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Sunday, November 24, 2013
Tip#707: Cultivate Community, Part 8 – Movie Nights - Christmas in Connecticut
This group of friends originated from The Gift Circle I featured in tip#683 where we first met in the spirit of helping each other and building community. We then discovered that we also loved cinema so we continued to meet for movie nights. We also loved food so there are always sweet and savory goodies for the screenings!
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
The romantic comedy, Christmas in Connecticut, is about a food writer Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) who has lied about being the perfect housewife, mother and cook living at a country farm. She then must cover her deception with her boss (Sydney Greenstreet) and a returning war hero (Dennis Morgan) invited to her home for a traditional family Christmas. The film starts up slow and then accelerates into hilarious scenes of Elizabeth and her friend Felix Bassenak (S.Z. Sakall) keeping up the charade.
"Everything is hunky-dunky!"
tip#705) or It Happened on 5th Avenue (see tip#606). Whatever the movie it will really be an excuse to get together, cultivate community, laugh and have fun!
Do you do regular movie nights with friends or family? Please let me know!
Related Tips:
Tip#172: Cultivate Community, Part 1 – Witness
Tip#651: Cultivate Community, Part 2 - Defiance
Tip#656: Cultivate Community, Part 3 – Swapsity - Phenomenon
Tip#658: Cultivate Community, Part 4 – Into the White
Tip#668: Cultivate Community, Part 5 – Be Kind Rewind
Tip#686: Cultivate Community, Part 6 – Ip Man
Tip#687: Cultivate Community, Part 7 – Rotary Club - Groundhog Day
Tip#707: Cultivate Community, Part 8 – Movie Nights - Christmas in Connecticut
Tip#781: Cultivate Community, Part 9 - The Hundred-Foot Journey
Tip#853: Cultivate Community, Part 10 - Endurance - McFarland, USA
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Two Navy helicopters from North Island Naval Air Station were damaged, and their pilots are now grounded, after some bizarre flying over Lake Tahoe last week.
A Navy spokesman confirmed Thursday that a video posted on YouTube is genuine footage of two MH-60 Romeo helicopters from North Island's Helicopter Maritime Strike 41 squadron.
The video shows the $33 million helicopters flying low over the lake. One seems to lose control, spinning and crashing into the water. The pilot then regains control and pulls the craft back into the air.
The Navy wouldn't identify the pilots or say whether the helicopters were supposed to be hovering over Lake Tahoe, only saying that the entire Sept. 13 flight is under investigation.
The pilots are not flying until the Navy wraps up an aviation mishap board investigation, said Lt. Aaron Kakiel, spokesman for the Naval Air Forces command at North Island.
Lake Tahoe is not a normal training area for Navy pilots, he said.
The pilots could face administrative action — and even lose their flying qualifications — depending on the outcome of the investigation.
Though the YouTube video only catches one crashing, both helicopters hit the water because they didn't have sufficient power to hold their hovering positions, Kakiel said.
The damage suffered by the two aircraft is estimated at between $50,000 and $500,000. They had to land at Lake Tahoe Airport to be repaired.
Watching the video made retired Navy jet pilot Steve Diamond think the helicopter crew may have had a legitimate reason to be hovering over Lake Tahoe.
Somebody out hotdogging probably wouldn't do it in view of another aircrew, or over a popular tourist destination, said Diamond, who retired in 2002.
"Somebody has to be a total moron to do it in total view of tourists and in a recreational area, when everyone has a camera these days. We don't really have morons flying naval aircraft," he said.
"It's possible they were troubleshooting a problem; you don't know," Diamond said. "It's easy to make a snap judgment, but there are other possibilities."
A different set of pilots flew the aircraft home, Kakiel said. HSM-41, which trains new pilots, dispatched another crew on a commercial flight to fly the helicopters back Sept. 16.
The MH-60 Romeo is the Navy's newest helicopter and is considered state of the art. Its usual missions take it over the open ocean for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare.
The MH-60s were flying home from Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento where they had taken part in an air show. Needing to refuel, the pilots were headed to Lemoore Naval Air Station when the incident happened.
A typical crew for the MH-60 Romeo is a pilot, co-pilot and crewman.

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The Naked Surf rack takes the minimalist approach when it comes to storing and displaying your board. The idea behind the Naked Surf is that your board is a work of art, so the rack shouldn't distract from its beauty. We like to say that the Naked Surf is "barely there" which means it covers as little of your board as possible while still securely holding your board in place. If you're looking for a lightweight, affordable, and non-intrusive way to show off your favorite board then the Naked Surf is an excellent option.
While aesthetically minimalistic, the Naked Surf does not sacrifice structural integrity. The Naked Surf rack arms are made from a single piece of Aluminum that have been custom cut and bent. Each rack arm has two pre-drilled holes that allow you to mount up to two screws in a single stud. The combination of all-Aluminum construction with the 2-screw mounting pattern makes the Naked Surf incredibly sturdy for its size and appropriate for shortboard or longboard use. Lining the inside of each rack arm is a thick piece of felt. This felt provides a soft place to rest your board and prevents any long term pressure point distortion on your board.
The Naked Surf is offered in a sleek Matte black powder coat or an anodized silver. Even though the rack is mostly hidden when displaying your board, we have still gone the extra mile to make what little that does show look awesome.
Looking for the same minimalist design to store and display a SUP? Check out the Naked SUP Rack!
Have a board with a lot of rocker (maybe a performance longboard)? Consider that this rack extends 6.5" from the wall, meaning your surfboard could be forced to rest nearly vertical up and down to fit, or you may have to optimize how far apart the rack arms are mounted. For a rack with a similar design and look, but that extends further from the wall and easily accommodates more rocker, check out the Naked SUP Rack.
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The Naked Surf is the best surfboard rack on the market today, period. We sell a wide variety of surf racks but overall this is the one I always recommend and the one that always gets the most positive feedback. Built from solid aluminum and wrapped in dense foam it is exactly what you need for a surfboard rack without any over the top frills. It feels solid becasue it is solid and will last you through many many different boards. We keep the price as low as posible so it doesn't break the bank and you can get one for all the boards in your quiver. It looks great and performs flawlessly, what more could you ask for? Stop your search and buy this surf rack!
Ride on,
Josh Gordon
PS - do me a favor and tell your surfing crew to get one too!
Hey! This is Josh from StoreYourBoard.com, here today to talk about the Naked Surf Rack. Here it is by itself and here it is up on the wall. Naked Surf Rack is super simple, super compact. It's made from 100 percent aluminum. We bend it and then we put this nice layer of felt on it, very dense but very soft to protect your board. It comes in two colors. It comes in very nice matte black. It looks very sleek. That's actually what's on the wall here, and then it also comes in an anodized finish which to give you kind of a go-by would be basically that finish on a MacBook, something like that. Really sweet, really luxurious. I like it a lot.
We got two options, just so you can see a little better. There it is. Very simple design but works great. That's the anodized aluminum and this is the powder-coated version. Here it is behind me, holding a short board. It works great. The board kind of leans up against the wall. Take it down.
All of this is two to three holes in the back here. With this rack included is four screws and four drywall anchors and a set of instructions to help you out, but we typically recommend going to the studs especially if it's a bigger board. If it's a short board, drywall anchors are fine.
You want to kind of look at your board and decide kind of where to put it. If you only have a short board I'm going to show you two boards here – if you only have a short board, you probably want it a little bit more in the center to kind of where the board is there and it kind of looks good like that. The studs on a typical house, 16 inches on the center so you want to keep that in mind if you're going for the studs.
All you do, you take the screws, you mark it. You make them level to each other and then screw it to the wall, and then pop your surfboard up there where it lights up. So I got another one for you, so this is a short board. We got kind of a midrange board here. This is the 7'6″ actually. It's got some fins in it, so if the fins are in it, we typically tell you to point them out. It just fits better that way.
But you can see, the 7'6″ fits perfectly. I would say, as you get bigger than that, you know 8-foot or bigger, maybe over 20 pounds or more, you want to probably look at our Naked SUP Rack, which is pretty much the same thing, just a little bit longer. It's made out of some thicker metal with some reinforcing in it, so definitely I recommend that. Just look it up: Naked SUP StoreYourBoard.com. There you go. Not only does this hold surfboards. It holds things like wakeboards, longboards, skateboards, pretty much anything. I'll pop a wakeboard in here quick, readily like so. It looks awesome. Very, very affordable. Pick up one now, StoreYourBoard.com.
Does the job as described !
Have a 9' longboard, looks beautiful up there.
Cheap and easy way to mount.
Thank you!
Simple and easy to install.
My son and I bought an old short board painted with a modern surfscape. These minimalist mounts were perfect for putting the board on display in his room.
We purchased a set of the minimalist surfboard racks, about a year ago. The simplistic design is the perfect marriage between form and function. My son's surfboard collection keeps growing and we did not hesitate to purchase 3 more sets. This is a quality product that allows the board to both be stored and showcased. I cannot say enough good things about the professional and attentive staff❤❤❤
Brackets work well. They look clean and simple. I was not able to use the anchors sent with the product, they all broke while trying to install them but I was able to use other anchors.
We needed a way to mount our small boards with the fins against the wall, and these were perfect. We bought an extra set and used one bracket on each board, ABOVE the board, to anchor it (as well as the full set of two on the bottom of each board). I'll try to upload photos. Worked great!!
I love these mounts. They keep my boards up and out of the way all the while adding some nice room decor.
Looks exactly like the picture and has kept my board safely on the wall since I installed it. Great buy
Looks just as described. Very pleased with product.
Does the job of holding my board
I love the look of this rack and the easy install. But the drywall screw supports could not handle a powerdrill. I just ended up using supports I had. But still really happy about this product.
Exactly what I was looking for. Bought the aluminum finish rack. Very pleased,,,looks great on my wall.
Product is exactly what I needed.
I had the best experience with Store Your Board. I needed a color that was sold out. I emailed them and they prioritized my order as soon as stock came in and expedited shipping so I would have my gift on time. The rack is perfect and looks amazing. Thank You!
Great product. Easy setup. Painless ordering.
Just what we were looking for. Easy to set up and looks great.
Board rack was just what I needed and at a great price.
I first wanted to make a DIY surf rack for my short board out of wood, but I'm neither a carpenter nor patient.
Thankfully I found a surf rack that was not only minimalist and in an aluminum finish, but easy to install. The board now looks like it belongs on a wall, and I couldn't be happier.
Excellent product for an excellent price. Easy to install. Shipped fast and free. Got two awesome FCD boards stored safely, and out of the way. Highly recommend!
Great product. Simple set up.
Needed a pair to attach to my deck post so I don't have to go to my storage unit to retrieve a board. These are very well designed and constructed.
I installed the new rack, it was super easy and adds a clean modern look to our house!
Easy to install, works as advertised!
he really does
I used the hangers to display a board everyone signed for my daughter's 16th birthday. They were easy to install and look great!
Picked up a new board a few weeks back and then realized I didn't have a great spot to keep it. After talking with my girlfriend, we agreed that the living room would be the best spot. But how do we get it on the wall. Store your board answered that question. Easy to put up and looks awesome! While my girlfriend love the way it looks in the living room, I love how easy it is to grab and go when the surf looks good! Thanks Josh and crew for the sweet rack!
ps- The photos. The last two are where the board is now, photo one was my first option...not ok with my better half.
Love the product and already own 4 of them.. however when I ordered this rack I ordered it as a birthday gift and after 10 days it still hadn't arrived I contacted customer support and they expidited another set to me for free and said to keep the original when it arrives. The original rack I ordered never arrived and it has been a month since I ordered it so glad I contacted customer support when I did because it wouldn't have arrived for the birthday
Perfect for what I wanted to show off my board in the bar area on the wall...
Good way to keep board out of the way.
Used these brackets to hang surf, snow, kite, and skate boards. Loved it for all of these boards. Installation was relatively easy. Hardest part is making sure the brackets are level.
Simple. Strong. And, as promised, they disappear, so the board is what you are featuring. Thanks guys!
The mount was easy to install and sturdy. It is also a good aesthetic for the room it is installed in. Win/Win.
These were small, easy to install, great color and perfect fit for the board! Will be buying more for my sons snow board as well!
Easy to mount, securely holds board, and looks great. Awesome product!
Perfect for hanging up a board! Simple to install too!
I've had two sets of these for over 2 years and I even successfully moved with them. I keep my favorite boards on the rack so the trust is definitely there and I like the minimalist style because I want to show off my boards not my rack.
Easy to install. Holding up my 9' 6" longboard and keeping it off the floor.
I love my Surfboard rack! It really helped me organize my stuff!
These hooks made the displaying of my daughter's board awesome. It took no effort to install. The hooks are padded and sturdy. Love the product.
Needed these brackets to hang an all white decorative board! I chose the matte silver looks great! Super easy to level and install - took about 10 min start to finish. Putting new fins on the board took the longer;)
It seems fine holding my 10' longboard
Great product! Took less than 3 minutes to hang and my board fits perfectly. Would absolutely recommend to a friend.
I was looking to display a board at my office. After shopping around, I learned that many of the mounting brackets extend out way too far. This one provides enough space to hang the surfboard but doesn't interfere with the aesthetic. Great, simple design.
We bought one pair to try out and they were so easy to install and work so well, we bought 5 more pairs to mount the rest of our surfboards. They display the board beautifully and securely.
I have a 10' long board, and these brackets are perfect. I'm really stoked on the discrete design and ease of install. Exactly what I was looking for.
My prize Juan Rodriguez long board now looks great on walk above the sofa. Thanks!
Exactly what I was looking for - super happy with my purchase.
Arrived days before expected and I think it's going to be just what we wanted.
It's a great design and easy to hang it up. For what you get it's very inexpensive, it was just what I was looking for. Thanks
Excellent customer service and excellent product thank you!
My buddy and I set up part the simple board racks after a few drinks. Once we revisited the project, we realized our disastrous job and were able to cover up a pretty big hole in the wall with the racks. Now my roommate will never know that I destroyed the wall because my awesome board is hanging safely on the wall. This is a decoration piece as the board is damaged. Couldn't be happier.
It's good, my Stick is up off the floor. Bye dog dings.
I purchased the rack for my son's 7ft surfboard. After measuring to find the studs in the wall, I placed the rack with no problems. Totally works!!
This product isn't bad for the money, but I was disappointed to see that the high density felt doesn't cover the entire width of the rack. This would be fine if the edge of your board is a straight line. But because the board is curved, you may find your board resting on the metal edge of the rack. So watch your spacing when you mount them on the wall. The further apart they are, the more intense the effect becomes. Looking at the photo example, you can see what I mean. The mount near the tail of the board is most certainly metal against board on the inside edge. At first it might be fine, but over time, the felt will compress and issue will be more pronounced.
We ordered 3 sets for our great room and we LOVE them!! They are sturdy and they hold the boards perfectly! I would highly recommend this product.
Also, it was easy to order through this company AND we got the package within days of ordering.
We will definitely be ordering more products from this company in the future!
We received our naked surfboard racks last week, and they are fantastic. We'd searched high and low in Australia but couldn't find anything suitable to display our recycled board painted by a local Indigenous artist. Your racks are perfect, and arrived quickly and safely.
I am using this rack for a short board that is a soft top and it leaves small indents in the board...I might need to buy something to provide additional padding for it.
Product was delivered quickly, easy to install and shows off all the details of the surfboard my dad made with its minimalist design. Very happy with quality and look. I ordered the black finish and again am very pleased! Mahalo !!
Liked it so much I bought a second set
Easy to hang--perfect-reasonably priced~Really good description.
Bought it for my hubby's boards and it was perfect. It has the fury thing inside so it takes care of the board while holding it against the wall... We could fit two boards in one pair of hooks cuz use an outside wall it we had issues attaching the screws (not drywall) but we recommend a pair for a board...
Did the job and can barely see the racks. They were hung up upside; however when the wind blows they will fall off so looking for someway to secure them, might get another pair to put on the top side to see if that works.
Worked perfect, was exactly what I was looking for and price was very good!
I bought this rack for a 9.3 board, It is sturdy and handles the weight fine. Be careful though if you are purchasing for a board with lots of rocker, My board is resting almost straight up and down, kinda precarious. I would recommend a rack that extends further out from the wall.
My surfboard looks amazing hanging on the wall. I feel like I get more use now that it's decoration while it's not in the water!
Would recommend
Exactly what I was looking for in price and function. Very sturdy and easy to hang. Bought one for my paddleboard too.
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The mount itself is great. My one complaint would be that the plastic screw anchors suck - which are optional and to be used if your are mounting into drywall instead of a wall stud. The instructions say that only a screwdriver is needed for installation, so the hole's do not need to be pre-drilled. First I made a hole with the wood screw before placing the anchor. Once the anchor started to get difficult to turn, it twisted and broke. Since there was no longer a top to it, I had no way to take the bottom half out of the wall. When I tried another anchor, it started just spinning and stopped drilling deeper. I went ahead and took it out and mounted the rack without the anchors. So far the mount is plenty sturdy. My board is 6'3", not sure how much it weighs though.
These are handy small and easy to put up and show the board well. Easy to store a board that you use every week :)
I bought this for my daughter. We are remodeling her rooms d she is going to hang her board above her bed. Almost like a head board.... This is a simple , affordable and useful product...
Bought this as a holiday gift for my brother...he loves it! Perfect idea for someone who is looking for a great way to store surf boards!
This is my second set -- bought to display custom boards (shaped by my father, for my 2-year old child). Because our boards are really sentimental artworks, the boards have become a focal point of the house - and these racks are exactly as described: secure yet minimalist, so as not to distract from the beauty of the boards. Very happy! Would (and did) buy again!
Easy to install. Simple design. Not only saves space but turns board into wall art.
Very happy with the rack. Just what I was looking for.
These puppies hold my board up excellently! I highly recommend them. They are easy to install and don't harm your board.
Ordered this rack on a Sunday and was putting it up by Thursday in my garage. It's works exactly as described: minimal but functional.
Installation is pretty easy. I had to use a power drill for one of the racks but the other one I was able to manually install with a screwdriver.
Board slides right on and looks great hanging in my garage. Easy access to it every weekend and easy to put it up after each outing. Great value for the money and really does show off the board.
I've got a 9.6 ft longboard and it sits perfectly on it. Whenever I get a shortboard I'll order another rack just like it to display/store that board.
Would highly recommend this if you're looking for a simple way to store and display your board.
Fast delivery, easy to install, amazing product! My old board looks sick on my wall!
Best bang for the buck!you can actually put two boards on one of these racks(2eps short boards)strong,simple,good looking rack w/ easy install....
Easy to hang on the wall. Definitely want to mount them in studs. Not sure why they give you sheet rock anchors when directions say to mount in studs.
Ordering was easy. Shipping was prompt. Installation was quick.
This rack was super wasy to install and looks great!
Love the new surfboard rack. Attractive and easy to install... Thanks!!!
Love there new surfboard rack. Attractive and easy to install...
Very cool! Really easy to install
Just what I needed. Thought it was going to be lower quality because the price was so low but this seems plenty sturdy enough for my surfboard.
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Furniture and Its Importance
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Sleek Garden of Eden i-Divine Palette
The news of a new Sleek MakeUP palette is always welcome here – I love this brand for its fair pricing and incredible colour pay-off.
Meet the Garden of Eden i-Divine palette, launching in February. The snakey packaging is limited edition for the first run so if you're swayed by that, you'll need to get it sooner rather than later because later palettes will have the usual black outer casing.
Inside, it's all jungle inspired colours; earth browns and deep greens with a splash of purple (I'm sure that's in the jungle somewhere!) and names such as Paradise On Earth and Eve's Kiss. Naming these colours must be so much fun! I know there's a palette winging its way to me so I'll get swatches up as soon as I can.
*all products are sent to me as samples from brands and agencies unless otherwise stated. Affiliate links may be used. Posts are not affiliate driven.
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Ooh. I love Sleek palettes and no doubt this will be finding its way into my covetous paws.
Ooooh that does look lovely! Very wearable too. Their celestial palette looked a bit too partyish for my liking.
Really like the look of the colours, will have to see swatches before I decide but I do love Sleek so probably will get it.
Loooks super interesting.. cant wait for the swatches 😀
As soon as there's a new Sleek Palette I really feel like I need to buy it. Not sure if I'd wear the green's but the purpley/brown colours are loooovely! Xx
I'm not a big fan of palettes but I do love the colours in there.
Its like they are reading my mind. I've been wanting more green eyeshadows but couldn't find any that grabbed me in the cheapy section of boots
Can't wait to get my hands on this palette. Love Sleek! x
Nice! My favourite colour combination at the moment is purple and green!
I'm not sure about greens but those brown tones, Yes!
Those colours look lovely! 🙂
Terri xoxo
At last! Something to look forward to in the new year. Love Sleek and defo will be getting this palette! Can't wait for the swatches and some up close pics 🙂
Love it the packaging alone has sold it for me.
Sleek make up does it again, love the colour combinations and the pigment pay off is always good. Those greens look amamzing!
The green shades in this palette are amazing!
The packaging is gorgeous all by itself. I love mineral based makeups, and I think these jungle colours would be perfect to take from spring into summer with a bit of pizzaz!
Love Vicky
I'm still yet to try Sleek, this palette looks gorgeous!
Love sleek palettes! not sure whether to get this one though as I don't often wear greens, I will need to check out the swatches first 😀 x
MUST GET THIS NOW!! Then I realise that I never wear green eyeshadow and rarely wear purple. Hmm… Will wait and see if the swatches persuade me.
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I don't think it depends on the detail level of the requirements, but on the testability of the requirements themselves.
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2019 National Youth Fishing Association Tournament Entry Form
Missouri Middle School Division
Anglers must be registered to enter
Join NYFA here
NYFA, has compiled a set of rules that have been compiled from the laws of the State of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, and standard rules set forth by the bass tournament industry. Below are the addresses to obtain the proper rules and regulations to conservation and Boater Safety. NYFA will strictly enforce these rules.
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This is the first Alf Prøysen book I have ever read and it was a delightful read, nothing deep, stories about a little lady who shrinks at the least inopportune moments, and whose clothes intriguingly enough shrink with her which is very convenient. The Norwegian author, Alf Prøysen, was born back in 1914 and sadly only lived to be fifty-six. He was well known for his children's books as well his contributions to the music and television industries. Mrs Pepperpot, the protagonist, lives with her husband Mr Pepperpot on a hillside in Norway. The main story in this book revolves around a car ride with Mr Pepperpot searching for some interesting activities in which to partake. Whilst he is muddling through these, Mrs Pepperpot is busy collecting stray animals, all of whom rescue her during her shrinking episodes. The stories don't require a great deal of brain power to decode, but they are intriguing and obscure enough to keep you reading. To my way of thinking, students who enjoy the adventures of Pipi Longstocking and Enid Blyton books, may well find the Pepperpot series of interest.
This blog contains reviews and comments on children's books which I own, have read, and would like to share. I look for books at markets and opportunity shops. They are cleaned up, covered and read. Then I take them to the classroom for students to read. Students can borrow the books at any time. Many books are also from my personal library, especially the Youth Fiction. Students can preview some of them on this blog. Now, I am also on the lookout for great new releases for my grandson Archie.
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NEW YORK — Punk — that howl of rage and despair from London's mean streets that dressed up fantastically as it grew into a sociological phenomenon — has finally found its place uptown.
Forty years on, punk will be the subject of a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, details of which were announced on Monday.
Against a backdrop of torn and safety-pinned outfits, including lewd T-shirts from Vivienne Westwood with Malcolm McLaren, and upscale styles from Zandra Rhodes and Gianni Versace, the display traced the raw to the refined.
"I think it's great — the embrace of the range and breadth of culture, as in art," said Thomas P. Campbell, the Met's director, while Andrew Bolton, curator of the "Punk: Chaos to Couture" show that opens May 9, talked about the "promise, purpose and prospect" of a street style that grew from a culture of "no future."
How neatly the rise of punk from low life to uptown fits into New York's winter 2013 season — while many shows are held in the city's downtown areas, especially Milk Studios near the West Side Highway, the spirit is anything but edgy.
Carolina Herrera — always a classy fashion figure — used a collaboration with the London Contemporary Orchestra to create a soundtrack of "Capriccio for Carolina" at her elegant show on Monday.
By the time Tommy Hilfiger, onetime designer to the hip-hop music crowd, had done his rendition of Ivy League meets Savile Row (by way of Harry Potter's Hogwarts school), it was clear that upscale is in fashion.
Ironically, it was Diane Von Furstenberg, looking back at her wild 1970s hippie deluxe years with an invitation titled Glam Rock, who came nearest to a sense of sartorial rebellion.
Americans may not have voted last November for a full-on move to the right, but designers seem to be looking that way. Derek Lam, one of the rare figures to focus on American sportswear, talked about "hidden elegance" back to the streamlined looks of the designers Halston and Zoran.
The Carolina Herrera show was elegant, refined and not at all over-the-top operatic — even if lush panels of fur in jeweled colors dressed up narrow tailored outfits and slender gowns.
To her faultless cutting and penchant for perfection, Ms. Herrera added tweaks of the imagination, a hint of the 1940s and of the old Orient, offering a perfume of a decadent Chinese past. But the designer's skill is to make her spiky digital flowers and graphic patterns seem contemporary for the wealthy across the world.
In the great flow of polite clothing, the Diane Von Furstenberg look came as a visual shock. Bright colors! Bold patterns! Animal print platform sandals! And models smiling, for heaven's sake!
In this trip down memory lane, the DVF wrap dress had its moment again, the sash tied slightly higher, but still the body-conscious shape on which the designer built her name and fame. Add soft pants, glinting with gilt and glowing with glamour, and it was as though the Yves Saint Laurent glory days of the 1970s were back onstage.
The problem with nostalgia is that it often means more to its instigator than to the rest of the crowd — especially in fashion. Hence the designer sashaying down the runway, dancing like Studio 54 still had open doors, and looking fabulous in her own designs. As she put it in her show notes, "life is a party" — but maybe not to the rest of the indebted, struggling world.
The set installed for the Tommy Hilfiger show was a masterpiece: a backdrop of painted library books resting drunkenly on the shelves and a wall with coats of arms, all dedicated to the designer.
With this grandeur, no wonder that Prince of Wales check was the favorite among many True Brit styles, which also included dogtooth, small or bold, and often used altogether on coats, jackets and shorts. The checks were even abstracted and used to pattern blouses.
It was all a bit much — yet well executed and sophisticated with individual pieces, almost entirely outerwear. The checkered floor gave yet another dimension to the graphic grid of the collection. And a smiling Mr. Hilfiger, taking his bow in a madras check jacket revealed his inspiration: "Tommy Nutter," he said, referring to the tailor of the Swinging London years who made aristocratic looks hip and chic.
The Derek Lam look was an interesting mix of streamlining and craft, which meant sleek capes and well-cut pants interspersed with subtle patchworks on a bodice or a lace effect on the skirt. Wool fringe dangling from skirt hems added to the suggestion of California homespun handiwork in the 1970s.
The different elements, including leather and furs, were worked subtly together, with a final Halston-style long dress with a cape back underlining classic American modernism teamed with streamlined sportswear.
Thakoon played a delicate game with uptown looks. One came with the opening idea of dresses inset with lace panels or decorated with the recurring motif of a dragonfly. The other story was fur, used as panels at the front of an outfit, as though a smart young thing had pulled an old fur stole out of granny's closet and wrapped it over the chest. It made for a pleasing collection without any strong point of view.
"Soft and strict," Zac Posen said backstage, joshing with models as they swished in dresses that spread at the hem from a taut body line. The designer is more of a decorator than an architect, but with an artistic sense of color that mixed juicy orange with purple or embellished a canary yellow dress with embroidery.
Showing in the Plaza Hotel, Mr. Posen fortified his position as an uptown designer. And if there are still balls to dress for and days when a beige coat with a full swing back is going to score over a nylon puffa jacket, the designer is ready to go.
With e-commerce a hot topic in the fashion world and digital prints a modern look, the multicolored computer-generated vision of New York projected at the DKNY show seemed full of promise. Yet there was a yawning gap between the dramatic digital imagery and the earthbound clothes in the collection.
Even the camel and black tailoring or the black leather at the start of the show seemed at odds with the eye-popping colors on screen. And although there were bold animal prints played in scale on a computer, there was little in the game of hard-and-soft, like a tailored coat teamed with a wisp of fluttering chiffon, to link this collection of wearable separates to the energetic wired world.


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I'm a veteran jazz funker living in the leafy suburbs of London and have been listening and collecting soul, dance and jazz for the past 45 years and is a very important part of my life. Inspired by listening to some of the great tracks, mixes and re-edits that are currently out there I figured I should do something with all the music I have amassed and which I love and adore
I started remixing in August 2011though never intentionally set out to be a 'remixer' and it was purely curiosity that led me on this journey. I don't class myself as a remixer….more a wannabe producer with ideas above his station!
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Dickens and the Late Victorians
Selections from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection
an Exhibition
February 18, 2012 – March 1, 2012
curated by
Petra Clark and Mark Samuels Lasner
Ye dirty old man: a legend of Bishopsgate, reprinted from Household words, conducted by Charles Dickens. [London]: D. D. Cellars, [1870 or later].
Allingham, the Anglo-Irish poet and diarist, was a friend of Dickens and an occasional contributor to Household words, the weekly magazine Dickens edited from 1850-1859. The earliest version of his poem, "The Dirty Old Man," was published there in 1852. In his 1877 collection titled Songs Ballads and Stories, Allingham appended a note on the poem explaining the origins of "Dirty Dick":
A singular man, named Nathaniel Bentley, for many years kept a large hardware shop in Leadenhall Street, London. He was best known as 'Dirty Dick' (Dick for alliteration's sake, probably), and his place of business as 'the Dirty Warehouse.' He died about the year 1809. The verses accord with accounts respecting himself and his house. Some twelve of fifteen years ago [Allingham's manuscript annotation remarks that this would have been about 1860] I saw a placard in the window of a coffee-house in Leadenhall Street, --'Formerly the residence of the celebrated Dirty Dick.' But the original house had then been made into two. A woodcut of Dirty Dick's shop is given in Willis's Current Notes. 'The Dirty Old Man,' and 'The Schoolfellows' (p. 295), were first published in Mr. Dickens's Household Words, and I believe had the honour of suggesting to the great novelist something in Great Expectations and in A Tale of Two Cities respectively.
Portrait of the artist. Pencil, crayon, and charcoal, [1894].
The John Lane collection of original drawings by Aubrey Beardsley . . . November. 22, 1926. New York: Anderson Galleries, 1926.
One would not immediately associate Aubrey Beardsley, who epitomized Decadence in 1890s London, with Charles Dickens. But like everyone else growing up in the late Victorian period, he was of course familiar with the novelist's works. Beardsley's drawing, Xmas Eve at Dingley Dell, depicting a scene from Pickwick Papers, first reproduced in this catalogue of publisher John Lane's collection, was one of several youthful illustrations to Dickens. We might take issue with the catalogue entry's claim that the work "points" to the artist's mature manner. The self-portrait, a recent acquisition, shows the artist just as the moment when the famous Yellow Book brought him worldwide fame—and infamy.
A Christmas garland, woven by Max Beerbohm. London: William Heinemann, 1912.
Called by many the best book of parodies in the English language, A Christmas Garland might not have been written if Dickens had not made Christmas a central part of British national culture. In each of the seventeen pieces, Beerbohm brilliantly captured the style and ideas of a different contemporary author—beginning with Henry James, and taking in Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, George Bernard Shaw, and George Meredith, among others—making each write a story or an essay somehow connected to the holiday. In "Dickens," the parody of the Irish novelist George Moore favorably compares the realism of the Christmas scene in Pickwick papers —the only thing by Dickens he has ever read—to the work of Zola and the French Impressionists, the obsessions of Moore's fictionalized autobiographies. Initially presented to Beerbohm's mother, this copy was later embellished with original caricatures when it came back into Beerbohm's possession. The sketch of Moore, apparently showing him listening to the musician Arnold Dolmetsch, is a visual parody, referring loosely to Cezanne's painting, Paul Alexis reading to Émile Zola (1870).
Subscription testimonial to George Cruikshank. [London: The Committee, 1866].
Known as the most famous political humorist of early nineteenth-century Britain, Cruikshank was a prolific book illustrator. He produced some of his best-known work for Dickens, including the illustrations for Sketches by Boz (1836) and Oliver Twist (1838). This testimonial records the donors to a fund established when the artist had fallen on hard times. The president of the committee was John Ruskin, and the list of contributors constitutes a veritable "who's who" of Victorian arts and letters. Among the signers were William Allingham, Robert Browning, Edward Burne-Jones, Gustave Doré, George Du Maurier, Lord Leighton, William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Algernon Swinburne, Alfred Tennyson ("Poet Laureate"), and James McNeill Whistler. One would expect Dickens's name to be included in such an illustrious list. As an article in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance noted:
We have received a circular of the subscription testimonial to George Cruikshank, and we observe one or two unaccountable omissions from the first list of names on the committee—notably those of Charles Dickens and Harrison Ainsworth . . .
The omission was, of course, not "unaccountable." Dickens and Cruikshank were no longer on speaking terms, having long before ended their twenty-year association. Their dispute arose from Cruikshank's claim that he helped write Oliver Twist and was made worse by his becoming a temperance advocate. Dickens, an imbiber of wine and beer, not surprisingly, debunked Cruikshank and his cause in Household Words; at his death in June 1870 Cruikshank pronounced, "One of our greatest enemies gone." This copy of the testimonial belonged to Cruikshank himself, inscribed to him by the secretary of the testimonial fund, Charles Augustus Howell.
The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, with forty-three illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1890.
The Pines. Etching, 1921.
It is likely that among the late Victorians, Dickens had no greater (and more unexpected) admirer than the poet and critic, Algernon Charles Swinburne. A lover of Martin Chuzzlewit in particular, Swinburne was inordinately found of Mrs. Gamp, quoting from her often and, on occasion, translating ordinary language into what can only be called "Gampese." He gave this volume in Chapman and Hall's "Household Edition" to his house-mate, the lawyer and critic, Theodore Watts-Dunton, and it is inscribed "Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton from Algernon Charles Swinburne Marc 25th 1897." In 1913 Watts-Dunton edited a selection of Swinburne's writings on Dickens which included a general survey reprinted from the Quarterly Review and introduction to Oliver Twist, originally commissioned by an American publisher for an expensive set of the novelist's works. Max Beerbohm drew several caricatures of Swinburne and Watts-Dunton after visiting The Pines, their house in Putney, southwest London. This etching, based on one of the illustrations to Rossetti and His Circle (1922), is the only original print he made and one of three known examples.
London: a pilgrimage. London: Grant & Co., 1872.
By 1872, the French artist, illustrator, and engraver, Doré had become famous for his masterful illustrations of the Bible (version published in English in 1866) and dark epics like Dante's Inferno, Milton's Paradise Lost, and Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Jerrold, a contributor to Dickens's magazines, was less well known; a journalist and occasional playwright and novelist, he was Paris correspondent for several newspapers. London, their great collaboration, enjoyed enormous commercial success, but many contemporary critics considered the depiction of the city to be unflattering and misleading. Doré focused so heavily on the slums, particularly in the East End, that his engravings portray a singularly Dickensian version of London in the numerous scenes that feature the urban poor. A reviewer in the Westminster Review (1873) noted that Doré had created "sketches in which the commonest, the vulgarest external features are set down with an unsparing and rigorous hand," yet praised the pathos conveyed. This illustration, titled "Opium Smoking—The Lascar's Room from 'Edwin Drood,'" invokes a famous scene from Dickens's last, unfinished novel. The Dickensian feeling of the book is further underscored in the text, which includes such a glowing description of the novelist's grave in Westminster Abbey that he is turned into an almost God-like figure; Jerrold also recalls Dickens's funeral, which had taken place only two years before.
George Eliot's life as related in her letters and journals; arranged and edited by her husband J. W. Cross. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1885.
George Eliot. Pencil, [ca. 1878].
This biography, produced by Eliot's husband shortly after her death, was meant to lend a certain respectability to her rather colorful life. Comprised mostly of personal writings, George Eliot's Life includes references to her association with Dickens: she variously comments on seeing him speak, having him over for dinner, being asked to contribute to All the Year Round, and reflecting on his sudden death. Perhaps the most interesting interaction between the two novelists is found in the first letter Dickens wrote to Eliot after she sent him a copy of Scenes from Clerical Life. Reproduced here, the letter playfully addresses Eliot as "My Dear Sir"—though he also shrewdly observes the "womanly touches in those moving fictions"— and commends the "extraordinary merit" of her work. This set of the three-volume first belonged to Henry James, a Dickens enthusiast, who reviewed the work in the Atlantic Monthly (May 1885, reprinted in Partial Portraits,1888).
Vagrant verses. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1886.
Dickens was instrumental in furthering the careers of a great number of other authors. One of those he encouraged was Rosa Mulholland, born in Belfast in 1841, who first intended to be an artist. Mulholland gained some attention for a poem published in Punch with illustrations by John Everett Millais, but it was only after Dickens printed a story, "Not to Be Told at Bed-Time," in All the Year Round, that she decided to become a professional writer. Mulholland and Dickens became good friends and with his help she completed a novel about a young woman artist, Hester's Story (serialized in All the Year Round). Much of Mulholland's fiction had supernatural themes—shades of The Haunted Man and A Christmas Carol—localized to her native Ireland. As Lady Gilbert (her husband was Sir John Gilbert, the antiquary and librarian of the Royal Irish Academy) she travelled in cultivated Irish circles, contributing, like Oscar Wilde's parents, to the Irish Monthly. By the end of her long life, Mulholland had published nearly fifty books. This copy of Vagrant Verse bears the inscription "To Lady Wilde with the Versifier's kind regards."
Infelicia. London, Paris, New York: [John Camden Hotten], 1868.
Issued anonymously and posthumously, this volume of verse is the only book by the American actor and writer who was one of the first truly international celebrities. Menken was known for her starring role in Mazeppa (in which she appeared semi-nude in a body stocking); for her mysterious origins (possibly Jewish, African-American, or both); for her multiple marriages; and for her reputed affairs with, among others, Alexandre Dumas père and Algernon Swinburne. Dickens met Menken in London and correspondence ensued. However, the letter reproduced here, in which he appears to accept the book's dedication, is in fact spurious, and was created by combining portions of two legitimate letters.
Forster's life of Dickens, abridged and revised by George Gissing. London: Chapman and Hall, 1903.
George Gissing was profoundly influenced by Dickens and expressed his debt in several works, including Charles Dickens: A Critical Study (1898) and this abridged edition of Forster's seminal biography, intended as a pendant to a multivolume edition of Dickens that was never completed. This presentation copy is inscribed "To my dear mother. George Gissing" and contains two minor corrections by Gissing in the text. Displayed with it is an autograph postcard from Gissing to his mother, Margaret Gissing, [29 June 1903], giving his new address in France.
Father and son: a study of two temperaments. London: William Heinemann, 1907.
Father and Son, a brilliant and surprisingly funny account of youthful rebellion, remains the most famous book by Gosse, a poet and essayist who became librarian of the House of Lords, a close friend of Henry James and Robert Louis Stevenson, and the bête noir of Bloomsbury. His father, Philip Henry Gosse, a member of a fundamentalist sect, the Plymouth Brethren, was a distinguished naturalist whose religious views made him not only an opponent of Darwin, but a stern paterfamilias. In the words of Ann Thwaite, he wished "to protect Edmund from the world, the flesh, and the devil." Concerned with his son's salvation, Gosse senior carefully controlled Edmund's reading—with the result that encountering Dickens for the first time was a truly transformative experience:
. . . although I might not touch the novels of Scott, I was free to read those of Dickens. I recollect that my stepmother showed some surprise at this, and that my Father explained to her that Dickens 'exposes the passion of love in a ridiculous light.' She did not seem to follow this recommendation, which indeed tends to the ultra-subtle, but she procured for me a copy of Pickwick, by which I was instantly and gloriously enslaved. My shouts of laughing at the richer passages were almost scandalous, and led to my being reproved for disturbing my Father while engaged, in an upper room, in the study of God's Word. I must have expended months on the perusal of Pickwick, for I used to rush through a chapter, and then read it over again very slowly, word for word, and then shut my eyes to realize the figures and the action.
I suppose no child will ever again enjoy that rapture of unresisting humorous appreciation of 'Pickwick'. I felt myself to be in the company of a gentleman so extremely funny that I began to laugh before he began to speak; no sooner did he remark 'the sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw,' than I was in fits of hilarity. My retirement in our sequestered corner of life made me, perhaps, even in this matter, somewhat old-fashioned, and possibly I was the latest of the generation who accepted Mr. Pickwick with an unquestioning and hysterical abandonment. Certainly few young people now seem sensitive, as I was, and as thousands before me had been, to the quality of his fascination.
Little did Gosse know that the uncle of his future wife, Nellie Epps, had been the owner of the Bull Inn in Rochester, the scene of the opening scenes in Pickwick Papers. Gosse presented this copy of Father and Son to his friend, the poet and biographer, Austin Dobson.
The children. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1897.
The rhythm of life and other essays. London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893.
Hearts of controversy. London: Burs & Oates, [1917].
Alice Meynell. Woodcut, [1898], from William Archer, Poets of the younger generation: with thirty-three full-page portraits from woodcuts by Robert Bryden. London: John Lane, 1902.
The poet, critic, and editor Alice Meynell was, if not literally, at least figuratively, a child of Charles Dickens. For it was Dickens who introduced her parents, his good friends T. J. Thompson, a traveler and man about town, and Christina Weller, a pianist. The family connection was continued; having known Dickens personally, Meynell wrote an introduction (under the pseudonym Francis Phillimore) to the Dickens Memento, an 1884 reproduction of the auction sale of the contents of Gads Hill Place; her husband, Wilfrid, edited A Dickens Friendship as Told Through His Letters in 1931; and, eventually, Dickens's complete works were published by the Nonesuch Press of their son, Francis, in 1937–1938. References to Dickens turn up in many of Alice Meynell's insightful analyses of Victorian and contemporary texts and topics. In "Children and Burlesque," included in The Children, for example, she discussed Dickens's precocious youngsters and memorable urchins, and in "Penultimate Caricature," the last essay in The Rhythm of Life, Dickens is mentioned among other mid-Victorian humorists. Meynell's most extended commentary, "Dickens as a Man of Letters" (Hearts of Controversy) strongly defended him against those who found in his work a lack of style. Seeing him as a "moral" and "genial," a master of invention with a fine visual sense, she admitted that Dickens "makes savage sport of women." Though Meynell's volumes appeared only three decades after Dickens's death, they illustrated his canonical status in the literary world. The three volumes displayed here are presentation copies: The Children (incidentally with a cover design and illustrations by Charles Robinson, one of the few fin de siècle artists who did not illustrate Dickens) is inscribed to the bibliographer Arthur William Pollard; Meynell gave the large paper copy of The Rhythm of Life to her brother, Henry Thompson, and Hearts of Controversy to her niece, the daughter of her artist sister, Elizabeth Butler.
News from nowhere: or an epoch of rest, being some chapters from a utopian romance. [Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892].
As an artist, writer, designer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris was truly one of the Victorian era's most accomplished "renaissance men." Despite the seeming disparity between his medievalism and Dickens's populism, Morris was actually a great admirer of the novelist. He included Dickens's work in his list of the hundred best books, published in the Pall Mall Gazette in 1886, described them as "immeasurably ahead" of the other "novelists of our generation"; indeed, the only wrong Dickens did, in Morris's eyes, was the "unforgivable" act of "dying before he had finished Edwin Drood," according to his daughter May. Near the end of his life, Morris apparently even harbored hopes that he might print Dickens's novels at the Kelmscott Press. J. W. Mackail's 1899 biography, The Life of William Morris, remarks:
Of Dickens himself [Morris's] knowledge and appreciation were both complete. It is not without value as an illustration of his curiously compounded personality that in the moods when he was not dreaming of himself as Tristram or Sigurd, he identified himself very closely with two creatures of a quite different mould, Joe Gargery and Mr. Boffin. Both of those amiable characters he more or less consciously copied, if it be not truer to say more or less naturally resembled, and knew that he resembled. The 'Morning, morning!' of the latter, and the 'Wot larks!' of the former he adopted as his own favourite methods of salutation.
In Morris's utopian fantasy News from Nowhere, shown here in the Kelmscott edition printed in the Golden type, the characters discuss Dickens and the character of Mr. Boffin from Our Mutual Friend.
Charles Dickens. Watercolor, [ca. 1865].
A miniature portrait of Dickens by his daughter, in a contemporary oval gilt mount and silver-plated frame embossed with ribbons, flowers and butterflies. Kate Dickens's first husband, Wilkie Collins's brother Charles Allston Collins, died three years after Charles Dickens in 1873. She subsequently married Charles Edward Perugini, a painter. Kate was herself an artist; exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1877, she specialized in genre paintings and portraits. This watercolor of her father is undated, but presumably drawn from life.
A tour round my book-shelves. [Edinburgh]: Private printed for the author, 1890.
Odds and ends at Foxwold: a guide for the inquiring guest, illustrated by J. B. Backhouse Pym. [Edinburgh]: Privately printed by Ballantyne, Hanson, & Co., 1887.
While many took up collecting Dickens and Dickensiana few did so with as much fervor as the lawyer and occasional author, Horace N. Pym. His obituary in The Times described him as "reverencing Charles Dickens, and all that pertained to him" and the family country house, Foxwold, in Kent, contained many relics of the author, displayed amidst a catholic and curious gathering of art, objects, books, and manuscripts which ranged from a portrait of Richelieu to Japanese pottery. Not only was there"in nearly every room a different and complete set of his blessed works can be found," but the "book-room" contained proper reigns a set of all his has written in their original issues." Special treasurers included Dickens's drinking cup (a gift from Mary Hogarth), the check paid by John Forster to the Dean of Westminster Abbey to cover the cost of Dickens's grave, an extra-illustrated copy of Pickwick Papers, several important letters, and a drawing of Dickens at age twenty-five by Samuel Laurence. (The Laurence portrait is at the center in the view of the drawing-room reproduced in Odds and Ends at Foxwold, an elaborate catalogue of the house's contents.) Interestingly, Pym's closest friend among writers was Thomas Anstey Guthrie, ("F. Anstey"), whose illustrated novels and stories imitated, not always very successfully, Dickens's style and humor.
Preferences in art, life, and literature. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1892.
Millais and his works. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1898.
With the start of his editorship of Household Words Dickens tried his hand at criticism of contemporary art. In this collection of essays, the much later critic Harry Quilter revisits and reproduces the complaints of painter William Holman Hunt concerning the oft-mentioned (yet rarely fully-cited) spat between Dickens and the mid-nineteenth-century artists known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, of which Hunt was a founding member. The quarrel began in 1850 with Dickens's vitriolic attack on the (at the time) hyper-realistic depiction of the Holy Family in John Everett Millais's painting, Christ in the House of his Parents:
In the foreground of that carpenter's shop is a hideous, wry-necked, blubbering, red-headed boy in a bed- gown; who appears to have received a poke in the hand, from the stick of another boy with whom he has been playing in an adjacent gutter, and to be holding it up for the contemplation of a kneeling woman, so horrible in her ugliness, that (supposing it were possible for any human creature to exist for a moment with that dislocated throat) she would stand out from the rest of the company as a Monster in the vilest cabaret in France, or the lowest gin-shop in England.
Dickens published further negative reviews of the PRB in The Times, prompting John Ruskin to write a polemical defense of the young artists. Although the quarrel faded from memory—there is, for instance, no reference to it in M. H. Spielmann's 1898 biography of Millais, which reproduces the offending painting—Holman Hunt still felt injured. In his 1905 autobiography, Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he expressed regret that he and his associates failed to secure Dickens's approval: "Who is there among his admirers, of whom I am heartily one, that would not wish he had never written the cruel and foolish words in question?"
Autograph collecting: a practical manual for amateurs and historical students. London: L. Upcott Gill, 1894.
Scott was the Rector of Swettenham in Cheshire and apparently an avid collector of autograph letters. This guide promised to provide "Ample information on the Selection and Arrangement of Autographs, the Detection of Forged Specimens, &c., &c. to which are added numerous facsimiles for study and reference and an extensive valuation table of autographs worth collecting." Among the "autographs worth collecting" was that of Dickens, then considered a "modern" author, to whom Scott devotes an entire page of facsimiles that illustrate the development of his signature from its earliest form to his "latest style" of 1859.
Literary geography. London: Offices of the "Pall Mall Publications," 1904.
These accounts of writers' homes and haunts, typical of their time and suggestive of the growth of literary tourism, appeared at intervals during 1903 and 1904 in the Pall Mall Magazine. The illustrations in "Dickens-Land" include photographs of Gad's Hill Place and other locations that could be seen by the public, if not visited. Sharp gave this copy to the American writer Thomas A. Janvier, who, with his wife Catherine, was among the few who knew of the author's secret identity as the female Scots novelist and poet, "Fiona Macleod."
Intentions: The decay of lying; Pen, pencil and poison; The critic as artist; The truth of masks. London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1891.
Letters to the Sphinx from Oscar Wilde: with reminiscences of the author by Ada Leverson. [London]: Duckworth, 1930.
Michael Field. Silver gelatin carte-de-visite (likely copy of a platinotype). Bristol, [1884–1889].
Although Wilde referred to Dickens in his writings, notably in "The Critic as Artist" collected in Intentions, he was not a fan—to say the least. Like many of his contemporaries he thought Dickens a relic and disliked his sentimentality. Reviewing (not very favorably) Frank T. Marzials's Life of Charles Dickens in the Pall Mall Gazette in 1887, he wrote:
. . . concerning the "question of Dickens's immortality. If our descendants do not read him they will miss a great source of entertainment, and if they do, we hope they will not model their style upon his.
Katharine Bradley and Edith Cooper, the aunt and niece couple that published poetry and dramas under the name "Michael Field" recorded in their diary Works and Days an "Oscar story," told to them by the artist William Rothenstein:
The kind warder at Reading Gaol thought he might turn his chances to good account—so questioned Oscar as to what he should think of various authors. "Well, sir, there's Dickens?"
"Dickens?" Well, what should one think of him?"
"As he is safely dead you can think what you like."
"And John Strange Winter, is he any good, sir?"
"A charming lady—he is a charming lady. I prefer to talk to her rather than to read his books."
"And now would you tell me about Marie Corelli?"
At last Oscar turned.
"I could bear it no more. I approached him—'Of course there is nothing against her moral character—nothing in the world, you understand that: but as to her books, she ought to be standing here in gaol where I am—and I should be out where she is!"
Wilde's most famous remark on Dickens comes from another recollection of his talk, this time by a close friend, Ada Leverson, the novelist and parodist whom he nicknamed "the Sphinx":
To those who praised Dickens he said, "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing."
The quip has been repeated so often, and in so many different versions and almost never with a source indicated, that it now almost seems apocryphal. Whether Wilde really did say it (Leverson herself was a considerable wit) this must be the best-known single criticism of Dickens. Leverson's Letters to the Sphinx and the photograph of "Michael Field" are accompanied by a first edition of Intentions in which Max Beerbohm has drawn a caricature of the author.
For more information about Charles Dickens, see the University of Delaware's Special Collections exhibition
Dickens at 200: 1812-2012.


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Of course by now you know about that scamp David Letterman making jokes about a Palin girl getting "knocked up" by a player at a Yankees game. Obviously he was referring to 18-year-old Bristol Palin, the famously unwed mother who swears abstinence works…or at least it did until her boyfriend tricked her into playing "Hide Obama in the Cave"…again.
Isn't that cute, she got her Dad's nose and her Mom's brains.
Of course Grandma Palin thinks she sees some political advantage by pretending Letterman was talking about her 14 year old saying she thought it was "a degrading comment about a young woman. And I would hope that people would start really rising up and not accepting this."
I get a special kind of headache reading poor grammar like that. It's almost as though Dubaya was still president.
Palin went on pretending she understood the actual target of the joke saying "it's no wonder girls have such low self-esteem in America when a comedian can make a remark like this."
You know, girls could also have low self esteem because a beauty pageant runner up sporting 4th grade logic and 3rd grade grammar skills was considered the best person the Republicans could find to run for vice president.
So in one deft move Grandma Palin not only pretends baby momma Bristol was not the obvious subject of the joke, but then goes on to needlessly embarrass 14 year old Willow who is only guilty of being born into a family of hypocrites and craven opportunists. It is a truly impressive display of unchecked ambition when someone is willing to throw her own little girl under the bus for some cheap, short term, political points.
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Reese Witherspoon has given birth to baby numero tres.
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This is her first child with Toth. She has a 13-year old, Ava, and Deacon, who's eight, from her first marriage.
Congrats to them.
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Where do I fit in?
The committees are essentially the division of labor when it comes to getting things done. Each has its area of focus and operates with remarkable autonomy, but all are critical to realizing the mission of H/IMA. Each committee is spearheaded by a board member or two, and all of them have volunteer opportunities waiting for you, depending on your interests.
Volunteer Committee
Chair: Sarah Bell
This is the HR department for the entire organization. Simply knowing who our people are and where their talents are most at home is a monumental job. Coordinating individual efforts for the org's many programs compounds the challenge. Making sure we're always providing a valuable experience to our members is where the magic happens.
The Volunteer Committee is a great place for people-people, people with large networks, and people who like to coordinate things.
Programming Committee
Chair: Stephanie Ceritelli
Programming comprises the most tangible aspects of H/IMA's mission–getting our awesome content to our awesome people. Who speaks, about what, and when is at the top of the docket for these busy folks. Packaging up and delivering the information afterward is also critical. New challenges–and new opportunities to meet them–are always coming up.
The Programming Committee is a great place for people with deep subject matter expertise, a large network, and publication skills.
Sponsorship Committee
Chairs: Actively seeking a qualified person
H/IMA is what it is thanks to the involvement of our corporate sponsors–those who support us financially and benefit from their increased exposure to the interactive community. Identifying organizations that would benefit from a partnership with H/IMA, and making sure they're getting a good shake from their involvement, is a critical aspect of our continued success.
Wheelers, dealers, and people with connections who think collaboratively tend to fit well in the Sponsorship Committee.
Chairs: Juan Ortiz
Logistics is responsible for the nuts, bolts, bells, and whistles of our in-the-flesh programs, including (but not limited to) luncheons, mixers, conferences and career fairs. They coordinate venues, food & drink, audio-visual, registration, table arrangements, and everything else that enriches the experience for our participants.
People who like the night life, love people, know a lot of good places to eat and have great taste are a great fit for the Events Committee.
IS Conference
Contacts: Chris Molineaux, Juan Ortiz and Cheryl Shakory
The Interactive Strategies conference is H/IMA's largest event of the year put on through the efforts of each and every one of our Board members. Industry leaders and subject matter experts from across the country descend on Houston to discuss the latest trends, newest technologies and best methods to command a digital audience and grow business. It's a full day of valuable instruction and insight, with a healthy dose of R&R in the shuffle.
Chair: Alex Hancock
The Membership Committee is responsible for growing and maintaining the organization's membership and ensuring they gain benefit from H/IMA. This includes maintaining a continuous dialogue with our audiences and outreach to potential members, as well as identifying interest and skill sets for leadership roles.
Career Fair
Contacts: Cheryl Shakory
H/IMA's annual Career Fair is our way of giving back to Houston businesses and academic partners by bringing together highly qualified digital marketing, design and technology candidates for internships, and entry- to mid-level jobs with companies that have these kinds of staffing needs. Getting involved here is a lot of fun and can give you a lot of exposure with area businesses and local universities.
Marketing and Technology Committee
Marketing Chair: Linda Dang
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People who work on the execution side of marketing do well on the Marketing Committee…designers, optimizers, content developers, strategists, etc.
Social Media Chair: Actively seeking a qualified person
Social media develops and manages our regular social media posts, and is responsible for live streaming and posting content from all of our events.
Technology Chair: Christina Hawkins
"Interactivity" as we know it involves very little old technology. Both our needs and abilities move and grow like a litter of baby rabbits, and keeping on top of it all (i.e. keeping us relevant in our self-proclaimed area of expertise) is a big job. The Technology Committee engineers, builds and maintains the machine that powers the organization: websites, web tools, communication software, and the integrations that make them all work together.
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Contacts: Actively seeking a qualified person
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