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Radical Faeries
The Radical Faeries are a loosely affiliated worldwide network and counter-cultural movement seeking to redefine queer consciousness through spirituality. Sometimes deemed a form of contemporary Paganism, it adopts elements from anarchism and environmentalism.
Rejecting hetero-imitation, the Radical Faerie movement began during the 1970s sexual revolution among gay men in the United States.[1] The movement has expanded in tandem with the larger gay rights movement, challenging commercialization and patriarchal aspects of modern LGBT life while celebrating pagan constructs and rituals.[2] Faeries tend to be fiercely independent, anti-establishment, and community-focused.[2]
The Radical Faerie movement was founded in California in 1979 by gay activists Harry Hay, Mitch Walker, and Don Kilhefner, who wanted to create an alternative to what they saw as the assimilationist attitude of the mainstream U.S. gay community. Influenced by the legacy of the counterculture of the 1960s, they held the first Spiritual Conference for Radical Fairies in Arizona in September 1979. From there, various regional Faerie Circles were formed, and other large rural gatherings organised. Although Walker and Kilhefner broke from Hay in 1980, the movement continued to grow, having expanded into an international network soon after the second Faerie gathering in 1980.
Today Radical Faeries embody a wide range of genders, sexual orientations, and identities. Many sanctuaries and gatherings are open to all, while some still focus on the particular spiritual experience of man-loving men co-creating temporary autonomous zones.[3] Faerie sanctuaries adapt rural living and environmentally sustainable concepts to modern technologies as part of creative expression.[2] Radical Faerie communities are generally inspired by indigenous, native or traditional spiritualities, especially those that incorporate genderqueer sensibilities.[4]
Philosophy and ritual[edit]
"We are the equivalent of Shamans in modern culture," said Peter Soderberg, during an interview at the 1985 Pagan Spirit Gathering. "Many gay men want to be middle-class Americans. They want to be respected as human beings and they want their sexuality to be ignored. But radical faeries are willing to live on the edge. We feel there is power in our sexuality. You know there is a power there because our culture is so afraid of us."
Hay's biographer Stuart Timmons described the Faeries as a "mixture of a political alternative, a counter-culture, and a spirituality movement."[6] Peter Hennan asserted that the Faeries contained elements of "Marxism, feminism, paganism, Native American and New Age spirituality, anarchism, the mythopoetic men's movement, radical individualism, the therapeutic culture of self-fulfillment and self-actualization, earth-based movements in support of sustainable communities, spiritual solemnity coupled with a camp sensibility, gay liberation and drag." [7]
The Radical Faerie movement was a reaction against the social emptiness that many gay men felt was present both in the heterosexual establishment and the assimilationist gay community.[8] As one Faerie commented, in his opinion mainstream gay culture was "an oppressive parody of straight culture", taking place primarily in bars and not encouraging people to "form bonds or care for each other". In contrast, the Faeries "live their sexuality in a way that is very connected to the earth."[9]
Faeries represent the first spiritual movement to be both "gay centered and gay engendered", where gayness is central to the idea, rather than in addition to, or incidental to a pre-existing spiritual tradition. The Radical Faerie exploration of the "gay spirit" is central, and that it is itself the source of spirituality, wisdom, and initiation. Founding Faerie Mitch Walker claims that "because of its indigenous, gay-centered nature, the Radical Faerie movement pioneers a new seriousness about gayness, its depth and potential, thereby heralding a new stage in the meaning of Gay Liberation."[10] The Radical Faerie movement was a reaction against the social emptiness that many gay men felt was present both in the heterosexual establishment and the assimilationist gay community.[8]
In keeping with hippie, neopagan, and eco-feminist trends of the time, gatherings were held out-of-doors in natural settings.[11] To this end, distinct Radical Faerie communities have created sanctuaries that are "close to the land".[12]
In her study of the Pagan movement in the U.S., journalist Margot Adler noted that the Faeries placed a great emphasis on the "transformative power of play", believing that playful behavior had a role within ritual that could lead to an altered state of consciousness. In keeping with this, they were often the "public anarchists" at Pagan events, challenging the formalized ritual structures propagated by other Pagans; at one event in the 1980s, a group of Faeries stood at the entrance to the ritual circle, calling out "Attention! No spontaneity! We're the spontaneity police!" as a way of parodying what they saw as formalised trends within Pagan ritual.[13] Adler also noted similar trends within other Pagan groups, such as the Reformed Druids of North America and the Erisian movement.[14]
The Radical Faerie movement emerged from the counterculture of the 1960s, which had created a wider cultural drift and encouraged greater experimentation in spiritual matters throughout the English-speaking world, in particular in United States, Australia, Canada and Western Europe.[15] There were some gay-oriented spiritual movements that preceded the Radical Faeries; in 1976, the gay activist and writer Arthur Evans founded "the Faery Circle" in his Haight Street apartment in San Francisco, in which he and twelve other gay men followed a form of gay-oriented contemporary Paganism devoted to the god Dionysus.[15][16] Evans would go on to publish his ideas on the spiritual history of gay men in the gay magazines Out and Fag Rag and the book Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture (1978).[17] Evans' work would be cited as an influence on a number of Radical Faeries.[18] Another influence was the Whole Earth Catalog, an American counterculture catalog published by Stewart Brand between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998; the catalogs listed all sorts of products for sale that were useful for a creative or self-sustainable lifestyle. Another key influence was the RFD Collective, which had been founded in Iowa in 1974. Encouraging a back-to-the-land ethos among gay men, it critiqued the "adamant heterosexuality" of existing rural magazines and so began publishing RFD: A Magazine for Country Faggots.[19] Gay rights activist Harry Hay had first published an article in RFD in 1975, which he had devoted to his recently deceased mother.[20]
Foundation: 1978–79[edit]
The Radical Faerie movement was founded by a cabal of three gay men: Harry Hay, Don Kilhefner, and Mitch Walker.[21] Hay was a veteran of gay rights activism, having been a longstanding activist in the Communist Party USA prior to becoming a founding member of the Mattachine Society in 1950. After being publicly exposed as a Marxist in 1953, Hay stepped down from the Society's leadership, shortly before the other founders were forced to resign by more conservative members. Hay continued his involvement in gay activism, involving himself in the foundation of the Los Angeles branch of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) in 1969, before leaving this to move to New Mexico.[22] Walker was from a middle-class Jewish household in Hawthorne, California, and went on to study psychology at UCLA, focusing on Jungian psychology. For his master's thesis at Lone Mountain College he proposed a gay sex guide containing historical information and psychological reassurance; the concept was rejected by the faculty committee but was subsequently published as Men Loving Men: A Gay Sex Guide and Consciousness Book (1977). Describing himself as "a gay shaman", he was subsequently introduced to Hay in 1976.[23]
Raised into an Amish-Mennonite community, Kilhefner had studied at Howard University where he joined the anti-Vietnam War movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. After university, he spent time in Ethiopia with the Peace Corps before joining the Peace and Freedom Party and becoming a leading figure in the GLF from 1969 to 1971.[21] As the GLF evolved into the L.A. Gay Community Services Center, Kilhefner became its first executive director. As it grew, it sought the support of wealthy gay people to finance its social work and public relations, with Kilhefner being concerned at its increasingly assimilationist stance and taking a leave of absence in 1976. He proceeded to enter into a retreat run by Baba Ram Dass, where he got into an extended conversation with Hay in May 1978.[24]
In Autumn 1978, the therapist Betty Berzon invited the three men to lead a workshop on "New Breakthroughs in the Nature of How We Perceive Gay Consciousness" at the annual conference of the Gay Academic Union, held at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[25] This event convinced Hay and his partner John Burnside that they should leave their home in New Mexico and move to Los Angeles, where they settled into a 1920s house on the eastern edge of Hollywood.[26] The three then decided to organise an outdoor conference at which they could teach other gay men about their ideas regarding gay consciousness. Kilhefner identified an ideal location from an advert in The Advocate; the Sri Ram Ashram was a gay-friendly spiritual retreat in the desert near Benson, Arizona, owned by an American named Swami Bill.[27] Hay, Kilhefner, and Walker visited to check its suitability, and although Hay disliked Bill and didn't want to use the site, the others insisted.[27]
"It was lovely to see so many people shedding clothes as they shed anxieties and fears and found themselves among friends who thought as they did. There was no one around except gay men. We were the society. We weren't meeting in a building outside of which were heteros. We were the society, and we were beginning to experience what it was like to be the majority and make the rules."
Their conference, set for Labor Day 1979, was to be called the "Spiritual Conference for Radical Fairies",[29][note 1] with the term "Radical Faerie" having been coined by Hay. The term "Radical" was chosen to reflect both political extremity and the idea of "root" or "essence", while the term "Faerie" was chosen in reference both to the immortal animistic spirits of European folklore and to the fact that "fairy" had become a pejorative slang term for gay men.[30] Initially, Hay rejected the term "movement" when discussing the Radical Faeries, considering it to instead be a "way of life" for gay males, and he began referring to it as a "not-movement".[31] In organising the event, Hay handled the political issues, Burnside the logistics and mechanics, Kilhefner the budgetary and administrative side, and Walker was to be its spiritual leader.[32] A flier advertising the event was released which proclaimed that gays had a place in the "paradigm shift" of the New Age, and quoted Mark Satin and Aleister Crowley alongside Hay; these fliers were sent out to gay and leftist bookstores as well as gay community centres and health food stores.[33]
Around 220 men turned up to the event, despite the fact that the Ashram could only accommodate around 75.[34] Hay gave a welcoming speech in which he outlined his ideas regarding Subject-SUBJECT consciousness, calling on those assembled to "throw off the ugly green frogskin of hetero-imitation to find the shining Faerie prince beneath".[34] Rather than being referred to as "workshops", the events that took place were known as "Faerie circles",[34] and were on such varied subjects as massage, nutrition, local botany, healing energy, the politics of gay enspiritment, English country dancing, and auto-fellatio.[35] Those assembled took part in spontaneous rituals, providing invocations to spirits and performing blessings and chants,[34] with most participants discarding the majority of their clothes, instead wearing feathers, beads, and bells, and decorating themselves in rainbow makeup.[28] Many reported feeling a change of consciousness during the event, which one person there described as "a four day acid trip – without the acid!".[36] On the final night of the gathering, they put together a performance of the Symmetricon, an invention of Burnside's, while Hay gave a farewell speech.[37]
Growth, friction, and split: 1979–80[edit]
After Hay and the others returned to Los Angeles, they received messages of thanks from various participants, many of whom asked when the next Faerie gathering would be.[38] Hay decided to found a Faerie circle in Los Angeles that met at their house, which became known as "Faerie Central", devoting half their time to serious discussion and the other half to recreation, in particular English circle dancing. As more joined the circle, they began meeting in West Hollywood's First Presbyterian Church and then the olive grove atop the hill at Barnsdall Park; however they found it difficult to gain the same change of consciousness that had been present at the rural gathering.[39] The group began to discuss what the Faerie movement was developing into; Hay encouraged them to embark on political activism, using Marxism and his Subject-SUBJECT consciousness theory as a framework for bringing about societal change. Others however wanted the movement to focus on spirituality and exploring the psyche, lambasting politics as part of "the straight world".[40] Another issue of contention was over what constituted a "Faery"; Hay had an idealized image of what someone with "gay consciousness" thought and acted like, and turned away some prospective members of the Circle because he disagreed with their views. One prospective member, the gay theatre director John Callaghan, joined the circle in February 1980, but was soon ejected by Hay after he voiced concern about hostility toward heterosexuals among the group.[41]
The second Faerie gathering took place in August 1980 in Estes Park near Boulder, Colorado. Twice as long and almost twice as large as the first, it became known as Faery Woodstock.[42] It also exhibited an increasing influence from the U.S. Pagan movement, as Faeries incorporated elements from Evans' Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture and Starhawk's The Spiral Dance into their practices.[43] At that gathering, Dennis Melba'son presented a shawl that he had created with a crocheted depiction of the Northwest European Iron Age deity Cernunnos on it; the shawl became an important symbol of the Faeries, and would be sent from gathering to gathering over subsequent decades.[44] There, Hay publicly revealed the founding trio's desire for the creation of a permanent residential Faery community, where they could grow their own crops and thus live self-sustainably. This project would involve setting up a non-profit corporation to purchase property under a community land tryst with tax-exempt status. They were partly inspired by a pre-existing gay collective in rural Tennessee, Short Mountain.[45] The gathering was also attended by an increasing number of men from outside of America, particularly Canada, but also from Australia, Norway, France and Germany, many of whom returned to their countries of origin to establish Faerie communes, such as the Wellington Boot, Common Ground etc. in Australia.
There was some antagonism between Hay and Walker from the beginning of their venture, in part stemming from personality differences. It was made worse by their differing approaches to Jungian psychology; Walker saw analytical psychology as central to his world view and believed that it could be utilised to aid the gay movement, whereas Hay was disdainful of it.[46] As the Los Angeles Circle grew, Kilhefner also became annoyed with Hay over the latter's tendency to dominate conversations both in and out of the Circle, as well as his proselytizing attitude.[47] In 1980 Walker secretly formed the "Faerie Fascist Police" to combat "Faerie fascism" and "power-tripping" within the Faeries. He specifically targeted Hay: "I recruited people to spy on Harry and see when he was manipulating people, so we could undo his undermining of the scene."[48]
At a winter 1980 gathering in southern Oregon designed to discuss acquiring land for a Faerie sanctuary, a newcomer to the group, coached by Walker, confronted Harry about the power dynamics within the core circle. In the ensuing conflict, the core circle splintered. Plans for the land sanctuary stalled and a separate circle formed.[49] The core circle made an attempt to reconcile, but at a meeting that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday", Kilhefner quit, accusing Hay and Burnside of "power tripping", while Walker resigned.[50] Walker and Kilhefner formed a new Los Angeles-based gay spiritual group called Treeroots which promoted a form of rural gay consciousness associated with Jungian psychology and ceremonial magic.[51] However, despite the division among its founders, the Radical Faerie movement continued to grow, largely as a result of its egalitarian structure, with many participants being unaware of the squabbles.[52] Hay himself continued to be welcomed at gatherings, coming to be seen as an elder statesman in the movement.[53]
Continued growth: 1981–present[edit]
The first Faerie gathering in Australia was held in January 1981, at Tony Newman's Whole Earth Dream Farm near Ourimbah (established in 1974), inspired by the reporting of the second Faerie gathering in Colorado by RFD, and held in conjunction with Sydney's Gay Men's Rap, although this first gathering did not generate any ongoing Faerie activity. A subsequent and unconnected Faerie gathering was held on 9–12 April 1982, at Mandala, a gay spiritual commune established near Uki in Northern NSW in 1974 by Robert Johnstone. This second gathering included Faeries who had attended the second and third gatherings in the United Sates, and led to continued growth of the Radical Faeries in Australia, and repeated attempts to establish Faerie communes, such as Common Ground (Clarence River Valley), and eventually the ongoing commune Faerieland, near Nimbin, NSW.
Guided by Mica Kindman, Lloyd Fair, Cass Brayton, and Will Roscoe, the San Francisco Faerie Circle had formed a non-profit corporation under the name of NOMENUS (varyingly interpreted as "No Men Us", "No Menace", and "No Menus"), supported by Hay. They raised enough money to put a down payment on some land from a 1983 gathering in Napa, however decided against forming a self-sufficient community, instead choosing to purchase a smaller piece of land that could be stationed by a few caretakers and which could house regular gatherings.[54] In 1987 they purchased Magdalene Farm – a 40-acre lot near Grant's Pass, Oregon – from George Jalbert, who has unsuccessfully hoped to establish his own rural gay commune there over the preceding decade.[55]
Throughout the 1980s the Radical Faerie movement had spread out from the United States and had gatherings in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Italy.[56]
Sanctuaries and gatherings[edit]
Radical Faerie sanctuaries[2] — rural land or urban buildings where Faeries have come together to live a communal life — now exist in, for example:
- Australia
- Faerieland in New South Wales
- Canada
- The Land aka Amber Fox in Ontario
- France
- Folleterre in France
- Thailand
- Asian Faeries in Thailand
- United States of America
- Nomenus Wolf Creek in Oregon
- Short Mountain in Tennessee
- Faerie Camp Destiny in Vermont
- Zuni Mountain in New Mexico
- Kawashaway in Minnesota
- Blue Heron Farm in far upstate New York
- and others
Faeries hold gatherings[57] at faerie sanctuaries and also in non-sanctuary space all over the globe ranging from non-Faerie centric rural spaces (such as IDA) in Tennessee to urban spaces, such as Queer Magic in Oregon.
Cultural influence[edit]
Participants at the 1979 Faerie gathering helped establish the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in San Francisco that same year.[58][59]
Faeries were a contributing influence to John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus,[60] including the casting of performance artist Justin Vivian Bond.
Queer as Folk episode "Stand Up for Ourselves" features a storyline where the characters Emmett and Michael attend a rural gathering to discover their "inner Faerie."
See also[edit]
- Homosexuality and Neopaganism
- LGBT themes in mythology
- Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
- Subject-SUBJECT consciousness
- Mitchell, Larry (1977), The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions, with drawings by Ned Asta, Calamus Books, ISBN 978-0-930762-00-1
- Evans, Arthur (1978), Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture: A Radical View of Western Civilization and Some of the People It Has Tried to Destroy, Fag Rag Books, ISBN 0-915480-01-8
- Thompson, Mark, ed. (1987), Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-1-59021-024-6
- Conner, Randy P. (1993), Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connections between Homoeroticism and the Sacred, HarperSanFrancisco, ISBN 0-06-250903-9
- Hennen, Peter (2008), Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0-226-32727-3
- Thompson, Mark, ed. (2011), The Fire in Moonlight: Stories from the Radical Faeries, 1975-2010, with Richard Neely (Osiris) and Bo Young, foreword by Will Roscoe, White Crane Books, ISBN 978-1-59021-338-4
- R.F.D., often dubbed the Radical Faerie Digest
- White Crane, a journal of Gay Wisdom & Culture
- ^ Hay and others switched to the older spelling, "faeries", after 1979.
Harry Hay (1996) Radically Gay: Gay Liberation in the Words of its Founder, edited by Will Roscoe.
- ^ Thompson, Mark (21 January 2003), "Remembering Harry", The Advocate (Here Publishing), retrieved 2008-10-17
- ^ a b c d Morgensen, Scott. 2009. "Back and Forth to the Land: Negotiating Rural and Urban Sexuality Among the Radical Faeries." In Ellen Lewin and William L. Leap eds. Out in Public: Reinventing Lesbian / Gay Anthropology in a Globalizing World: Readings in Engaged Anthropology. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 1-4051-9101-5, ISBN 978-1-4051-9101-2.
- ^ Gallagher, Eugene V.; Ashcraft, W. Michael (2006), Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 260, ISBN 0-275-98712-4
- ^ Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America Marc Stein, Editor; Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004; ISBN 0-684-31264-6, ISBN 978-0-684-31264-4.
- ^ Adler 2006, p. 361.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 249.
- ^ Hennen, Peter (2008), Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen, University of Chicago Press
- ^ a b Timmons 1990, pp. 248–249.
- ^ Adler 2006, p. 358.
- ^ Walker, Mitch (Fall 1997), "Contradictory Views on Radical Faerie Thought", White Crane Journal 34
- ^ Thompson, Mark (2004), Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, And Practice, Daedalus Publishing, p. 282, ISBN 1-881943-20-8
- ^ Haggerty, George (2000), Gay histories and cultures: an encyclopedia 2, Taylor & Francis, p. 1123, ISBN 0-8153-1880-4
- ^ Adler 2006, p. 362.
- ^ Adler 2006, pp. 335–354.
- ^ a b Timmons 1990, p. 252.
- ^ Evans, Arthur (2007), San Francisco Art Commission helps publish gay-positive philosophy book (Critique of Patriarchal Reason), retrieved 2010-06-29
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 252–253; Adler 2006, p. 357.
- ^ Johnson, Toby, "Critique of Patriarchal Reason (book review)", International Gay and Lesbian Review, retrieved 2008-03-25
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 253.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 254.
- ^ a b Timmons 1990, p. 257.
- ^ Timmons 1990.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 258–259.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 258, 260–261.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 261.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 261, 264.
- ^ a b Timmons 1990, p. 262.
- ^ a b Timmons 1990, p. 266.
- ^ Adler 2006, p. 357.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 250; Timmons 2011, p. 33.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 250; Timmons 2011, p. 32.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 264.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 264–265.
- ^ a b c d Timmons 1990, p. 265.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 267.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 266–267.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 268.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 268–269.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 269.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 269–270.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 270–271.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 272–273.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 272.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 273.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 273–275.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 262–263.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 271.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 275.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 277–78.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 282–83.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 284.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 285.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 288.
- ^ Timmons 1990, pp. 288–289.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 290.
- ^ Timmons 1990, p. 250.
- ^ http://www.radfae.org/?page_id=17
- ^ A Sistory: Blow by blow
- ^ History of the Faeries, with Murray Edelman, Joey Cain, and Agnes de Garron; transcribed from the 2nd Annual Philly Faerie Gatherette, 15 January 2012
- ^ Dubowski, Sandi (Fall 2006), "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret", Filmmaker Magazine, retrieved 2007-04-20
- Adler, Margot (2006). Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshipers and Other Pagans in America (Revised ed.). London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-303819-2.
- Timmons, Stuart (1990). The Trouble with Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement. Boston: Alyson Publications. ISBN 978-1555831752.
- Timmons, Stuart (2011), "The Making of a Tribe", in Mark Thompson, The Fire in the Moonlight: Stories from the Radical Faeries, 1975-2010, White Crane Books, ISBN 978-1590213384
External links[edit]
- RadFae, web portal for Faerie-related resources including local circles
- Beginnings of a movement, personal recollections from men involved in early days of the Faeries (and the Sisters)
- Faerie Tales (1992) documentary short by Philippe Roques


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The 170-megawatt Centinela Solar Energy Project in Imperial County passed a hurdle this week: Developer LS Power announced that it had procured funding for the project, planned for construction on 1,600 acres of farmland about 20 miles west of Calexico and just north of the Mexican border. The project has been a source of controversy in Imperial County, pitting renewable energy advocates against others concerned about the conversion of farmland to other uses.
LS Power, which owns a number of gas-fired power plants and transmission lines nationwide, acquired long-term financing for Centinela from Prudential Capital Group, as well as further aid from a consortium of lenders for shorter-term needs. The Fluor Corporation will be building the project.
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"The Dark Knight Rises" in theaters July 20.
Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter") again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar(R) winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar(R) winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") reprises the role of Lucius Fox.
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VENICE (AFP) - For all the glamorous seaside partying at the Venice film festival, there is a distinct air of austerity at this year's edition for an industry that is questioning its economic future.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (review/teaser/trailer) basically opened like a Lord of the Rings film, give or take various variables. Its $84.7 million estimated debut clobbered the December record, which is the $77 million earned by Avatar ($77 million, $80 million adjusted for inflation) and I Am Legend ($77.2 million, $89 million adjusted for inflation) in 2009 and 2007 respectively.
It soundly thumps the various other Lord of the Rings films, but this is where it gets tricky. The prior Peter Jackson Middle Earth pictures opened on the weekend before Christmas week, which I've long argued is the best weekend of the year to open your picture. So the fact that The Hobbit opened a week earlier makes this number a little more impressive, although the pre-Christmas weekend is more about legs than opening weekend. On the other hand, the prior films all opened on a Wednesday, meaning that their would-be opening weekend was spread out of five days. And of course, we have to take into account nine years of inflation and the whole 3D/IMAX price bump. So purely looking at inflation and comparing the Fri-Sun portion, this opening is about on par with The Two Towers ($62 million, but $84 million adjusted for inflation) and well ahead of Fellowship of the Ring's ($72 million, but adjusted-for-inflation $66 million) and King Kong ($50 million, and $62 million adjusted for inflation) for what that's worth. It's a bit behind the $72 million/$95 million opening of The Return of the King.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens with an expected (and record) $84 million
Peter Jackson returns with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Nine years after Peter Jackson put a wrap on The Lord of the Rings trilogy (LOTR), the acclaimed director returns to Middle-earth with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
I should start by making everyone aware of what a geek I am for this world of wizards, elves, and dwarves: I named the LOTR trilogy as the greatest film of the past decade (2000-2009) – and yes, I consider the three as one, we can debate that another time if you wish. So you can basically knock a half-star or so off this review if you are just a mild fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy as seen through the vision of Peter Jackson and company.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – shamefully bloated
I don't know if seeing The Hobbit part 1 of 3 in the much-discussed 48 frames-per-second diminished the viewing experience, but it certainly didn't help. Since it's the way Peter Jackson intended the film to be seen, it very much counts when judging the overall motion picture.
It's neither the great savior of cinema that the likes of Peter Jackson or James Cameron would have you believe, but nor is it a bell weather of the 'death of cinema'. It is *different*, that's for sure. You get an unparalleled clarity of vision and a certain lifelike presentation, akin to looking at a window at 'real life'.
The various CGI creatures look arguably more lifelike and the 3D is pretty flawless (although the screen looked even more vibrant when I took off the glasses, making me wish there had been a 48 fps 2D option). But for that clarity you lose a certain cinematic grandeur. Yes, certain introductory scenes look like live theater and yes there is an inconsistency of speed, as any number of moments will make one wonder if they're watching the film on 1.5x speed on their Playstation 3.
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What's opening this weekend? The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The long-awaited (expected) journey back to Middle Earth finally sets off with the first installment of Peter Jackson's imminent The Hobbit trilogy (still baffled as to how this turned into a hat-trick). As Bilbo, Thorin, Gandalf and the rest of the Dwarves make their way to the Lonely Mountain, so too will the film soar to the top of the box office this weekend. Not in the mood for second breakfast? Skip right to lunch with a handful of other menu options…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Language: English
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage
In his younger years, sensible Bilbo Baggins finds himself somehow convinced to venture out of the Shire to accompany a band of Dwarves on a dangerous quest to reclaim a treasure stolen by the evil dragon, Smaug. See what Terrence had to say about this first act.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before "The Lord of the Rings," which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer.
Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.
Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities…A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. Also reprising their roles from "The Lord of the Rings" in "The Hobbit" Trilogy are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Ian Holm as Old Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The international ensemble cast of the Trilogy also includes James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Manu Bennett and Conan Stevens.
The screenplay for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by J.R.R. […]
Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" exits the Oscar race – ANALYSIS
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Once the awards season gets underway (which annually happens right around this time), we spend a decent amount of our time separating the titles with Oscar potential from the titles with simple Oscar hopes. Usually, this requires a screening of the film, we can judge its awards potential on merit. But every once in a while, a studio makes the decision for us by removing a particular movie out of the Oscar heat, for various reasons.
That appears to be what has happened with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," which officially moved its release date from the Oscar-friendly Dec. 25 to an undisclosed date in Summer 2013, according to a Warner Bros. release.
"Based on what we've seen, Baz Luhrmann's incredible work is all we anticipated and so much more. It truly brings Fitzgerald's American classic to life in a completely immersive, visually stunning and exciting way. We think moviegoers of all ages are going to embrace it, and it makes sense to ensure this unique film reaches the largest audience possible," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures.
In one sense, "Gatsby" is getting away from some very stiff competition. Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" and Seth Rogen's "The Guilt Trip" were set to open on that day. They also are arriving in theaters one week after Paramount's "Jack Reacher" (with Tom Cruise), Judd Apatow's "This is 40," and Kathryn Bigelow's untitled Hunt for Osama Bin Laden thriller.
"Gatsby" also would be competing for Oscar eyeballs against "Les Miserables" (Dec. 14), Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" (Dec. 14), and Focus Features' "Hyde Park on the Hudson" (in limited release on Dec. 7).
So "Gatsby" is out of this year's Oscar race, where a colleague and I recently argued it would compete for technical nominations, at the very least, and the big prizes – Picture, Director, Actor and so on – if it connected on all levels.
And the race rolls on.
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Oscars: 'The Dark Knight Rises' a Best Picture contender
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" isn't even in theaters yet, and already, someone has dropped the "O" word.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a contender," Clayton Davis of The Awards Circuit Tweeted after his "Rises" screening. I doubt it will be the last time that we hear Nolan's trilogy capper in the same breath as the Academy Awards.
After all, it's widely believed that Nolan's last Batman movie, "The Dark Knight" – and its absence in the Best Picture category – led to the changes in the number of potential Best Picture nominees we can have each season. Will "The Dark Knight Rises" capitalize on the new BP regulations and compete for Oscar's top prize early next year?
To do so, it's going to have to rise above a series of fellow contenders … some of which are coming right out of Warner Bros.' pipeline. As was noted in The Hollywood Reporter, Warner has a handful of titles that will come to the table with awards "buzz."
Perennial Oscar contender Clint Eastwood plays a baseball scout on a trip with his daughter (Amy Adams) in "Trouble With the Curve" (Sept. 28). Ben Affleck's back in the director's chair for "Argo" (Oct. 12), a political thriller with a tremendous cast. And then there are two heavy hitters racing to theaters in December: Peter Jackson's opening chapter to "The Hobbit," and Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," with Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
This weekend, the attention falls on Nolan's "Knight" as we analyze its Oscar potential. The truth of the matter, though, is that it's one of several options Warner has as the Oscar season kicks into high(er) gear.
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Peter Jackson concludes "Hobbit" casting with Billy Connolly
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: You would think that Peter Jackson had buttoned up his "Hobbit" casting, given the fact that filming has been underway for weeks (maybe months) now, and we've already seen extended footage and a full trailer.
But the great Billy Connolly has landed a key role, according to a press release, and should finalize the casting on what's without question one of the most anticipated one-two punch for 2012 and '13.
Connolly will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, in Jackson's two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit."
"We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of Dwarves, than Billy Connelly, the Big Yin himself," Jackson said in a statement to THR. "With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of 'The Hobbit' is now complete. We can't wait to see him on the Battlefield!"
Connolly joins Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom and Andy Serkis, who will return as Gollum in the films.
We'll see the first part, "An Unexpected Journey," on December 14, but then will have to wait a full year for the conclusion, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again," which reaches theaters on December 13, 2013.
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"The Hobbit" has dwarves and Bilbo in its latest photo
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Before any journey, even an "Unexpected Journey," there needs to be a feast.
In the latest photo from Peter Jackson's upcoming "The Hobbit," the dwarves recruited by Gandalf the Great (Ian McKellen) tower over Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), suggesting just how much trouble our dear hobbit adventurer could be in for.
As opposed to other anticipated blockbusters, "The Hobbit" doesn't hold back any of its marketing materials. We've seen great photos, a full trailer and on-set production diaries from Jackson, himself. (Check his Facebook page.)
Here's the photo. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will be in theaters on Dec. 14, 2012. What do you think of the new image?
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Peter Jackson posts fifth "Hobbit" production diary
By Sean O'Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Can we pencil Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" into next year's Oscar race?
I know, I know. We're getting way ahead of ourselves here. But the charge of nostalgic electricity that jolted through our systems last week when Jackson unveiled his first official trailer for "The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey" only continues with the release of the fifth production diary from the New Zealand set of the ongoing adventure.
And from an awards perspective, I wouldn't be that surprised to see "Hobbit" pick up the baton passed by "Return of the King" and continue competing in key categories (meaning "outside of the technical categories," where it's sure to be a powerhouse).
Few directors treat their fans to type of in-depth access Jackson is giving LOTR supporters in these "Hobbit" videos. In fact, I'd almost worry that Jackson's revealing too much … but he knows his loyal fanbase is showing up nearly one year from now to see part one of the two-part "Hobbit" adaptation, and these production videos are simply appetizers meant to set the table and keep audiences entertained. It's amazing how beautiful New Zealand looks in these simple features. And the scope of the behind-the-scenes information on a massive production such as this are a crash course for potential filmmakers.
Here's the latest "Hobbit" production piece. More on this blockbuster as it continues to reach the Web!
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Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - A very lively arena crowd saw Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs) blast out Fernando Montiel (44-3, 34KOs) in two rounds to capture the WBC/WBO bantamweight titles. A big feeling out process in the first round. In the second, Doanire landed a left hook that Montiel never saw coming and he went down like a bag of bricks. Montiel barely beat the referee's count. Donaire knew the fight was over and quickly pounced on his opponent with a flurry of punches to force the referee's stoppage.
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For years, our business had a web site with a blog on the side. Our site was professional, informative, and well, not exactly cold, but not warm and engaging either. Bored with our static online presence I was looking for something more dynamic. It was time to give our blog center stage. But that meant I was going to need a continual stream of interesting photos for our new show and tell format.
So I was on the hunt. I read every web site and article I could find on cameras and food photography. I finally decided on an older model Canon EOS 550D with a 50 mm f/1.4 lens. The price was right and the added features of the newer models were not needed for what I was doing.
But who would have guessed there was so much involved in still life photography. I think my photos are getting better or at least I hope they are. I find I am naturally starting to think my way through how I want to style a dish as I am cooking. But when the time comes for the photo shoot, there is still so much to consider. What dish shows off the food best? Does it need accessories to better cue the viewer about hidden ingredients? Is the light right or are the shadows too dark? Oh, darn, is that frig in the background too distracting? The list seems to go on and on.
So I have been practicing by taking photos of all the dishes we make in the kitchen for the farmers markets. These won't necessarily be added to the blog but I can use them as marketing tools.
The shoot the other day included Three Bean Lamb Chili, one of my favorites. This dish is full of great ingredients including a stout beer. My kitchen window has the best light, so I snapped the shots there and then ran to the office to download the photos. It had been a busy day so after a quick look, I returned to the kitchen and finished cleaning up. It wasn't until later that I sat down to review each photo.
I had simply spooned the chili into the bowl, not really moving any of the ingredients around preferring a more natural look. Or so I thought. But then I began to really look at all the photos. How is it that all the tomatoes are on one side of the bowl and all the kidney beans on the other? I mean, how is that possible! It's hardly noticeable from the front shots, but my favorite shot, of course, is an overhead picture that clearly shows my blunder. Ugh!
It wasn't a total loss, as I've unquestionably learned the most from my less than successful photos. For example, never, ever rush. Take a breath if necessary, and just enjoy the moment. And always take an extra minute to focus on each of the different elements of the photo.
Who knew there would be so much to see thru the lens.
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I love your recipes and the way your blog is laid out. The only problem is I can't find where to follow your blog. I thought your photos of the chili were awesomei
Uh-oh! That's no good. You can follow by email or by RSS feed. The link for email is in the right column right below "welcome." The RSS feed link is in the right column at the very top, above the "welcome." Any feedback or suggestions on where I could place this information to be more user friendly? I know how frustrating it is when you want to subscribe and can't find it.
Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by. I am a big fan of your blog as well!
O yes I've tried to hurry a shot more times then I can remember only to come to that same conclusion. Hurrying doesn't work! That said; I think your chili looks awesome, as that is possibly one of the hardest dishes to shoot!
Simone, you are too kind. After reading all the tips and tricks for food photography it appears that most of what I cook can be categorized as the hardest dishes to shoot! LOL! Thanks again, it means a lot. You are one of my favorite food photographers and bloggers!
Great post! Not only is photography difficult in general, but I find food photography very hard. Partly is lighting for me. Our house is very shaded {wonderful during the summer heat} so taking indoor shots is extremely hard. Then there's my husband, following me around the house as I try to find the perfect place to photograph his dinner plate before he eats…… I find it funny, he just rolls his eyes. I love your site and added it to my blog!
Oh, my gosh! Thanks for the huge laugh! Are you sure you don't live in my house. My husband's patience is definitely being bought with sweets since starting this blog!
I've been thinking about getting a flash to direct up to the ceiling. Lighting is a constant struggle. And unless I fix dinner at 8am my light fades very quickly.
Thanks for the kind words! Big fan of your site as well!


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Jemts "If you're traveling in a time machine, and you're eating corn on the cob, I don't think it's going to affect things one way or the other. But here's the point I'm trying to make: Corn on the cob is good, isn't it." In reply to Re: Dames..
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lol even Big Apple is dropping knowledge on the Melo-haters.
When you are team's Star player there are expectations.........to see this team fall apart so badly is ugly.......
One has to look at the coach and of course its star player whether thats right or wrong....
I do believe Woodson who preachers defense puts his worst defenders in down the stretch.....
Maybe your right and Melo is not the leader we need on the floor preaching defense and it should be Prigs or Shump but for me I want my MAX Player to be the preacher and lead by example.
I thought it was a team game?
You talk so much about Melo, it seems like Melo is the only guy on the roster.
It's easy to put the blame on the coach or the star player, but it doesn't make it correct.
Melo is playing decent this year, it can be better.
The rest of the roster has played below expectations and the proof is in the games and in statistics.
Bargnani has played to what's expected of him...he hasn't be TERRIBLE.
But to put all this blame on one or two people is just dumb.
Firing Woodson and trading Melo won't improve this roster. This roster is already bad, without Melo this roster will struggle to score 80 points.
You can't be watching the games and saying this. If you don't believe poor substations or making bad decisions during a game can be the difference between a win and a loss then I don't know what to tell you. Look at the last five teams we've played. They all are playing some serious ball now. The roster isn't bad, but a good coach needs to maximize what he has. This is not the time to be stubborn and stick with players that aren't playing well or hitting shots.
metro yes 100% its a team game but when you are out franchise star player expectations are greater. You put melo on a pedestal but then you blow off his short comings.................I do not think anyone is doubting that Melo is one of the top 5 scorers in the league.................Seems to be if melo put less effort on his ISO scoring and took that energy and put in on defense we might actuall have a max player thats worth it.....as for woodson u are kidding right ? JR SMITH NEED I SAY MORE. wHEN jr SAYS HE LOST HIS MAN THE ENTIRE 4TH QUARTER OF THE pELICANS GAME AND WOODY LEAVES HIM THE ENTIRE 4TH QUARTER ONE HAS TO WONDER WTF
If Woodson was accountable like he was as interim coach, we would never be in this situation. I don't care if Tyson doesn't play because to be honest we almost beat the Pacers in the playoffs with a non-existant Chandler. This team is so much better than how they are playing and that is on the coach. The coach should not get all the blame but he is the boss and when a corporation is not doing well it is usually because the boss is doing something wrong.
You show accountability by being a p*rick. Look at Gregg Popovich...he will bench Duncan, Parker and Ginobili for an entire half if they are playing idiotic, he doesnt care if they lose because it will prove a point and get them back to playing their game. Players go through lulls and need a kick in the anus to focus.
Shump and JR have not had any focus at all this season and their terrible play has not been repromanded and I am shocked to see that from Woodson who came in here talking like a drill seargent. Shame on him for putting on a show and then choosing favorites which every bad coach does.
He is becoming Mike Dantoni before our eyes. Stubborn in his ways, bad substitions, loyalty to the wrong players, no accountability, it is like he gave up on the team and his abilities as a coach. Get him out of here OR trade the dead weight on this team so he gets a second chance. This roster with this coach isnt working anymore.
POPovich is benching his key trio often he dont care for loosing games but Spurs are teamwork ball movement and each player is scoring and each of them are PASSING ball so if u try to reach 20+ each game u will be benched . Knicks is opposite of that scenario.Thats why we are where we are.
Great post. This coach has lost this team, mainly because he has his favorite players(JR, Felton, Melo), other players see that, which causes division between them. As a result, they dont trust each other, not on the same page, which is necessury for the team to be succsessful.
This team is much better than what we see right now and Woodson is the one to blame.
He is not the only problem. I really think that we need a real point guard not named Felton. You can see, when he plays well sometimes, we look great. Unfortunately sometimes is not enough. Just fire this coach and make one trade for a better point guard. We will make the playoffs. Its not too late.


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Big 12 Conference champion West Virginia women's soccer team will start its quest for the 2013 NCAA College Cup against Rutgers in the opening round of the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
"I have a lot of respect for Rutgers and it is going to be a battle," coach Nikki Izzo-Brown says. "Obviously, when it gets to this point, every team is worthy of getting into the NCAA Tournament, so anything can happen."
The Mountaineers are serving as one of 32 host schools for the first round of the national tournament – the third season under this format. The winner will advance to play the winner of No. 1 seed Virginia Tech and UMBC. The sites will be on-campus at the highest remaining seeds in the second- and third-round portion of the bracket on Nov. 22 and 24.
As former Big East foes, WVU is 11-4-1 all-time against Rutgers. The last meeting resulted in a 1-0 overtime win for the Mountaineers in 2011 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The two teams met in Morgantown for an exhibition before the 2013 season with the Mountaineers winning 3-0. Senior Frances Silva recorded assists on all three goals.
Rutgers earned an at-large bid following its penalty kick defeat at the hands of UCF in the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. After going scoreless through regulation and two overtime periods, UCF won a shootout, 8-7.
"I know they have Jonelle Filigno, and she is a national team member in Canada and is very dynamic. Rutgers has a couple of other good players as well and are well organized. I need to refresh myself about them before the weekend, but I know they have special players."
West Virginia holds a record of 16-3-2 this season (7-1 Big 12), winning 12 of its last 13 matches. Most recently, West Virginia won the Big 12 Tournament with a 1-0 blanking of Oklahoma State, on Sunday, Nov. 10.
The Mountaineers have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 14-consecutive seasons, advancing as far as the Elite Eight in 2007. WVU has hosted the NCAA Tournament in seven previous seasons (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012).
Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for youth and senior citizens. Admission is free for West Virginia University students with a valid student ID. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets in advance for $2 through the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the WVU Coliseum or by calling 1-800-WVU GAME.
NCAA quarterfinal matches will be played the weekend of Nov. 29-Dec. 1. The 32nd annual NCAA Women's College Cup will be played Dec. 6 and Dec. 8, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
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Dateline: Brazil--Santa Claus is a jolly old elf--and now we know why. Police in Rio de Janeiro discovered a stash of Santa dolls stuffed with cocaine and Christmas tree ornaments filled with marijuana in a shantytown near the city's center. Police foot patrols found the Christmastime contraband in an abandoned backpack with wrapping paper in it at the Coroa Residents' Association headquarters. The neighborhood headquarters is used as a center for wrapping and distributing toys during the holidays. The cocaine, bundled in clear plastic bags, was stashed inside the Santa dolls and under their fuzzy red hats. At Easter time, police found chocolate eggs laced with the drug.
Dateline: Belgium--Detectives in Brussels have come under fire for dissolving a human body in cleaning fluid while investigating an alleged serial killer. Belgian police, investigating allegations that a Hungarian clergyman murdered as many as 20 people and dissolved their bodies in a cleaning agent, performed an experiment on a dead body to see if the heinous crimes were possible. The body, which had been donated to medical science, was submerged in a vat of "Cleanest." Within 24 hours, it disappeared without a trace. Early last week, several area newspapers lambasted the detectives for having no respect for the dead. Daily tabloid Het Laatste Nieuws quoted two professors of ethics who said they had "serious reservations" about the grisly experiment.
Dateline: Germany--A German policewoman summoned to help a man cope with his brother's suicide threats ended up shooting both men dead last week. The unnamed, 23-year-old policewoman from Munich shot twice at a 48-year-old man who stormed toward her through his flat, brandishing a knife. One of the shots passed through the paranoid schizophrenic and hit the head of his brother, who had earlier phoned police for help. Authorities say the officer fired in self-defense and have cleared her of any wrongdoing.
Dateline: South Africa--A famed ewe that helped raise a wild elephant has been killed in Johannesburg, South Africa--most likely by her adopted son. "Skaap"--the Afrikaans name for sheep--was found dead last week in the shed she shared with Jabulani, a two-year-old elephant she raised as one of her own. Skaap gained national fame by raising the orphaned Jabulani at the Hodespruit Breeding and Research Center for Endangered Species. According to the evidence, the ungrateful child crushed his adoptive mother to death--possibly by mistakenly pinning her in his sleep. "He was gradually becoming more independent of the sheep anyway," said Peter Rogers, the veterinarian who performed the autopsy. Jabulani is scheduled to be released back into the wild early next year.
Dateline: The Netherlands--The manager of a McDonald's restaurant in Bodengraven, Netherlands, showed up to work late last Monday and was promptly besieged by a police SWAT team. When the fast food joint failed to open on time, Happy Meal-crazed Netherlanders called police, prompting fears of a hostage-taking situation within the restaurant. Several dozen police staked out the premises for around an hour before a special team was drafted to storm the building. Right about that time, the manager sauntered in. The tardy employee told authorities that he thought he was scheduled for the late shift.
Dateline: The Netherlands--Meanwhile, hairdressers and hookers in the southern Dutch town of Goes teamed up to raise money for World AIDS Day. For the special "knippen en wippen" (cutting and boinking) campaign, stylists and streetwalkers donated a portion of their weekend's earnings to local AIDS charities. World AIDS Day fell on Tuesday, Dec. 1. It is assumed that the extremely giving escorts from Goes' Sexclub Buro Karin practiced safe sex.
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There is no more trusted mentor of preachers in North American Christianity today than William H. Willimon. The author of over sixty books, a frequent preacher and teacher in pastors' schools and events, Willimon has earned a following as one of the people to whom preachers turn more often than any other. Turner and Malambri make Willimon's role as a mentor to preachers more available than ever. Both former students of Willimon's, they provide detailed and practical tools for learning from this "peculiar prophet." They offer samples of Willimon's sermons, and commentary on them by other leading preachers and homiliticians such as Tom Long and Peter Gomes.
The point of this examination of Willimon's work is not simply to praise it, but to assess both its strengths and its weaknesses, and to help readers learn in the process how Willimon can be a model of what to do and--at times--what not to do in the pulpit. Written with the needs of practicing preachers in mind, this book will make a significant contribution, not only to understanding a great preacher, but also to preaching itself.
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