#john trumbull ray

[clove-pinks]

1814 portrait miniature of Lieutenant John Trumbull Ray, by artist Andrew Robertson. A Peninsular War veteran of the Napoleonic Wars in the British Army, he served under Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, and was wounded first during the Siege of Badajoz and, later, at the Battle of Salamanca.

#napoleonic wars #john trumbull ray #british army #redcoat #dressed to kill #1810s #military history #napoleonic #also he was the illegitimate son of patriotic usamerican artist john trumbull #very awkward whoops #his dad was worried he might fight in the war of 1812 but that didn't happen #but many peninsular veterans also fought in north america #portrait miniature #andrew robertson

[byneddiedingo]

Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty, Sean Sullivan, Douglas Rain (voice). Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, based on a story by Clarke. Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth. Production design: Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, Anthony Masters. Film editing: Ray Lovejoy.

I know that I first saw 2001 on April 13, 1968, because (as a little Googling tells me) that was the date of the lunar eclipse I witnessed on leaving the theater, an appropriately cosmic climax to the cinematic experience I had just had. Kubrick's film was an experience to be savored by those of us who were already hip to the revolution in American filmmaking underway after the sensation of Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967) and The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967). I doubt that anyone who wasn't of an age to experience it realizes quite how revolutionary those movies seemed to us. Though it's conventional to say that our experiences were produced in part by controlled substances, anyone who really knows me knows that I wasn't under the influence of any substance stronger than beer. Today, 2001 doesn't seem much like a revolutionary film: We have lived through the actual 2001, which had its own epoch-making event in the September of that year, but in which no one was making trips to the moon on Pan Am. That airline went out of business in 1991, and the last real moon expedition, Apollo 17, took place in December 1972. But the future is never quite what it's cracked up to be. What was revolutionary about 2001 the movie is that it taught us how a movie can make us think without spelling out its ideas for us. Kubrick wisely whittled down the narrative given him by Arthur C. Clarke to a series of images, and ditched the score written by Alex North for an evocative set of snippets from classical works, letting us assemble any meaning to be derived from the film for ourselves. Of course, in 1968 we went back to our homes and dorm rooms and did just that. Seeing it today, I am most struck by how skillful Kubrick was in creating the persona of HAL, the sentient computer. Much credit goes, of course, to the voiceover work of Douglas Rain, but also to Kubrick's choice to make the dialogue of the humans in the movie as banal and jargon-filled as possible. HAL's final pleading and breakdown as Dave pulls his memory chips is haunting. Yes, the movie has its longueurs: Kubrick is deservedly proud of its landmark special effects and spends more time than is necessary showing them off. They won him the film's only Oscar, without honoring the work of Douglas Trumbull and others who executed them. He was also nominated as director and as co-screenwriter with Clarke, and the art direction team received a nod, but the film was passed over for the significant work of cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, who was assisted by John Alcott, and for the sound crew headed by Winston Ryder. And it failed to receive a best picture nomination in the year when that award went to Oliver! (Carol Reed, 1968). I happen to like Oliver! and don't think it's necessarily one of the Academy's more shameful choices, but it's certainly not an epochal movie.

#2001: A Space Odyssey #Stanley Kubrick #Keir Dullea

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Little Washington - Syndicated - October 1, 1953

A presentation of "Death Valley Days" Season 2 Episode 2

Western

Running Time: 30 minutes

Produced by Dorrell McGowan

Directed by Stuart McGowan

Hosted by Stanley Andrews as The Old Ranger

Stars:

Jim Davis as Congressman Mark Tabor

Sally Mansfield as Dodie Trumbull

Louise Arthur as Mrs. Trumbull

John Eldredge as Ray Trumbull

Marian Mosick as Minnie

Louise Franklin

Bernice Simmons as Martha

Britt Lomond as Dodie's 2nd Dance Partner (as Glase Lohman)

Kenne Duncan as Nevada Secretary of State

#Little Washington #TV #Death Valley Days #Western #1950's #1953 #Syndicated #Jim Davis #Sally Mansfield #Louise Arthur #John Eldredge #Marian Mosick

[moma-prints]

American Abstract Artists, Various Artists, Werner Drewes, Rosalind Bengelsdorf, Ilya Bolotowsky, Harry Bowden, Byron Browne, Giorgio Cavallon, Arthur N. Christie, Herzl Emanuel, Balcomb Greene, Gertrude Greene, Hananiah Harari, Carl Holty, Ray Eames, Paul Kelpe, M. Kennedy, Ibram Lassaw, Agnes Lyall, George McNeil, Alice Trumbull Mason, George L. K. Morris, John Opper, Ralph M. Rosenborg, Louis Schanker, Charles G. Shaw, Esphyr Slobodkina, Albert Swinden, Rupert D. Turnbull, Vaclav Vytlacil, Fredrick J. Whiteman, Wilfred M. Zogbaum, 1937, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

Gift of Stephen B. Browne in honor of Byron and Rosalind Browne Size: composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (orientation varies, each approx.): 11 15/16 × 9 1/4" (30.4 × 23.5 cm) or 9 1/4 × 11 15/16" (23.5 × 30.4 cm) Medium: Portfolio of thirty-one lithographs

http://www.moma.org/collection/works/69806

#variousartists #museumarchive #museumofmodernart

[rabbitcruiser]

Graybar Building, Manhattan

The Graybar Building is a 30-story office building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is located at 420–430 Lexington Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, adjacent to Grand Central Terminal.

The Graybar Building was designed by Sloan & Robertson in the Art Deco style. The building was erected within "Terminal City", a collection of buildings located above Grand Central's underground tracks, and as such, occupies the real-estate air rights above these tracks. The Graybar Building's ground floor includes the "Graybar Passage", a publicly accessible passageway that leads from Lexington Avenue to Grand Central Terminal.

When the building's construction started in 1925, it was known as the Eastern Terminal Office Building. The structure was renamed after Graybar, one of its original lessees, the next year. The Graybar Building opened in April 1927 and was fully leased within less than a year. Ownership of the building passed several times before the current owners, SL Green Realty, bought it in 1998. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Graybar Building as an official landmark in 2016.

The Graybar Building is bounded by Lexington Avenue to the east and the Park Avenue Viaduct to the west, running between 44th Street in the north to 43rd Street in the south.The western side of the building underneath the Park Avenue Viaduct faces Depew Place, which was laid out when the original Grand Central Depot was built in the late 19th century, and destroyed with the construction of the current terminal. The alley still survives as a driveway for the nearby post office.

The Graybar Building was designed by Sloan & Robertson in the Art Deco style,  with Clyde R. Place as consulting engineer. It is officially located at 420 Lexington Avenue, though it also occupies the lots at 420–430 Lexington Avenue. The Graybar Building is 351 feet (107 m) tall, with 30 stories. It has a floor area of approximately 1.35 million square feet (125,000 m2).

The building utilized 25,000 short tons (22,000 long tons; 23,000 t) of steel, and between 31 and 36 acres (130,000 and 150,000 m2) of concrete. The building, and the tracks below it, both contain foundations attached to the rock below. However, even though there are separate structural frameworks supporting the building and the tracks, the Graybar Building's architects found that vibrations from passing trains could pass through the structure supporting the tracks, and then to the rock, resulting in vibrations to the building. To remedy this, a sheet of lead was embedded within a vibration-absorbing concrete "mat", and the Graybar Building's structural steel was anchored to the "mat".

Except at the base, the Graybar Building's facade was mostly undecorated. The facade was made of brick and Indiana Limestone, and the base was made of limestone. Some of the spandrels within each window contain black brick; these give the appearance of "subtle vertical bands" that contrast with the facade's more prominent portions to "accentuate the structure’s height".[24] Toward the top of the facade adjoining Lexington Avenue are four projecting gargoyle-shaped water spouts.

The Graybar Building contains three entrance portals from Lexington Avenue on the east, but only two were used for their intended purposes. The southernmost portal, which leads from 43rd Street, contains the Graybar Passage, one of three west–east passageways connecting Grand Central to Lexington Avenue. It was built on the first floor of the Graybar Building in 1926. Its walls and seven large transverse arches are of coursed ashlar travertine, and the floor is terrazzo. The ceiling is composed of seven groin vaults, each of which has an ornamental bronze chandelier. The first two vaults, as viewed from leaving Grand Central, are painted with cumulus clouds, while the third contains a 1927 mural by Edward Trumbull depicting American transportation.

The Graybar Passage, as well as the central portal of the building, connect to an elevator lobby used by tenants  Above the central portal is a flagpole with multicolored lattices at its base.

The northern portal at 44th Street was likely intended to be a third entrance, but was never used as such. It was planned in conjunction with a north–south hall, which would have led from Grand Central to an unbuilt expansion of the post office adjoining the north side of the Graybar Building.

The south portal contains three sets of doors with separate marquees for each. The center set of doors is located under a marquee supported by three diagonal metal struts, while the marquees over the side doors are supported by two struts. Metal figures of rats are depicted on each of the struts and are shown running upward, in the direction of "inverted, funnel-shaped guards" along the struts. The architect John Sloan stated in a 1933 New Yorker article that these rats were intended to represent the city's role as a "great transportation centre and a great seaport", with its "maritime" theming. Building manager Herbert Metz told the Times in 1955 that the rat sculptures "symbolize a ship", which by extension, evokes imagery of a port. These rats, removed in the 1990s, were replaced during the building's renovation at the end of the 20th century.

On the center portal was a relief, which displayed the capital letters "graybar building" and depicted two "winged guardian creatures". There were also pairs of figures outside each portal. The south portal's figures depict air and water; the north portal's figures represent earth and fire; and the center portal's figures symbolize electricity and transportation. Rays of light were depicted radiating from each figure's head. Other ornamentation at the building's base were lights made of metal-and-glass, located just outside the doors, as well as vertical grilles made of stone. Sloan stated that these features were meant to evoke an "eastern" ambiance, which fit the name of the building's original owner, Eastern Offices.

Source: Wikipedia

#Graybar Building #Art Deco #John Sloan #Sloan & Robertson #façade #USA #Midtown Manhattan #New York City #landmark #exterior #rat #travel #vacation #summer 2018 #original photography #cityscape #architecture #tourist attraction #detail #building ornament #bas-relief #Northeastern USA #I love Art Dec so sue me

[wtfzodiacsigns]

Signs as Famous Artists

Aries: Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Francisco Goya

Taurus: Salvador Dali, John James Audubon, George Braque, Leo Michelson

Gemini: Diego Velazquez, Mary Cassatt, John Trumbull, Henri Rousseau

Cancer: Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Rembrandt, Edward Hopper

Leo: Andy Warhol, Zelda Fitzgerald, Asher Brown Durand, RC Gorman

Virgo: Grandma Moses, Ruffino Tamayo, Frank Von Der Lancken, Wilfrid Zogbaum

Libra: Caravaggio, Benjamin West, Umberto Boccioni, Ray Johnson

Scorpio: Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Bob Ross, Georgia O'Keeffe

Sagittarius: Diego Rivera, Emily Carr, Edvard Munch, George's Suerat

Capricorn: Henri Matisse, Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Aquarius: Jackson Pollock, Edouard Manet, Yoko Ono, Norman Rockwell

Pisces: Michelangelo, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Colin Campbell Cooper, Piet Mondrian

Source: zodi-ology

#aries #taurus #gemini #cancer #leo #virgo #libra #scorpio #sagittarius #capricorn #aquarius #pisces #zodiac sign #fun facts #horoscope #zodiac #astrology #facts #fact #weird #weird sign #zodiac signs #aries facts #taurus facts #gemini facts #cancer facts #leo facts #virgo facts #libra facts #scorpio facts

[nemesisbinxartifactseries]

Artifact Series J

J. Allen Hynek's Telescope

J. Edgar Hoover's Tie

J. McCullough's Golf Ball

J. Templer's Wind-Up Tin Rooster *

J. C. Agajanian’s Stetson

J.T. Saylors's Overalls

J.M. Barrie’s Swiss Trychels

J.M.W. Turner's Rain, Steam and Speed-The Great Western Railway *

J.R.R. Tolken's Ring

Jack-in-the-Box

Jack's Magic Beanstalk

Jack Daniel's Original Whisky Bottle

Jack Dawson's Art Kit

Jack Duncan's Spur *

Jack Frost's Staff

Jack Kerouac's Typewriter

Jack Ketch's Axe

Jack LaLanne's Stationary Bike *

Jack London's Dog Collar

Jack Parson's Rocket Engine

Jack Sheppard's Hammer

Jack Sparrow's Compass

Jack Torrance's Croquet Mallet

Jack the Ripper's Lantern *

Jackie Robinson's Baseball

Jackson Pollock's "No. 5, 1948"

Jackson Pollock's Pack of Cigarettes

Jackson Pollock's Paint Cans

Jack's Regisword

Jack Vettriano's "The Singing Butler"

Jack's Wrench

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's Kinder- und Hausmarchen

Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian's Otoscope

Jacob Kurtzberg's Belt *

Jacqueline Cochran's Brooch

Jacques Aymar-Vernay’s Dowsing Rod

Jacques Cousteau's Goggles

Jacques Cousteau's Diving Suit

Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps *

Jade Butterfly

Jadeite Cabbage

Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar's Smoke Pipe

Jamaica Ginger Bottle

Jaleel White's Hosting Chair

James Abbot McNeill Whistler's Whistler's Mother *

James Allen's Memoir

James Bartley's Britches

James Ben Ali Haggin's Leaky Fountain Pen

James Bert Garner’s Gas Mask

James Bett's Cupboard Handle

James Braid's Chair *

James Brown's Shoes

James Bulger's Sweater

James Buzzanell's Painting "Grief and Pain"

James Buzzanell’s Survey Books

James C. McReynolds’ Judicial Robe

James Chadwick's Nobel Prize

James Clerk Maxwell's Camera Lens

James Colnett's Otter Pelt

James Condliff's Skeleton Clock

James Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak

James Craik's Spring Lancet

James Dean's 1955 Prosche 550 Spyder, aka "Little Bastard"

James Dean's UCLA Varsity Jacket

James Dinsmoor's Dinner Bell

James Eads How’s Bindle

James Earl Ray's Rifle

James Fenimore Cooper's Arrow Heads

James Gandolfini's Jukebox

James Hadfield’s Glass Bottle of Water

James Hall III’s Shopping Bags

James Henry Atkinson's Mouse Trap

James Henry Pullen’s Mannequin

James Hoban's Drawing Utensils

James Holman’s Cane

James Hutton's Overcoat

James Joyce’s Eyepatch

James M. Barrie's Grandfather Clock

James M. Barrie's Suitcase

James Murrell's Witch Bottle

James Philip’s Riata

James Prescott Joule's Thermodynamic Generator

James Smithson's Money

James Tilly Matthews’ Air Loom

James Warren and Willoughby Monzani's Piece of Wood

James Watt's Steam Condenser

James Watt's Weather Vane

James W. Marshall’s Jar

Jan Baalsrud’s Stretcher

Jan Baptist van Helmont's Willow Tree

Jane Austen's Carriage

Jane Austen's Gloves

Jane Austen's Quill

Jane Bartholomew's "Lady Columbia" Torch

Jane Pierce's Veil

Janet Leigh's Shower Curtain

Janine Charrat's Ballet Slippers

Jan Janzoon's Boomerang *

Janis Joplin's Backstage Pass from Woodstock *

Jan Karski's Passport

Janus Coin *

Jan van Eyck’s Chaperon

Jan van Speyk's Flag of the Netherlands

Jan Wnęk's Angel Figurine

Jan Žižka's Wagenburg Wagons

The Japanese Nightingale

Jar of Dust from the Mount Asama Eruption

Jar of Greek Funeral Beans

Jar of Marbles

Jar of Molasses from The Boston Molasses Disaster

Jar of Sand

Jar of Semper Augustus Bulbs

Jar of Shiva

Jar of Sugar Plums

Jascha Heifetz's Violin Bow

Jason Voorhese's Machete

Javed Iqbal's Barrel of Acid

Jay Maynard's Tron Suit

Jean II Le Maingre's Gauntlets

Jean Baptiste Charbonneau’s Cradleboard

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin's Bubble Pipe

Jean Chastel's Silver Gun

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin's Pocket Watch

Jean Fleury's Aztec Gold Coins

Jean-François Champollion’s Ideographic Dictionary

Jean Froissart's Mirror *

Jean-Frédéric Peugeot's Pepper Mill

Jean Hilliard’s Earmuffs

Jean Parisot de Valette’s Sword Sheath

Jean-Paul Marat's Bathtub

Jean Paul-Satre’s Paper Cutter

Jean-Pierre Christin's Thermometer

Jean Senebier's Bundle of Swiss Alpine Flowers

Jean Valnet's Aromatherapy Statue

Jean Vrolicq’s Scrimshaw

Jeanne Baret's Hat

Jeanne de Clisson's Black Fleet

Jeanne Villepreux-Power's Aquarium

Jeannette Piccard's Sandbag

Jeff Dunham's First Ventriloquist Box

Jefferson Davis' Boots

Jefferson Randolph Smith's Soap Bar

Jeffrey Dahmer's Handkerchief

Jeffrey Dahmer's Pick-Up Sticks

Jemmy Hirst's Carriage Wheel

Jenny Lind's Stage Makeup

Jeopardy! Contestant Podiums

Jerome Monroe Smucker's Canning Jars

Jerry Andrus’ Organ

Jerry Garcia's Blackbulb *

Jerry Siegel's Sketchbook

Jesse James' Saddle

Jesse James' Pistol

Jesse Owens' Hitler Oak

Jesse Owens' Running Shoes

Jesse Pomeroy's Ribbon and Spool

Jester's Mask

Jesus of Nazareth's Whip

Jesús García's Brake Wheel

Jet Engine from the Gimli Glider

Jet Glass Cicada Button

Jethro Tull's Hoe

Jeweled Scabbard of Sforza

Jiang Shunfu’s Mandarin Square

Jim Davis' Pet Carrier

Jim Fixx's Shorts

Jim Henson's Talking Food Muppets

Jim Jones' Sunglasses

Jim Londos' Overalls

Jim Robinson's Army Bag

Jim Thorpe's Shoulder Pads

Jim Ward's Piercing Samples

Jimi Hendrix's Bandana

Jimi Hendrix's Bong

Jimi Hendrix's Guitars *

Jimmie Rodgers Rail Brake

Jimmy Durante's Cigar

Jimmy Gibb Jr's Stock Car

Jimmy Hoffa's Comb

Jin Dynasty Chainwhip

Jingle Harness

Joan II, Duchess of Berry's Dress

Joan of Arc's Chain Mail

Joan of Arc's Helmet (canon)

Joan Feynman's Ski Pole

Joanna of Castile's Vase

Joan Rivers' Carpet Steamer

Joan Rivers' Red Carpet

Joe Ades's Potato Peeler

Joe Girard’s Keys

Joe Rosenthal's Camera Lens

Joel Brand's Playing Cards

Joséphine de Beauharnais' Engagement Ring

Johan Alfred Ander’s Piece of Porcelain

Johann Baptist Isenring’s Acacia Tree

Johann Bartholomaeus Adam Beringer's Lying Stones

Johann Blumhardt's Rosary

Johann Dzierzon’s Beehive Frame

Johann Georg Elser's Postcard

Johann Maelzel's Metronome *

Johann Rall's Poker Cards

Johann Tetzel's Indulgence

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Prism

Johannes Brahms' Coffee Creamer

Johannes Diderik van der Waals' Gloves

Johannes Fabricius' Camera Obscura

Johannes Gutenburg's Memory Paper *

Johannes Gutenburg's Printing Press *

Johannes Gutenberg's Printing Press Keys

Johannes Kepler's Planetary Model

Johannes Kepler's Telescope Lense

Johannes Kjarval’s Landscape Painting

John A. Macready's Ray-Bans *

John A. Roebling's Steel Cable

John A.F. Maitland's Musical Brainnumber *

John André’s Stocking

John Anthony Walker's Minox

John Axon's Footplate

John Babbacombe Lee’s Trapdoor

John Bardeen's Radio

John Bodkin Adams’ Stethoscope

John Brown's Body *

John Brown's Machete

John C. Koss SP3 Stereophones

John C. Lilly's Isolation Tank Valve

John Cabot's Map

John Carl Wilcke's Rug *

John Crawley's Painting

John Croghan's Limestone Brick

John Dalton's Weather Vane

John Dee's Golden Talisman

John Dee's Obsidian Crystal Ball

John Dee’s Seal of God

John DeLorean's Drawing Table

John Dickson Carr's Driving Gloves

John Dillinger's Pistol *

John D. Grady’s Satchel

John D. Rockefeller's Bible

John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and Jr.'s Top Hats

John Dwight's Hammer

John F. Kennedy's Coconut

John F. Kennedy's Presidental Limousine

John F. Kennedy's Tie Clip *

John Flaxman's Casting Molds

Sir John Franklin's Scarf

John Gay's Shilling

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.'s Pen

John H. Kellogg's Bowl

John H. Kellogg's Corn Flakes

John H. Lawrence's Pacifier

John Hancock's Quill

John Harrison’s Longcase Clock

John Hawkwood’s Lance

John Hendrix's Bible

John Henry Moore's White Banner

John Henry's Sledge Hammer

John Hetherington's Top Hat

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter's Torture Rack

John Holmes Pump *

John Hopoate's Cleats

John Howard Griffin's Bus Fare

John Hunter's Stitching Wire

John Hunter's Surgical Sutures

John J. Pershing's Boots

John Jacob Astor's Beaver Pelt

John Jervis’ Ship

John Joshua Webb’s Rock Chippings

John Kay's Needle

John Keat's Grecian Urn *

John, King of England's Throne

John L. Sullivan's Boots

John Langdon Down's Stencils

John Lawson's Mannequin Legs

John Lennon's Glasses

John "Liver-Eating" Johnson's Axe

John Logie Baird's Scanning Disk *

John M. Allegro's Fly Amanita

John Macpherson's Ladle

John Malcolm's Chunk of Skin

John Malcolm's Skin Wallet

John McEnroe's Tennis Racket *

John Milner's Yellow '32 Ford Deuce Coupe

John Moore-Brabazon’s Waste Basket

John Morales' McGruff Suit

John Mytton’s Carriage

John Pasche's Rolling Stones Poster Design

John Paul Jones's Sword

John Pemberton's Tasting Spoon

John Philip Sousa's Sousaphone

John Rambo's Composite Bow

John Rykener's Ring

John Shore's Tuning Fork

John Simon's Mouthwash

John Simon Ritchie's Padlock Necklace

John Smith of Jamestown's Sword

John Snow's Dot Map

John Snow’s Pump Handle

John Stapp’s Rocket Sled

John Steinbeck's Luger

John Sutcliffe's Camera

John Sutter's Pickaxe

John Tunstall's Horse Saddle

John Trumbull's "Painting of George Washington"

John von Neumann's Abacus

John Walker's Walking Stick

John Wayne Gacy's Clown Painting *

John Wayne Gacy's Facepaint

John Wesley Hardin's Rosewood Grip Pistol

John Wesley Powell's Canoe

John Wesley Powell’s Canteen

John Wilkes Booth's Boot *

John Wilkes Booth Wanted Poster

John William Polidori's Bookcase

Johnny Ace's Gun

Johnny Appleseed's Tin Pot *

Johnny Campbell's University of Minnesota Sweater

Johnny Depp's Scissor Gloves

Johnny Smith's Steering Wheel

Johnny Weismuller's Loincloth *

Joker's BANG! Revolver

Jon Stewart's Tie

Jonathan Coulton's Guitar

Jonathan R. Davis' Bowie Knife

Jonathan Shay's Copy of Iliad/Odyssey

Jonestown Water Cooler

Jorge Luis Borges' Scrapbook

José Abad Santos' Pebble

José Delgado’s Transmitter

Jose Enrique de la Pena's Chest Piece

Jōsei Toda’s Gohonzon Butsudan

Josef Frings’ Ferraiolo

Josef Mengele's Scalpel

Josef Stefan's Light Bulbs

Joseph of Arimathea's Tomb Rock

Joseph of Cupertino's Medallion *

Joseph Day's Sickle

Joseph Ducreux's Cane

Joseph Dunninger's Pocket Watch

Joseph Dunningers’ Props

Joseph E. Johnston Confederate Flag

Joseph Force Crater's Briefcases

Joseph Fourier's Pocket Knife

Joseph Glidden’s Barbed Wire

Joseph Goebbels' Radio *

Joseph Jacquard's Analytical Loom

Joseph Bolitho Johns’ Axe

Joseph Kittinger's Parachute

Joseph Lister's Padding

Joseph McCarthy's List of Communists

Joseph Merrick's Hood

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier's Wicker Basket

Joseph Moir’s Token

Joseph Pilate's Resistance Bands *

Joseph Polchinski’s Billiard Ball

Joseph Stalin's Gold Star Medal *

Joseph Stalin's Sleep Mask *

Joseph Swan's Electric Light

Joseph Vacher's Accordion

Joseph Vacher's Dog Skull

Joseph Valachi's '58 Chevrolet Impala

Josephus' Papyrus

Joseph Wolpe's Glasses

Josephine Cochrane's Dishwasher

Joshua's Trumpet *

Josiah S. Carberry's Cracked Pot

Joshua Vicks' Original Batch of Vicks Vapor Rub

Josiah Wedgewood's Medallion

Jost Burgi's Armillary Sphere *

Jovan Vladimir's Cross

Juana the Mad of Castiles' Crown

Juan Luis Vives' Quill Set

Juan Moreira’s Facón

Juan Pounce de Leon's Chalice

Juan Ponce de León's Helmet

Juan Seguin's Bandolier

Jubilee Grand Poker Chip *

Judah Loew ben Belazel's Amulet *

Judas Iscariot’s Thirty Silver Coins

Judson Laipply's Shoes

Jules Baillarger's Decanter

Jules Leotard's Trapeze Net

Jules Verne's Original Manuscripts

Julia Agrippa's Chalice

Julia Child's Apron *

Julia Child's Whisk

Julian Assange’s Flash Drive

Julie d’Aubigny's Sabre

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's Wedding Rings

Julius Asclepiodotus’ Shield Boss

Julius Caesar's Wreath

Julius Wilbrand's Lab Coat Buttons *

Jumanji

Jumper Cables

Junji Koyama’s Vegetables

Jure Sterk's Ballpoint Pen

Jürgen Wattenberg's Leather Provision Bag

Justa Grata Honoria’s Engagement Ring

Justin Bieber's Guitar

Justinian I's Chariot Wheel

Justin O. Schmidt's Wasp Mask

Justus von Liebig's Fertilizer Sack

Justus von Liebig's Mirror

[theunbuttonedlife]

1) “Declaration of Independence,” John Trumbull. When John Adams saw this painting for the first time he said, “When I nominated George Washington of Virginia for Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, he took his hat and rushed out that door.” 2) “You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. -- I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory.” —John Adams (letter to Abigail Adams, July 3, 1776) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzf8kSRpaKR/?igshid=12tnhj6f852y5

[goalhofer]

2019 American League MLB All-Stars Roster

Pitchers

#6 Marcus Stroman (Toronto Blue Jays/Medford, New York)

#22 Mike Minor (Texas Rangers/Chapel Hill, Tennessee)

#23 Jake Odorizzi (Minnesota Twins/Breese, Illinois)

#28 Lucas Giolito (Chicago White Sox/Los Angeles, California)

#33 Brad Hand (Cleveland Indians/Chaska, Minnesota)

#35 Justin Verlander (Houston Astros/Manakin-Sabot, Virginia)

#45 Gerrit Cole (Houston Astros/Orange, California)

#50 Charlie Morton IV (Tampa Bay Rays/Trumbull, Connecticut)

#54 Aroldis Chapman (New York Yankees/Holguin, Cuba)

#55 Ryan Pressly (Houston Astros/Carrollton, Texas)

#61 Shane Greene (Detroit Tigers/Clermont, Florida)

#67 John Means (Baltimore Orioles/Gardner, Kansas)

Catchers

#25 Gary Sanchez (New York Yankees/La Victoria, Dominican Republic)

#34 James McCann (Chicago White Sox/Goleta, California)

Infielders

#2 Alex Bregman (Houston Astros/Albuquerque, New Mexico)

#9 Tommy La Stella (Los Angeles Angels/Closter, New Jersey)

#11 Jorge Polanco (Minnesota Twins/San Pedro De Macoris, DR)

#12 Francisco Lindor (Cleveland Indians/Caguas, Puerto Rico)

#15 Whit Merrifield (Kansas City Royals/Mocksville, North Carolina)

#20 Daniel Vogelbach (Seattle Mariners/Ft. Myers, Florida)

#24 Hunter Pence (Texas Rangers/Arlington, Texas)

#26 D.J. LeMahieu (New York Yankees/Bloomfield Township, Michigan)

#26 Matt Chapman (Oakland Athletics/Lake Forest, California)

#41 Carlos Santana (Cleveland Indians/Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

#79 Jose Abreu (Chicago White Sox/Cruces, Cuba)

Outfielders

#4 George Springer III (Houston Astros/New Britain, Connecticut)

#13 Joey Gallo (Texas Rangers/Las Vegas, Nevada)

#17 Austin Meadows (Tampa Bay Rays/Grayson, Georgia)

#23 Michael Brantley; Jr. (Houston Astros/Port St. Lucie, Florida)

#27 Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels/Millville, New Jersey)

#28 J.D. Martinez (Boston Red Sox/Pembroke Pines, Florida)

#50 Markus Betts (Boston Red Sox/Nashville, Tennessee)

Manager

Alex Cora (Boston Red Sox/Caguas, Puerto Rico)

#Sports #Baseball #MLB #Houston Astros #Celebrities #Florida #New Jersey #Connecticut #Minnesota Twins #Dominican Republic #New Mexico #New York Yankees #Michigan #Cleveland Indians #Texas Rangers #Texas #Virginia #Tennessee #Chicago White Sox #New York #Illinois #Kansas #Detroit Tigers #Minnesota #Seattle Mariners #Puerto Rico #Boston Red Sox #Nevada #Kansas City Royals #North Carolina

[zodi-ology]

Signs as Famous Artists

Aries: Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Francisco Goya

Taurus: Salvador Dali, John James Audubon, George Braque, Leo Michelson

Gemini: Diego Velazquez, Mary Cassatt, John Trumbull, Henri Rousseau

Cancer: Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Rembrandt, Edward Hopper

Leo: Andy Warhol, Zelda Fitzgerald, Asher Brown Durand, RC Gorman

Virgo: Grandma Moses, Ruffino Tamayo, Frank Von Der Lancken, Wilfrid Zogbaum

Libra: Caravaggio, Benjamin West, Umberto Boccioni, Ray Johnson

Scorpio: Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Bob Ross, Georgia O'Keeffe

Sagittarius: Diego Rivera, Emily Carr, Edvard Munch, George's Suerat

Capricorn: Henri Matisse, Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Aquarius: Jackson Pollock, Edouard Manet, Yoko Ono, Norman Rockwell

Pisces: Michelangelo, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Colin Campbell Cooper, Piet Mondrian

#art #artists #zodiac #astrology #horoscope #zodiac signs #Van Gogh #da Vinci #Aries #Taurus #Gemini #cancer #Leo #Virgo #libra #Sagittarius #Capricorn #Scorpio #Aquarius #Pisces

[gootzdisney]

GOOTZ REVIEWS EVERY DISNEY FILM EVER. 

37.Tarzan-I loved MOST of this film. I think this is the best 2d animation I've ever seen. I cant belive this is from 21 years ago. It looks incredible. The opening sequence is breathtaking. The movie starts off perfectly. I was like "this is a masterpiece"

Then Rosie O'Donnell opens her mouth.

 The movie never recovered. Her character destroys the movie. Its fucking great. But everytime they cut to her character it took me out of this film. I dont know why they thought giving an ape a brooklyn accent would be funny. It makes zero sense. Especially because they tried to ground this film in realism with the other humans not being able to understand animals. But it might be the worst comic relief character in disney history. Shes not funny. Shes annoying. Her voice work is atrocious. Thank god for Donald Trump. Shes so bad in this I became Republican by the end.

 On the plus side this is a beautiful film. It's dark as fuck. A ton of death. It's not sugar coated.  The way they kill the villian off shocked me. Even in a horror film itd be a fucked up way to go. Minnie driver as Jane was awesome. The relationship between Tarzan and his dad was awesome. Couldve been a classic. But they botched the comedy. 

Final score: 7 out of 10

#tarzan #jane #edgar rice burroughs #disney #walt disney animation studios #disney renaissance #pulp heroes #90s cartoons #podcast #film review #phil collins

[udunie]

Hello! You asked for short sweet fic ideas? Hamilton/Washington, a few stolen moments of quiet intimacy on a walk in the color changing woods while the fall sun sets over camp. Bonus if Hamilton gets leaves stuck in his hair and Washington removes them while looking at Hamilton with a very fond expression... :)

OMG a big s/o to @aidennestorm for coming through! This is fantastic, thank you so, so, so much!!!

Here have 2k of my babies taking a break :D

What an Evening

It was a rare thing; a fragile, delicate sort of peace that they’ve carved out for themselves after a summer filled with death and bloodshed and battle after battle. Washington sometimes still couldn’t believe that they - his nation, his army, the little family he made in it - got this far. They’d danced too close to complete obliteration far too many times.

And of course, the war was still not won. The British wouldn’t fight in winter, not in an unfamiliar land against people who knew every rock and tree in it, but that was little relief. They would still have to threaten, cajole and reason Congress into giving them sufficient supplies for the winter, and that was a task he wasn’t looking forward to… There was still so much to do.

But for now they were all safe in this sheltered, sunny little valley, hidden from their enemies and protected from the elements.

Washington stared out the window at the forest of tents surrounding the house he’d taken for himself and his aides. Despite the clear signs of the war still around them - in the weather bleached uniforms, the bayonets, the tired men milling around - the land was breathtakingly beautiful. The hills around them were covered in thick woods, the leaves changing hue from day to day, the small creek running across the camp filling the night with quiet chatter.

Even with all the responsibilities they would have to shoulder looming on the horizon, he felt restless. The days were going by way too slowly… He hadn’t even been bothered by a letter or a report in hours.

Though the notion was unfamiliar in such troubled times, it appeared like Washington would have to look for a way to occupy himself.

The house was smaller than the places they usually commandeered for their offices - only one story, but with a spacious layout. His room was the only one with any kind of privacy, and it opened right into a large foyer, where his aides still worked on furniture improvised from crates and planks.

Washington stepped out quietly, enjoying a moment of invisibility as he surveyed his family. Trumbull was sleeping, slouched over his table, his mouth slightly open and drooling on an unfinished letter.

His dear Lafayette was flirting with young John Laurens in the corner under the pretense of helping him with his French.

Tilghman was reading some correspondence - personal in nature if the flush in his cheeks was any indication.

And Hamilton was working.

Washington could feel a bittersweet pang in his chest just looking at him… It’d been only a week since Hamilton recovered from a fever - apparently a frequent visitor from his childhood, but made only worse by the conditions of army men - and still, he was there, hunched over one of his notebooks, scribbling feverishly and muttering to himself.

Washington sighed… It looked like the most important task at hand was making sure that his dearest aide-de-camp wasn’t rushing himself back to a sickbed. Washington had quite enough of seeing him weak and shivering with illness like he wouldn’t make the night. Enough for a lifetime, if he was to be honest with himself.

He cleared his throat, watching with a rare smile as everyone - except for the dozing Trumbull - sprang to their feet. As one, his aides looked at the sleeping man, like this would be the last time they could lay eyes on him; after all he would surely be dead when their General finished with him, but Washington was feeling generous.

“At ease,” he said, voice barely more than a whisper, watching them take their seats once again. He raised an eyebrow at Lafayette giving him a cheeky grin from the corner. “No need to disturb poor Mr. Trumbull, he will need his rest if he’s going to take the night duty.”

The aides snickered quietly, even Hamilton’s lips twitching at the corners, despite his well-known love for strict and instant military discipline.

Washington carefully sidestepped Trumbull’s desk and walked to the door, patting Hamilton’s shoulder on the way.

“Colonel, if you would. There are some matters I need to discuss with you.”

The young man got on his feet immediately, and it didn’t escape Washington’s gaze how he held onto the edge of the desk until he was safely standing. Some fresh air would do him good. Probably would help with his lackluster appetite too.

Once out the door, Washington took a deep breath of the crisp, autumn air. It was tainted a bit by the smell of cooking fires, but was still leagues better that the stuffed smell of the insides of the house.

He looked down at Hamilton standing beside him, feeling another of those painful little pangs as he took in his small, slight frame. For the unsuspecting eye, the boy - because he was barely more than a boy despite his feverish energy - didn’t look like much of a soldier. Of course, by now Washington knew the steel keeping that elegant spine straight and the molten fire of the intellect behind the dark eyes. Hamilton might not have been soldier material, but he definitely was commander material.

“Are you chilled?” he asked. It wasn’t too cold yet, but out of the warmth of the fire it felt cooler than it had a right to be.

Hamilton shook his head curtly, not - Washington suspected - like he would have admitted to such mortal inconveniences. His dear Hamilton was more prideful than it was healthy.

“Would you like to survey the troops, sir?” the boy asked him instead. It wasn’t unusual for the general to make rounds around the camp; both to keep up morale and to make sure all was well. But that was not Washington’s aim at the moment.

“Maybe later,” he said dismissively, starting off towards the wooden fence they’d erected around the camp. Hamilton fell into step beside him easily, but Washington could almost taste his confusion.

He led the young man by the sentries, out the gates and up the little path he explored on a previous, sleepless night. It had been beautiful in the silvery moonlight, and he expected it to be just as breathtaking by the rays of the setting sun.

“Your Excellency?” Hamilton asked him, slowing down once they were out of sight of the men. He was never one to question his general in front of others, and Washington appreciated it, especially because he knew all too well how much faster Hamilton’s mouth could be than his brain.

Washington considered him for a moment and then took the liberty of taking him by the arm.

“Walk with me,” he said. The young man went stiff with shock under his hand for a long second but he quickly recovered. Washington slowed his gait to make sure that Hamilton could keep up with him, despite their considerable difference in height.

“You wanted to talk to me, sir?” the boy asked finally, almost tentatively. It was so out of character that it nearly made him question what he was doing.

But alas, the woods were magnificent, dressed in the colors of gold and ruby and they both needed to stretch a little.

“Tell me what you’re reading,” Washington ordered, following the winding path climbing gently up the hillside. Hamilton made a small noise of confusion.

“What… what I’m reading, sir?”

Washington waved his hand in the air vaguely.

“You are always reading,” he said, his eyes caught by a squirrel hurrying up the trunk of a tree. “You are always working, and when you’re not working, you are reading one thing or the other.”

Hamilton spluttered beside him, obviously taking the comment as an attack on his work ethics. Everything was a slight against his honor for Hamilton. Washington sighed and shook his head.

“I did not mean it as a reprimand, Colonel, I was merely trying to… converse.”

God, but why did he have to be so wretched with words? Then again, his lack of expression was exactly the reason why he needed the outstanding mind of his dear Hamilton so much.

“Oh,” the boy said, sounding surprised and young. Washington was careful to hide the fond smile on his face. He didn’t doubt that his mirth would be taken as offence.

There was a pause with only the sound of leaves crunching under their boots, and then Hamilton spoke.

“I’m studying Suetonius, sir… When I can, that is,” he added hastily.

Washington hummed under his breath.

“The Twelve Caesars? That’s not something to come by easily in times like these…”

Hamilton licked his lips.

“A friend of mine managed to send me a copy in Latin to the last camp,” he said, his voice picking up confidence the longer Washington let him speak. “I must say, as educational as the material is, I feel like the man puts a little too much credit into baseless gossip… Even with the first few chapters of Julius Caesar’s biography lost to time, I have to say it seems quite impossible…”

Washington smiled, listening intently, letting the cadence of Hamilton’s voice wash over him. It was a lovely voice; colorful and expressive. It arched in incredulity or dropped with sarcasm and danced with emotion at every turn. He’d heard - from Laurens and other youth from New York - what a fiery public speaker his dear Hamilton was, and hearing him now it wasn’t hard to imagine him igniting passion in the masses.

Surely, if he’d chosen the path of God, he would have converted the whole world by now.

He led them up the hill, letting the cover of the trees convince him for just a second that they weren’t at war, that this was a more peaceful time. Nothing but a couple of intelligent gentlemen taking a leisurely walk in the woods. When they reached a small clearing Washington let his head drop back, enjoying the warmth of the late october sun on his skin. God, he missed being home. He missed Martha’s calm friendship. He missed peace.

Then again, he wouldn’t have his dear Hamilton’s company back home, and that was enough to make him hesitate in what he wished for.

He was shaken out of his thoughts by a slight tremble in the arm he was holding, and worry took instant hold of his mind. He pulled them to a stop, but Hamilton barely even noticed it, rambling on, as he would, about a particularly inaccurate assertion about Augustus’ character.

“Hamilton, my boy, are you cold?” Washington asked him, not even trying to hide the worry in his voice. At least it was enough to stop the young man’s declamation.

“I’m sorry, what? Oh, no, Your Excellency, I’m quite warmed by our walk,” he assured, but Washington thought he was a bit too pale, a bit too worn. Some of his hair had escaped the confines of his plait, and was stuck to his temple that was now shining with sweat.

Now that they’ve stopped, the air did seem a bit chillier than what was good for a young man still on the path to full recovery.

“Forgive me, my dear Colonel, I shouldn’t have dragged you quite at this pace,” Washington said, cursing himself for always falling back to his military training, and ending up at a march rather than a casual stroll, no matter how careful he was.

But no apology would make Hamilton warmer, and there was only one remedy for the chill.

“Here, take my coat,” Washington offered, not even surprised when Hamilton nearly staggered back a step.

“Sir! I couldn’t possibly!” he said, vehement in his protest, but Washington wasn’t about to be swayed.

He held out the coat with a raised eyebrow.

“I will make that a command, Lieutenant Colonel, if I have to,” he assured.

Hamilton looked at him like he’d lost his mind, but relented after a second, his shoulders slumping as he obediently shrugged the coat on his slight frame. The clothing was way too big for him, the sleeves hanging low enough that only his delicate, ink-stained fingertips peaked out from under them.

Washington didn’t quite know what to make of the swell of emotion in his chest.

“Is this to your satisfaction, sir?” Hamilton asked, with a sour expression, pulling the coat tighter around himself. “Just for the record, Your Excellency, I will quite possibly never forgive myself if you catch a cold.”

Washington laughed, the sound echoing around them between the trees. Hamilton smiled at him, looking pleasantly surprised at managing to elicit such joy from his general. There was a stray leaf stuck in his hair above his ear; bright gold and red around the edges, making him look like a nymph or a faun. Some otherworldly creature.

“Stay,” Washington told him, his voice more hushed than it should have been as he carefully plucked the leaf from his dear Hamilton’s hair, letting the ball of his hand brush the side of the young man’s face for just a fleeting second.

Hamilton cleared his throat, his jaw twitching as he held carefully still, like he couldn’t bear to break the fragile atmosphere of tension surrounding them. The boy’s eyes were darker than he ever saw them before, swallowing the autumn sunlight and Washington himself along with it.

From the distance, a horn sounded, urgent and demanding like a wounded animal.

Hamilton snatched the leaf from Washington’s fingers and turned on his heels, starting down the path they followed up here, to this overcharged moment.

“It might be supplies, or sentries reporting enemy movement,” he said over his shoulder to Washington who still haven’t managed to make himself move. “But whatever it is, it will need your attention, sir.”

***

It took Washington two days - two hellish days busy with correspondence and fortification - to find the brittle, dried leaf tucked carefully into the inner pocket of his coat.

The memory of their walk rushed back to him at once, making him smile despite himself.

What an evening it had been...

What an evening.

#aidennestorm #hamilton #hamilton/washington

[documentaryoncinema]

Inside  Ciencia ficción

'Ciencia ficción. Mito o realidad' ('Monsters from the Id'), Dave Gargani, 2009, VE.

'The sci-fi boys', Paul Davids, 2006, VO.

'El cine de ciencia ficción: Evolución', VE.

'Fantastic voyage. The evolution of sci-fi', History Channel, 2002, VE.

'El cine en 10 géneros: Ciencia ficción', TCM, 2008, VE.

'H. G. Wells, el padre de la ciencia ficción', BBC, 2005, VOSE.

'H. G. Wells. Biografía', VE.

'La verdadera historia de la ciencia ficción' ('The real history of science fiction'), Andy Mosse, BBC America, 2014, VO.

Miniserie de TV dividida en cuatro capítulos en la que directores, guionistas, actores y artistas gráficos comparten sus experiencias alrededor de cuatro conceptos recurrentes en la ciencia ficción, uno de los géneros más vivos y estimulantes en la cultura popular a través de su impacto en el cine, televisión y literatura. 

Narrada por Steven Moffat, guionista de 'Doctor Who', y Mark Gatiss, cocreador de 'Doctor Who' y 'Sherlock', cuenta con los testimonios de los grandes pioneros cuya imaginación y obsesión les han llevado hacia lo desconocido, habiendo explorado el futuro, el pasado, universos paralelos y galaxias lejanas, ahora están dispuestos a contar sus experiencias.

Con la presencia del actor Rutger Hauer, el replicante Roy Batty en 'Blade Runner', Kenny Baker y Anthony Daniels, robots R2D2 y C3PO en 'Una nueva esperanza', Peter Coyote, agente Keys en 'E.T. El extraterrestre', William Shatner, Capitán Kirk en 'Star Trek', Edward James Olmos, 'Blade Runner', Zoe Saldana, 'Avatar', 'Star Trek', Veronica Cartwright, 'Alien. El 8º pasajero', Nichelle Nichols, teniente Uhura en 'Star Trek' y que tras el estreno de la serie participó en un proyecto especial de la NASA para reclutar minorías y personal femenino, Douglas Trumbull, responsable de los efectos visuales en '2001: Una odisea del espacio', 'Blade Runner' y 'Encuentros en la Tercera Fase', autores como Ursula K. Le Guin, la primera mujer galardonada con el título de Gran Maestra por la Asociación de escritores de ciencia ficción y fantasía de Estados Unidos, y cineastas como John Landis, Joe Dante y John Carpenter entre otros.

Episodio 1. Robots. Vídeo.

Episodio 2. Espacio. Vídeo.

Episodio 3. Invasión. Vídeo.

Episodio 4. Tiempo.

'Sci-Fi days of fear and wonder', BFI, 2014, tráiler, VO.

'Science Fiction: A Supercut (Glitch Mob remix "Monday")', TheXanderLegacy, 2012, VO.

‘Un siglo de ciencia ficción’ (’A century of science fiction’), Ted Newsom, 1996, VE.

En proceso.

Serie, parcial, de TV que trata sobre películas de ciencia ficción, y algunas de fantasía y terror, a lo largo de 100 años de historia del cine. Los episodios en la serie original son los siguientes.

01. Sexy sci-fi.

02. Sci-fi heroes.

03. The serials.

04. Time travellers.

05. Mutations.

06. End of the world.

07. Alien life forms.

08. After the end.

09. Spawn of the atom.

10. Dinosaurs.

11. Mad scientists.

12. Ray Harryhausen.

13. UFOs.

14. HG Wells.

15. Jules Verne.

16. Future worlds.

17. Power of the mind.

18. Artificial intelligence.

19. Robots.

20. Final frontier.

21. Weird worlds.

22. Strange invaders.

23. Lost world.

24. Amazing inventions.

25. Queen's of sci-fi.

26. Sci-fi stars.

#Serie #Ciencia ficción

[mitchbeck]

CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 15

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Another week closer to the start of the 2019-20 hockey season. While the bulk of the hockey news has already happened with the draft, free-agent signings, and buy-outs, there's still plenty of news to share. The Hartford Wolf Pack are bringing back Greg Chase for the upcoming season after signing him to a one-year AHL deal. Chase enters his fifth professional season, after skating in five games with the Wolf Pack in 2018-19. He went scoreless with four penalty minutes and two shots on goal. The 6-0, 190-pound Edmonton, Alberta native also logged a total of 64 ECHL games with three different teams last season.  In 41 contests with the Wolf Pack’s ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners, the 24-year-old Chase notched 21 goals and 21 assists for 42 points, as well as 72 penalty minutes.  He also suited up for ten games with the Wichita Thunder (1-5-6, 12 PIM) and 13 games with the Allen Americans (1-2-3, 19 PIM). Chase was taken in the seventh-round draft pick (188th overall) by the Edmonton Oilers in 2013 and has seen action in 102 AHL games in his career. He's played with the Wolf Pack, the Oklahoma City Barons, Bakersfield Condors and Springfield Thunderbirds and has tallied seven goals and 20 assists (27 points) and amassed 55 penalty minutes. In 124 career ECHL contests with the Mariners, Thunder, Americans and Norfolk Admirals, he has totaled 48 goals and 57 assists for 105 points, as well as 159 PIM. Prior to turning pro, Chase played five seasons junior hockey action in the WHL with the Calgary Hitmen and Victoria Royals.  In 265 career WHL games, he registered 78 goals and 143 assists for 221 points, along with 247 penalty minutes. Chase is the nephew of former Hartford Whalers forward Kelly Chase. Kris Knoblauch and Gord Murphy start their first full week as the Hartford coaching tandem as they prepare for the Traverse City Prospects tournament. Looking at the WJSS in Plymouth, Michigan, two defensemen for the US squad really stood out. They are two Ranger draft picks, K’Andre Miller (University Wisconsin - Big10) and Zac Jones (Tri-City - USHL). Ex-Pack Layne Ulmer is not done yet. He left Cardiff Devils (Wales-EIHL) and signed with Manchester Storm (England-EIHL) for next season. Nice update on ex-Pack/CT Whale goalie Cam Talbot now in Calgary now on the other side of the Battle of Alberta, by Luke Fox of Rogers Sportsnet. Read it HERE Ex-Pack Shane McColgan was named Head coach and GM of the Valencia Flyers (WSHL) an AAU Tier III junior level league. The San Antonio Rampage announced Jim Johnson was let go in Edmonton. Johnson has a long NHL background with Tampa Bay, San Jose, and Washington as a head coach and assistant. He is the Rampage's new assistant coach to replace former Wolf Pack assistant coach JJ Daigneault, Daigneault took a head coaching job with Halifax (QMJHL). The other Rampage assistant is ex-Sound Tiger Daniel Thaczuk and the head coach is ex-Wolf Pack Drew Bannister. Great piece from the Sunday Toronto Sun column from long-time hockey writer columnist Steve Simmons and a great line from Ray Ferraro. A WHALE OF A STAFF The 1984-85 Hartford Whalers were not a very good team, finishing with 69 points, last in what was then the Adams Division, 14th in a 21-team NHL with a load of lousy teams. But here we are, 35 years later and the Whalers leading scorer, Ron Francis, was recently hired as the general manager of the expansion Seattle franchise, a week before, former teammate Paul Fenton was fired surprisingly as GM in Minnesota. From that forgettable Whalers team, there are coaches such as Joel Quenneville (Florida-NHL), Dave Tippett (Edmonton-NHL), Mark Johnson (University Wisconsin Big 10-W) and Kevin Dineen (San Diego-AHL), who have done quite well for themselves. There are broadcasters such as Ray Ferraro (TSN), the best in the game, and the long-serving Hockey Night in Canada color man, Greg Millen. There’s even career assistant coaches or minor league coaches like Ulf Samuelsson (presently not in coaching), Dean Evason (Minnesota-NHL) and Kurt Kleinendorst (Nuremberg Germany-DEL) from that team and a prominent player agent in former goalie, Mike Liut. Pretty amazing that ordinary NHL team could produce so many hockey lifers in prominent positions. “When I look back, we had Joel, Kevin Dineen, Dave Tippett, Doug Jarvis (Vancouver-NHL), John Anderson (Retired), Dean Evason — a lot of guys who became coaches on that team,” Ferraro said. “Maybe that was our problem with the Whalers. We had too many coaches, not enough players !!” Kevin Shattenkirk (Greenwich/Brunswick Prep) after just being bought out of his deal with the New York Rangers last Wednesday, officially signed a one year $1.75 million deal with Tampa Bay Monday. Another AHL'er leaves North America for Europe. Jonathan Dahlen, the son of former Ranger, Ulf Dahlen, gets loaned to Timra IK (Sweden-Allsvenskan) by the San Jose Sharks. Dahlen had been playing for the Sharks affiliate, the Utica Comets That makes 64 AHL’ers have signed in Europe and Asia and now 25 of 31 teams have lost at least one player. Former UConn Husky, Derek Pratt, the son of former New Haven Nighthawk, Tom Pratt, was involved in a two-for-one trade. He and Garrett Cecere were sent by the Maine Mariners to the Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) for Jordan Klimek. Ex-Sound Tiger, Josh Holmstrom, signs with Norfolk (ECHL). Evan Wiscocky transfers out of UConn (HE) after two years to attend and play at Sacred Heart University (AHA). At age 21, he can play immediately this season and not sit out a full year. Wisocky, will meet his former school on opening night of the college hockey season in Bridgeport at the Webster Bank Arena October 5th. Five more collegians sign professional deals. John Marino leaves Harvard (ECACHL) a year early and signs and an entry-level deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He will likely start the season with the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). Anthony Crosten, of Arizona State, the NCAA Division I independent, signs with Adirondack (ECHL). Brendan Robbins of the University Maine (HE) signs with Reading (ECHL) and Devin Campbell, of Division III SUNY-Oswego (SUNYAC), signs with Wichita (ECHL). C.J. Stubbs departs Morrisville State College (SUNYAC) and signs a one-year deal with Roanoke (SPHL) and a try-out deal with Utah (ECHL) making 191 Division I players to have signed, and 258 overall college players to sign pro deals. Patrick Mullen, the nephew of ex-Nighthawk, Tom Mullen, and the son of former NHL great, Joey Mullen, moves from Vienna (Austria-EBEL) to Belfast (Northern Ireland-EIHL). Ex-Sound Tiger, Kirill Kabanov, goes from Krefeld (Germany-DEL) and heads back to Aalborg (Denmark-DHL). Brian Flynn (Pomfret Prep) goes from EV Zug (Switzerland-LNA) and goes to HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland-LNA). Steven Seeger (Stamford/Brunswick Prep/CT Oilers-EHL) leaves EHC Freiburg (Germany DEL-2) and heads to EC Kassel (Germany DEL-2). Matej Baca, the nephew of former Whaler, Jergus Baca, goes from HC Liptovsky (Slovakia-SLEL) to HC Bratislava (Slovakia Division-2) Former Ranger, Josh Green, goes from Winnipeg Blues (MJHL) in Junior A hockey to the just relocated Winnipeg Ice (WHL) in the same role as an assistant coach under ex-Ranger, James Patrick, the team’s heads coach. Ty Pochipinski, the son of former Nighthawk, Trevor Pochipinski, played four games with Colorado College (NCHC) and then the rest of the year with Penticton (BCHL), commits to Air Force (NCAA Independent) next year. David Bell leaves Ontario to take the same position as an assistant coach with Belleville, leaving only Springfield and Hartford without a second assistant coach. On the heels of seven schools announcing they're leaving the WCHA conference to form their own new hockey conference in two years, the University of Alaska's two programs; the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks and the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves may become a combined program in the very near future because of serious state budget cuts. Read a story from the  Anchorage Daily News HERE. The Nutmeg State has another Division III hockey program as the Post University Eagles (Waterbury) have officially joined the Northeast-10 for hockey. Other schools in the program include St. Anselm (Manchester, NH), Assumption College (Worcester, MA), Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH), Franklin Pierce (Rindge, NH), Saint Michael’s College (Colchester, VT), and Stonehill College (Easton, MA). The seven teams now comprise the only Division II college hockey conference in the nation. Presently five Division III level programs exist in the state. The Eagles head coach in his second season is Pete Whitney, who spent 11 years coaching at Gunnery Prep of Washington, CT. He also spent two years at Central Connecticut State University (ACHA Division-2). One of his three assistant coaches enters his third season, Tim Richter (Naugatuck). Richter played junior hockey with the CT Clippers and the Hartford Jr. Wolf Pack. He then spent two years with the Danbury Whalers (FHL) and played six games with the Danbury Titans. The Eagles’ home arena is The Sports Center of Connecticut, formerly known as the Twin Rinks of Shelton. Read more about it HERE. The Carolina Hurricanes dysfunctionality is an open case study of poor ownership and Tom Dundon seems not to care. Cantlon's Corner has not had one pro source spoken with that has a positive word to say about how he is handling the Hurricanes. Read that HERE The Danbury Colonials (N3HL) the newest junior team in the state has added its first four players to its roster. Goalie Shane O’Brien from the Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) and CT Chiefs (Newington) (EHL) last season was their first signee. Nate Mastrony (Trumbull) is the first CT signee played last season with Notre Dame - Fairfield.  He was also coached the past two seasons in Spring HS hockey by Howlings Editor-In-Chief, Mitch Beck. Kolby Donovan was just signed from the Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL - Premier) and Wesley Westendorf, who comes from a very non-traditional hockey market, Little Rock, Arkansas. Read the full article

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The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot: "21st-century tall tales"

There's no arguing that Spirit Entertainment's new release has the title of the year. The film? Read on and find out.

Normally when a film’s auteur identity is ascribed to a producer it’s because said producer is a major Hollywood player. We know what a Jerry Bruckheimer film looks like, as surely as previous generations knew what a David O Selznick film looks like. In the independent realm, the director is supposed to be the lens we view these matters through, but audiences reading the closing credits for…

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Microsoft Xbox at E3 2019: The Greatest Bulletins

http://tinyurl.com/yyg2r6ot Whereas Sony selected to sit down out E3 2019, Microsoft made some large bulletins throughout its keynote, speaking up the following Xbox codenamed Undertaking Scarlett, unveiling a brand new Elite Collection 2 controller, and displaying off its cloud gaming service, xCloud. All that was along with offering launch dates for the likes of Halo Infinite, Gears 5, and Age of Empires II: Definitive Version, asserting the return of a beloved franchise in Flight Simulator, and confirming a giant collaboration that entails Recreation of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin. And oh, Keanu Reeves confirmed as much as announce that he could be a part of Cyberpunk 2077, the open world recreation from The Witcher maker CD Projekt Pink. It almost introduced the home down. Whereas most of that stuff is not due for a number of months or a few years, Microsoft launched a brand new subscription service in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on stage at E3 2019, which mixes the 2 current Xbox subscriptions: Xbox Stay Gold and Xbox Recreation Cross. It is already obtainable. Setting that apart, listed here are the most important bulletins from Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2019 occasion. The subsequent Xbox: Undertaking Scarlett With its next console due in late 2020, Microsoft is bringing 8K gaming, a SSD, ray-tracing, and assist for as much as 120fps refresh price. Sony has already barely detailed the following PlayStation, and you may count on it to rival that launch interval. And its choice to skip E3 2019 doubtless means Sony plans to do a giant unveil someday quickly.   Recreation streaming with xCloud Microsoft appears to be taking a unique method to the cloud gaming wars — Google has Stadia, and Sony stated PS Now might be amped up quickly — with xCloud, which is able to stream video games out of your Xbox One to a cellular gadget. It even confirmed off Halo 5: Guardians streaming onto smartphones at E3 2019. A preview of xCloud arrives in October. Xbox Elite Controller Collection 2 The second iteration of the costly professional gaming controller is claimed to “contains 30 new and improved options comparable to adjustable-tension thumb-sticks, wraparound rubberised grip, shorter hair-trigger locks, and as much as 40 hours of rechargeable battery life.” It is going to be obtainable in all Xbox One markets finally, however it’s first arriving in 24 markets — India is just not one in all them — on November 1. The Elite Collection 2 prices $180 (about Rs. 12,500).   Halo Infinite, Gears 5 launch dates After revealing each at E3 2018, Microsoft supplied launch information for Halo Infinite and Gears 5. The latter is out September 10, and can embody a brand new “aggressive, excessive stakes” three-player co-op mode whereby you and your mates should workforce as much as take out enemy hives. Early entry begins September 6 for Xbox Recreation Cross Final Plan subscribers and Final Version consumers. Halo Infinite, then again, will not arrive till late 2020, however that is doubtless as a result of it is also a launch title for the following Xbox, Undertaking Scarlett. It can even be obtainable on Xbox One and PC, if you happen to’re questioning.   Flight Simulator 2020 and Age of Empires II Two iconic PC franchises are making their manner again over the following 12 months: Flight Simulator and Age of Empires. The previous might be a massively-updated tackle the unique, which options “extremely detailed and gorgeous plane in an extremely practical world.” It is out someday in 2020 on PC and Xbox One. Age of Empires II: Particular Version was revealed final 12 months, and Microsoft introduced at E3 2019 that it might have 4 new civilisations, extra marketing campaign missions, and 4K graphics. It is out this autumn on Home windows 10 solely. You should purchase it instantly or play it by way of Xbox Recreation Cross for PC.   George R.R. Martin’s Elden Ring The leaks of the previous few weeks have been true. Fantasy writer Martin — finest identified for A Music of Ice and Fireplace, the sequence of novels that have been tailored as Recreation of Thrones — is working with Darkish Souls maker FromSoftware on a fantasy recreation known as Elden Ring, which is low on particulars besides the trailer which you can see beneath. It appears to be like just like the epic you’d need it to be.   Keanu Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077 Well-known for his motion roles in The Matrix and John Wick, Keanu Reeves is lending his likeness and voice to Cyberpunk 2077, which feels increasingly like Blade Runner with each trailer that features night-time footage. Reeves’ character could have a bionic arm and can curse at you, as you may see within the new trailer on the finish. Cyberpunk 2077 additionally has a launch date now: April 16, 2020.   Forza Horizon four Lego growth A brand new Lego Velocity Champions growth is coming to Forza Horizon four this week on June 13, Microsoft introduced at E3 2019, which is able to flip the open world racer right into a Lego-themed world that includes Lego vehicles, together with the McLaren Senna, Ferrari F40 Competizione, and the 1967 Mini Cooper S Rally, and Lego Brick challenges comparable to constructing a Grasp Builder’s home.   Minecraft Dungeons Introduced final 12 months as a spin-off, the Minecraft dungeon crawler recreation received a brand new trailer at Microsoft’s E3 2019 occasion that confirmed off its isometric setting, and a launch date interval: spring 2020.   The remainder of the stuff Whereas these have been the most important names, Microsoft introduced a bunch of recent video games other than offering updates on others that have been first revealed at E3 previous. Listed below are those you might want to find out about: Battletoads — a brand new eponymous entry within the beat ‘em up franchise that guarantees “wild areas, unforgettable characters and shocking gameplay challenges, all with an enormous emphasis on co-operative play.” Blair Witch — a brand new first-person psychological horror recreation out August 30. Bleeding Edge — Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice maker Ninja Principle is mixing third-person motion fight with on-line workforce multiplayer with this title, which is presently in growth. CrossfireX — the favored free-to-play first-person PC shooter is coming to consoles, first with Xbox One in 2020. Dying Mild 2 — the sequel to the 2015 authentic now has an early 2020 launch date. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga — because the title claims, all 9 mainline Star Wars films might be playable on this Lego recreation. Ori and the Will of the Wisps — launch date pushed to February 11, 2020. State of Decay 2: Heartland — new story-based DLC takes you again to Trumbull Valley, now obtainable. Tales of Come up — new entry within the Japanese RPG franchise is “the journey of two individuals, born on opposing sister planets, every seeking to change their destiny and create a brand new future.” The Outer Worlds — Pillars of Eternity maker Obsidian’s subsequent title is that this first-person RPG whereby “you discover the furthest reaches of house and encounter a bunch of factions all vying for energy.” It is out in October. Twelve Minutes — a real-time interactive thriller a couple of husband who has to interrupt a time-loop that entails a police detective breaking into his house, accusing his spouse of homicide and knocking him unconscious. Option to the Woods — a story-focused journey recreation a couple of deer and its fawn seeking to get house via an deserted world devoid of people. It is out someday in 2020. Source link