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The GOP gubernatorial nominee's latest TV ad features his running mate, state Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, who tries to tie Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear to President Obama.
The television ad follows a web ad Williams' campaign circulated last week, which was critical of Beshear's running-mate, former Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson.
It's a bit ironic that Farmer would appear in one of the final Williams ads, considering that in the lead up to the primary, a string of negative stories about the agriculture commissioner put the campaign on the defensive. But Farmer is also a well-known former college basketball star from the University of Kentucky, and that could help the ticket. A quick glance at the latest polling reveals another reason why we're seeing Farmer, not Williams.
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Louisville Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is one of the biggest names in college football. The fawning attention that comes with such a status can occassionally go to people's heads, but it doesn't seem like that's the case with Bridgewater, who went out of his way to visit a fan named Savannah Price in the hospital after a Twitter request from her boyfriend, Ian Kelley.
@teddyb_h2o my gf @savannahcprice is big fan and she's in UofL hospital about to go through big surgery a visit from you would make her day— Papa Kells (@Kells_Ian) July 2, 2013
Price suffers from Crohn's Disease, and Bridgewater said he'd go into the hospital and see her. "I even told Savannah it's probably like a 10 percent chance he shows up," Kelley said, but Bridgewater wasn't lying.
Teddy visited me! Great guy pic.twitter.com/FPGHNS0D4c— Savannah Price (@savannahcprice) July 8, 2013
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After four years of being an art student and graduating as one, I feel like I've really developed a greater understanding of it than I ever have. And moreso, developed a desire to see more, and way beyond what is purely optical. It took me years to understand the way the artworld works, and how art is perceived in terms of what is acceptable as contemporary, and why solid blue canvasses can be sold for 60 mil.
A recent Old Navy ad came out with Amy Poehler as an art critic and I think it's very funny because it does point out the stereotypes most people have of what high art is: bullshit, highfalutin, eccentric… overpriced… meaningless.. .etc. All of that. I agree that some of those stereotypes are very true. Many artists are full of shit, but I honestly believe that most of them create art with such integrity and so intentionally that the stereotype is really just the perception of people who don't comprehend what it really means to create art.
For example, a few years ago, I hated contemporary art, all of it. I thought it was full of shit. I hated Oldenberg and his boring sculptures. I hated Warhol and all of pop art. Rothko, Mondrian, Pollock, I can literally do everything they can.
But as I continued to learn about art history and read into the rise of contemporary art, it all clicked to me. Yeah, Jackson Pollock literally threw paint onto a piece of canvas that he put on the ground and flicked cigarette butts into, but before Jackson Pollock was popular, all you could really paint and be noticed for in America were like, these western scenes, and portraits. The scope for what was acceptable was so incredibly small. And that is the whole point of every movement in art history— to change what was stagnant, to widen the scope, to question the institution, and to create work that had depth beyond what you can just see and what was previously acceptable. Pollock sort of put America in the art scene. He blew that shit up, yo. Of course, it was somewhat of a coincidence after Europe and the war and not to mention the media fluff, his persona of the emotional cowboy… etc. But that all comes into play.
The end result is when someone buys a Pollock painting for 140 mil (actual price), they're not just buying a giant rag with house paint all over, they're buying a piece of Art History. They're buying one of the moments that lead to "oh shit… we don't have to paint just people any more" and "oh shit.. I see you, America, putting your foot in the art game."
And yes, your kid can make what Jackson Pollock made. But let me tell you, if he hadn't made that first and opened the door a little more, the possibility of art even being anything beyond portraiture or iconographic image wouldn't even be there. And then no, you could never say your kid can make that.
Most artists understand this. Most know the formal elements, history, technique, and understand the rules of having 'no rules'. So when they paint a vase of sunflowers that's already been done and popularized, they know they have to make it really interesting.
Anyway. Yeah, so to me, the contemporary section is now an enjoyable place to walk through because I love looking at work and thinking, "what does this reference", "what does this mean", and most importantly I am able to see the changes that are happening to the field. Granted, in most museums, the contemporary section is a few years old and the institution has already kind of fucked with it, but it's a decent place to start.
So, when people tell me that getting a studio art degree is a waste of time, I laugh. In no universe did I get my degree for someone else. I love art. I love the act of creating something meaningful and personal, I love the potential, and I love the history. It's okay if you don't understand that, but it's kind of like hearing a language you don't speak: just because you don't comprehend the conversation doesn't mean it's invalid. Appreciate what you can- the sound, the rhythm, but don't dismiss it for nonsense because it's not something you own.
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the soft skin with your fist
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I'm so ready to challenge the notion that just because you "weren't like that" when you were a kid that you can be an ass to kids
I'm so ready to challenge the notion that your right to not want children means you don't owe children respect
I'm so ready to challenge the notion that kids deserve anything less than the respect and patience we all wanted as children but were denied for reasons we often simply couldn't understand
I'm SO READY to challenge the notion that being a kid isn't a good excuse to be flawed and that it's a child's fault for not learning, developing, and maturing quickly enough to meet our expectations
I'm so ready to challenge the notion that outright hating kids is anything other than petty
I remember the first time I saw proudly childfree types complaining about other people's "crotchfruit" and "crotch droppings."
Oh, but we're only referring to badly behaved children!
No. Fuck you.
Children have not yet developed your strength, stature, or mental abilities. They have not had time to accumulate your knowledge or experience. They have far fewer legal rights than you do, and other people (who do not always have their best interests at heart) make all their major decisions. Socially, they are often required to treat you with a certain amount of deference for your stunning achievement of successfully breathing for longer than they have.
Expressing open disdain for a dependent class of smaller, weaker, less educated people with far less autonomy than you makes you look like an asshole.
Here are some things we generally accept as dickish:
"Oh, I just don't enjoy being around women. Like, what is there to even talk about with them?"
"I'm not very good with disabled people. I never know how to act around them."
"Please tell me there won't be any recent immigrants there. They just don't know how to behave."
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This is what we see from our living room and kitchen. It is nice to look at while we wash dishes. We are in the process of choosing patio furniture so that we could have gatherings outside.
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This remodeled master bath was designed so that the shower and the tub are in a wet area. The tile stripes gradually get narrower as the go toward the ceiling and the etched stripes in the shower glass line up with the tiles. The tub is filled by a spout in the ceiling.
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I completely changed my former 70's SHAG carpeted, master bathroom which was in really SAD shape when I moved in! I tore out the carpet and replaced it with simple white ceramic floor tiles. I gutted the dated one sink vanity and the GIANT wooden and etched glass mirror above it. I replaced it with a modern maple wood vanity with green glass countertop, two modern square sinks, new nickel fixtures/faucets, and matching dual mirror medicine cabinets. I bought a brand new toilet (the old one was ancient and had a WOODEN toilet seat! YUCK!!), gutted the old plastic shower and replaced it cool 2x2 slate tiles and new glass shower doors, & new showerhead.
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Friday, April 4, 2014
The wall at Farringford, where it was shaped to allow views from the kitchen garden.
A GARDEN love affair was re-kindled back in 1987 by my wife.
She bought me the book, The Victorian Kitchen Garden, which sprang from that brilliant BBC programme featuring retired head gardener Harry Dodson and the part his knowledge played in bringing the walled garden at Chilton in Berkshire back to life.
His memories of the ancient gardening arts and of Chilton being a vibrant and productive place abuzz with activity were woven into a programme which charted the garden's return to some semblance of what it once was using techniques of a bygone age.
It dripped atmosphere and nostalgia, and I determined I would create such a garden, a special enclosed place to which I could retreat — where I could potter away my autumn years.
But, it never happened.
Life works in mysterious ways and it is one of my regrets — and I have a few — the opportunity came but at the wrong time — it's already pretty late in the summer season if not positively autumnal.
However, the positive from not having a walled garden of our own was that, over the years, I was encouraged to visit countless examples of those created by other folk — from the mere shadows of what they once were to those seemingly preserved in aspic.
Hence, when I learned the IW Gardens Trust (IWGT) had secured Heritage Lottery funding to make a detailed study of walled kitchen gardens on the Island, it struck a real chord.
It is part of the silver jubilee celebrations of the Island trust, which aims to be an 'impartial friend' of our historic parks and gardens to further their conservation.
There will be research, recording and analysis of the findings by the band of volunteers, events and it will end with a publication to better inform the Island about this particular aspect of our heritage.
It has already turned up some surprising results. Helen Thomas, who chairs the IWGT's, conservation committee, explained: "Walled kitchen gardens can be magical places, full of scent and with bees buzzing on a hot summer's afternoon.
"They are also now recognised as an important part of both garden and social history.
"Many still provide physical evidence of what life used to be like and give us a glimpse into the past, but until now nobody has made a comprehensive study of them on the IW.
"This year, the trust, aided by a Sharing Heritage grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, is remedying this with its Walled Kitchen Gardens Project.
"We are also lucky to have the help of author Susan Campbell, a leading authority on walled kitchen gardens, who will be visiting the Island this month to give two free talks, which are open to the public.
"Any mention of walled kitchen gardens and everyone immediately thinks of the splendidly restored example at Osborne and those at other large country houses.
"Many of these date from the 18th century but even more were built between 1800 and 1900 when the Island was growing in popularity, not only as a good place to live, but also to retire to or have a summer holiday home.
"The walled kitchen garden was not only practical for providing fresh produce, it also became a 'must have' status symbol for anyone with enough money to build one, fit it out with glasshouses and pay the gardeners.
"To provide fruit, vegetables and flowers for a family and their staff all year round was labour intensive.
"The walled kitchen garden was not only an orderly and decorative place for its owners to stroll with their friends, it was also where many people went to work every day.
"The IWGT Walled Kitchen Garden Project has started by trying to find out just how many of these gardens were built on the Island and when they were constructed.
"Before work started, the best guess was about 30 but by looking at hundreds of old Ordnance Survey maps at least 90 have been identified; 60 per cent built between 1800 and 1875.
"The IWGT has also put together a lot of information on things such as size, shape and orientation, which will make it possible to compare our walled gardens with the rest of England. Was the IW different from the rest of the country? Well, possibly.
"National research carried out by English Heritage has shown the usual size of a walled kitchen garden was about three quarters of an acre and that anything larger is uncommon.
"On the IW, more than 40 per cent were bigger than three quarters of an acre. The reason why the Island seems to have been different from the mainland is one of many things the IWGT will be looking into during the project.
"The trust would also like to find the oldest surviving walled kitchen garden on the Island but this might prove a bit tricky.
"The earliest detailed maps for the whole Island are the unpublished Ordnance Survey plans dating from 1793 and for more information the IWGT will need to find earlier estate maps or other documentary evidence.
"The IW Record Office has a lot of documents, which will help the search, but if anyone has other information on the age of a particular walled kitchen garden built before 1793, the IWGT would love to hear from you.
"One thing the Island may have in common with the mainland is many of our walled kitchen gardens have been totally destroyed — or have they?
"The kitchen garden at Steephill Castle in Ventnor was certainly an early casualty when a railway station was built on top of it in about 1900, but it was replaced with a new walled garden in another part of the castle grounds.
"Like a lot of other walled gardens, this second garden has now been developed for housing but clues may still remain.
"Over the spring and summer, volunteers will be out around the Island looking for evidence of former walled gardens and contacting owners to ask if they can visit those that survive.
"The aim of the project is to create an inventory of all the walled kitchen gardens built on the Island and to tell their stories.
"We already know one became a home for tropical birds and was subsequently restored by Steve and Phillippa Lambert. Another was turned into a scrapyard.
"Everyone on the Island is welcome to get involved by joining the band of volunteers.
"In addition to the talks by Susan Campbell, the project includes garden visits and workshops.
"In the autumn, exhibitions are planned around the Island so the history of our walled kitchen gardens can be shared with as many people as possible."
Next Friday, April 11, Susan Campbell will be giving a talk on The History of Walled Kitchen Gardens at 6pm at Ventnor Botanic Garden. The next day, there will be a further talk at 10.30am in the Anthony Minghella Theatre at Quay Arts, Newport, where her topic will be Walled Kitchen Garden Detective Work.
These events are free of charge but places are limited and must be booked in advance. To book, or for any other information about the IWGT Walled Kitchen Garden Project, e-mail email@example.com or phone 616027.
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Two of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino, have losing records in the NFL Playoffs. Should quarterbacks be punished for poor performance in the postseason? Or is the fact that Manning has started in 20 Playoff games, the fifth most all time, a good enough reason to make him one of the best playoff quarterbacks of all time?
How does one decide between Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, who both won a record four Super Bowls each? Does their win totals or appearance totals separate the two? Several current NFL quarterbacks appear on this list. This year's playoffs could change the position of at least one in years to come. Would a third Super Bowl victory from Eli Manning or Ben Roethlisberger move them into the all time greatest discussion?
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10. Roger Staubach
NFL Playoffs Record: 11-6
Super Bowl Record: 2-2
Roger Staubach led the Dallas Cowboys to four Super Bowl appearances. Staubach ranks in the top ten for NFL Playoff appearances and wins.
9. Brett Favre
NFL Playoffs Record: 13-11
Super Bowl Record: 1-1
Brett Favre only won a single Super Bowl, despite a 20 year NFL career. Favre did guide the Green Bay Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in Super Bowl XXXI and XXXII. However, in the NFL Playoffs, Favre always seemed to have a team there. He guided the Packers and Minnesota Vikings to 24 Playoff appearances. Prior to the 2013 NFL season, Favre held the record with 24 Playoff games started. Tom Brady will match that record on Sunday and has a chance to pass it with a win.
8. Ben Roethlisberger
NFL Playoffs Record: 10-4
Super Bowl Record: 2-1
Ben Roethlisberger, current quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has a chance to climb up this list with another Super Bowl victory. Roethlisberger has a career Super Bowl record of 2-1, with wins in Super Bowl XL and XLIII. If Roethlisberger can stay healthy, he can improve on his playoff and possibly Super Bowl record.
7. Jim Plunkett
NFL Playoffs Record: 8-2
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
Despite leading the Oakland Raiders to two Super Bowls, Jim Plunkett is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Plunkett is the only non-active quarterback with two Super Bowl rings that is left out of the HOF. Plunkett guided the Raiders to Super Bowl wins in XV and XVIII. Plunkett also has the second highest win percentage of quarterbacks appearing in 10 or more games. Plunkett had an 8-2 record in the postseason, earning him a spot on this list.
6. Troy Aikman
NFL Playoffs Record: 11-4
Super Bowl Record: 3-0
Troy Aikman helped cement the Dallas Cowboys as America's team during the 1990s. With Aikman, the Cowboys won Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII and XXX.
5. Eli Manning
NFL Playoffs Record: 8-3
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
Eli Manning will always be compared to his brother Peyton and father Archie. However, when it comes to the NFL Playoffs, Eli is in a league of his own. Manning is one of only 11 NFL quarterbacks with two or more Super Bowl rings. Eli has a perfect record in the big game with victories in Super Bowl XLII and XLVI. Manning also has an impressive 8-3 record in all playoff games.
4. Terry Bradshaw
NFL Playoffs Record: 14-5
Super Bowl Record: 4-0
Terry Bradshaw is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Before he was a NFL analyst on TV, Bradshaw was busy winning Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
3. Joe Montana
NFL Playoffs Record: 16-7
Super Bowl Record: 4-0
Joe Montana holds an impressive 4-0 record in the Super Bowl, a feat only accomplished by him and Terry Bradshaw. Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to victory in Super Bowl XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV.
2. Tom Brady
NFL Playoffs Record: 17-6
Super Bowl Record: 3-2
Tom Brady has a chance to add to his impressive numbers during the 2013 NFL Playoffs. Brady passed Joe Montana for most postseason wins with a new record of 17. Brady has been to five Super Bowls, which is tied for the record by a quarterback. If Brady can guide the New England Patriots to the 2013 Super Bowl, he would pass John Elway for the record. Brady has won Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX in his NFL career.
1. Bart Starr
NFL Playoffs Record: 9-1
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
Bart Starr has the highest NFL Playoff winning percentage for quarterbacks in more than three games. Starr is best remembered for leading the Green Bay Packers to victories in Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II. Prior to the creation of the Super Bowl, Starr was 3-1 in NFL Championship games. In his career, Starr posted a 5-1 record in championship games. Hard to argue with that kind of success in the NFL.
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DescriptionAt Three Thistles B&B and Apartment, you will find a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere, gracious hospitality, and simple elegance. Dating back to 1890, Three Thistles is one of the most beautiful historic homes in Mahone Bay, situated in the beautiful South Shore region. Completely renovated in 2000, it retains the original character with touches added for comfort. The location allows for a peaceful visit while being a few minutes walk from the waterfront, with its unique boutiques and dining establishments.
Three heritage churches line the water's edge in Mahone Bay, and the lighted steeple of St. James Anglican Church can be seen from the entrance to the harbour. Hike the Trans Canada Trail that winds its way around the town. Take a boat cruise and enjoy deep-sea fishing and puffin and whale watching.
Travel to Bridgewater for a round of golf at the Osprey Ridge Golf Club, an 18-hole course overlooking Mahone Bay's Islands. Keep travelling to the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg, and immerse yourself in the town's seafaring culture. Visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, the Bluenose II in her home port, and take in the artisans' boutiques, fine seafood establishments, and galleries along the way.
Accommodations include three rooms with queen-size beds and ensuite 3- or 4-piece baths (one with Jacuzzi) as well as one loft apartment with a queen-sized Murphy Bed, 3-piece bath with tub, and a full kitchen. A full breakfast using organic and locally-sourced ingredients is served to guests in the B&B, mindful of special dietary concerns.
The historic home features antiques, handmade quilts, and a relaxed atmosphere. Nova Scotian art and books are available in the guest parlour. Enjoy sitting by the pond in a tranquil garden setting and restore body and mind in the yoga studio. Ecologically responsible products are used throughout.
We are open year-round.
Cancellation policy: Booking-specific.
Facilities / ServicesBilingual/Multilingual staff available
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Yesterday, we talked about the rude things in-laws say to new moms. And hot dog, did lots of you have opinions. So today, we decided to flip the script. Side with the in-laws. Because, after all, at the end of the day, the things our in-laws say to us come from a good place. Most of the time.
Here are 10 rude things new moms say to their-laws.
I can't believe you did X back then. I would never do that. Different times, different people. Lord knows what things you're doing now that will shock your daughter-in-law some day.
Let me do it. Fact: Nobody knows your baby like you. But they're just trying to help. And your child will be fine in your mother-in-law's arms for a half hour.
I could have never been a stay-at-home mom like you. Oof, that's going for the jugular.
Are you sorry you went back to work and missed your kids growing up? Possibly even worse.
I can't believe you didn't breastfeed. Now that's just mean. Surely, your MIL did what she thought was best for her kids.
I can't believe you breastfed for that long. Again, different strokes.
Son/Daughter was fine just a minute ago. Sometimes, babies cry when you pass them along to somebody else. And it can get awkward. No need to make the person feel bad about it.
Just gimme her/him. If baby's crying goes on and on, sure, take him or her back. But give your mother/father-in-law a minute -- just think of how excited you'll be to hold your grandchild.
Did you wash your hands? This is one I'm definitely guilty of. Odds are, your in-laws, or anybody for that matter, won't go to grab your baby after they've been playing in a pile of used hypodermic needles. And if they do, never, ever let them hold your kid.
You're doing it wrong. Immortalized in the movie Mr. Mom, and something nobody wants to hear.
Have you ever said anything rude to your in-laws? Share with the class.
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Guilty but in my defense it's a two way street. I get criticized for not abiding by some rather stale techniques and I gently criticize for those very same opinions and suggestions. A good example is my and my mother's discussion on cloth diapering. She laughed at me, predicting that I'd be disgusted and wouldn't stick with it, I pointed out that the new diapers are specifically designed for ease and convenience not the prehistoric flats, pins and and plastic pants that she's accustomed to. Not that there is anything wrong with going old school but it can be rather tedious,
In my opinion It's give and take. Being a little possessive over your own child is inevitable especially if you have a routine and the other person refuses to abide by it.
I think asking people to wash their hands before handling a baby is reasonable. My FIL does not wash his hands when he goes to the bathroom. I feel like asking him to wash his hands before entering the house!
Yep. I was dealing with the hormones after having her and the inlaws decided to come for a visit from Wisconsin anyway, I told them it was a bad time but those words fell on deaf ears. The stress messed up my milk production and eventually I lost it and I don't remember the exact wording BUT I know there were a lot of four letter ones that came out.
All I can do is say I warned them and hormones are crazy.
asking people to wash their hands is not rude..many people are under the impression they don't have germs.


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I spent part of my day re-watching last season's episodes of Game Of Thrones ahead of season 3's premiere this Sunday night, to reacquaint myself with the series.
And, as I watched, it hit me: I could envision a Game Of Thrones-like fantasy TV series (likely on cable TV as well), but instead of being set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, created by author George R. R. Martin, the many stories would unfold within the several African kingdoms that ruled the pre-colonial continent, before the so-called "Scramble for Africa" in the late 1800s.
And I'm not even referring to those ancient BC empires of Egypt; we don't have to go that far into the past. Between the 1400s and the 1800s there were a number of kingdoms/empires/dynasties that ruled all over Africa - like the Saadi dynasty in Morocco, to the Sultanate of Sennar in Sudan, and the Ethiopian dynasties in the east, to the Oyo, Benin and Ashanti empires all in West Africa, to the Mutapa empire and Zulu kingdom in the south, and so on.
Each of them with their own different clans or lineages, operating under different sets of regulations, whether despotic, or more democratic, ruled by a single king with omnipotent power, or regulated by a collective of elder statesmen - and almost everything else between, with multi-national parts, varied populations and polities, all often existing under a single entity, usually via conquest.
Many of these empires/kingdoms/dynasties existed simultaneously - as contemporaries - but in different parts of the continent.
The story possibilities are endless - like Game Of Thrones, a plethora of characters scattered throughout lands, interweaving several different plot lines, following members of the many noble tribes, the threats of invasion and conquest by other empires, the various interior battles and schemes within each dynasty, all chasing control of the throne; the mythologies, the folklore, the morally ambiguous characters, exploring issues of social hierarchy, religion, civil war, sexuality, crime and punishment, and much more.
It's all there, ripe for the picking - or I should say, filming!
The series doesn't necessarily have to be entirely based on real-life stories. The settings, characters and plot elements could all be inspired by historical accounts, but don't have to be entirely factual.
The stories and characters in Game Of Thrones are inspired by a very broad range of periods in European history; and the same could be done here. It'll be a fantasy series after all, so there'll be some otherworldly, fantastical elements included, which won't be in the history books.
Although I'm certainly not arguing against a series that is based entirely on historical fact either.
I'd just love to see something like this done for the screen, and of course with a similar budget, level of production values and talent (both in front of and behind the camera), etc, and released on a premium cable TV channel as an ongoing series, like Game Of Thrones.
I'd like to believe it would sell, and audiences would watch (and not just black audiences); but given that nothing like this has ever been attempted before, it's a risk that I doubt most with the resources to make something like this a reality, would be willing to take.
Just a quick thought that came to me; maybe someone will run with it... maybe not. Maybe it's already happened, or is about to happen, and I'm just unaware. If you know something I don't know, do share...
Nelie | May 6, 2014 5:53 PM
Yeaaaah !!!! I also thought I was all alone. I'm a French with congolese background and I'm working in a big project starting little by little. I started to write synopsis and little stories for a Tv Serie That would be called Kongo, the Lost Kingdom . The Kingdom of Kongo was just big, I've read books and articles about it and it's just endless. Also I can tell that if one day a real film/ TV show is out it will definitly not be like Game of Thrones and yes it's because of Culture. When you watch a Japanese historical movie there is a strong cultural aspect, Sometimes no love scene, or love story, sometimes short dialogues. And maybe not all Africa but the Bakongo civilization is close to that, Of course I'm trying to create some links to our actual Society but it clearly won't be an Hollywood type of Series. We have so many stories to tell not only about a little girl in a village. We have Kimpa Vita, Or Queen Nzinga but of course the main problem is money. How to pay more that 200 black folks who are going to play in a movie and cameras, costumes, places ect... But I'm not giving up It's going to take some time but It will happen, and bring unity and dignity to lost civilizations. Like Apocalypto, the movie just made me stronger in the thought that we can make an Epic movie or Tv Show and using the truth. I feel like if we start by fiction people won't then take Historical movie seriously. And well apparently they are not yet ... Because, Will Smith just gave up the idea of a black Pharaoh. We can't wait anymore!!!! So glad I'm sharing the same ideas with you guys!!!
nnnn | April 14, 2013 10:29 AM
It is a good idea, but I am not comfortable with it being done by
a non native African. Let me explain why. The Africans on the
continent carry the cultural heritage of the common legacy
of all black people. They have knowledge of the authentic African
essence, where as the mentality of black people in the diaspora
has been nurtured by the societies in which they were raised.
When I have seen depictions of African mythology by Black people
in the diaspora, not only have they looked caucasian, they have
always manifested a need to answer some aspect of white man's
physiology. The beauty in the women is Eurocentric, and they are
therefore depicted with pointed noses and sharp chins. They
miraculously have long hair, and if they are men, braids or dreads
in pony tails. That is not who we are as Africans. That is not how
we look. If this art is the result of ignorance, fine, then seek and
be true to the education that you gain. If it is the result of cultural
bias, you should leave our history alone. We have an identity, and the
last thing we need is its pollution by someone trying to answer white
culture by depicting us in ways we are not.
Already, the drawing above talks about Knights in Songhai... What
Knights in Africa?
Monique a Williams | April 4, 2013 1:07 AM
Black fantasy shows have been on my mind for years. I look forward to seeing that develop, and one day contributing my own to the genre.
QBN | March 28, 2013 8:41 PM
Hell yeah, I'd watch this. Most Fantasy movies (Lord of the Rings etc) are pure White folks, with most of the "evil" races portrayed as darker skinned people. I don't think any Western studio would fund a majority Black fantasy series though..
saadiyah | March 28, 2013 1:54 PM
I LOVE THIS!!! One of favorite genres is fantasy and it pains me to see that there are no or very few stories that features mainly Black characters or set in places that are predominately Black. It's like no one ever fantasizes about Black/African peoples being anything except miserable, suffering, dysfunctional, or simplistic.
OmegaDR | March 28, 2013 11:02 AM
Regardless of what currently exists in the world of Black Fiction, Fantasy/or SciFi, there's always room for more. Having read all the Game of Throne books, it's only very loosely based on European mythos, but also borrows from legends across the world and throughout history.
Scores of highly successful novels and series within the Sword and Sorcery genre have been written from the European perspective.
Go for it. Create your own, NEW worlds or exciting characters and civilizations. Don't let the haters destroy your vision.
Brother G | March 28, 2013 12:12 AM
Brother Tambay,
I did not write what I wrote to push "Sword and Soul" "African Legends," my work or any other genre. I wrote in because you started a discussion about the issue of an African Epic series being done. I thought my background in this area may impart some insight into the matter. For that to be effective folk needed to know that I am in a position to know what I am talking about beyond mere speculation and opinion. We need to move beyond that so I also wrote in to let anyone else who thinks so know that there are others like them.
So back to the issue at hand. The white fantasy fiction genre has always been filled with lies. Lies about the true nature of living in pre- to mideval Europe, lies about who the real invaders and destroyers of nations were and lies about where the real heroes came from. In short, white fantasy fiction is crucial to the European mind so that they can be portrayed as heroes in fantasy lands because in the real world they came from Mordor and they were Sauron.
It has always puzzled me that we don't understand how real integration works: people respect you for your self respect and then come pay for your stuff. And it has to stay in the hands of the folk who created it, or like the 70s black film renaissance (I know Sam Greenlee personally and that is what he called it) which was twisted into Blacksploitation, or hip hop which is now a minstrel show, it will be used against us.
So for that African Fantasy to work it has to be fixed according to African culture, sensibilities and world view, not be black faced Tolkien or Martin. Then it will be embraced by the billion and a half African descended people on this planet and taken seriously like Anime, Kung Fu flicks and Bollywood films on the world stage. As you can tell, I think we have a helluva lot of work to do before we can safely see an epic like this on any screen.
Tambay | March 27, 2013 11:20 PM
I see a link must have been posted on an online "Sword And Soul" bulletin board or something. Yes, I'm familiar with the genre of novels folks. We've even written about some of the novels from the genre over the years, including "Zulu Heart," "Shades Of Mennon" and "Zulu Mech" which Wesley Snipes was adapting at one point, and others. And yes, we very much value the written word. If you've been reading this blog long enough, you'd know all of that. We're constantly pushing literary works as inspiration for films. And will continue to do so. What I just don't want this thread to become is a series of comments plugging one novel after another. We are talking about an entire genre here. But yes, a nod to the "Sword And Soul." novels; there's a listing on Amazon I believe. I'm not aware that any of them has ever been adapted to film or TV, or is currently on a sure-path to becoming realized on film or TV. So, if I'm wrong about that, feel free to enlighten me. Or instead of just naming the genre, mention specific titles within it and what stories they tell and why you feel they'd be great material for an adaptation - especially those that are in the same continuous series by the same author, like the "Game Of Thrones" franchise. I mentioned a couple.
Curtis | March 27, 2013 11:04 PM
Lol! Looks like a pitch session for "Sword and soul" in the comments. Some of you must not be regular readers of this site. They frequently discuss novels as sources of inspiration for films and tv shows. And speaking of "Sword and Soul," they profiled Steve Barnes' "Zulu Heart" some time recently. So the literary medium isn't being "tossed" or "dismissed." The volume of literary fiction by black authors is deep and varied, which has been discussed many times.
Brother G | March 27, 2013 10:52 PM
Greeting bro Tambay,
As the author of "Shades Of Memnon" which was licensed by Wesley Snipes before he went in, I feel qualified to speak on this issue as one who was going through this very process. I have had conversations with my mentor Bill Duke, Snipes and a number of other very high profile folk in the industry about this. And here is my conclusion: White folk don't want to see African Glory. Struggle - yeah, tragedy - yep, unending hardship - all for it! But world class honor and glory? Oh no, no, no! Fox came at me before my first book was even published with a plantation deal and I was advised by Euzhan Palcy (who was the first to option it) not to take it because they were sure to screw it up. The conclusion I have come to is that we have to go the hip hop way, and create a dedicated fan base among or own culture before we will be respected enough to make bigger, broader deals. That is why I am overjoyed that folk like Milton Davis, Balogun Ojetade, Valjeanne Jeffers and the master Charles Saunders are out here with me creating African based, glorious stories. And as you may surmise, I am very good at attracting folk with significant star power to work with me. That is the formula: grow our own market and attach star power and we will get the ashe' to take this thing to the world stage. But no one respects you if you don't have home grown respect first. Ask Tyler Perry and his "chuch folk." That is why Hollywood came to him. I and the other authors I mentioned have got our own fan base and I am working with Jeffry Poitier (yes "his" nephew) to get that fan base an animated series based on my new book "Nimrod The Hunter." After we create this pipeline I will reach out to other authors to come aboard and together we will break this impasse. Loose fingers or a tight fist: What has the greater impact?
Ruth | March 27, 2013 10:50 PM
Oh my. Didn't Game of Thrones start as a book? You aren't aware of the Sword and Soul genre in fiction? There's already excellent books set in African history/mythology/fantasy by Charles Saunders and Milton Davis -- and more projects are in the works every day. Stop by the Black Science Fiction Society sometime and check out the works in progress and talk to the authors, screenwriters and artists. There's a whole world out there, already developed and ready for discovery.
Kirk Johnson | March 27, 2013 9:56 PM
It's a great idea and this is something some people, including myself are taking measures towards. And even though the focus is on TV series or other screen media, Game of Thrones was first (and foremost) a fantasy novel written/published in 1996. Milton Davis, Charles Saunders, and many more have (and are still creating) worlds and stories that are exactly what a Television or Film would need to create such a project. Even short stories that can be expanded into ongoing projects for the screen medium. I think it goes counter to the focus of this article to dismiss and discount the literary medium as a base for such a project. If there are any producers or filmmakers also interested in this idea of African-inspired fantasy (Epic or otherwise) should read up on Sword and Soul and checkout the writers who take part in this genre. Because it all really has to start with a idea and a script.
Jasmine | March 27, 2013 9:41 PM
I've been planning a film in this same vein for a while now. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who would want to see it
pdjeliclark | March 27, 2013 9:34 PM
hrrrm. great idea... with one caveat (playing devil's advocate). love George RR Martin's ASOIAF novels, and am a fan of the HBO adaptation. but i'm not certain i want to see an African version of what has come to be known as "Grimdark" fantasy ...at least not yet. the tendency towards "darkest Africa" in such a storyline seems too tempting in Western hands, even black hands. one of the interesting things about GOT is that it subverts the "fantastic" notion of medieval Europe as created in high fantasy like Tolkien's Lord of the Rings--with overly clean, perfect, majestic figures and heroes. it throws all such notions into disarray, showing a gritty and terrifying side to medieval European life (even a mythical medieval Europe). there is no equivalent of that type of African fantasy on the cinematic screen. even with the aformentioned Sword & Soul of pioneers like Charles Saunders, there is nothing approaching the depth and volume of similar fantasy for Africa in the literary medium. jumping to Grimdark as the cinematic launching point for African fantasy seems like something someone should think through. my humble opinion, of course.
getthesenets | March 27, 2013 9:25 PM
not familiar with game of thrones
but you're talking about "Sword and Sandal" type of series..like Conan or the Hercules films?
Has there been a Black version of these types of films released anywhere?
I've watched or rented just about every film from Blaxploitation era and couldn't come up with anything ..other than the Pam Grier "Arena" film.
Back in the day, I had an almost complete collection of the Budweiser "Great Kings of Africa" poster series...We lived an area with quite a few liquor stores and they would just toss those promo posters away.
Allain Demps | March 27, 2013 9:06 PM
Good read. A series as such is in development in Los Angeles. An African guy is executive producing it, can't remember the article where I saw his name.. Not sure of the network that's going to air it.
Milton Daivs | March 27, 2013 8:50 PM
You must not be familiar with Sword and Soul, my friend...


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