustainable travel pace from the beginning. Stay longer in an area. It’s cheaper – in terms of fuel and campground fees – and you’ll really be able to immerse yourself, explore, and even feel like a local for a while.
Second, it’s easy for people to think they need a big RV to be comfortable, especially when coming from a bigger home. In the RV lifestyle, your environment and views are constantly changing, so your world feels a lot bigger, even if your living space isn’t. It’s easier to live in a smaller space than you might expect, especially with way less “stuff.” Remember our advice above when it comes to choosing the right RV, so you can avoid that expensive mistake.
And finally, it can be hard to resist buying gadgets and gear before you even buy your RV! Every RV has cupboards and storage of different sizes and shapes, and you won’t know what fits where until you have your RV. Save money by hitting the road with the essentials, then spend some time traveling before investing in too many upgrades or gear. You’ll want to make sure they are going to be a fit for your preferred travel style. You can always buy what you need as you go. Don’t take too much stuff! You need less than you think and can get what you need as you travel.
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Do you have any recommended companies for vans/RVs? What about resources for finding where to camp/park? It’s a good idea to consider renting an RV or van first, to see if you even like the lifestyle. You can rent RVs from rental companies and even from private individuals, which gives you more variety in the types of RVs you can choose from. This is really useful for helping you decide what kind of RV is right for you, before buying one. It may seem expensive, but making the wrong decision isn’t cheap either! Many large RV dealerships rent RVs, there are large rental chains like cruiseamerica.com or www.roadbearrv.com, but if you want to rent an RV from individuals for more variety, consider doing so via rvshare.com.
It is difficult to make specific recommendations about buying RVs, as there are hundreds of manufacturers, models, and types, and RVs are not like cars. The options, features, and price range of RVs vary widely. That said, we generally recommend buying a preowned RV, as they are usually more affordable, and, contrary to cars, you will generally experience fewer issues with a well-maintained preowned RV than with a brand-new unit. That’s because every RV — much like building a new house or condo — will have a “punch list” of items that need to be fixed for the first few months (or more) after you drive it off the dealer’s lot.
You can find RVs at RV dealers, on websites like RVTrader.com, as well as on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, and from friends and family. Local RV parks often have a community notice board of RVs for sale, too.
If you want to camp for free on public lands, there are websites like Campendium.com and Frugal Shunpiker’s Guides to find free camping areas. And there are thousands of RV parks and campgrounds around the country, which you can you find online, through apps, and in camping directories.
You can also look into camping memberships that offer discounts on your stays. For example, we spend a lot of time in a campground membership network that literally saves us thousands of dollars per year. Other websites and apps we recommend include CampgroundViews.com, Campendium, and AllStays. There are a ton out there, and you can find many more resources in our book and at our website, RV Love of course! 🙂
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If you want more information, Marc and Julie Bennett are RVers who live, work, and travel from the road full-time, and since hitting the road in 2014, have visited all 50 USA states, plus Canada and Mexico. They are co-authors of Living the RV Life: Your Ultimate Guide to Life on the Road, and you can follow along on their journey via their website RV Love as well as their social media channels!
If you’d like to dive deep and get hands-on help on starting your own RV life, they also run online courses at RVSuccessSchool.com. As a Nomadic Matt reader, you can get 10% off their course with the code NOMADICMATT. Just input the code when you sign up!
Book Your Trip: Logistical Tips and Tricks
Book Your Flight Find a cheap flight by using Skyscanner or Momondo. They are my two favorite search engines because they search websites and airlines around the globe, so you always know no stone is being left unturned.
Book Your Accommodation You can book your hostel with Hostelworld, as it has the largest inventory. If you want to stay somewhere other than a hostel, use Booking.com, as it consistently returns the cheapest rates for guesthouses and cheap hotels. I use them both all the time.
Don’t Forget Travel Insurance Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. It’s comprehensive protection in case anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it, as I’ve had to use it many times in the past. I’ve been using World Nomads for ten years. My favorite companies that offer the best service and value are:
World Nomads (for everyone below 70)
Insure My Trip (for those over 70)
Looking for the best companies to save money with? Check out my resource page for the best companies to use when you travel! I list all the ones I use when I travel — and they will save you time and money too!
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Powerful people in tech and Hollywood who have actually supported Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
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On August 11, Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his option for vice president on his 2020 ticket.
Harris, a Democratic senator for California, has likewise held positions as district lawyer for San Francisco and chief law officer for the state. She has homes in both LA and San Francisco.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigned for Harris in Iowa in December 2019.
Forbes reported that an overwhelming bulk of her 2019 donors originated from California and she unsurprisingly has a fan base in the two power centers of the state– Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
In 2019, The Hollywood Press reporter noted that practically half of the show business’s essential players in its THR 100 list had actually made donations to Harris’ project in its early stages.
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Agents for Kamala Harris didn’t instantly respond to Organisation Insider’s ask for comment.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Kamala Harris have known each other for 30 years.
Marc Benioff is the CEO of Salesforce.
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When Harris ran for reelection as California’s lawyer general in 2014, Benioff cohosted a fundraising event for her project, according to a tweet from Recode’s Teddy Schleifer
” Kamala is one of the highest-integrity individuals I’ve ever satisfied and is a remarkable prosecutor,” Benioff informed Recode in February2019
Harris went to Facebook cofounder Sean Parker’s wedding in 2013.
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Harris and Facebook billionaire Sean Parker appear to be longtime pals.
In late 2019, Parker was slated to host a charity event for Harris’ presidential campaign at his home in Los Angeles, which was canceled when Harris suspended her project in December.
Laurene Powell Jobs has currently voiced her assistance for Harris as Biden’s vice governmental choice.
Laurene Powell Jobs speaks onstage at the Committee to Secure Reporters’ 29 th Annual International Press Flexibility Awards on November 21, 2019 in New York City.
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Quickly after news broke that Biden had actually chosen Harris as his running mate, Jobs, the creator of Emerson Collective and widow of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, tweeted her assistance.
” Joe Biden you made a fantastic choice!” she composed
Jobs has been an advocate of Harris since a minimum of 2014, and donated to her Senate project in2015 When Jobs was talked to by journalist Kara Swisher at Recode’s Code Conference in 2017, she brought Harris along due to the fact that she believed “you would find it more intriguing,” as Recode’s Teddy Schleifer noted
And in 2018, Jobs talked to Harris at the Aspen Ideas Festival, where they talked about President Donald Trump and Harris’ views on a lack of bipartisanship in congress.
Jobs also donated to Harris’ campaign for president before Harris left the race in 2015, according to The Wall Street Journal
A multitude of other Silicon Valley bigwigs have actually supported Harris in the past.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.
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Many significant tech CEOs and investors have raised money for Harris in the past, though not all have openly backed the Harris/Biden ticket yet:
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her husband, Zach Bogue, cohosted a charity event for Harris’ reelection campaign for attorney general in2014 Mayer also donated to Harris’ Senate campaign in 2015, according to VentureBeat
Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr and his spouse, Khan Academy Chairman Ann Doerr, likewise cohosted the fundraiser and contributed to Harris in 2015, as did SV Angels creator Ron Conway John Doerr likewise contributed to her presidential campaign, according to Recode
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has been a Harris donor in the past, both when she functioned as attorney general and when she ran for Senate.
Previous Apple design chief Jony Ive supported Harris’ bid for reelection as attorney general.
Former eBay CEO and current Nike CEO John Donahoe contributed to Harris’ Senate project in 2015.
David Drummond, Google’s previous primary legal officer, donated to Harris in 2015.
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman raised money for Harris’ presidential bid, according to The Wall Street Journal
Twitter board member Omid Kordestani and his better half, Gisel, both contributed the optimum specific amount of Harris’ presidential campaign, according to the Journal.
Zynga creator Marc Pincus is a long time supporter, hosting a fundraising event for her Senate campaign in 2016, the Journal reports.
JJ Abrams, a filmmaker best understood for his involvement with the recent “Star Wars” trilogy, called her “the real offer” and “a powerhouse” in a 2013 Vanity Fair article.
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Abrams and McGrath hosted a fundraiser for Harris at their home in March2019 Each co-chair contributed $10,000 and the tickets were priced at $2,800, which is the primary election optimum
Harris when called Universal Pictures Chairwoman Donna Langley “a supporter for important voices” at a 2014 Vanity Fair event.
Kamala (L) and Langley (R).
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At Vanity Fair’s Power of Ladies occasion, Harris presented Donna Langley on stage with praise for her advocacy work and her successful career as a studio executive.
After Biden announced his choice, Langley told Variety, “Kamala demonstrates a level of enthusiasm, grace and grit, that separated her from the pack. I’ve constantly thought in her management and she is the ideal VP prospect to face the obstacles our country has ahead of us.”
Vanity Fair reported that Langley has actually supported Harris because around the time of her quote for attorney general of the United States in2010
Other leading NBC executives such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and Jeff Shell have actually put their support behind Harris.
The LA Times reported that Katzenberg, the former DreamWorks Animation top pet, donated $2,800 to Harris’ governmental campaign in 2o19 He also donated to her competitors in the at first crowded field of competitors for the Democratic election.
Shell, the CEO of NBCUniversal, unlocked to his Beverly Hills home for a Harris fundraiser in February2019 The guest list included Katzenberg, Eva Longoria, and Scooter Braun.
Ron Meyer, vice chairman of NBCUniversal, contributed $2,800
Harris has actually been an associate of the Getty family for numerous decades, even going to the wedding event of Billy, George and Ann Getty’s boy, in 1999.
Vanessa Getty and Costs Getty.
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According to a 2019 Politico story, Harris had Sunday dinners with the Getty family, beneficiaries to one of America’s excellent oil fortunes, from early on in her political profession in the late 1990 s, when she was deputy district lawyer for Alameda County.
The very same story reported that Harris was seen at social events at the time with Gavin Newsom, who was then a city supervisor and is now the governor of the state.
George and Ann Getty contributed to Harris’ governmental campaign.
Harris has actually delighted in support from other Hollywood A-listers extending all the method back to her quote for district attorney in 2004.
Spike Lee.
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Spike Lee hosted a sold-out fundraising event for Harris’ governmental campaign at his home in Massachusetts and the tickets were priced between $100 and $2,800
” This Is Us” developer Dan Fogelman provided Harris’ campaign $5,600, split between the primary and the basic election.
Other crucial gamers in Hollywood have supported Harris in previous election efforts.
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Here’s What Happened To Famous People From Commercials
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Commercials have been an integral a part of our tradition for the reason that creation of TV and radio. There’s a purpose why Tremendous Bowl commercials are nearly as anticipated because the precise soccer recreation. Typically an advert line or particular promotional marketing campaign simply appears to land in an ideal, timeless manner.
Whether or not it’s Wendy’s iconic “The place’s the Beef?” marketing campaign, or a brand new beer advert with the most popular superstar, commercials have a manner of ingraining themselves in our popular culture – much more so than some motion pictures or TV reveals.
So what occurred to the well-known faces from a number of the most memorable promoting campaigns? You’ll be stunned to be taught the place these actors are actually.
The Little Woman From The Pepsi Commercials
From the late 1990s to the early 2000s, viewers knew Hallie Kate Eisenberg because the lovable lady from the Pepsi commercials. Combining her lovable qualities with some critical spunk, Eisenberg charmed thousands and thousands every time she requested for a Pepsi.
Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Now
Eisenberg (pictured along with her brother, actor Jesse Eisenberg) loved a reasonably profitable profession in motion pictures and Broadway performs. After showing within the 2010 indie, Holy Rollers, Eisenberg put her profession on maintain to attend school.
The Dr. Pepper Woman
From 1963 to 1968, Donna Loren was Dr. Pepper’s most outstanding spokesperson. Throughout her tenure, Loren promoted the corporate in print, TV, and radio appearances. She additionally carried out dwell as a singer. She helped promote the model alongside celebrities of the time.
This included stars equivalent to Dick Clark, the Seashore Boys, and extra.
Donna Loren, Now
Now, Loren is engaged on her autobiography, and likewise periodically releases clips of her singing performances by way of YouTube.
The Man From The GoDaddy Industrial
Jesse Heiman made thousands and thousands of viewers’ mouths drop when he appeared in GoDaddy’s Tremendous Bowl business in 2013. The business options him sharing an intimate kiss with supermodel Bar Refaeli as race car driver Danica Patrick watches.
Not solely did the business ship Heiman into the showbiz stratosphere for just a few moments, nevertheless it additionally led to him kissing another feminine celebrities, together with Additional host, Maria Menounos.
Jesse Heiman, Now
Now, Heiman continues to have a gentle profession in TV and films, and has appeared in a lot of popular TV shows. He’s additionally had roles in well-known movies, together with 2014’s blockbuster comedy, Neighbors.
The Dell Dude
Hoping to focus on a youthful demographic, Dell computer systems launched Steven, a.okay.a. the Dell Dude, one of the iconic business characters of the early 2000s. Performed by Ben Curtis, the goofy teen was usually seen in Dell commercials persuading different characters to purchase the model’s merchandise.
Ben Curtis, Now
Following an arrest for possession of marijuana in 2003, Curtis’ profession took a slight downturn. Though he’s appeared in some movies and performs since then, he hasn’t achieved the identical degree of success as a few of his fellow business actors.
In 2015, he landed a recurring function on Grownup Swim’s The Jack and Triumph Present, enjoying a twist on his iconic Dell Dude character.
The Human Illustration Of A PC
Showing in a sequence of Apple adverts from 2006 to 2010, John Hodgman performed a private pc in human type alongside Justin Lengthy’s personified Mac. Within the commercials, the 2 debate who’s higher at sure issues.
Whereas Apple unsurprisingly wins most of those exchanges, it’s Hodgman’s attraction that actually makes the adverts work.
John Hodgman, Now
Since then, Hodgman has gone on to have a really profitable and various profession, diving into the appearing, writing, and comedic worlds.
The Man From These 7up Commercials
From 1999 to 2002, Orlando Jones performed a faux spokesperson for 7up, showing in a number of iconic commercials, together with the beloved “Present Us Your Cans” advert.
Orlando Jones, Now
Jones has since went on to a profitable movie and tv profession. His function in Sleepy Hole, together with memorable components in different reveals and films, has made him a well known title within the cult fan neighborhood.
The Pine-Sol Girl
Diane Amos has been the Pine-Sol Girl since 1993. For over 20 years, she’s been a educated and relatable spokesperson for the cleansing product, serving to to make it a family title.
Diane Amos, Now
Diane has maintained her function because the Pine-Sol Girl for over 20 years, whereas additionally discovering regular work in tv and movie. She’s additionally a rise up comic, and works periodically on stage performs.
The Snapple Girl
As a real-life Snapple worker, Wendy Kaufman took it upon herself to reply fan letters. The beverage model shortly capitalized on her good nature and quirky persona, making her model ambassador. In a sequence of commercials, Kaufman would pop up over the Snapple reception counter, saying she had obtained a fan letter – after which convey the precise fan on display screen.
Her energetic, enjoyable, and lovable persona helped increase gross sales of the drink within the 1990s.
Wendy Kaufman, Now
Kaufman left Snapple in 2008 after Cadbury Schweppes (Snapple’s mum or dad firm) supplied her a contract that she referred to as “one-sided and value nothing.” Appears just like the Snapple Girl has held onto her signature wit and sass, in any case.
Kevin Butler, The PS3 Government
From 2009 to 2011, Jerry Lambert performed the function of Kevin Butler, a fictional Sony government intent on proving why PlayStation 3 is the only option in each class possible. Together with his deadpan comedic supply within the “It Solely Does Every little thing” marketing campaign, Butler grew to become a likable and enjoyable “consultant” for the gaming console.
Jerry Lambert, Now
In 2012, Sony sued Lambert for trademark infringement after showing in a Bridgestone business that includes the Nintendo Wii. The 2 events settled months later, with Lambert agreeing to not seem in any online game promotions for the following two years.
At present, Lambert continues to work as an actor, showing in movies like 2014’s Horrible Bosses 2.
That Loopy Slim Jim Man
Demetri Goritsas introduced new life to the Slim Jim model within the 1990s, enjoying a human model of the meat snack with the edgy catchphrase, “Eat Me!” Whether or not you really liked the adverts or hated them, the Slim Jim man was an ubiquitous presence on TV within the 90s.
Demetri Goritsas, Now
These days, Goritsas continues to pursue a profession in appearing, and has appeared in a number of small movie and TV roles, together with an element in Snowden.
The Isuzu Pitch Man
David Leisure performed the fictional pitch man, Joe Isuzu, in Isuzu’s North American promotional campaigns from 1986 to 1990, and once more from 1999 to 2001. Selling the automotive model by a humorous mixture of lies and hyperbole, Joe Isuzu was undoubtedly one of the attention-grabbing business characters of the time.
David Leisure, Now
Leisure has had a reasonably secure profession all through the years, with quite a few movie credit and recurring roles in a number of soap operas.
Mikey From The Life Cereal Commercials
Little Mikey was downright lovable within the Life cereal commercials. Enjoying on the stereotype of youngsters being extremely choosy eaters, the basic 1972 business featured the notoriously hard-to-please Mikey having fun with a bowl of Life cereal, a lot to the shock of his older brothers.
The advert was so beloved that it stayed in common rotation for over 12 years.
John Gilchrist, Now
Regardless of rumors that he died from consuming a mixture of Pop Rocks and soda, John Gilchrist is alive and nicely. In 2012, he grew to become the director of media gross sales for the MSG Community. He claims to don’t have any recollection of truly filming the enduring business.
The Orbit Gum Woman
Vanessa Department labored because the Orbit Gum Woman from 2006 to 2010. Every advert featured the actress in a clear, white gown, surrounded by soiled environments and characters. The commercials normally ended with Department saying the gum would clear your tooth “it doesn’t matter what”.
Vanessa Department, Now
Department was ultimately changed by Farris Patton because the Orbit Gum Woman in 2010. At present, she continues to give attention to her modeling and appearing profession, which has included brief stints in a number of standard TV reveals, and a small supporting function within the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
The Check Man from These Verizon Commercials
Paul Marcarelli performed the Verizon “Check Man” from 2002 to 2011, normally showing in busy places on the telephone, asking the individual on the opposite finish whether or not they might “hear him now.” The commercials had been meant to advertise Verizon as one of the best telephone firm with essentially the most mobile protection within the nation.
The working gag and Marcarelli’s constant character helped convey a well-known id to the model.
Paul Marcarelli, Now
Marcarelli’s contract with Verizon led to 2011. In 2016, Marcarelli grew to become spokesperson for rival cell community Dash, and even seems in a business with real-life husband Ryan Brown.
The T-Cell Woman
Carly Foulkes grew to become the T-Cell Woman in 2010. The Canadian-American actress appeared in a number of commercials for the model, usually dissing the iPhone 4. Her seems to be and lovable persona earned her many followers, even when her character transitioned from pink and white sundresses to leather-based jackets and a bike.
Carly Foulkes, Now
Foulkes’s relationship with T-Cell led to 2013. Since then, Foulkes has continued to pursue her appearing and modeling profession, and has appeared in a number of movie shorts.
The Loopy Goal Girl
Maria Bamford starred as a zany Goal shopper in a sequence of commercials in the course of the 2009-2010 vacation season. Her outsized persona made the marketing campaign a enjoyable addition to the standard vacation business craze.
Maria Bamford, Now
Bamford’s time because the Goal Girl didn’t final lengthy, however she has continued to have a profitable appearing and stand-up profession, making a comedic type and tone fully her personal. We solely bought a glimpse of Bamford in her Goal commercials, however she undoubtedly left a memorable impression.
The ‘It’s Not That Difficult’ AT&T Man
All of us keep in mind these “It’s Not That Difficult” commercials from AT&T, that includes Beck Bennett as some type of focus group chief. In every business, he interviews kids on totally different subjects concerning the model, highlighting how youngsters handle to see by the superfluous particulars to discover the essential reality in something.
Beck Bennett, Now
Because the AT&T adverts, Bennett has not solely flourished as a comedic voice, but additionally turn into a recurring solid member on Saturday Night time Reside.
The Most Attention-grabbing Man within the World
Jonathan Goldsmith promoted Dos Equis beer for practically 10 years between 2007 and 2016. Normally surrounded by stunning ladies, the so-called “Most Attention-grabbing Man within the World” would focus on his over-the-top adventures – and likewise the significance of Dos Equis in his life.
The Most Attention-grabbing Man within the World grew to become a popular culture phenomenon, leading to numerous copycats, parodies and memes.
Jonathan Goldsmith, Now
Goldsmith is an completed actor and expertise exterior of the Dos Equis promotions, and has continued to guide a profitable TV profession all through the years.
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Right now, on the website for Edible Arrangements, you can purchase a bouquet of cut fruit featuring cartoon-style flowers cut from pineapple with bulbous cantaloupe centers, with leafy moons of honeydew and fat strawberry roses, dotted with sprigs of shiny red grapes.
You can buy many arrangements like this one, in various configurations, depending on your budget and edible needs. Sometimes, the pineapple is shaped like a star and not a daisy. Sometimes, there are orange wedges. Some arrangements have fruits dipped in chocolate. The “Peace & Doves Bouquet” depends upon a small flock of pineapple birds in white chocolate coats.
They cost between $24.99, for a petite-sized FruitFlowers® Bouquet, and go up to $1,999, for an Incredible Edibles® Chocolate Spectacular, which is less an “arrangement” than an edible shrub.
In the two decades since the company was founded, it has become an icon and a punchline. It is the ultimate gift for gift’s sake, a category of objects that exist exclusively to be presented to someone else. It is not that nobody wants an Edible Arrangement; it is just that wanting (or not wanting) an Edible Arrangement — a present that exists at the intersection of frivolity and groceries — has very little to do with getting one.
There are no rules, of course, preventing you from buying yourself a chocolate-covered pineapple bouquet, but there are customs. An Edible Arrangement is like a MacArthur Fellowship; you cannot nominate yourself.
Tariq Farid opened the first Edible Arrangements store in 1999 in East Haven, Connecticut. He had been working in the floral industry, so he knew about flowers, and he was also aware that there were people making bouquets out of fruit and so he started selling those, too, in a corner of his flower shop. He didn’t invent the concept, he tells me. It’s just that now, if you picture a fruit bouquet, it’s probably one of his.
“I’ve always done things according to what customers think,” he says, which is good, because customers loved his arrangements that were edible; as of early 2018, annual revenue topped $500 million.
The banks he was trying to get loans from did not. In Connecticut magazine, he described these initial meetings: “I looked like I was on some type of drug like speed or something. I’m going, ‘THIS IS GONNA BE BIG,’ and they’re like, ‘It’s fruit, in a basket.’”
This, in fact, was the whole point. It is fruit. It is in a basket (or a vase). But people did not understand. He would show them the brochure in his pocket — as the company was starting, he always carried a brochure in his pocket — and explain, and they would tell him how cool it was, and then confess that they’d thought it had something to do with edible underwear.
This confusion did not last long. According to Farid, “every customer that came in loved it and wanted to know how they could order more.” The first major fruit-flower holiday they were open, Easter 1999, they had “about 28 orders. It was amazing, the type of response we had.” And it would be easier to dismiss this as entrepreneurial puffery if the brand did not — despite various troubles — currently have 1,200 stores in 11 countries worldwide.
People think Edible Arrangements are very expensive, Farid says, but that’s wrong. “Our most popular arrangement is $25. We wanted to make it an everyday option, and that’s what we did.”
Thanks to an army of specialized fruit-cutting machinery — the company holds a staggering number of patents for devices relating to the slicing of melons — you can impulsively swing by an Edible storefront and have one arranged on the spot, in “7 or 8 minutes.” It can be a planned gift, or an impulse gift, or a gift you give when you can’t think of a different gift, or for when you forgot you needed one.
If you are presented with an Edible Arrangement, Farid really wants you to say “wow.” To feel “wow.” To taste “wow.” The company is in the “wow” business: Up until about two years ago, Farid says, the mission statement was “to WOW you.” (It has since changed to the more community-minded “to fill the world with goodness,” although “wow” remains a top priority.)
“I mean, we’re a gifting company. That’s why you send a gift. You give a gift to wow someone, to make their day.”
“I mean, we’re a gifting company. That’s why you send a gift. You give a gift to wow someone, to make their day,” Farid explains. It is not just a gift, but a symbol of a gift. “I am a gift!” announces an Edible Arrangement. Its primary job is to exist.
The Edible Arrangement beautiful giftiness is also what makes it a joke. There is an Onion headline: Continued Existence Of Edible Arrangements Disproves Central Tenets Of Capitalism. “According to experts,” the article reads, the company has “defied all modern economic models, expanding continuously for the past decade despite its complete lack of any discernible consumer appeal.”
But to economist Joel Waldfogel, author of Scroogenomics, a credo against the inefficiency of holiday gift-giving, gifts are rarely logical propositions. A good gift is something you wouldn’t buy for yourself, I propose, which is an unoriginal insight, but also what I think.
From an economic perspective, though, it’s the opposite. “What’s efficient is to give somebody something they would have purchased for themselves, or cash,” Waldfogel says. “But that’s not really gift-like.”
And in most situations that require a gift, “cash is not acceptable,” except in very specific circumstances: your grandmother might give you cash, but you are probably not writing a birthday check to your boss. But an Edible Arrangement is perfect for when cash would be both ideal and colossally inappropriate.
And so it makes sense that some number of arrangements are corporate gifts, bestowed upon one company by another, because it’s Christmas and they appreciate your business. In November and December, peak corporate gifting season, this constitutes about 11 percent of the business.
“It’s a great item to send to an office where everybody can enjoy it,” Farid points out, for the same reason a more classical fruit basket is a great gift to send to an office: “If you send chocolate or candy, maybe some people will say, ‘I can’t eat sugar.’ If you send fruit, everybody will dig into it.” What he does not say is that an Edible Arrangement is blissfully impersonal; it is the color ecru in gift form.
The primary target customer, however, has always been not a corporation, but “a mom,” Farid says. “Or that 25- to 40-year-old female demographic — skewed female, because a lot of times the decisions get made by the lady of the house, except for Valentine’s Day and possibly Mother’s Day.” And even then, sometimes it is the 25- to 40-year-old woman demographic telling her husband, “Hey, don’t forget mom, it’s her birthday, let’s get her something,” he says.
But how intimate can a present between lovers be, if it is equally appropriate as a gift between corporate law firms?
Mother’s Day is the biggest Edible occasion — there are late presents, and early ones — but the single busiest Edible day is Valentine’s Day, because “it’s all about love.” It is similar to other gifts given for these holidays — a bouquet of actual floral flowers, for example — but, Farid notes, the value proposition is higher, because cut fruit is beautiful but also food. In the great schism between “things” and “experiences,” a fruit bouquet is both: You gaze at it, but then you eat it.
But how intimate can a present between lovers be if it is equally appropriate as a gift between corporate law firms? As one former Edible Arrangements employee recalled to Munchies, they are also big with men trying to hit on women they mostly do not know.
“They’d write notes like, ‘Saw you at the club the other day, you told me where you worked…’” and then it would be up to him to wander through a Macy’s with a vase of floral melon balls looking for a woman based on vague physical characteristics and no last name. Except that the men aren’t wrong. “Everyone,” he concluded, “is so thrilled to get these weird topiaries of fruit.”
And yet it is easy to be dismissive of Edible Arrangements. Unlike fruit-gifting competitor Harry and David, purveyor of gold-wrapped pears, or the perfect $125 melons sold at Sembikiya, Tokyo’s most famous luxury fruit market, Edible Arrangements has always identified as working class.
“When we started, we were mostly in blue-collar towns,” says Farid. “And our stores did the best in those towns.” He attributes this to the healthy selection of lower-priced options, and a belief that “blue-collar people tended to celebrate a lot more.”
His own father, after bringing the family over from Pakistan, worked as a machinist, so he understands. “We know we have to take care of those customers who are celebrating but have limited resources.”
Is it so wrong to give a gift that exists to be given? Is it a bug that you need know nothing about your recipient to present them with an Edible Arrangement, or is it — perhaps — a feature?
It is rarely a misstep. “The worst thing that can happen is you’ll moderately enjoy it and then it’s gone,” Waldfogel tells me. “It’s not some kind of permanent burden, like the ugly picture that hangs on the wall that you’re expected to have on the wall every time the giver comes visiting.”
Waldfogel has no public stance on Edible Arrangements, but he will say that there is “something special about it … I suspect for most people, it’s not a usual thing to consume.” And in that way, yes, “it has some of the criteria that you might associate with a ‘perfect gift.’”
But the problem with gifts is that they are occasional; even in the age of extreme self-care, people are mostly not buying chocolate-dipped fruit trees for themselves. “Where we’re going towards now is we have a lot of treats,” Farid says: chocolate-dipped fruit chunks, fruit smoothies, “donuts,” which are actually chocolate-covered Granny Smith apple rounds. “Our ideal customer is the person who treats themselves. The ‘gifted giver,’ we call them.” The company, he says, has evolved “from gifting into a treat business.”
Does this mean that we aren’t giving so much anymore, I ask? Not at all, Farid assures me. We’re probably giving even more now, if anything. “You can send a little emoji and make someone’s day.” Sometimes, his kids send him a heart; he loves that. It’s a gift in itself.
“What people give has changed,” he continues. “People want to be a lot more sensible.” But the basic impulse to give? No, that hasn’t changed. It’s just that there’s a new recipient now. It is us, gifting ourselves the gift of being gifted.
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Aretha Franklin was more than just the Queen of Soul, she was the Queen of Strength. Right up until the very end, Franklin, who’d secretly lived with pancreatic cancer for nearly a decade, refused to let her ongoing health battle overshadow her lifetime of accomplishments. Holding tight to her Queen of Soul title for five decades, she blazed a trail that included selling 75 million albums, winning 18 Grammy awards, and becoming the first woman to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and youngest artist to receive a Kennedy Honor in 1994. But while the “Natural Woman” singer broke records and broke down barriers, she worked hard to keep her tumultuous personal life as private as possible. From losing her mother at a young age to becoming a teen mom and surviving domestic abuse, the star managed to keep shining in the midst of countless struggles. RELATED: Madonna Honors Aretha Franklin at the MTV VMAs — but Twitter Takes Her to Task for Tribute In this week’s issue family, friends and famous peers open up about the amazing career and private world of the American icon. “My aunt had a heck of a life,” her nephew Tim Franklin told PEOPLE after her death, crediting her faith in God as the source of her strength. “In the end — just like in the beginning,” he said, “she reached out to the one who sustained her and refused to let go.” News first broke on the morning of Aug. 13 that the legendary Queen of Soul was ailing, with sources later confirming to PEOPLE that Franklin was “gravely ill,” and another sharing that her death would be “imminent.” Shortly after, on Aug. 16, the family and publicist of Franklin announced that the 76-year-old music icon had died from advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type at her Detroit-area home. RELATED: Aretha Franklin Reportedly Had an Estimated Net Worth of $80 Million and No Will — What’s at Stake? Family members and friends — including Stevie Wonder and the Reverend Jesse Jackson — flocked to Franklin’s bedside to share her last moments with her, but little else was known about the star’s specific illness or prognosis prior to her death. And though Franklin’s remarkable career drew in eyes and ears from around the world, she demanded privacy and R-E-S-P-E-C-T when it came to fiercely guarding her personal life. Fans speculated about Franklin’s health since she underwent a mystery surgery on Dec. 2, 2010. At the time she didn’t reveal what the procedure was for, saying only that it was “highly successful.” But later that week, a relative told Fox 2 in her hometown of Detroit that she had cancer, and the National Enquirer reported that it was pancreatic. In January 2011, Franklin said that she’s “not going to even deal with” the reports of her cancer. Through to the end, she refused to speak of it publicly.   For PEOPLE’s tribute to the Queen of Soul, who died 41 years to the day after Elvis Presley, pick up this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. Health aside, when it came to marriage and motherhood, Franklin was at her most secretive. Throughout her career, Franklin “put out a picture of her having a happy home and happy children and everything was rosy,” said biographer David Ritz – who spent two years working with Franklin on her 1999 memoir From These Roots before later penning his own biography of her life, 2015’s Respect . He added “any stories to the contrary really got her mad.” “She had a tough childhood,” Ritz told PEOPLE, referring to the fact that Franklin’s mother left the family when the singer was only 6 years old because of her husband’s infidelity. In her early teens and as her career as a gospel singer was just revving up, Franklin mothered two sons, never to reveal the identities of their fathers. RELATED: Teen Motherhood, Losing Her Dad and Her Quiet Health Battle: Aretha Franklin’s Personal Struggles Then at 19, Franklin married Ted White, and had a son with him, named Ted “Teddy” White, Jr., 54. Ted and the singer divorced in 1969 after reports of domestic abuse surfaced, and a 1968 Time article described how White “roughed her up” more than once. Later, she married actor Glynn Turman, whom she divorced in 1984. “Early on in her career she was hit by the tabloids,” explained Ritz. There were stories of her being a victim of domestic violence and she didn’t like that. She didn’t like the image of her being a beaten woman. She loved the blues but she didn’t want to be seen as a tragic blues figure.” Her youngest son, Kecalf, 48, was born in 1970. His name is an acronym of both his father and mother’s full names — Ken E. Cunningham (the star’s road manager) and Aretha Louise Franklin. “She’s not atypical in her privacy, she’s just extreme,” Ritz said. “I think her strategy for emotional survival was idealization of her life in general. When you tend to idealize things, you don’t have to deal with a lot of the tough realities.” Though the singer never publicly confirmed who fathered her older children, Ritz revealed in his book that the father of her oldest son, Clarence, 63, was Donald Burke, whom Franklin knew from school. “Aretha went back to school after having Clarence,” the musical icon’s sister Erma said in Respect. “She was an excellent student who did well in all her classes.” RELATED: Fans Remember Late ‘Queen Of Soul’ Aretha Franklin Outside Harlem’s Apollo Theater In 1957, Franklin welcomed her second child, Edward, who turns 61 this month. Franklin would then drop out of school to focus on her musical career, leading her to live a life of “silent suffering,” as her sister Erma describes in Respect. Already with four children of her own, Franklin “filled the gap” for her siblings’ children when they died. “We had all lost our parents – she stepped in and filled the gap,” her nephew Tim added. “She was the last one of the siblings, and when my aunt Erma and my dad died within a couple months of each other, she stepped right in and put her feelings aside even though she was grieving a loss that was two months apart. She might have grieved in private, but we never saw it.” “The Queen of Soul — we didn’t know her,” Tim continued about how the family matriarch’s global fame paled in comparison to her enormous heart. “She was able to keep that separate from her personal life, so we never knew the Queen of Soul. Rather, we knew that was an accomplishment that she had made.” While her accomplishments never went unnoticed, neither did her personality, as a “very real” individual with a “very optimistic” attitude. RELATED: Ariana Grande Cries While Singing ‘Natural Woman’ in Powerful Tribute to Aretha Franklin “I think you can read her emotions really quickly, if she’s feeling happy or in a good mood, she will sit down at the piano and start singing or serenading you,” music and biopic producer Harvey Mason Jr. explained to PEOPLE. “If she’s going through something, I think she has the emotions right there for everyone to see.” “I think one of the things I found interesting about her is her knowledge of music and so many different genres of music, she would sit at the piano and start playing songs I would never expect her to know, singing opera, substituting for Pavarotti at the Grammys the one year is a perfect example of that,” he added. “She can go back and forth between different genres seamlessly and effortlessly and that is something that is really unique about her.” One thing the star never hid was her show-stopping sense of style. During Franklin’s performance at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, her Swarovski-crystal-studded hat immediately stole the show and became the day’s most popular meme. And the designer behind the topper, Luke Song of Mr. Song Millinery, spoke to PEOPLE about his close relationship with the Queen, remembering her as “so soft spoken” and “classy all the way.” “I’ve known her at least 20 years … she’s been frequenting our showroom for as long as I can remember. I’ve made hundreds of hats for her,” says the Detroit-based designer who often made hats for Franklin to wear to church. RELATED: People Now: How Aretha Franklin Once Clapped Back at Body Shaming — Watch the Full Episode “She would come into the showroom and she definitely knew what she wanted. A lot of times she brought in her own designs and brought in pictures and references,” Song adds. Always dressed to the nines and arriving in style in a big white limo with her entourage in tow, Song says Franklin was “very down to earth and very personable. I’m very fortunate to have her as a customer. It was a privilege.” Longtime makeup artist Robin Manoogian also opened up to PEOPLE about working with the star from 1994-2004, remembering her as a “woman of few words,” who “would dance to her own tune.” “There were many people that were up there at her level and you could sense the level of respect and I remember that Bill Clinton was a big fan and they would all just fawn over her and praise her,” says Manoogian. “As the English bow down to the queen, everyone in the music business virtually stopped and took a bow to her.” RELATED: Aretha Franklin’s Longtime Makeup Artist Shares Personal Photos and Memories of the Late Singer “She commanded such respect and you could feel it in the air when other people came into her presence and she usually just sat very quiet and to herself,” she continues. “And the joy of just watching her sit at the piano, she was in her glory.” Like most in Franklin’s orbit, Manoogian is thankful for everything Franklin gave her. “It exceeded my own career dreams,” she says. “I don’t know how I was lucky enough.” For more on the life, legacy and loss of Aretha Franklin, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. http://bit.ly/2MqlCqy
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Travel season is coming, know you have the passion for travel now. Seibertron will offer you the travel advice and tips, if you like it please follow and like our page, thus we see the increased number then have more passion for finding the material for you. Theme 1:  10 great Greek islands: readers’ travel tips Whether they choose deserted beaches, fabulous local food, walking or ferry-hopping itineraries, our readers have the Greek Islands well and truly sorted Place 1:Winning tip: Hiking in Amorgos, Cyclades As well as the azure bays and its role in Luc Besson’s The Big Blue, Amorgos is also renowned for its hiking trails, which not only connect the island’s villages but also provide access to ecclesiastical and natural landmarks. Start at Hora, the capital of the island, and walk towards the landmark of Amorgos, the Greek-Orthodox monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa. Built by Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus I in the 11th century, this whitewashed monastery is wedged into a cliff face 300 metres above the sea. Climb the nearly 300 steps, walk through the low marble doorway and take the staircase that leads to the chapel where treasures and icons are kept. You will be rewarded with a vertiginous yet panoramic view of the Mediterranean, complimentary rose-flavoured loukoumi (Greek Turkish delight) and psimeni raki (raki with honey and spices) offered by the monks. From there, descend towards the pebble beach of Agia Anna. Here the waves splash against a rock which a chapel of the same name is built on. It’s then time to dive into the deep blue Aegean. Place 2:Karpathos, Dodecanese The largest Dodecanese island is largely unknown to Brits. You can fly there but not directly from the UK. Better to take the ferry from Rhodes or Crete as we did and head for Diafani, where getting around is mostly by boat or on foot. We were enchanted by the lack of tourist trappings as local life carried on around us. As visitors we found ourselves welcomed with gifts of pomegranates, just-caught whitebait and freshly baked bread. While we were drinking coffee at a cafe on the water’s edge, a local fisherman invited us onto his caïque and took us on a spectacular journey to a beach where we found ourselves alone and surrounded by undisturbed centuries-old ruins. As we swam, our boatman fished for octopus, then barbecued it for us, having first shooed the goat from the stone table. Inland we visited Olympos, courtesy of the free loan of our hotel owner’s car. The remotest village on the island, and only recently accessible by road, it’s a place where traditional costumes and customs still persist, and time seemed, like its iconic windmills, to stand still.  Place 3: Kastellorizo Kastellorizo, a mile off the Turkish coast, is a colourful and picturesque island with a tumultuous past. Originally colonised by the Dorian Greeks, the island was later occupied by Egypt, Italy and the Ottoman empire, all of which is evident in the capital’s rich architectural legacy. Pastel-coloured Anatolian-style houses are arranged around a small fishing harbour lined with tavernas. Dotted on the hillside are a church and a cathedral, an Ottoman mosque, monasteries and castles. The ruins of an ancient acropolis lies on the western outskirts of town. A promenade on the steep streets and lanes provides abundant delight and surprise as well as breathtaking views of the Mediterranean. A small family-friendly beach west of the harbour is excellent for swimming. The island’s remote location on the fringes of the Dodecanese has left it relatively undisturbed by tourists, making it an ideal getaway centred on food, recuperation and culture. The island is easily reached by boat from Rhodes or Kas.  Place 4: Lipsi, Dodecanese I first met Rena in 1992. I was a teenager then, reluctantly dragged by my mother on holiday to a then off-the-beaten track island. With its low hills, unspoiled beaches and welcoming people, Lipsi was the hidden gem of the Dodecanese. Rena Rooms is at the edge of the small “town” of Lipsi, the only settlement on the island, and the rooms overlook Liendou beach. The views are so calming, and waking up to the sea just below your balcony with only the singing of birds, the bells of goats and sweet wild thyme and oregano fragrance in the air is just breathtaking. I have visited the island and Rena on and off for 26 years, and she has slowly planted the most beautiful succulent garden of grasses, cactuses, herbs and olive trees, which spills from the grounds to the edge of the beach. Rena is one of the warmest people I have met, and her husband and one of her sons run boat trips.  • Rooms €30 in low season and €55 in high, renasrooms.com Place 5:Abandoned sulphur mines of Milos, Cyclades There can be no more breathtaking backdrop to a dip in the Aegean than the abandoned sulphur mine of Milos. The stunning bay of Paliorema can be accessed via a dirt road, although the scramble down the cliff to the golden shingle is not for the faint-hearted. Hire a 4x4 to get as close as possible. Once at the beach, you can wander freely around the abandoned buildings, where it appears the miners may be back at any moment to start work. Follow up your visit at the Mining Museum in Adamas, which includes a video about workers in the sulphur mine before it was permanently closed in 1978. Milos’s charms are only enhanced by the fact that it has not relied on tourism for survival like some of its better-known neighbours.  • We stayed at Argo Milos Studios in Parasporos Place 6: Aegean island hopping The Aegean island grouping of (among others) Mykonos, Naxos, Syros, Tinos and Andros are a great starter pack for Greek island newbies, yet no less attractive to those already won over by the sun, sea, fabulous views and wonderful food and hospitality that the islands are known for. They are easily accessible direct by air from a number of UK airports – fly to Mykonos in around four hours for the full-on luxury, cocktail-sipping whitewash experience. Or make a Greek island cruise of it by taking the ferry from Athens. With the choice of two ports close to Athens and both fast and slow ferry options, the added option of island hopping is irresistible. In around 4½ hours (two hours on a faster Seajet) you can be in Tinos, savouring the local produce it is known for. Time your visit with the artichoke festival in May or the raki festival in September and enjoy a locally brewed beer listening to jazz by the waterfront. Or you could be in Andros, hiking the well-maintained ancient paths, or spectacular Syros, with its elegant architecture – sitting among it if you’re there during the intimate annual film festival in July. They are so closely grouped, you can even base yourself on one island and do day trips, say to Mykonos when you tire of the fabulous sandy beaches on Naxos. The ferries are modern, safe, frequent and relatively cheap. For the most economical journey, leave from the port of Rafina and take a conventional ferry. Place 7:Donoussa, Cyclades Donoussa is the quietest of the smaller Cyclades islands, hidden behind much larger Naxos. Traditionally described as off the beaten track, it has reinvigorated itself in recent years as younger people move back from Athens to work in family businesses. There are some great new restaurants, such as To Auli in the main (small) village and an organic beach bar at nearby Kedros bay. An excellent new walking guide (in Greek and English) opens up the hills, while a minibus service will carry you back from the other side of the island on the only road. There are regular ferries from Athens but arrive on the local Express Skopelitis from Naxos for the best experience – this ferry also offers lots of short-journey, island-hopping options. Place 8:Hydra, Saronic Islands Hydra, retreat for chic Athenians, as well as families with children, is just a half-hour ferry hop from the capital. It’s car-free, so you can meander through winding streets or take a donkey ride. Breakfast on mellow coffee with walnut cake or cheesecake while overlooking the marina packed with yachts. Hop on a ferry to whisk you to close-by islands or bob on a dingy up the coast. Next, window shop local painting and silverwork on your way to lunch. Lunch! Try spit-roast lamb with garlicky greens, soft flat breads and feta salad, which comes without the asking. Nap on a sandy beach. If you do stay the night, breakfast on fried eggs in fruity olive oil. Place 9:Kefalonia, Ionian Kefalonia is the loveliest of islands: pristine blue-flag beaches, the vibrant greens of sacred, pine-clad Mount Enos, the constant cerulean sky. It is the largest of the Ionian Islands and exploring the mountain roads of its lush interior can provide glorious solitude, even in peak season. We stayed in the friendly, low-key resort of Skala. Ten minutes north is Kaminia beach, a nesting site for loggerhead turtles – the nests marked with tiny wooden barricades by volunteers. Perfect swimming, views of misty Zante and a very Greek kantina serving homemade burgers and feta- garnished salads.  Place 10:Cretan treats for veggies and vegans Western Crete is an awesome place to visit with magnificent mountains, beautiful beaches and loads of history. Away from the gulf of Chania, tourism is relatively low key. In addition there are at least two excellent veggie eating places. We discovered Third Eye in Paleochora in 1999 after many years of island hopping and surviving on Greek salad! We’ve returned each year since to enjoy its eclectic mix of dishes. As well as traditional Cretan dishes (such as boureki and moussaka) other dishes are inspired by the owners’ travels in Asia and they use much locally grown produce. The town is lovely, with two beaches and the remains of a Venetian castle. The bus journey from Chania Town provides extraordinary panoramas, as the route crosses the island and climbs into the mountains. Last year we lunched in Chania Town in another long-established family-run vegetarian restaurant To Stachi, a wonderful place to escape from the crowds around the harbour. Advocating Slow Food, this gem is close to the sea and the eastern city walls. Again, it does delicious veggie versions of traditional dishes using local organic produce. If you need any outdoor travel products, go https://www.facebook.com/seibertronoutdoor/
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The Meaning Behind Song Titles That Aren?t In The Lyrics
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Titanic 20th Anniversary: Artworks Lost and Found at Sea
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  Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big screen, shattering box office records. It is one of those quintessentially ‘90s films that reminds an entire generation of being a certain age at a certain time in a certain place, particularly resonating with young people for its Romeo and Juliet get wet theme. The two intervening decades are enough to make us kids who came of age back then feel like old Rose.
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    Like its contemporary pop-culture opus, Clueless, which featured a work by Claes Oldenburg and coined the phrases “Botticelli chick” and “full-on Monet,” Titanic is liberally peppered with high-brow (albeit obvious) art history references. Rose’s first act upon boarding the ill-fated liner is to decorate her stateroom with what Cal calls her “finger paintings,” a collection of works by Monet, Degas, Cezanne, and “something Picasso.” Cal densely critiques, “Something Picasso...he won’t amount to a thing...at least they were cheap.”
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  Kate Winslet as Rose inspecting her “something” Picasso, based on Les Demoiselles d’Avignon that Picasso had finished five years before the Titanic sank.
Jack later admires her taste in art before adding his own contribution, the iconic nude sketch of Rose wearing the Heart of the Ocean.
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    The priceless masterpieces ultimately drift beneath the surface as the stateroom floods (by far the most tear-jerking scene for art nerds), and fortune hunters recover and restore Jack’s risque drawing almost a century after as the pivotal clue to the whereabouts of the diamond. Of course, art historians dispute that works by those artists went down on the Titanic, and a drawing on paper surviving 84 years under miles of ocean may seem a bit far fetched.
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Even so, here are some true cases of artworks lost and/or found at sea which prove that there was more than a kernel of plausibility to James Cameron's epic.
  Titanic: The Real Story
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Copy of La Circassienne au Bain by John Parker, after an original by Merry-Joseph Blondel (left). Hecuba and Polyxena by Merry-Joseph Blondel, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (right), giving some idea of what the original might have looked like stylistically.
  The fictional plot points of sunken masterpieces, a nude artwork, and an insurance claim on an outrageously expensive diamond lost aboard the Titanic have echoes of the real-life story of La Circassienne au Bain. The enormous neoclassical painting of a nude beauty debuted at the Louvre in 1814 to limited fanfare, but grew in reputation and popularity over time. Tragically, the work went down on the Titanic while in the possession of Swedish businessman Mauritz Hakan Björnström-Steffanson. Steffansson, who survived the disaster, filed a compensation claim for over two million dollars in today’s money. Thus, the painting was the most valuable item lost in the sinking, analogous to the famous “Heart of the Ocean” in the film.
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    HMS Colossus
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Sir William Hamilton by George Romney, at the National Gallery of Art Washington DC (left). Lady Hamilton as Bacchante by Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, at the Lady Lever Art Gallery (right).
  Sir William Hamilton is known for his diplomatic service on the eve of the Napoleonic Wars and his scandalous open marriage with Lady Emma Hamilton. Emma was a famous beauty and artistic muse who inspired the likes of Vigee Le Brun, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Angelika Kauffmann, and George Romney. She also just happened to be the mistress of Britain’s greatest hero, Admiral Horatio Nelson, himself a married man.
  Sir William’s scandalous personal life overshadows his artistic contributions. While British Ambassador to Naples on the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, he accumulated a plethora of artistic treasures and antiquities, contributing immeasurably to the collections of such venerable institutions as the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Unfortunately, part of his priceless collection of classical Greek vases went down aboard the HMS Colossus en route from Naples to Britain in 1798. However, salvage diver Roland Morris discovered the wreck in 1974, including shards of the broken vases. After nearly 200 years in darkness on the ocean floor, the reconstructed vases now sit proudly in the British museum for all to see.
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  Vase reconstructed of fragments recovered from the Colossus, at the British Museum (left). Replica of the Portland Vase from Sir William’s collection, at the Victoria and Albert Museum (right), hinting at the original splendour of the vases damaged in the wreck.
  Vrouw Maria
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Illustration of the Vrouw Maria before her sinking (left). Catherine II by Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, at the Museum of Art History Vienna (right).
  In 1771, the Vrouw Maria set sail from Amsterdam to Saint Petersburg laden with masterpieces by a who’s who of the Dutch Golden Age, including Paulus Potter, Gerard ter Borch, Cornelis Coedyk, Gabriel Metsu, Gerard Dou, and Philip Wouwerman. Especially notable among the works were Potter’s Large Herd of Oxen and Borch’s Woman at her Toilette. The paintings were personal possessions of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, bound for her newly founded State Hermitage Museum, but the ship went down in a storm off of Finland.
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  The Young Bull by Potter, at the Mauritshuis (left), probably in the style of Large Herd of Oxen. Surviving version of Lady at her Toilette by ter Borch, at the Detroit Institute of Arts (left), probably similar in composition to the lost version.
  Yet, the story doesn’t end there. When the wreck was discovered in 1999, the cargo hold was intact and undisturbed, meaning that the contents must still be inside. The cold temperatures and low salinity of the Baltic Sea are ideal for the preservation of soft, organic materials such as canvas and wood. Furthermore, the works were sealed in wax for shipping, so if water hadn’t penetrated the seal, the paintings may very well survive in near-pristine condition after two and a half centuries. Hopes to salvage the paintings have thus far come to nothing, but recovery efforts continue, led by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities.
  SS Normandie
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History of Navigation by Jean Dupas, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  The French government subsidized the lavish design and construction of the SS Normandie, even as millions starved in the Great Depression and the spectre of World War II loomed on the horizon. She dwarfed all earlier liners (including the Titanic) in size, speed, luxury, and elegant aesthetics, winning an unofficial reputation as the most beautiful liner ever built. This was due in large part to Jean Dupas’ breathtaking Art Deco murals that adorned the first class salon. In fact, the Normandie’s sleek interiors were so influential that “ocean liner style” was synonymous with Art Deco throughout the 1930s. Fittingly for a ship described as a “temple of beauty,” the Normandie played host to the world’s rich and famous during the golden age of travel, including art world celebrities like Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali.
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  Photographs of Kahlo and Dali taken aboard the SS Normandie at the height of her glamour.
  When France fell to the Nazis in 1939, the US commandeered the Normandie to serve as a troopship, and stripped her of most her decorative fixtures and (ill-advisedly) her fire containment system. Consequently, the ship caught fire in 1942 and capsized in the Hudson River, thankfully sans Dupas’ murals. The section in the Met (top) is the only full corner surviving intact, giving a taunting glimpse of the overall effect.
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  Demise of the SS Normandie in New York Harbor, 1942. Fun fact! Alfred Hitchcock used the shipwreck in the filming of his wartime thriller, Saboteur.
  Dress from the Deep
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Dress circa early 17th Century, at the Kaap Skil Museum, Netherlands.
  In 2015, divers off the coast of the Netherlands discovered this 17th-Century silken gown, kept incredibly well-preserved under the protective sand for nearly 400 years. The odyssey of this dress and the woman who wore it unfolded in a swashbuckling tale fit for a James Cameron blockbuster in and of itself. In 1642, Queen Henrietta Maria of England’s retinue set sail for the Netherlands with the purported purpose of escorting her daughter to be a royal bride, but actually on a top-secret mission to hock the crown jewels to raise funds for the English Civil war. Entrusted with this mission was the Queen’s lady-in-waiting, Jean Kerr, Countess of Roxburghe. Jean was an adept spy who had previously funneled communications to the King of Spain in the service of her former mistress, Anne of Denmark. The voyage went sour when part of the royal fleet sank in a storm.
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Jean Kerr, Countess of Roxburghe by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, in a private collection (left). Princess Henrietta Maria of France, Queen Consort of England by Anthony van Dyck, at the San Diego Museum of Art (right), wearing clothing of the period.
  Historians might never have drawn the connection between Jean Kerr and this dress, had not a 1642 letter resurfaced referring to the Queen’s ladies losing their wardrobe at sea. Additionally, a book discovered alongside the garment is embossed with the coat of arms of King Charles I, husband of Henrietta Maria. Researchers singled out Jean Kerr among the royal entourage, since the dress matched her measurements and the style she favored. No doubt, this miraculous rediscovery gives hope to the millions of fangirls hoping to get their hands on some of Rose’s bomb-ass wardrobe in Titanic.
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  Thus, our story comes to a close with the same moral lesson as Titanic: It’s never too late to get back your long-lost bling...
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�� ...or your long-lost art.
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La Times: Mary Tyler Moore, beloved TV icon who symbolized the independent career woman, dies at 80
Comfortably single and unafraid to stand up to her gruff newsroom boss, Mary Richards splashed onto television screens at a time when feminism was still putting down roots in America, a woman who charged through the working day with equal parts humor and raw independence.
Mary Tyler Moore’s character charmed TV watchers, earned the actress Emmy nominations and became a potent symbol of womanhood in the 1970s. The actress and her television character became so entwined that Moore became a role model for women who sought to challenge the conventions of marriage and family.
“She wasn’t married. She wasn’t looking to get married. At no point did the series end in a happy ending with her finding a husband — which seemed to be the course you had to take as a woman,” former First Lady Michelle Obama said in an interview in August. As a young girl, Obama said, she drew inspiration from the character.
Moore died Wednesday in Greenwich, Conn. from cardiopulmonary arrest after being hospitalized with pneumonia. She was 80.
In a career that began as Happy Hotpoint, the dancing and singing 3-inch pixie in Hotpoint appliance commercials on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” in 1955 when she was 18, Moore went on to star in television and films and on Broadway.
In 1981, she received an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her portrayal of the emotionally cold mother in “Ordinary People,” the Robert Redford-directed drama about an upper-middle-class family dealing with the death of a teen-age son in a boating accident and the attempted suicide of their surviving son.
In a statement Wednesday, Redford said he admired Moore for taking such a role.
“The courage she displayed in taking on a role darker than anything she had ever done was brave and enormously powerful,” he said.
The unsympathetic, nearly-bloodless role was a departure for Moore, who remains best-known for her light and sunny touch in two classic situation comedies that together earned her six Emmy Awards.
Moore was still largely unknown when she was cast as Laura Petrie, the suburban housewife and mother of a young son opposite Dick Van Dyke’s TV comedy writer husband Rob on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
The acclaimed sitcom, which aired on CBS from 1961 to 1966, earned Moore her first two Emmys and made her a star.
Her Capri-pants-wearing Laura brought something new to the traditional sitcom role of wife and mother: youthful sex appeal.
As Carl Reiner, the series’ creator, said of Rob and Laura in a 2004 TV Guide interview: “These were two people who really liked each other.”
Moore agreed, saying: “We brought romance to comedy, and, yes, Rob and Laura had sex!”
Van Dyke often praised Moore’s abilities as a comedic actress — one who has been credited with turning crying into a comedic art form and memorably got her toe stuck in a hotel room bathtub faucet in one episode.
“She was one of the few who could maintain her femininity and be funny at the same time,” Van Dyke said in a 1998 interview with the Archive of American Television. “You have to go as far back as Carole Lombard or Myrna Loy to find someone who could play it that well and still be tremendously appealing as a woman.”
After the Van Dyke show ended in 1966, Moore starred as Holly Golightly in a problem-plagued Broadway musical version of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” that producer David Merrick closed after four previews in New York.
Moore also played Julie Andrews’ roommate in the hit flapper-era comedy-musical movie “Thoroughly Modern Millie” in 1967. But her budding film career, which included playing a nun opposite Elvis Presley’s ghetto doctor in “Change of Habit,” was less than stellar.
She was reunited with Van Dyke in a 1969 musical-variety TV special, a critical and ratings success that spurred CBS to offer her a commitment to do her own half-hour comedy series.
Moore and her second husband, TV executive Grant Tinker, created MTM Enterprises, their own independent TV production company, whose logo — in a takeoff on MGM’s roaring lion — was a meowing orange kitten.
Tinker hired writers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns to create and produce “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which debuted on CBS in 1970 and made TV history.
The series, featuring Moore as Mary Richards, a single woman in her 30s who lands a job as an associate producer in a Minneapolis TV newsroom, won 29 Emmys during its seven-year run.
Four of those Emmys went to Moore, whose character became a symbol of the independent 1970s career woman.
As Ed Asner’s lovably gruff and rumpled Lou Grant tells her when she applies for a job in the newsroom at WJM-TV: “You know what? You’ve got spunk. I hate spunk.”
 Ellen DeGeneres, who later invited Moore to play herself in several episodes of the sitcom “Ellen,” said she was an admirer of both Moore and her alter ego. “Mary Tyler Moore changed the world for all women,” she tweeted after Moore’s death became public.
In the wake of the success of  “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the MTM empire grew to include series such as “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Rhoda,” “Lou Grant,” “Remington Steele,” “WKRP in Cincinnati,” “Hill Street Blues” and “St. Elsewhere.”
After “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” left the air in 1977, Moore failed with two TV comedy variety shows within the next two years.
But she scored on Broadway, winning a special Tony Award in 1980 for her performance as the quadriplegic lead character in the Broadway revival of “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” — a part originally written for a man.
In 1993, Moore won her seventh Emmy, for her supporting role as the ruthless owner of a 1940s Tennessee adoption agency in the Lifetime cable drama “Stolen Babies.”
Her two returns to the sitcom format in the mid- and late ’80s — “Mary” and “Annie McGuire” — were short-lived, as was the 1995 newspaper drama “New York News,” on which she played the autocratic editor of a tabloid newspaper.
In the years after “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” she dealt with a series of personal problems and tragedies.
In 1978, her younger sister, Elizabeth, died of a drug overdose. In 1980, Richie, her 24-year-old son from her first marriage, fatally shot himself in what was ruled an accident. And in 1992, Moore’s brother John, a recovering alcoholic, died after a long battle with kidney cancer.
In the mid-’80s, Moore checked into the Betty Ford Center to seek treatment for alcoholism.
In a 1986 interview with Maclean’s magazine, Moore said: “I am glad I was able to be a kind of role model for other women who identified with my ladylike qualities, who were then able to say, ‘Well, if Mary can admit she had a problem with alcohol, then maybe I can too.’ ”
Asner said he treasured the years he worked alongside Moore.
“I will never be able to repay her for the blessings that she gave me,” he said in a tweet.
Moore was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Dec. 29, 1936. Her father was a clerk for Consolidated Edison who worked at the Southern California Gas Co. after the family moved to Los Angeles in 1945.
Moore began taking dance classes while in grade school and appeared in recitals. She continued to take dance lessons and perform through her years at Immaculate Heart High School, where she dreamed of dancing her way to stardom.
In her autobiography, Moore described her strict Catholic father as “undemonstrative” and her more fun-loving mother as an alcoholic. As a result, Moore spent half the time living with her parents and the other half living with her aunt and grandmother.
“It was not an ideal home life,” she said in a 1999 interview with the Ottawa Citizen, noting that, even if her mom and dad “weren’t the best of parents,” they had the best sense of humor.
“Thank God, I was not abused in any way, but I was seeking approval of some sort, in many different ways,” she said. “For me, it turned out to be a pat on the back for entertaining people.”
She was 18 and five months from graduating from high school in 1955 when she met 27-year-old Dick Meeker, an Ocean Spray cranberry products salesman, who had moved into a small apartment in the house next door to her parents’ home.
They were married two months after she graduated, and their son Richie was born the following year.
As a working mother, Moore found jobs dancing in the chorus of “The Eddie Fisher Show” and other TV variety shows, and appeared in commercials.
Her first regular acting role came in 1959 when she played Sam, the sultry-voiced telephone operator on the David Janssen TV series “Richard Diamond, Private Detective” — an uncredited role in which no more than her legs or an extreme close-up of her mouth were seen on screen.
Publicity for the show played up the mysterious Sam. But, Moore wrote in her book, when she asked for more money, she was replaced by another anonymous actress after 13 episodes.
After her stint as Sam, Moore played small parts in TV series such as “77 Sunset Strip,” “Hawaiian Eye,” “Bourbon Street Beat” and “Riverboat.”
She auditioned to replace Sherry Jackson as Danny Thomas’ grown-up daughter on his popular sitcom, but missed landing the part by a nose: her own.
“Here’s the reason you didn’t get the part,” she later recalled the famously large-nosed Thomas telling her: “With a nose like yours, no one would believe you’re my daughter.”
Two years later, when Thomas, executive producer Sheldon Leonard and Reiner were looking for someone to play the wife in Van Dyke’s new TV series, Thomas said: “Who was the kid we liked so much last year, the one with the three names and the funny nose?”
Moore, whose first marriage ended in divorce in 1961, married Tinker in 1962. They were divorced in 1981. In 1983,  she married Dr. Robert Levine, a Manhattan cardiologist.
 She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1969 and later served as the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
In 2012, she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
McLellan is a former Times staff writer.
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3:45 p.m.: This article was updated with reaction to Moore’s death. 
12:50 p.m.: This article was updated throughout with additional details and background.
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