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Manchester Crimewatch: City man arrested again after failing to meet bail conditions, arriving with wifeStaff Report
May 23. 2014 11:00PM
MANCHESTER — Biram Saidybah, 40, of 163 Concord St., was released on $500 personal recognizance after his arrest Thursday afternoon on misdemeanor charges of simple assault and obstructing the report of a crime and was scheduled for arraignment Friday at the 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester.
Saidybah is accused of slapping his wife's face and ripping the phone out of her hand when she tried to call police, so the bail conditions barred contact with his wife and barred him from the Concord Street residence.
But when Saidybah showed up in court Friday with his wife, he was arrested again, for violating bail conditions.
Saidybah is now scheduled for arraignment Tuesday, when court sessions will resume, a day after their scheduled closure for Memorial Day.
He was wrong
Sean Charpentier, 22, of 526 Dubuque St., was arraigned Friday in 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester on misdemeanor charges of theft by unauthorized taking and possession of a controlled drug.
Charpentier, who lived with his father and grandparents, is accused of stealing his grandmother's Bose radio from her bedroom after she forgot to lock the deadbolt and padlock on her door when she went downstairs Feb. 12.
Charpentier is also accused of signing for — and immediately stealing — the replacement radio when it was delivered by UPS April 4.
Court documents show Charpentier's father told Det. David Dupont that he and his son lived with his parents and that Charpentier's grandmother had put the locks on her bedroom door, because his son had stolen from his grandmother in the past.
At the time the second radio disappeared, according to the court documents, the grandmother was in her room. She said she heard Charpentier speaking with someone on the phone and then saw him leave the residence with something wrapped in a blanket. She said she saw him put it in the back seat of a vehicle, enter the vehicle and leave the area.
The box in which the radio had been delivered was sealed with the tape Charpentier's grandfather had used when painting a spare bedroom. When it was opened, the box was empty.
According to the documents, when Dupont sought to talk with Charpentier May 10, the young man fled. When he was caught and questioned about the missing radios, he first claimed to know nothing about them, then told Dupont that a tall Mexican named "Julio" had stolen the radios, although he couldn't explain how this person had gained entry to the house and access to the missing radios.
The documents also show that when Dupont spoke with Charpentier again and told him he suspected Charpentier of the thefts, Charpentier asked if the radios had been found. Told they hadn't, Dupont wrote that Charpentier said: "If you can't find the radios, then you can't charge me with the theft."
He was wrong. Dupont obtained an arrest warrant on theft charges. When Charpentier was arrested Thursday, he was found in possession of marijuana and was charged with possession of a controlled drug as well as the two theft misdemeanors.
Bail is $1,000 cash/surety, with conditions barring contact with his grandmother and barring him from the Dubuque Street address. His Trial has been set for June 24.
Charpentier was also sought on a warrant from Goffstown District Division for failure to appear on a theft by unauthorized taking charge.
Parole hold bars release
Kyle Ainsley, 25, of 92 Walnut St., could enter no plea Friday in 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester to a felony charge of possession of a narcotic.
Ainsley is accused of having a 30 mg oxycodone pill in his possession earlier Friday morning. Police investigating a report of two males engaged in suspicious activity in the area of Spruce and Massabesic streets, stopped Ainsley because he was there and matched the description given, including his black hooded sweatshirt.
Officer Ben Foster reported he asked Ainsley, who was identified by his Massachusetts license, if he would submit to a search and Ainsley agreed. Foster said he found a piece of tin foil with burn marks in Ainsley's wallet, an item sometimes used in snorting drugs.
Foster reported Ainsley was forthcoming when asked if he used pills as a recreational drug. Foster said Ainsley said "yes" and admitted he had a pill on him, a Percocet.
Foster said a blue 30 mg oxycodone was wrapped in a dollar bill inside Ainsley's wallet. Because Ainsley is on parole, a 72-hour hold was placed on him by his parole officer.
Bail was set at $10,000 cash/surety, but it will not become effective unless the parole hold is lifted. A probable cause hearing was set for June 5.
Multiple charges
A city man, sought for the stabbing of a Bedford man earlier this month, was arrested Wednesday after officers saw what appeared to be drug activity in the area of Pearl and Beech streets.
Phat Tay, 24, of 260 Pearl St., was arraigned Thursday in 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester on felony charges of first-degree assault, possession of a narcotic with intent to sell, and felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, as well as misdemeanors of theft of lost or mislaid property and contempt of court.
Tay had warrants for his failure to appear May 16 on a burglary charge and failure to pay fines on 2011 speeding violations.
Police said the stabbing victim sought help at the the Mesa Steakhouse Restaurant, 1707 S. Willow St., shortly after 7 p.m. May 12. Police prosecutor Richard Brown said the 22-year-old victim, from Bedford, was stabbed in a vehicle in the parking lot. Brown said the victim was "for lack of a better term, a customer of his." The victim sustained life threatening injuries, stabbed once in the thigh and twice in the abdomen, leaving intestines exposed, said Brown. The victim, who was transported to the Elliot Hospital for treatment, is expected to recover. Police said Tay was identified as the stabbing suspect.
Members of the street crime unit Wednesday evening observed what appeared to be drug activity in the area of Bridge and Maple Streets and recognized Tay as one of the people involved. The detectives monitored Tay's activity, ultimately seeing him enter the rear of a vehicle in the area of Pearl and Beech streets.
That vehicle was stopped in the area of Beech and Lowell streets and Tay was taken into custody. Brown said in court Thursday that Tay was found in possession of two bags, one containing smaller individual baggies, containing 30 mg oxycodone pills, with 91 total pills being recovered. Tay also had another man's identification card in his possession.
Brown sought $75,000 cash/surety bail for Tay, who has convictions for resisting arrest, burglary and violation of probation, started in 2007.
Judge William Lyons set bail at the requested amount, with a hearing on the source of any funds offered for bail. A probable cause hearing on the felonies was set for June 5 and trial on the misdemeanor charges is June 24.
Biting the hand
A Canterbury man who was working for a woman at her city residence took the woman to the hospital when she became ill. Then, police said, Robert Lemire, 33, of 109 Ayers Road, went back to the woman's residence and stole items, including two bracelets and earrings, valued at $7,230 and sold them to Cash for Gold, 8 Gabrielle St. for $610.
Bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety with conditions that include no contact with the victim and not going to her residence or to Cash for Gold.
A probable cause hearing on the felony receiving stolen property charge was set for June 5 and trial on the theft by deception misdemeanor was set for June 24.
Attempted strangulation charged
Jonathan Markow, 23, of 94 Arlington St., could enter no plea Thursday in 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester to a felony charge of second-degree assault that alleges he attempted to strangle his girlfriend, getting on top of her and squeezing her neck until she had difficulty breathing.
He pleaded innocent to a misdemeanor simple assault charge that alleges he pushed her in the chest area. Bail was continued at $10,000 cash/surety, with conditions that include no contact with the alleged victim and not going to the Arlington Street address.
Barred from residence
A city woman who was arrested for stalking on the same day she was charged with assaulting her ex-boyfriend, Thursday asked a 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester judge to lower the $5,000 cash/surety bail requested by prosecutors.
A police prosecutor said Melissa Tremblay, 20, of 3961 Brown Ave., was released on $500 personal recognizance bail Wednesday after being arrested for throwing a cell phone at her ex-boyfriend. She was scheduled for arraignment Thursday on that misdemeanor charge.
But the prosecutor said that after her release on bail, with conditions barring contact, Tremblay called the alleged victim and texted him later Wednesday, prompting her arrest on a stalking charge.
In requesting a $5,000 cash/surety bail, prosecutor Carrissa Pelletier said Tremblay received a suspended sentence on a 2011 assault conviction. In addition to standard conditions of no contact with the alleged victim and not returning to the Brown Avenue address, Pelletier requested a mental health evaluation be included as a bail condition, based on statements Tremblay made.
A tearful Tremblay asked Judge William Lyons: "Can you lower it?" Lyons set bail at $3,000 cash/surety, with the requested conditions. Trial on all charges was set for June 24.
No knowledge of incident
Michael Coltey, 47, of 485 Pine St., Thursday told 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester Judge William Lyons that he knows nothing of the assault he's been charged with.
Coltey is accused of kicking his girlfriend from behind early Thursday, causing her forehead to hit a wall.
"Somebody came to my house," said Coltey, but he said he doesn't know who it was or what happened.
A prosecutor requested $1,000 cash/surety bail for Coltey, saying his record dates back to 1986 and includes assault, drug and escape convictions, violations of probation and bail jumping. Coltey said he's now drug-free.
The judge set bail at the amount requested by the prosecutor, with conditions barring contact with the alleged victim, barring Coltey from her residence and barring any consumption of alcohol by Coltey.
Trial was set for June 24.


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Matt Bomer: Apple Store Talk
Matt Bomer gives a talk and signs autographs at the Apple Soho store in New York City on Monday (January 16).
The 34-year-old White Collar star, wearing thick black framed glasses, discussed his role on the show where he plays a criminal that helps the FBI catch other criminals.
In case you missed it, check out a shirtless Matt appearing in his next film Magic Mike, where he plays a male stripper.
"Yeah, we had a really good time," Matt shared with EW. "I know Tim [DeKay, his White Collar costar] is going to tease me about a few moments in the film. I'm looking forward to seeing just what I get teased about the most."

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Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition and construction program having a total multiyear program cost of more than $5,000,000 and an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such program for each of the five subsequent fiscal years.
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5 Reasons Why Birdman Signing Paris Hilton To Cash Money Makes Sense
Yesterday, Birdman announced that Paris Hilton—yes, that Paris Hilton—is the latest artist to join the Cash Money Records family. Although the socialite hasn't released any music since dropping her debut, Paris, in 2006, Birdman revealed that she'll be blessing us with a sophomore project through Cash Money sometime in the near future. Hilton also spoke out about what we can expect from the project.
"This is a lot different than my first album," she told Showbiz 411. "It's really going to be house music." House music? From Paris Hilton? ON CASH MONEY? Yes, guys, this is really happening. And you know what? We don't think it's the worst idea in the world.
Sure, it has the potential to end badly. But it could also end up being a really, really good move for Cash Money. To prove it, here are 5 reasons it made sense for Birdman to sign Paris Hilton to Cash Money. Before you hate on the move, check it out.
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Medical community resists super intensive exercise-based weight-loss programs that shed pounds and reduce the risk for diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors….
The medical advisor on reality TV's Biggest Loser show stated that, "We have to teach people what exercise is. We have to teach doctors what exercise is because, unfortunately, there's a bias in doctors against vigorous exercise," said Robert Huizenga, MD, during a press conference at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 21st Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress. Dr. Huizenga runs a private internal medicine practice in Beverly Hills, California, and is associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles.
"If we get away from dumbed-down exercise recommendations, we could see a whole new paradigm for treating type 2 diabetes," he said later during the scientific session.
In a retrospective analysis of 35 contestants, Dr. Huizenga showed how an "exercise-centric" program with only minor dietary restrictions resulted in a mean weight loss of 51.8 kg (36% of body weight) at 29 weeks, and mean reduction in body mass index of 17.1 kg/m² (from a mean baseline of 46.4 kg/m²).
"We had some radical ideas when I was asked in 2003 what to do with a weight-loss show," said Dr. Huizenga. "The preponderance of experts in this country recommend an 'attainable' [weight loss] goal of 5% to 10%. We don't believe that."
Dr. Huizenga and his team also do not believe that following current exercise guidelines is helpful. Morbidly obese contestants entering the show are gaining an average of 15 pounds per year doing the recommended 20 minutes of exercise a day, he said. The Biggest Loser program boosts their workouts to 3.7 hours daily — "2 hours vigorous and 2 hours moderate — which is walking," he explained. We aim for calories at 80% of their calculated resting daily energy expenditure, a mix of 30% protein, 25% fat, and 45% of calories as low-glycemic carbohydrates."
Of the 35 study subjects, 50% were either prediabetic (n = 12) or diabetic (n = 6) at baseline, which is a consistent pattern among contestants on the show. "Probably two thirds do not know this when we first see them," he noted. In addition, 77% of participants were hypertensive and 46% were on antihypertensive medications at baseline, he said.
By week 2 of the show, all participants were off their antihypertensive medications; by week 5, all diagnostic criteria for prediabetes, diabetes, and hypertension had disappeared, he reported. Specifically, mean systolic blood pressure dropped from a baseline of 138 to 118 mm Hg by week 29, and diastolic blood pressure dropped from a baseline of 90 to 74 mm Hg. Glycated hemoglobin dropped from a baseline of 5.6% in the prediabetes group and 6.9% in the diabetes group to 5.1% and 5.2%, respectively. Fasting glucose dropped from a baseline of 82 to 79 mg/dL in the prediabetic group, and from 129 to 91 mg/dL in the diabetic group.
Overall, mean fasting insulin fell from 14.1 to 5.5 µgIU/mL, mean homeostasis model assessment estimated-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) score fell from 2.1 to 0.5, mean serum adiponectin levels rose from 8.6 to 13.1 µg/mL, and mean triglycerides fell from 127 to 65 mg/dL.
Such rapid and significant outcomes definitely require patient motivation, said Dr. Huizenga, but that alone is not enough. "We believe that current education is insufficient. We believe the current evaluation of sleep, of psychiatric issues, the dietary approach, and the fact that there's not a sports-medicine team behind these people trying to lose weight is incorrect," he said.
Contestants on the show receive multidisciplinary support that is, ironically, far from "reality" for the average obese American.
"There's not a system in this country…in which we can duplicate what we do on this reality show," he said. "It's very sad because we know it works, but we need a much more intense team around these individuals. When you exercise, you are going to get injuries; you need a sports team around you. And you can't exercise if you have obstructive sleep apnea, or depression, or your family situation isn't right — so you need a system to address a lot of things."
Citing an "urgent need for development, implementation, and payer coverage of aggressive exercise-centric programs for the prevention and remission/cure of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and their associated comorbidities," Dr. Huizenga said that, "It's time we rethink diabetes. There is another way."
Questions and comments from meeting delegates immediately underscored the medical skepticism that sometimes accompanies lifestyle interventions for obesity. As Lewis Braverman, MD, professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine in Massachusetts stated, "I appreciate all your great data, but until you show something 2 or 3 years down the road, one should be a little cautious."
Other delegates expressed doubt that regular patients, without the motivation of a reality TV competition, will find the motivation required for such weight loss.
"The problem with lifestyle is that in most practitioners' hands it's been less than successful," said Alan Garber, MD, PhD, moderator of the session and professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. "We're dealing with a preselected or self-selected group that has applied for entrance to the show and is obviously motivated to comply with the program," he stated. "It's clear that with a motivated population, such an intervention has excellent potential. What we need to ascertain is what fraction of the obese population is that motivated…. I think it's the minority, and it may well be a rather small minority."
In addition, he said, such interventions are usually impractical to deliver. "It's a very intensive program; it requires a lot of midlevel practitioners and allied health professionals to make this work…. To do it well is expensive. It is not cheaper than prescription medicines, and probably not cheaper than doing a modest bariatric surgical intervention."
Presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) May 25, 2012, Abstract 1330.


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The Walrus Says
At Christmas time, Jametown Postmaster Charlie Burns intercepts letters to Santa and sends them by very special delivery to the North Pole so they can be answered in time for Christmas. Some arrived at the Post Office last week. Here is a sampling. (Note: spelling and grammar have not been altered from the original).
For Christmass I would like, 5 Transformers, a tool set, one Space Shuttle, An Alien, Snow, A Dinosaur, A toy car, Scooby Movies, Trucks, A Shouvel for my back yard, make it plastic, 3 Space Men, A Remote Control Dog, new shoes!, A Kyk, And there is one more thing I would like, Ginger bread cookies
Thank you a lot!
PS. New gloves would be nice too.
Dear Santa,
MAJOR - I pod, the Simpsons season 11 and a mini refridgerator. MINOR - I pod skin (blue), I tunes gift card, and naruto manga book vol. 30, 31
Sincerely, Thomas
Dear Santa
I would like a nerf gun with incradeible scope. And 3 tech decks. And a remote control vehicle. And some bakujans.
I was super this year.
From Cam. T.
The letter included a drawing of Santa in his sleigh with lots of HO! HO! HO!s.
One of the highlights of this weekend's "Fall into Winter" concerts by the Jamestown Community Chorus is a Thanksgiving number arranged by its music director BJ Whitehouse.
Jessica Wilson told us that "The Landing of the Pilgrims" is at the midpoint of the program and "is sung at 'forte', or 'very loud', and the general tone is heroic and celebratory. There will be no mistaking which song it is! Chorus members at rehearsals seem to enjoy singing it at full volume and the sopranos have a descant which adds an extra layer of feeling."
The performances at the Central Baptist Church will be Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The concerts will also highlight the debut of the Jamestown Community Youth Chorus.
Mia Bunaes, 4, would like to have a train set for Christmas.
In response to our question of what was the name of the bar behind the original Bay View Hotel, Ed Silvia, whose grandparents owned the hotel from 1942 to 1965, wrote to say that the name of the bar was Manny's Tavern. "Prior to that it was called The Bay View Bar and Grille and just inside the door was a sign that read 'Chat and Chew.' Fran Rembijas and Bill and Luann Botelho had the correct answer, with the Botelhos adding that it was owned by Eddie Morinho's father. Rod Smith cannot remember a bar there, but has great memories of the hotel bar and drinks on the "wonderful porch."
Thanks, guys!
Ben Turenne, 5, is hoping for a bow and arrow Christmas morning.
Pete Drury reported that his grandson, Christian Tiexiera, was chosen by the Division III soccer coaches to the all-tournament soccer team. He plays for the Prout School. Although they lost to North Smithfield in the semifi nals 4-3, Christian scored one of the goals. He also scored a goal in his team's 3-0 quarter final victory. And, he's only a sophomore.
Great job, Christian!
Former islander Phyllis Anderson called us from Ohio on Dec. 1 to answer our query about the ferry boats. She said that on that day she had become a great-greatgrandmother with the birth of her great-great-grandson Austin in Omaha, Nebraska. She said that the name Austin has been in the family for 13 generations and he is the 61st member of the current family.
Rose Farley called with memories of the ferries and their three toots.
*** Jacob Gillis, 11, would like a Yankee cap for Christmas.
Islander Coffee Bell's "Conanicut the book" is the perfect gift for present and former Jamestowners. It can be purchased at Jamestown Designs as can Coffee's beautiful cards.
Zach Theisen, 7, will be looking under the tree for a Transformer and a Venom Muscle car.
Barbara-Ann Mac Intosh and Bob Kinder had the poser right.
You were meant for me, and I was meant for you,
Nature patterned you and when she was done,
You were all the sweet things rolled up in one.
Ken Lombardo, who identifi ed himself as an "old" TV fan, weighed in with some comments. He said that it was KAOS and not C.H.A.O.S that was CONTROL's enemy in "Get Smart." He went on to say the enemy of U.N.C.L.E was T.H.R.U.S.H. He said it is an acronym for Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity.
However, our son, Keith, who chastised me for spreading untruths said it means Thieves, Hoodlums, and Renegades United to Smash the Hemispheres.
Percussionist and former islander, Aaron Cote, wrote that he plans to be at the Jamestown library Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. with his group "The Band Called Music." They will play the evening of Jan. 3 at AS220 in Providence.
Welcome home, Aaron.
Troop 1 Boy Scouts will have a Court of Honor and Christmas party tonight at 7 at the Senior Center.
The Jamestown Lions Club is having its annual fund-raiser and is a very worthy group to contribute to particularly this time of year. The organization of 36 men and women has provided aid to islanders in need of eye operations, to purchase eye glasses, provide materials for handicap ramps, made gifts to island churches, supported local scouts and sports leagues and provided assistance to community projects and residents in need. Write your check out to the Jamestown Lions Club and send it to P.O. Box 316, Jamestown, 02835.
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Putting a plan for avoiding alcohol and substance use in writing will help your teen make good decisions in the future. Using the example below, have your teen help you write the contract. Teens feel more responsible for their actions when they are part of the rule-making process. The symbolism of signing a contract gives both parties a heightened sense of commitment to the process.
We know that alcohol, cigarette, inhalant, and drug use can affect a young person's physical growth, emotional development, school performance, and health. We agree that I, __________________________________, will not drink alcohol or use any other harmful or illegal substances. Our plan for preventing substance use problems includes what to do in risky situations and what the consequences are for substance use.
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This Man Tried to Assassinate President Bush
His name is Vladimir Arutyunyan; he was captured by Georgian police after a shootout in which he killed a policeman and was himself wounded. On May 10, when President Bush was giving a speech in Tbilisi, he threw a hand grenade at the stage. It landed within 25 yards or so, but failed to go off. After Arutyunyan was arrested, police found more hand grenades and unspecified chemicals in his »
Hugh Hewitt Has a Great Idea
Hugh has a lot of them, actually. But this one is especially revealing. He is getting requests from lots of "mainstream" media sources for interviews, because he worked with John Roberts long ago, in the White House counsel's office. Hugh's answer: sure, but only if we do it live on my radio show, so the public can hear the whole thing, and compare it to the excerpts you put in »
Beware of fatwa, take 2
Today's Washington Post reports: "WMAL suspends talk-show host for comment on Islam." The talk-show host is Michael Graham, and his comment referred to Islam as "the problem" and as a "terrorist organization." The Post reports: CAIR denounced the comments as "hate-filled" and asked its members to contact the station's advertisers to express their dismay. Several hundred people across the country sent e-mails to the station and some of its advertisers, »


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Apocalyptic Fiction, 1950–2015
Heather J. Hicks
From 1950 to the 2010s, the genre known as apocalyptic fiction has grown in prominence, moving from the mass-market domain of science fiction to a more central position in the contemporary literary scene. The term "apocalyptic fiction" can be understood to encompass both depictions of cataclysms that destroy the Earth and texts that portray the aftermath of a disaster that annihilates a nation, civilization, or all but a few survivors of the human population. The term itself finds its roots in the book of Revelation, and while contemporary apocalyptic fiction tends to be largely secular in its worldview, important traces of the Christian tradition linger in these texts. Indeed, while apocalyptic fiction has evolved over the past sixty-five years in response to historical transformations in Western societies, much of it remains wedded to Revelation's representation of women as the cause of apocalyptic destruction. The material of the 1950s reflects Cold War anxieties about nuclear war while presenting sexually liberated women as implicated in the same modernity that has created the atomic bomb. People of color are also depicted as threats that must be contained. The apocalyptic fiction of the 1960s registers a fascination with genetic, social, and literary mutation, ambivalently treating a variety of "others" as both toxic and potentially useful ambassadors to some new, postmodern condition. The 1970s see the emergence of feminist apocalypses, works that react against the sexist tendency to conflate female power and sexuality with apocalyptic menace. The 1980s introduce the "American apocalypse," a subgenre that imagines a disaster befalling America in specifically economic terms. The 1990s, meanwhile, find combinations of the feminist and American apocalypse, while also beginning to bring environmental peril into focus. From 2000 forward, there is a renewed interest in broader, more global disasters, in part informed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Formally, this is the era of the "metapocalypse"—apocalyptic fictions that are self-reflexive about the conventions of the genre, including those involving gender and race. Nonetheless, several of the novels in this period still unapologetically introduce figures that recall Jezebel and Babylon from Revelation. Finally, the period since 2010 has seen a revived emphasis on economic collapse precipitated by neoliberal capitalism as well as the anthropocene.
Australian-American Literary Connections
Paul Giles
Within the literary connections between Australia and the United States, the more traditional notion of "influence" gained a different kind of intellectual traction after the "transnational turn." While the question of American influence on Australian literature is a relatively familiar topic, the corresponding question of Australian influence on American literature has been much less widely discussed. This bi-continental interaction can be traced through a variety of canonical writers, including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Charles Brockden Brown, through to Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Henry Adams, and Mark Twain. These transnational formations developed in the changed cultural conditions of the 20th and 21st centuries, with reference to poets such as Lola Ridge, Karl Shapiro, Louis Simpson, and Yusef Komunyakaa, along with novelists such as Christina Stead, Peter Carey, and J. M. Coetzee.
To adduce alternative genealogies for both American and Australian literature, Australian literature might be seen to function as American literature's shadow self, the kind of cultural formation it might have become if the American Revolution had never taken place. Similarly, to track Australian literature's American affiliations is to suggest ways in which transnational connections have always been integral to its constitution. By re-reading both Australian and American literature as immersed within a variety of historical and geographical matrices, from British colonial politics to transpacific space, it becomes easier to understand how both national literatures emerged in dialogue with a variety of wider influences.
Australian Fiction, the 1980s, and the U.S. Trade Paperback
Nicholas Birns
The emergence of the trade paperback in the 1980s crucially transformed the way in which Australian literature was received in North America. The publication history of Patrick White on the one hand and Glenda Adams and Peter Carey on the other shows how younger writers actually made more of a cultural impact, despite White's Nobel Prize, because the form in which they met the reading public was one freed from the modernist binary between high and low culture. The 1980s saw the emergence of a more globalized and more culturally pluralistic world—though also one much more pervaded by multinational capital—in which Australian writers flourished.
Contemporary Fiction and Modernism
Ryan Trimm
Modernism stands as the signal literary upheaval of the long 20th century, and yet the tenuousness of its appeal to "make it new," as Ezra Pound commanded, entails the period or periods that follow are likewise uncertain save in their reference to modernism. However, even here there is ambivalence: contemporary authors might be charted regarding their modernist literary forebears, yet many explicitly reject modernist methods altogether; others continue this legacy, and still more look to complexly incorporate and negotiate modernist methods. Likewise, theoretical accounts of postwar fiction mark what comes after in reference to modernism: postmodernism, post-postmodernism, and the like. Modernism's outsize shadow stems from its association with literary experimentation, aesthetic innovations elevating its austere emphasis on form above such traditional concerns as telling stories and creating characters. Though swaths of Anglophone fiction reject these modernist impulses and return to realist narratives, contemporary fiction must also be viewed as occurring within an era in which modernism has become institutionalized in university reading lists and the practices of their creative writing programs. Fiction after modernism thus might be best viewed as encompassing competing impulses, often within the same text or author: to revert to traditional modes of storytelling and thereby reject modernism; to borrow aspects of modernist technique but develop them so form might convey not only a sense of interior experience or textuality but also situate characters and texts socially (and globally); and to return afresh to those literary experiments, investing them with new relevance. These divided relations between contemporary fiction and aesthetic modernism underscore a complex and conflicted temporality operative within the very conceptions of both modernism and the contemporary.
Crossover Literature
Sandra L. Beckett
Crossover literature transcends the conventionally recognized boundaries within the fiction market, blurring the borderline between adult literature and children's literature. Books may cross from child to adult or adult to child audiences, or they may be explicitly published for both audiences. Crossover literature is by no means a recent phenomenon, but it received a high profile and a great deal of media attention with the unprecedented success of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books in the late 1990s. It was at that time that the term "crossover" was adopted by critics, the media, and the publishing industry. New words were also coined in other languages to refer to this literature. Although the genre includes adult fiction read by young readers (adult-to-child crossover), which has a much longer historical precedent, the term is often used to refer only to children's and young adult books that appeal to adults (child-to-adult crossover).
Crossover literature is an extensive body of diverse, intergenerational works with a very long history. Borders between children's and adult fiction have been more porous, or even non-existent, in certain cultures and time periods. Fairy tales, Middle Eastern tales, and fables have always appealed to mixed-age audiences. Children have been appropriating adult books for centuries. Classics like Robinson Crusoe and Les Trois Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers) virtually passed into the children's library. While almost every genre can cross age boundaries, the novel, and in particular the children's and young adult novel, has monopolized attention. Moreover, crossover fiction is often equated with the fantasy novel, which played a key role in drawing public and critical attention to this literature. In most countries today, fantasy remains the dominant crossover genre. However, other genres, including short fiction, fairy tales, poetry, graphic novels, picturebooks, and comics commonly transcend age boundaries.
Initially, many saw crossover literature as merely a marketing and mass media phenomenon, but it also received critical acclaim. Crossover fiction in the early 21st century is recognized as a distinct literary genre and marketing category. It plays a major role in the publishing industry and in contemporary culture. Crossover books are responsible for hugely successful multi-generation-spanning, cross-media franchises, such as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Twilight Saga, and The Hunger Games. Crossover literature is part of a broader cultural trend in which books, movies, television shows, video games, and so forth are increasingly reaching across age groups.
Domesticity in Victorian Literature
Monica F. Cohen
When Victorian writers talked about the home, they invoked a range of contested ideas and complex affects about the material and imagined space where self and society meet. Emerging as a fully developed ideology by the middle of the 19th century, domesticity organized beliefs about the family, gender identity, sexuality, subject formation, socioeconomic class, work, civilization, and empire. As an ideology, Victorian domesticity pivots on two figures: the figure of separate spheres and the figure of the domestic woman. The binary logic of separate spheres identifies a private domain where femininity, leisure, feeling, and an ethic of care coalesce in opposition to a public domain where masculinity, work, industry, endurance, and an ethic of achievement preside. Governing the private sphere, the idealized middle-class domestic woman exercises a moral authority that derives from her naturally self-sacrificial spirit, a socioeconomic authority in managing a labor-intensive household, and a creative authority in using the materials of private life representing the family's social status as a matter of financial and ethical respectability. In this sense, the home provided a rhetoric and narrative form for mapping an individual's accommodation of social categories and economic forces. For better or worse, the image of the family hearth's comfort, coziness and good cheer—its status as a haven in a heartless world—presided over a large swath of the Victorian imagination despite ripped patches that exposed domestic violence, sexual transgression, gender subordination, and socioeconomic coercion. For every sentimental Dickensian Christmas feast displaying a repentant miser breaking bread with a disabled waif, there were equally popular stories in which children are beaten, wives incarcerated, and households blighted by industrial suffering and bureaucratic indifference. Victorian domesticity thus relied on both mythologizing and demythologizing energies.
Early African American Print Culture
Eric Gardner
Not until the end of the 20th century did scholars begin to look at early African American print culture in the depth it deserves. A story painfully intertwined with the transatlantic slave system and racism, early black print engagement combined, from its beginnings, responses to white aggression and a powerful set of individual and communal desires to read about, record, and, via print, share truths of black life in the United States. Some of the first creators of black print in the United States, from the authors of the earliest slave narratives to poet Phillis Wheatley, had to think through questions of individual and communal identity vis-à-vis emerging American socio-political structures and find ways to ensure control over their own voices in a white-dominated culture that tried to exclude, use, or abuse those voices.
But early black print culture is not simply the story of a single genre like the slave narrative or of exceptional individuals like Wheatley. Rather, it is also the story of organizational print tied to churches, conventions, and activist groups. It is as well the story of a diverse range of modes, from the rich pamphleteering tradition (perhaps most excitingly expressed by David Walker) to early black periodicals like those edited by Samuel Cornish and Philip Bell. Especially after 1830, it also became the story of a range of black women (from Maria Stewart and Jarena Lee to Frances Ellen Watkins Harper), of African Americans across the North (and occasionally in the midst of the slave South), and of an increasing number of formats, genres, and approaches. And it became a story of how black activists might interact (in print and beyond) with white antislavery activists, recognizing both shared and different goals and philosophies as they attempted to fight not only for emancipation but for broader civil rights.
Illustrated Victorian Fiction
Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge
Victorians experienced a revolution in the novel's form. In the early 1800s, books were largely unillustrated, perhaps containing a frontispiece (often a stock decorative illustration with little connection to content). Although Walter Scott and Jane Austen built their careers upon unillustrated fiction, by the 1830s and 1840s, technological innovations—wood engraving (developed in the 1790s) and steel engraving (popularized in the 1820s)—enabled the cheap, efficient integration of images and letterpress. Not all subsequent fiction was illustrated, but these innovations birthed the possibility of a new form that, upon a novel's first publication, melded text and image as partners in meaning making: illustrated serial fiction (appearing either in periodicals or in individually wrapped numbers). Examples of the new form appear in Charles Dickens's Pickwick Papers (1836–1837), published in numbers and illustrated largely by Hablôt K. Browne (Phiz); Dickens's Oliver Twist (1837–1839), published in Bentley's Miscellany and illustrated by George Cruikshank; William Harrison Ainsworth's Jack Sheppard (1839–1840) and The Tower of London (1840), both published in numbers and illustrated by Cruikshank; and William Makepeace Thackeray's self-illustrated Vanity Fair (1847–1848), also published in numbers. All used visual elements—wrappers, chapter initials and heads, full-page images, and tailpieces—to establish character and setting, create ironies, and predict plot, uniting pen and pencil in a single art form. While authors such as the Brontës and, later, George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell published all or most of their work unillustrated, the prevalence of literary illustrations rose dramatically. In 1842, the Illustrated London News announced the marriage of art and literature.
By the 1860s, often recognized as book illustration's golden age, illustration flourished. Family periodicals such as the Cornhill Magazine, Once a Week, and Good Words highlighted the collaborative work of prominent novelists and artists (including many Royal Academicians) as essential to middle-class culture. Periodical publication in installments overtook individually wrapped numbers as the dominant form of illustrated serial fiction. Editors paired Eliot with Frederic Leighton (Romola 1862–1863) and Gaskell with George du Maurier (Wives and Daughters, 1864–1866), both in the Cornhill; Harriet Martineau with John Everett Millais (her "historiettes," 1862–1863), in Once a Week; and George MacDonald with Arthur Hughes (At the Back of the North Wind, 1871), in Good Words for the Young. (Notably, this list includes authors such as Eliot and Gaskell, whose work had been unillustrated upon their first break into the market.) The traditionally high art of painting intermingled with the traditionally lower craft of illustration: Luke Fildes transformed his illustration "Houseless and Hungry" into the painting Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward, displayed at the 1874 Royal Academy, and Millais sold watercolor paintings of his illustrations for Martineau.
From 1881, photographic reproduction revolutionized late-century book and periodical illustration. Images became even more economical to reproduce, enabling editor George Newnes to promise illustration on the Strand's every page. The 1890s saw a bifurcation in illustrated texts: popular periodicals such as the Strand and Pearson's Magazine exploited the text–image relationship with innovative layouts, wrapping images around letterpress (as in H. G. Wells's 1897 The War of the Worlds, in Pearson's, illustrated by Warwick Goble), whereas the experimental Yellow Book turned away from text–image complementarity in favor of stand-alone artwork by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley. The legacies of Victorian illustrated fiction appeared in the early 1900s, when cinematic adaptations of Victorian novels wowed audiences, the modernist revolution challenged conventional book design, and children's literature flowered as Arthur Rackham's and E. H. Shepard's illustrations popularized Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906), The Wind in the Willows (1908), and Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).
The Indian Novel in the 21st Century
Amardeep Singh
The Indian novel has been a vibrant and energetic expressive space in the 21st century. While the grand postcolonial gestures characteristic of the late-20th-century Indian novel have been in evidence in new novels by established authors such as Vikram Chandra, Amitav Ghosh, and Salman Rushdie, a slate of new authors has emerged in this period as well, charting a range of new novelistic modes. Some of these authors are Kiran Desai, Aravind Adiga, Githa Hariharan, Samina Ali, Karan Mahajan, and Amitava Kumar. In general, there has been a move away from ambitious literary fiction in the form of the "huge, baggy monster" that led to the publication of several monumental postcolonial novels in the 1980s and 1990s; increasingly the most dynamic and influential Indian writing uses new novelistic forms and literary styles tied to the changing landscape of India's current contemporary social and political problems. The newer generation of authors has also eschewed the aspiration to represent the entirety of life in modern India, and instead aimed to explore much more limited regional and cultural narrative frameworks. If a novel like Rushdie's Midnight's Children (1981) took its protagonist all over the Indian subcontinent and indexed a large number of important historical controversies in the interest of broad representation, Padma Viswnanathan's The Toss of a Lemon (2008) limits itself to a focus on a single Tamil Brahmin family's orientation to issues of caste and gender, and remains effectively local to Tamil Nadu. There is no central agenda or defining idiom of this emerging literary culture, but three major groupings can be identified that encapsulate the major themes and preoccupations of 21st-century Indian fiction: "New Urban Realism," "Gender and Secular History," and "Globalizing India, Reinscribing the Past."
Jack Kerouac and Translingual Literature
Hassan Melehy
Known primarily as the author of On the Road (1957), the novel most closely associated with the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) also wrote extensively about his French-Canadian heritage. A native of the large francophone community of Lowell, Massachusetts, he faced the dilemma of writing in a foreign language, English, while one of his motives to write was to memorialize a community assimilating to U.S. society and speaking French less and less. The recent publication of his two short novels in French from the early 1950s, La nuit est ma femme (The Night Is My Woman) and Sur le chemin (Old Bull in the Bowery), provides evidence that the preoccupation with travel informing On the Road is deeply tied to his sense of cultural and linguistic exile. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Quebec to New England in the 19th and early 20th centuries practiced survivance, cultural survival, especially through maintaining fluency in French and adhering to Catholicism while living among a Protestant majority. These customs of the Quebecois diaspora had begun in Canada: following the 1763 annexation of Lower Canada to Britain at the end of the French and Indian War, francophones resisted immense pressure to assimilate, both official and unofficial. Narratives of displacement from France and subsequently Quebec persisted in folklore and literature on both sides of the border through the 20th century.
In early 1951, Kerouac drafted La nuit est ma femme, telling the story of Michel Bretagne, a French Canadian from New England who wanders around the eastern United States with a sense of homelessness. Narrating in a French that reproduces the southern New England dialect, Michel laments that neither of the languages he speaks really belongs to him. The text develops the theme of cultural and linguistic mixing and its discovery through travel. Shortly after completing La nuit est ma femme, Kerouac brought this theme to On the Road, famously composing the novel on a roll of paper in three weeks in April 1951. Contrary to legend, he did extensive rewriting before his landmark work was published: Sur le chemin, which he drafted in late 1952, offers an "on the road" story about Franco-Americans and was by his own account a key part of the rewriting process. During this time, he elaborated his theory of "spontaneous prose," writing quickly and in an improvisational manner as a way of conveying geographic, cultural, and linguistic movement. In the wake of On the Road's depictions of the expanses of the United States, including its geographic place in North America, Kerouac turned to Franco-American New England. His next book, Dr. Sax (1959), takes place in Lowell and features lengthy passages in French; the novel's central concerns are his community's relationship to a legacy of displacement and the conflict between clinging to the past and creating something new. If there is a principal thrust in Kerouac's writing, it is to challenge American literature to recognize its transnational and translingual character.
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Apple Officially Announces iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C Price and Release Dates
Another year, another iPhone model. However, this year Apple shook things up by introducing two new models, the impressively spec'd iPhone 5S and the budget friendly iPhone 5C.
First things first, both of the new iPhones will come loaded with iOS 7. The new operating system comes Sep. 18 to other devices like the iPhone 4+, iPad 2+, iPad mini, and 5th gen iPod Touch.
Introduced first was the iPhone 5C, a new iPhone for the budget conscious consumer. Available in green, blue, yellow, white or red polycarbonate casing, the 5C features a 4-inch retina display and an A6 processor. There's also an 8MP rear camera, and a new FaceTime HD camera on the front.
The iPhone 5C will be available in two sizes: 16GB for $99 and a 32GB model for $199. Both prices are only offered with a two-year contract at your provider of choice. "It's simpler, more essential, more capable, and more colorful," designer Jonny Ive said. "We believe the iPhone is an experience." The iPhone 5 C arrives on Sep. 20, but you can pre-order starting on Sep. 13.
For those not worried about their wallets, and more interested in technologically advanced mobile devices, Apple also introduced the iPhone 5S. Available in gold, black and silver, this is the update to last year's iPhone 5, the best-selling iPhone of all time.
Powering the iPhone 5S is an all-new A7 64-bit processor. The CPU and GPU are twice as fast as the iPhone 5. Even more impressively, the A7 CPU is 40 times faster than the original iPhone, and its GPU is 56 times faster than the phone that started it all. The A7 is joined by the M7 motion co-processor, which measures motion data like the accelerometer, the gyroscope and compass continuously.
As for games, Epic announced Infinity Blade 3. It will launch alongside the iPhone 5S, and is the first 64-bit mobile game on iOS. The sequel features eight worlds and two playable characters. Epic claimed each world is bigger than first game was in its entirety.
Also introduced was the rumored Touch ID functionality. The fingerprint scanner tech is built right into the home button. You can make purchases on iTunes just by touching your finger to the scanner.
Three models of the iPhone 5S will be offered: a 16GB for $199, a 32GB for a $299 and a 64GB for $399 with a two-year contract. The iPhone 5S will be available on Sep. 20. Both new iPhones will launch in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the U.K.
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Wrestling: one of the world's greatest contradictions. On one hand you have truly massive men with arms like tree trunks and an encyclopedic knowledge of bone-crushing moves ready to be unleashed upon some unwitting victim, while on the other you have face-paint, tights and spandex. Just as humankind has never found answers to such perennial questions as "Does the Jersey Devil really exist?", "Is there a monster lurking in Loch Ness?" and "Who keeps giving Piers Morgan airtime?" so we shall never know why wrestlers have such a misplaced penchant for wearing eye-watering attire that is not only horrifying but often hopelessly impractical for fisticuffs.
While professional wrestling has never really been at the cutting edge of fashion, it seems that the 1990s were a particular low point for the World Wrestling Federation (now known as World Wrestling Entertainment) and the individuals that performed upon its international stage. Clothes that would normally be met with howls of derision on any street corner were suddenly de rigueur for the rippling muscle men and risk-taking acrobats. Spandex was ubiquitous and neon colors the norm. With a high turnover of 'talent' it seemed that every wrestler wanted a gimmick that would get them noticed. Many of these dreadful outfits ensured that their memory lives on in fans' hearts, although perhaps for all the wrong reasons…
10) Goldust
The dubious honor of kicking off what will undoubtedly turn out to be a rogue's gallery rests with Goldust. Real name Dustin Rhodes, Goldust's extravagant outfit was originally based upon the Academy Awards' Oscar statuette. While the Oscar's build is that of streamlined art deco perfection, Goldust's physique was more fatty boom batty, so the whole image didn't exactly start well. Since then it evolved into something more akin to Auric Goldfinger's sex-mad cross-dressing younger brother.
Apart from his wardrobe, Goldust was also infamous for combining wrestling with behavior that would nowadays land him squarely on the sex offender's registry. A notable match (the Hollywood Backlot Brawl) between the gold-laméd one-man freak show and Rowdy Roddy Piper included the visual delights of Goldust fondling Piper's behind and a spot of kissing. Eventually, though, Piper prevailed, but instead of a darned good thrashing he decided that the best way to teach Goldust a lesson about inappropriate touching would be to knock him unconscious and strip him of his ludicrous outfit. Underneath, Goldust was wearing a basque, stockings, suspenders and a g-string…
9) The Warlord
Introduced to the murky world of professional wrestling by none other than Goldust's real-life dad, Dusty Rhodes, The Warlord somehow came to the conclusion that the best way to augment his 6ft 5inch frame would be with The World's Crappest Armourâ"¢. Made from what must have been the cheapest black plastic known to man and topped with a helmet blatantly pilfered from the Phantom of the Opera's pound shop, The Warlord's costume was eclipsed in the do-it-yourself stakes only by his absurd 'W' stick. At least the helmet hid some of his revolting face. Indeed, his armor was so shoddy that rather than use it for protection he actually had to remove it before his fights lest it get scuffed. The Warlord retired in 1996 after a car accident involving a Pizza Hut delivery guy left him with a serious neck injury.
8) Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Ah, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, a man to whom a wrestling costume consists of nothing more than a plank of wood and a cross-eyed stare. Oh, and a thumbs up. His outfit may have been entirely devoid of creativity but what Jim lacked in spandex he made up for with impenetrable facial hair and a madman's howl. A regular face in the WWF, Duggan quickly became a fan favorite and racked up numerous titles across several wrestling federations, even becoming the winner of the first-ever Royal Rumble. Even kidney cancer couldn't put the gravel-voiced, blue-panted patriot out for the count and after a few years on the independent circuit he returned to the WWE in 2005.
7) Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake
Unlike The Warlord's poking stick, Beefcake's props were actually quite useful. After subduing his opponents with his trademark sleeper hold he would grab his personalized 'barber's' garden shears (or electric clippers) and lop chunks of their hair off, throwing 'handfuls of hair into the air to the delight of the crowd'. Fans loved the non-consensual haircut malarkey and the man who was billed as hailing from 'parts unknown' soon became a firm favorite. His costumes, however, were nothing less than low crimes against high fashion. Bow ties without shirts, zebra prints, rips, ribbons and a highlighted mullet ensure Brutus' entry into sartorial infamy.
Not everything was straightforward for Beefcake, though. A parasailing accident in 1990 left his face 'caved in', and surgeons had to use 8 titanium plates, 32 screws and 100 feet of wire to reconstruct his head. The by then semi-retired wrestler was involved in a bizarre terrorist scare in 2004 when he accidentally left a large bag of cocaine in a Massachusetts subway station phone booth (oh come on, we've all done it). A commuter came across the white powder, mistook it for anthrax and contacted police. The station was evacuated and Beefcake hastily owned up before promptly checking into rehab.
6) Demolition
Made up of the imaginatively-titled Ax and Smash (joined later by Crush), the Demolition tag team enjoyed a costume that was something of a confused mixture of styles. Black leather waistcoats (liberally coated with studs), spiked gloves, leather masks and red-and-white, Kiss-style face paint were intended to be redolent of the fictional inhabitants of the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max, crossed perhaps with the followers of the New York punk scene. However, couple the fact that Ax & Smash were already balding and a bit fat with the addition of crotchless chaps, and suddenly what could have been a 'well-hard' look became rather like two aging BDSM aficionados caught backstage at a sex club in an impromptu police raid. The appearance of the Legion of Doom (who used spikes far more effectively) exposed Demolition's unintentional imperfections and their popularity soon waned.
5) Ultimate Warrior
While most wrestlers milk their entrances for all they're worth, The Ultimate Warrior did away with all the high-fives and muscle-flexing and simply put his mad little head down and sprinted as fast as he could into the ring. Obviously intoxicated with adrenaline (perhaps among other things), he would then randomly thrash about on the ropes for a bit. Happy with his thrashing, the fight would get underway.
And with an outfit mainly consisting of day-glo string, The Ultimate Warrior was a sight to behold. Fluorescent Speedos, wristbands brighter than the sun and unnecessarily substantial tasseled boots mirrored his high-energy persona. Indeed, James Hellwig (real name) actually became so intertwined with his WWF character that in 1993 he legally changed his name to Warrior. With his massive lion's mane hair, face-paint and a wide-eyed stare that seemed to have originated from the very deepest level of crazy, Warrior resembled some kind of escaped mental patient who'd broken into the Fresh Prince of Bel Air's dressing room.
4) Brett 'The Hitman' Hart
Brett Hart's WWF story is one of greatness and betrayal. Hart was probably the most famous of the Federation's competitors during the mid 1990s. His motto was: "The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be." It was a sentiment that was echoed by WWE chairman Vince McMahon who described him as: "The greatest technical wrestler and storyteller in the history of the business." But Hart and McMahon were not always on such amicable terms.
His final match after 14 years with the WWF saw him pitched against rival Shawn Michaels in Montreal. Hart was understandably reluctant to lose the match (and championship title) while in his native Canada, so he and McMahon decided that Hart would win the match but submit the title soon after. However, McMahon, Michaels and referee Earl Hebner had conspired behind the Hitman's baby-oiled back and the upshot was that Hart lost to a 'screwjob' in front of an audience aghast. An angry Hart promptly smashed up a few things backstage (like McMahon's already dreadful face) and left the WWF. Reconciliation would follow more than a decade later.
While Brett Hart might have been a gifted and consummate professional, his clothes were a different matter. Any other color choice would have been forgivable but noooooooooo, he had to go and dress as a bright pink and black spandex atrocity. And what would be the perfect icing for such a homo-erotic cake? That's right, a Freddie Mercury-style PVC military jacket, discounted wrap-around shades and hair oilier than a BP rig.
3) High Energy
When Owen Hart teamed up with "Birdman" Koko B. Ware a fashion disaster was born. Known as High Energy, the two men's chosen attire was the physical embodiment of all that was wrong with early 90s fashion. Black and white chequered braces, liberal use of blindingly bright, Day-Glo colors and trousers with more spare room than Norman Bates's motel were essential for the 'high flying' twosome. The intense and clashing colors of their outfits outshone even the unfortunate blue-and-yellow macaw that accompanied them.
Alas, the mismatched duo only competed in a single pay-per-view match which they lost to The Headshrinkers and by early 1993 High Energy had been 'quietly dropped'. While they were certainly not the most successful tag team in the WWF they were undoubtedly the baggiest.
2) Ric Flair
Ric Flair was synonymous with a lot of things: stunning charisma, notable promos and massive arrogance to name just a handful. But it is his fondness for gowns that ensures his inclusion here. These weren't normal, plain gowns like you or I might wear upon exiting the bath or shower. Oh no. Flair's robes were like works of art, incorporating frills, floral motifs, elaborate stitching and sequins by the bucket load. In fact, they often had so much stuff stuck to them that it looked like a child had covered his mother's dressing gown in super glue and thrown it in a transvestite's trash can. The self-styled 'Nature Boy' seemed to have a special love for feathers. Sometimes you could barely see him for the amount that where sewn onto his gowns. "Woooooo!" As a side note Wikipedia reports: "In September 2007, Flair opened a financial business called Ric Flair Finance. In July 2008, Ric Flair Finance filed for bankruptcy."
1) Macho Man Randy Savage
In a world of drug-addled, colorful personalities Randy Savage was up there with the most eccentric and crazy wrestlers that have ever entered the squared-circle. Not only did his sartorial flair seem to be inspired by a particularly bad LSD trip, but his wardrobe appeared to be never-ending. Unlike some other WWF stars, Savage had total control over his clothes and even owned each item personally. So he's totally to blame.
Never short of a word or two and with a voice that sounded like a chainsaw on razor wire, watching Savage's interviews was like looking through the door grill into a padded cell. It's true that he may not have always been coherent or even able to face the right way, but the incandescent cowboy embraced his 'macho madness' and he exuded the feeling that sanity (and normal clothing) were for wimps. Where many of his colleagues would settle for one or two items of fashion faux pas, Savage insisted on dressing himself head-to-toe in clothes that would dazzle a mole.
Wacky stetsons, sunglasses that were quite possibly opaque, bandannas, brightly-colored biker jackets, leopard-prints and tights would all be rounded off with a few million tassels. And that was just ONE of Savage's outlandish outfits. This year, toy-maker Mattel announced that Savage would be immortalized with a new action figure as part of a "WWE Defining Moments" range. Good news if you would like to own a diminutive tribute to the neon insanity that is Macho Man Randy Savage. "Ooooooooh yeah!"


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"I'd say the bulk of the people know what they're getting into, but there's a number of people that just don't," he says. "It surprises me sometimes that people come into a film cold, and know nothing about it. I remember I showed [2008 Holocaust drama] 'The Reader,' and there was a guy who walked out mainly because he was offended by the male frontal nudity. He said, 'That's unacceptable.' I was just like, 'Well, whatever, I guess you've never looked in a mirror then.'"Story: What are the worst movies of past 5 years?
We asked a variety of movie goers to tell us about the films so bad that they just couldn't stay till the end.
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Quirky French romantic comedy "Amelie" couldn't win the heart of Amy Roark, a writer in Minneapolis. "I know that doesn't make me popular among my lady friends, but it was so trite!" Roark says. "I understood that this was a love story about two quirky people who had found each other. I got that. But as soon as we got to the part where they're taking garden gnomes everywhere, I just couldn't stomach it."
'Penguins' was for the birds
"I marched out of 'March of the Penguins' before it was over," says writer Brian Beatty, who thought the Antarctic documentary was particularly dopey. "I've watched talking cartoon characters that weren't as anthropomorphized as much as those poor birds. I wish one of the penguins would've gone berserk, biting a cameraman in [a sensitive part of the anatomy]."
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"Slumdog Millionaire" may have won the best picture Oscar in 2009, but it wasn't a favorite for New York journalist Michaelangelo Matos. "The lead character's just such a moron, I couldn't stand it," he said. "After a while I started to get irritated by everything he did. I was like, 'I'm not going to care about anything that happens from here on out."
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Though TV series "Twin Peaks" was a cult hit, the 1992 movie sequel "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" was a lot harder for fans to swallow. "I watched a guy get up, gather up his things, walk up the aisle with his girlfriend, and right before they walked out of the theater he turned around and flipped off the screen with both hands," says Dan Grothe, an architect. "Of course, he just said what we were all thinking."
For college administrator Chuck Tomlinson, walking out of the 1994 bomb "The Flintstones" was a decision that the universe made for him. "It was packed, and hot, and not fun," he said. "And there was John Goodman with the fake five-o'clock shadow and the Fred costume, and I thought, 'we've made a horrible mistake.' But what's embarrassing is, we didn't leave. I had this sort of ethic of 'we've paid for this stinker and I'm going to sit through it.' We made it about 20 minutes in, and we were on the verge of leaving. Suddenly, boom! The place goes black. ... Finally they came out and said, 'It's not just the theater. Somebody's car took out a pole someplace and the power's out for the whole mall.' We're like, 'Hooray!' Fate played a hand, and saved us from seeing 'The Flintstones.'"
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Earlier today, Microsoft provided a full briefing to Eurogamer on the policy change that they seemingly just now realized might matter quite a lot to the creative minds of XBLA
Just imagine if there was no competition for a second.
Xbox1 would have enormous ammount of fees to indies devs, indies inability to self-publish (i think that is still on), no used game, constant DRM, kinect always watching always listening (despite this still being on), only 3rd party studios as exclusives and have less and less exclusives as well, a weaker machine spec-wise.
PS4 wouldn't have learnt with PS3's mistakes.
So let us all embrace each other, and not turn into fanboysm sh*tstorms.
The next thing Microsoft will tell the developers is 'You should have figured it out yourselfs, we're not obligated to tell you' or something, instead of apologies. I hope Fez gets fixed fast. I love that game.
I've lost count of how many times MS has fked something up. And I only started counting at E3.
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