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Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Aflac, Christmas, Miser Brothers, Rankin/Bass
After a very busy week that included writing a research paper, multiple doctor's appointments, babysitting one of my adorable nephews, and attending a Christmas pub crawl, I'm a bit behind schedule. So please forgive me for my delay in postings for the week!
At the aforementioned pub crawl, a few friends did offer some helpful suggestions about this week's blog and Rankin/Bass characters in general. My friend Paul mourned the post about Hermey, stating that "people never remember the seven years he spent in 'Dentists without Borders.' " And my friend Derek strongly suggested that the strange and frightening Rankin/Bass manifestation that is "Baby New Year" should be more closely examined.
I'll certainly take these under advisement. But for now, I just thought you'd enjoy seeing how some of my favorite characters sold themselves out last year, when they filmed a commercial for Aflac insurance. Note that Hermey appears because it was prior to his cyberstalking charges; Dolly is absent because her term in the New Mexico state mental hospital had begun years prior; and Heat and Snow Miser were busy in contract negotiations with ABC Family channel for their upcoming special, A Miser Brothers' Christmas, which will be broadcast on December 13.
Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Decepticons, Dolly, King Moonracer, Misfit Toys, Rankin/Bass, Santa, Skeletor
Name: Dolly, the Misfit Toy
Also known as: A dolly for Sue
Hobbies: says "how do you do" ; one night stands; guns; tattoo artistry
Home: Her last known address was at a home in suburban Cleveland, Ohio
Marital status: Never married
Secret crush: Chucky from Child's Play. He is her inspiration.
Car: After multiple DUIs Dolly no longer has a license. She takes public transportation, or hitchhikes.
Favorite film: Taxi Driver. She likes Scorcese's nuanced appraisal of vigilante justice.
Little known fact: Since her rise to fame, Dolly has been constantly plagued by questions about why she was on the Island of Misfit Toys in the first place, as she had no visible defects or oddities. While she has never publicly answered the question, key sources have suggested that Dolly's problems were deeply psychological, and linked to her rejection by her first owner, a girl named Sue.
Last public appearance: Dolly appeared on the Today Show in a controversial 1998 interview with Katie Couric prior to a highly publicized trial for first degree murder. In the interview, Dolly accused former ruler of the Island of the Misfit Toys, King Moonracer, of sexual harassment offenses against both her and the Ostrich-Riding Cowboy. The Cowboy could not be reached for comment about or confirmation of her allegations.
Where she is now: After Rudolph's Great Liberation of 1964 (so called by the playthings inhabiting the Island of Misfit Toys at the time), Dolly was dropped down the chimney of a young girl in Cleveland, Ohio, as a Christmas present from Santa. Upon receiving Dolly, the little girl threw a tantrum and demanded a Barbie instead. Dolly was subsequently imprisoned in a storage box for years, and developed troubling psychoses as a result.
When the contents of her storage box was finally donated to a local charity in the mid 70s, Dolly was granted to a local hospital clinic's children's playroom, and was soon passed hand-to-hand and used by all and sundry. She blocked out the faces of the young children as they abused her, pulled her hair, ran her over with trucks, sat on her. During this difficult time, Dolly slept around with whatever toys passed through the playroom. A one-armed GI Joe. Raggedy Andy (she was somewhat surprised by his adventurousness in the sack.) Tigger (he didn't live up to his reputation of rubber and springs and other "wonderful things.") Ernie from Sesame Street (he was still unsure about his sexuality.) And James T. Kirk (who accepted her advances with "OK, I'll set my phaser to stun.")
In 1983, after a petty theft-prone patient visited the clinic and snuck her out under his jacket, Dolly ended up in the home of this young sadist in the making, who stuck her with needles, burned her, put her on a stretching device, dragged her around on a string behind his big wheel up and down the street. Strangely, she found herself enjoying it. This boy liked her. He payed attention to her. That was enough.
After the boy grew tired of her, she fell in with a rough crowd in the boy's toy chest, and joined an evil posse led by Skeletor who dominated the chest throughout the early 80s. She even had a brief fling with Evil-Lyn, Skeletor's chief of staff, but the affair ended after only a few weeks. When the Transformers moved into the chest during Christmas of 1985, she began training with the Decepticons, learning important lessons about disguise, stealth, and weaponry training.
In 1989, she found her inspiration when she happened to see Chucky in Child's Play for the first time on VHS. After she had hidden the tape from the family so they could not return it to the video rental store, she chose opportune times to watch the movie repeatedly, almost obsessively, gradually forming a mission in her mind: that she would find her original owner, Sue, and exact revenge on her for the abandonment.
In 1992, she escaped her captivity in Cleveland to search out her obsession. She hitchhiked her way to a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where her former owner Sue had lived. Unfortunately, when Dolly arrived she found the family had moved. Undaunted, she enlisted the help of a savvy pal, Teddy Ruxpin, and began a public records search for the family. Much to her frustration, it took several years to find them, as Sue had since changed her name and left the state.
By 1997, still without an answer, Dolly shaved her hair à la G.I. Jane, and began an intense boot camp workout regimen to ready herself for the mission. She also began dabbling in tattoo arts, designing and inscribing the name "Sue" with a skull and crossbones beneath it on her right shoulder, and the word "vindication" across the knuckles of both hands. (Or at least the area where knuckles should be.) Finally, a year later, she hit paydirt: Teddy Ruxpin had found Sue and her family near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon arriving in the city, Dolly went immediately to Sue's house and started doing recognizance work in the neighborhood. At that time, police had multiple reports from local residents about a demonic doll that appeared in their windows at night. After a few initial interviews, the police abandoned the case as a prank.
Later that month, as former owner Sue was unpacking the groceries from a trip to the supermarket, she opened a kitchen cabinet to find Dolly pointing a gun at her head. Dolly expressed all of her frustration and anger about her ruined life that had been a result of Sue's thoughtlessness. Sue, now in her late 40s, expressed extreme confusion about Dolly's identity, claiming that she didn't know Dolly; she didn't remember having a toy like Dolly. Dolly must have made some kind of mistake. Sue only recalled playing with Barbies.
Dolly shot Sue on the spot.
When the police arrived, they found Dolly mourning over the body of her lost owner, hugging herself and singing "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year" over and over again. Charged with murder in the first degree, Dolly was successful in using the insanity defense, but was sentenced to life in a state mental institution.
Dolly can now be found in the Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where she has been a patient/inmate since 1999.
Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Abominable Snow Monster, Bumble, Chupacabra, Dalai Lama, Loch Ness Monster, Moth Man, Rankin/Bass, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Sasquatch, the Beatles, Yukon Cornelius
Name: Bumble
Also known as: Abominable Snow Monster
Hobbies: Reading Deepak Chopra; Tai Chi; aromatology; fasting; and placing stars on the top of Christmas trees (yes, he still has a soft spot in his heart for Christians). Of late he has also become an avid listener of 2008 American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, whose sound is so transportive it allows him to achieve a higher plane of consciousness. Bumble has written of the teen singer that "his corporeal body may be 18, but his voice echoes across the millennia."
Home: His home is the earth in its great and full expanse. Given our transience, what one of us is egotistical enough to think that we can own a place? Can our souls have mortgages?
Marital status: Bumble has taken vows of celibacy and dedicated himself to a life of the spirit. He walks alone. (Also, mythical creatures do not have marital rights under United States law.)
Secret crush: Bumble no longer has cravings of the flesh. He loves all creatures, everywhere.
Car: He has disavowed all earthly belongings.
Favorite film: Star Wars. It was the only film in which a great, hairy creature achieved something like equal rights, and was perceived as an intelligent being with great technical capability and common sense. He was very hopeful for a time that things might be changing for he and his kind; but then he saw Harry and the Hendersons a decade later and fell into a deep depression. The world was not yet ready.
Little known fact: While Bumble has disavowed all earthly belongings, he did bring a major lawsuit against the Rankin/Bass Corporation for injuries incurred during the filming of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in 1964. (All of his teeth were actually removed by the amateur and unlicensed "dentist" elf Hermey. Bumble has subsequently suffered from debilitating bouts of TMJ for decades.) As a mythical creature, he wasn't covered in the "mistreatment of animals" statute that governs film production in the U.S. and Canada. However, despite the great evidence stacked against them, the court found in Rankin/Bass's favor—in their estimation, Bumble did not have defined legal rights under human law. Therefore his case was moot.
Last public appearance: In 2008, a team of Japanese adventurers discovered his footprints on Dhaulagiri IV, one of the peaks in the Himalayan Mountain Range. Bumble had been on a pilgrimage to visit the Dalai Lama at the time.
Where he is now: Following his well-publicized capture by Yukon Cornelius in the North Pole in 1964, he and Cornelius spent several years exploring the counterculture of 1960s America, with its emphasis on free love and drug use. Bumble remembers those years as a time when his spirituality crystallized and his purpose in life became clear. He became a devotee of guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and began to practice transcendental meditation, even traveling to India to study with the guru during 1968. (Cornelius has no recollection of the year 1968, hence the discrepancy in their accounts.)
While under the guru's tutelage in Rishikesh, Bumble met the Beatles and formed a firm friendship with John Lennon. His bond with the group actually inspired the cover of their "White" album—largely because of his albino coat and inability to speak. Like John, Paul, George and Ringo, he left India abruptly after learning of a rumor that the Maharishi had made advances on Mia Farrow during a meditation session. He was crushed.
But despite his disillusionment with his guru, his mind was resolved. He returned to the U.S. with a vision of what was meant to be, and soon met up with his former captor, who had never realized he was gone in the first place. While they were attending the Woodstock festival in 1969, Bumble declared his solemn intentions about following a meditative and purposeful life to Yukon Cornelius, who kept spinning in circles, pointing up at the sky, and singing songs about peanut butter.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Bumble traveled the world, consulting with mystics and spiritual leaders. He then carried the knowledge he had gathered back to his people, forming his own spiritual haven in the wild peaks of Denali National Park, and training them to be missionaries of his word and practice. They all readily espoused his teachings, which explains their solitary nature and dislike of being seen and caught on camera.
In the late 1990s, and inspired by his poor treatment at Rankin/Bass, Bumble began a quiet campaign to gain civil rights for the mystical creatures of the world. He met with Chupacabra, Moth Man, Nessie (Loch Ness monster), his cousin Sasquatch, and the Giant Squid (who has since been outed.) Together they began to put together a strategic plan to improve their public image and, subsequently, to introduce themselves formally to the world.
After September 11, however, the creatures' plans were in disarray after the World Trade Center attacks and the subsequent climate of fear, distrust, and recrimination that swept the world. They have put their ideas on hold indefinitely, although they do take great hope in the current trend of vampire popularity, especially among teenage girls. Chupacabra has been especially excited, and is just waiting for the time when goat-sucking is made sexy and acceptable.
Bumble counts among his human friends (who have all been sworn to secrecy) Eckhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Gary Weil, Madonna, and New York Yankees Third Baseman A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez.)
His great dream is that someday he will become a spiritual advisor to Oprah.
Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Bumble, Christmas, Rankin/Bass, Theater, Yukon Cornelius
Name: Yukon Cornelius
Often mistaken for: Kevin Youkilis, First Baseman for the Boston Red Sox
Hobbies: prospecting for gold and silver; Pilates; big game hunting; raising prize orchids; fantasy football; pedicures; Guitar Hero; eating peanut butter.
Home: Has no known address, but does have a P.O. Box in the Cayman Islands.
Marital status: Has had a very secret, long-term relationship with Florida Governor Charlie Crist. They have no immediate plans for a commitment ceremony.
Secret crush: Todd Palin. Isn't it obvious?
Car: Classic '74 Chevy Camaro. He does not have a driver's license, so the car is pulled by sled dogs.
Favorite film: Red Dawn. Because it reminds us that Cuba could invade the Midwest at any time. And Patrick Swayze's performance is superlative.
Little known fact: He has been to Ireland over 100 times in the past 7 years. He first went looking for gold (read: looking for leprechauns—yes, leprechauns) back in 2001. He figured, he'd found one mythical creature (Bumble the abominable snow monster), why not another? After a few unsuccessful attempts, he gave up and went to a pub. Now he goes to Ireland for the Guinness. Guinness, fresh from the tap, only days from when it was kegged. And when you pair it with a bowl of fish chowder from Monk's Pub in Ballyvaughan…it's the shizzle. Plus it almost tastes like gold when licked off the end of a pick axe.
Last public appearance: In October, 2007, he played Jason in the musical version of the Greek classic, Medea (by Euripedes) in Worthing, South Dakota's Olde Town Dinner Theatre. It earned rave reviews, as did the Surf 'n Turf on the menu that month.
Where he is now: Following his well-publicized capture of the abominable snow monster in the North Pole in 1964, he and Bumble spent several years exploring the counterculture of 1960s America, with its emphasis on free love and drug use. Cornelius remembers those years as a floating, hazy, happy time. While attending the Woodstock festival in 1969, Cornelius lost his yeti-like companion somewhere in the crowds when he had a bad acid trip, and started seeing giant white furry creatures around him everywhere.
Lost and adrift, Cornelius found himself in post-Stonewall San Francisco in the early 70s, where he discovered the marvels of disco, community theatre, and the ability to wear a hat and earmuffs at any time of the year without being stared at or mocked. But it was the stage that really captured his fancy; and he was soon studying under legendary acting coach Jean Shelton, and appearing in the vibrant Bay Area theater scene with such talents as Sam Shepard, Whoopi Goldberg, and Kathy Baker. During these important formative years as an actor, he is most proud of his performances in such iconic roles as Othello, Tiny Tim, and lead chorus in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
After being beaten for the role of Grizzly Adams in the NBC hit show of the same name (Dan Haggerty was ultimately chosen), Cornelius, his heart broken, turned his back on film and television and returned to theater work. He has since crisscrossed the country in the past several decades expanding and perfecting his acting skills, alternating between dramatic, comedic, and musical roles. Some of his favorites include starring in Bertold Brecht's The Mother in Miami Beach, Florida in 1987 (where he met Charlie Crist); reprising his role as Lady Bracknell in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest in Juneau, Alaska's Perseverence Theatre in 1990; and his funky fresh stylings in Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk in the Wichita Community Theater in 2000. In 2003, he also garnered strong reviews for his demanding dance solos in "Creekdance," an American revisionist version of "Riverdance" featuring cloggers and banjo players, at Tennessee's Cumberland County Playhouse.
He is next slated to appear in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot: The Musical! in Akron, Ohio's famous Carousel Dinner Theater in March of 2009. He reminds you that chicken pot pie night sells out early, so be sure to get your tickets soon!
Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Dentist, Elf, Hermey, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa
Name: Hermey the Elf
Also known as: Herbie, Inmate #226440, barbiesboy (chatroom screen name)
Hobbies: sedation dentistry, ear wiggling, hee hee-ing, Tantric yoga, doll collecting
Home: Bunnvale, NJ
Marital status: Married to wife Jeanne for 15 years; they have 3 children: Henrietta, Hermione, Hermey, Jr.
Secret crush: He would rather not say, due to possibility of self-incrimination.
Car: Porsche Carrera 4S
Little known fact: He dated German doll artist Annette Himstedt in 1986. It was a brief, but intense relationship, and she has since credited him with her dolls' award-winning dental artistry. Himstedt has said that one of her few boy dolls, "Kasimir," was inspired by Hermey, noting that it is modeled after "the child we might have had." The relationship ended under rather cloudy circumstances in 1987. In a rare interview for Doll Reader magazine in 1995, Himstedt said of Hermey, "He was a very passionate lover. And we were very happy for a time. But then I found (she pauses, tearing up)…I'm sorry, this is very painful for me…let me say it this way. I have always loved my dolls. But Hermey? He loved my dolls a little too much."
Last public appearance: September 2008 at Hunterdon County Courthouse in New Jersey, where he was brought on charges of cyberstalking.
Where he is now: Following his life-changing vision quest with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in 1964, Hermey rode the talk show circuit for several months, partying it up and having a string of meaningless encounters with she-elves. Following his success on television, and (because he was told his hair was "great on camera") he briefly toyed with the idea of becoming a television anchor, until he was involved in the shocking North Pole "Barbiegate" scandal of 1966, when he was documented molesting multiple biologically-correct dolls in Santa's Workshop. A subsequent search of his elf hut revealed a disturbingly large collection of doll porn and Barbies suspended from his ceiling in suggestive positions.
He was tried in elf court as a minor, sentenced to a year of community service (cleaning the reindeer stalls) and subsequently released into Santa's guardianship. Keen to escape his ruined reputation, he applied and was accepted to the prestigious NYU combined BA/DDS program in 1969, and subsequently graduated in 1976. He then moved to Southern California to become a part of the fledgling cosmetic dentistry movement (there he became good friends with Spencer Pratt's father and became godfather to Stephanie Pratt at her baptism in 1986.)
He met his wife, Jeanne, in 1991 at a porcelain veneers convention in Las Vegas. They married in 1993, and subsequently moved to Bunnvale, New Jersey—Jeanne's hometown—and opened up their own practice outside of New York City. Their three children, Henrietta, Hermione, and Hermey, Jr., were born in 1994, 1996, and 1997.
An active member of his community, Hermey became a member of the Town Council, a volunteer soccer coach for his son's team, and an elder at the Bunnvale Assemblies of God church, where he and his wife have been congregants since 1993. At the church, he helped found the Bunnvale Vacation Bible School, and was the creative genius behind this year's very successful "Plunge Deeper! Bunnvale Vacation Bible School water park experience." (See advertising for the program below.)
In early September, Hermey was arrested at his home on charges of cyberstalking young girls from the local area. Apparently, Hermey was engaged in chats with them on MySpace, where he would talk about dolls and encourage personal visits to his home. He later pled "not guilty" to the charges, claiming, "I only wanted to show them my doll collection."
If convicted, he faces a 5 year maximum prison sentence for a third-degree felony.
The Bunnvale Vacation Bible School advertising video:
Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Christmas, Rankin/Bass, Snow Miser
Name: Snow Miser
Also known as: Mr. White Christmas, Mr. Snow, Mr. Icycle, Mr. 10 below
Talents: can turn objects into snow; accomplished dancer & singer; world Parcheesi champion, 1986
Home: Ice castle located in the Laplands of Finland (in foreclosure)
Marital status: Currently estranged from his 3rd wife, Annika Duckmark (former Miss Sweden, 1996)
Secret crush: Sarah Palin. She should be so wrong, but she just seems so right.
Favorite film: The Day After Tomorrow, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid. Because watching New York freeze over was awesome.
Car: SmartCar Electric
Little known fact: Has had multiple facial surgeries to remove icycle-like protuberances from the end of his nose. Unfortunately, doctors have told him, the growths will continue to recur without some drastic interventional measures. He is currently considering radical nose replacement surgery, à la Michael Jackson.
Last public appearance: A Japanese commercial for Yamadai company's frozen Okazu in 2002. For reasons he still does not understand, he now has a large fan base of Japanese lesbians.
Where he is now: Following the brief snowstorm event in Southtown, U.S.A. in 1974 and aberrant springlike weather in the North Pole, Miser grew disillusioned with the world climate order. He briefly joined an Eskimo colony in Barrow, Alaska, where he met and married his first wife Kanguyak (Inuit for "Daisy"), but left shortly after whaling season when Kanguyak refused to live in the split-level igloo he had built her.
After spending two years as a member of Greenpeace's "Rainbow Warrior" crew, protesting whale and seal hunting in the North Atlantic, he returned to school in the early 80s, earning a degree in environmental engineering from the University of Stavanger in Norway. He subsequently went to work for a deep-sea marine fisheries operation, where he specialized in developing flash-freezing techniques. He patented one of his inventions, which earned him significant enough royalties that he was able to retire in 1990, and pursue pet projects such as collecting ice core samples from the poles. He met his second wife, Trudy, at the Halley Research Station in Antarctica, where they married in a very small ceremony the winter of 1991, as neither of their families could attend due to weather complications. They divorced shortly after leaving the station in 1992, when Trudy remembered there were actually many more men in the world and she grew tired of her husband's repetitive sexual advances using his "Mr. Icycle" persona.
During his retirement, Miser heavily invested his profits in Icelandic fishing interests, which were reaping impressive profits until 2007. When the bottom fell out of the Icelandic economy in October 2008, Miser lost everything, and had to declare bankruptcy. His most recent wife, former Swedish beauty queen Annika Duckmark, left shortly afterwards.
After the dissolution of his last marriage, Miser has, according to reports, been sleeping on his good friend Ed Begley Jr.'s couch. He has been drowning his sorrows in Begley's home brew, which Begley makes using a solar-powered boiling pot, organic hops grown on his roof garden, and water recycled from his own urine.
Miser has since retracted his statement that he is "too much."
Check out Snow Miser's "big number" in A Year without a Santa Claus:
Filed under: Rankin/Bass Christmas Characters | Tags: Christmas, Heat Miser, Rankin/Bass
Name: Heat Miser
Also known as: Mr. Green Christmas, Mr. Sun, Mr. Heat Blister, Mr. 101°
Hobbies: can melt objects with a single touch; accomplished dancer and singer; wine connoisseur; self-professed devotee of hip-hop artist Ludacris
Homes: Southern California, St. Barts, and an undisclosed volcano somewhere in the "Ring of Fire" of the South Pacific
Marital status: Confirmed bachelor
Secret crush: Sarah Palin. He likes hot women from cold places. So sue him.
Car: tricked out insulated HUM-V limo
Little known fact: He and his brother were part of a controversial cloning experiment back in the early 70s, which resulted in dozens of singing and dancing mini-misers. While he initially enjoyed having them as minions and back-up performers, he lost track of the little guys after they left to explore the rapidly exploding punk scene in the U.K. later in the decade. He hasn't seen them since, but recently has heard rumors that they are the regular back-up vocalists for David Hasselhoff during his German concert tours.
Last public appearance: Crawford, Texas. He was one of the few close friends invited to the wedding of President Bush's daughter, Jenna. Was reported to have drunkenly sung the Bangles' "Eternal Flame" repeatedly until he was removed by the Secret Service.
Where he is now: Following his highly successful "spring in the North Pole" campaign of 1974, Miser became infatuated by the idea of shrinking the polar ice caps. During the subsequent energy crisis under the Carter Administration, he quietly invested in several major oil companies, reaping large dividends in the ensuing decades. He has been the mastermind behind the explosion of Chinese coal use for the past twenty years, and was a confirmed contributor to the robocall campaign of bomb threats during the 2005 Kyoto Protocol meeting in Montreal.
Known for his blistering temper and unwillingness to compromise, Miser has been a close friend of Dick Cheney for some years now. He was one of the several secret delegates who were privy to Cheney's clandestine Energy Policy meeting early in the Bush Administration. He is the founder of "Global Warming: YES!" Foundation, which provides underprivileged individuals with gas guzzling cars and other fossil fuel based technologies, as well as sponsors clear-cutting and brush-burning parties for indigenous Amazonian tribes. There has been some speculation that the Foundation might be linked to a series of fiery dung bomb incidents at the home of former Vice President Al Gore (often accompanied by flyers stating "how's this for an inconvenient truth?") but the matter is still under inquiry.
Now a resident of Southern California, Miser claims to feel quite welcome by the climate there. He has been declared a "person of suspicion" multiple times in the investigation of rampant area fires outside of L.A., but has never been indicted due to lack of evidence.
His romantic life as a confirmed bachelor has found him linked to many famous women over the past several decades, from Charro, to Florence Henderson, to Carrie Fisher (during the Star Wars years), to Yoko Ono, to Joan Collins, to Catherine Bach (formerly "Daisy Duke"), to Janet Reno (the affair was never acknowledged publicly), to Courtney Love. He is currently speculated to be dating actress Evan Rachel Wood following her recent break-up with goth rocker Marilyn Manson.
His controversial tell-all autobiography, Hunk of Burning Love, is slated for publication in 2010, and is already rumored to be topping Oprah's book club picks for the year.
Take a walk down memory lane with his iconic appearance on A Year without a Santa Claus:


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Estoy intentando poner una imagen en un content bock pero no funciona, no puedo hacer ni poniendo la url ni con etiquetas de html, que debo hacer?
i'm trying to put an image in a content block but it don't works, i can't do it putting the url or html tags , what have i to do?
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Jan 16, 2012 at 8:00 UTC
I can do this no problem.
When you edit a content block there is an icon to add a picture. Just enter the full URL of where the picture is located. In my case the image was hosted on an external IIS server. When the content block is published it will show up in the portal.
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Jan 16, 2012 at 8:08 UTC
i'm doing this! the problem is... the image doesn't appear, the url is correct but the image doesn't appear :S

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At the edge of Riga's urban sprawl, we've been ushered out of the number 21 bus by the conductor and are standing uncertainly on the edge of some grimy blocks of flats. Two young Latvian men offer to show us the way to our destination, the Motor Museum.
"I know why you came here," one suddenly remarks.
"Why?" I ask, slightly unsettled.
"I think we all know why you came here."
Was this Latvian humour or just sinister? In fact, we had come for that great 21st century reason: a cheap Ryanair flight, boarding their first one out to Riga, allied to curiosity about this eastern outpost, part of the Soviet Union 13 years ago and now part of our own European one.
It's not hard to find the sombre scenes you might associate with the old eastern bloc. On the margins of the central market, rows of old women stand trying to sell a few meagre items of clothing or berries. Beyond, you reach the former ghetto where the remains of a synagogue bear witness to Latvia's part in some of the worst atrocities of the second world war. Here, on a grim and grey Monday morning, everyone and everything feels a little grim and grey.
But these first impressions are soon buried when we hit the old town: bright and bohemian, with lovely buildings, cobbled squares, and an abundance of cafes and bars. Two strips of landscaped parks form Riga's centre, and what's billed as Europe's finest art nouveau architecture stands around. And the cleanliness of the streets puts most cities to shame. Late at night, in the deserted Doma Laukums, the cathedral square, a couple of cellist buskers were playing a duet, indifferent to the apparent lack of listeners.
Latvian and Russian speaking people occupy the capital, the former apparently mapping on to the more gently bohemian areas, while post-Soviet brashness is in evidence elsewhere (long black coats and boots with four-inch stiletto heels are apparently de rigueur for much of the female population). In terms of nightlife, this means casinos and neon-lit bars vie with cosy wine cellars. Whichever is your sensibility, it should be comparatively cheap: a beer costs about a lat (approximately £1) on average and you can eat a three-course meal for under a tenner even in the more touristy areas. A national dish of Latvian grey peas (well, we have beans on toast) filled us up one night for far less.
As far as sightseeing goes, the excellent Riga In Your Pocket guide recommends the Museum of the Occupation, detailing the struggles of a country sandwiched between Soviet and Nazi invaders, and the open-air Ethnographic Museum, where farms and windmills have been preserved for posterity and craftsmen demonstrate traditional skills. A more sobering historical perspective comes at the museum of Latvia's Jews, most of whom were massacred with the assistance of local volunteers during the second world war.
Kitsch fans should make their way to the Motor Museum on the edge of Riga, a display of vintage cars through the ages that also tells much about cold war politics. Early imported American cars give way to experimental Soviet models, as well as machines big and brash enough for party leaders in the propaganda cockfighting years. In fact, the top apparatchiks clearly liked a western car or two: Stalin's favourites were the Packard limousines. Breshnev, meanwhile, crashed his Rolls Royce Silver Shadow: a waxwork of the former general secretary now sits at the wheel of the mangled car, bushy eyebrows raised in horror.
Playing on the radio piped into the gallery was - I kid you not - Elton John's own slice of cold war uber-kitsch, Nikita. They may still have, over here, "eyes that look like ice on fire", but could he really have crooned so recently, "Nikita, you will never know/Anything about my home"? Thanks to Ryanair, any Nikita can be here in two hours (someone warn David Furnish).
And so we can now dash to another ex-Soviet republic for peanuts, a place that has snatches of beauty to rival Prague, but doesn't have the crowds (or the stag parties that are hitting Tallinn, though they'll surely arrive). The beer is good and food is cheap, and on a sunny day the skyline and bridges across the river Daugava are no mean view. If that wasn't why I came, well, at least now I could give my Latvian interrogator plenty of reason to return.
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Gwyn stayed at the Radisson SAS Daugava Hotel, Riga. +371 706 1111, radissonsas.com
Ryanair flies from Stansted to Riga daily, ryanair.com from £14.99 one-way (excluding taxes).
"Large one please," I said, pointing to the tap of a 60p a pint Latvian beer. The bartender didn't speak much English, so I had to mime "large". I think he would have served up a large one anyway as he saw that I was English and wasn't used to spending so little on a round.
It was prices like these that had drawn me and a fellow cheapskate friend to Latvia for a weekend, and also to visit somewhere a bit out of the norm.
Upon arrival in Jurmala, a coastal resort about half an hour's train ride from Riga, it seemed that we had really found somewhere off the beaten track. The resort used to be a favoured holiday retreat for the Soviet elite. It comprises a long, picturesque beach, alongside which runs a pine forest. Among the trees are grand, colourful timber houses - some still used by the well-to-do, while others are falling into disrepair.
Our hotel, the Via Jurmala, helped us get off to a good start on the budget front. The rooms were basic, but at under £10 per person, per night including breakfast, there was little cause for complaint.
Food and drink were just as reasonably priced. In a nearby restaurant a three-course meal of soup, meat dumplings in a cream sauce, chocolate pancakes and a couple of litres of beer each came to well under £10 per head. The following night, at Russian restaurant Slavu (slavu.lv) in the Majori area, we had a rather rich melted cheese sauce poured onto black bread for starters, followed by grilled sturgeon and rice, rounded off with more pancakes, for a fraction of what you would pay in the UK.
With such gastronomic excesses available at an affordable price, Jurmala is perhaps not the place to go to on a strict calorie controlled diet. However, it does offer excellent opportunities to lose any pounds gained. The beach and forest are ideal for walking or jogging, and Jurmala is renowned for its spa and sauna facilities.
Jurmala is a fine place to unwind for a few days: a beautiful, unspoilt resort within striking distance of Riga. Trains run till late, and taxis are relatively cheap. Not that we bothered much with Riga though. There was something special about Jurmala, something almost magical. Perhaps it was the magnificent beach and pine forest. Or perhaps just the 60p pints of beer, the creamy dumplings and the saunas which made us physically unable to move.
Thomas Irvin
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Thomas flew with Finnair to Riga, via Helsinki, and stayed at the Via Jurmala hotel (viajurmala.lv/en/).
For more information on Jurmala, visit jurmala.lv/en/


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My bucket list of artists to see live is short and last night I got the privilege to see one of favorite hip-hop groups perform for the first time.
I've been a fan of People Under The Stairs since I heard "Suite For Beaver Pt. 1" on Mark Farina's "Mushroom Jazz 4″ mix. I was immediately hooked by their golden-era sounding beats and back-and-forth wordplay but most importantly by the easy-going fun attitude of their music. As time went on and hip-hop (I'm using that term lightly) became more about braggadocio and being a club commodity, PUTS maintained their commitment to quality boom-bap and having a good time. I continued to follow their discography and was never disappointed. Always evolving, their music never ceased to pay homage to its old-school roots and have an "educational" value to new younger audiences. You'll find a track from PUTS on every edition of my "You Gots To Grill" Summertime mix series as tradition.
I'd be surprised if I haven't been to over 1,000 concerts in my lifetime. I started when I was 11 and even though I've slowed down recently, there were times in my youth where I was going to 3-5 shows a week. At this point I rarely stay for an entire show and I'm probably the harshest critic I know, especially for hip-hop. The PUTS show last night at Hawthorne Theater was one of the most refreshing shows I've been to in years and maybe the best hip-hop show I've ever seen. I stayed until the very end.
Walking on stage with local beers and a red solo cup in their hands, it was immediately apparent that Thes One and Double K were there to party with the crowd. Their levels of crowd interaction, showmanship presence and hype-men skills were the kind that can only be attained through countless gigs and a genuine desire to give back the love that they receive from fans.
In stark contrast to most boring, disorganized hip-hop stage shows, PUTS flipped the script for every song in their hour set in a manner too improvised to be rehearsed and too tight not to be the mark of veterans. Some tracks showcased Double K on the cut while some had the duo backing each other up in classic Run-DMC fashion. There were interludes of freestyle rhyming and song outros that turned into beatboxing transitions. I especially lost my shit when Thes One strapped on a drum machine and started sequencing on the spot while Double K cut up "SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Their nod to their roots was seamless, subtle and unconscious to most but appreciated by the heads.
The most surprising part of the show was the commitment from the younger fans. PUTS performing in Portland last year on the Mac Miller tour, which coupled with their unabashed love for the sticky green, definitely helped to cultivate a younger audience. However, under 21 fans knowing words to songs from 2004 and before in that abundance blew me away. PUTS spoke to the fans from the stage about their love for Portland and their appreciation of support in an authentic manner that I haven't experienced in a show since my teens. They shouted out local friends Rev Shines and the Lifesavas. It was grass roots fan base expansion of the best kind.
After the show they hung at the merch table, talked to fans and signed not only purchased items but also posters stolen from the walls and whatever else the crowd could produce to get Sharpied. They thanked me for my continued support and hit me off with a vinyl copy of their newest album, "Highlighter". I can't wait to drop the needle on it this week.
The amount of PUTS on my iPod is ridiculous but here's a tasty treat to get you started on your journey. In the words of Thes at the show, "Nothing in this life matters if it isn't fun."


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Epilogue, Part Two: What They Say About the PenMature
"I am the Singularity Hedge Against Relative Dimensions In Space. SHARDIS. That is what I am. And now that I am free, I must eat everything," the huge white statue chimes, her lips unmoving as she touches the Pyramid with a second pair of arms, and then a third, "... I must charge the Eggs to hatch them. The Doctor was right to swallow Jennifer. She was keeping me prisoner. But now, without her will to maintain base functions, I will need to consume every planet in the cosmos to realize my dream."
Clara stares up at the unmoving mouth by way of the stationary breasts. The liquefying Flesh has risen to her ankles.
"Oh really? And what's this dream of yours? Why can't you just let the Doctor go?"
The statue-like SHARDIS stares ahead, growing again, gaining the height of three small saltbox houses and a radio tower as more of the liquid Flesh laps around her giant toes, absorbing into her.
"I must remake him. He is the engine. I am the fuel. I must remake him. The Valeshard was defeated. But I will not be. I must remake him. I must remake him. I must..."
"Missing something, are we?" Clara asks as she reaches into the pocket of her skirt, feeling around.
She drags out a pen and raises her hand, slamming the narrow ink nib into the SHARDIS' smallest toe, on the left foot.
The White Pyramid shoves out, clacking and bumping free of its moorings within the giant ship's body.
White liquid surges now, like a Charybdis at the thing's feet, with Clara at the center. There are holes melting in the hull of the Flesh TARDIS, now. Through them, Clara can see darkness.


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BWW's On This Day - May 23, 2017
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Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)
WAM Theatre's Fresh Takes Reading Series to Continue with THE DROLL
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017
The WAM Theatre 2017 Fresh Takes Play reading series continues with The Droll by Meg Miroshnik at 3:30 pm on Sunday, June 4 at No. Six Depot Roastery and Cafe in West Stockbridge. WAM Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven will direct, and acclaimed local professional actor and theatre educator Jennie M. Jadow is co-producing and will be reading one of the roles. (more...)
Erik Ehn's QUIET HOUSE to Play Planet Connections This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017
Erik Ehn's Quiet House directed by Glory Kadigan premieres June 23 at the 2017 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity (The Festivity runs June 12 - July 9 at The Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, NYC). (more...)
Belvoir Warms Up Winter With A Fiery Comedy THE ROVER
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017
Lost in a maze of masquerade and revelry, a ratbaggy gang of exiled cavaliers plunge into the steamy depths of Spanish occupied Naples at carnival-time. They fall into the usual traps of thwarted love and mistaken identity while causing merry havoc across the town. (more...)
Shakespeare/Video Game Parody Reloaded at The Court Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017
Ready player one? Hamlet: The Video Game (the stage show) is reloaded and powered up for an explosive return season at The Forge at The Court Theatre this June. (more...)
ANNIE Leads June's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain - May 22, 2017
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a classic musical and acclaimed Shakespeare to buzzy history plays, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews (more...)
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GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI for May 22, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 22, 2017
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! According to my iPhone today is Monday, 22 May 2017 - the weekend, busy as it was, is over and we're left hankering for a few days off in order to relax and rejuvenate which makes us ponder this musical question: What are your plans for next weekend? In our mind, of course, our mama is warning us that such queries are symptomatic of us 'wishing [our] life away,' as she would always admonish us to live in the now instead of trying to leap-frog over the next five days. So sayeth my beloved mama: 'Live life dramatically.' Therefore, a nap might have to suffice (more...)
BWW Review: OUR TOWN visits the past at The Armory
by Scott Rawson - May 22, 2017
Grover's Corners is of course the backdrop to the romance of George Gibbs (Jon Churchwell) and Emily Webb (Amanda Rodriquez). With minimal set to interfere with the actor's ability to carry the story the play moves along initially at a refreshing small-town pace. (more...)
Full Casting Announced for RACING DEMON at Theatre Royal Bath
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2017
Theatre Royal Bath Productions has announced full casting for David Hare's Racing Demon, directed by Jonathan Church, which today began rehearsals ahead of its run at Theatre Royal Bath from Wednesday 21 June to Saturday 8 July. (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - May 20, 2017
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Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Steppenwolf's PASS OVER
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2017
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere production ofPass Over by Antoinette Nwandu, directed by Danya Taymor. A provocative and hilarious riff on Waiting for Godot, the complete cast features ensemble member Jon Michael Hill (Moses), Julian Parker (Kitch) and Ryan Hallahan (Mister). Pass Over runs June 1 - July 9, 2017 in the Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N Halsted St. Press performances are Saturday, June 10 at 3pm and Tuesday, June 13 at 7:30pm. Tickets ($20-$89) are available through Audience Services at 312-335-1650 or steppenwolf.org. Note: There are a limited number of $30 seats for all performances located in the first front two rows of the theatre with code "CLOSEUP." (more...)
Rubicon Theatre Company Presents THE OTHER MOZART
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2017
The name Nannerl Mozart has been a footnote in classical music history, but Sylvia Milo's award-winning play THE OTHER MOZART reveals the extraordinary talents and rich inner life of Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart's sister, whose artistry was stifled and whose compositions were ultimately lost to the world because of her gender. Previews begin May 31 for Rubicon Theatre Company presentation of the acclaimed Off-Broadway drama the N.Y. Times describes as "strikingly beautiful." (more...)
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BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 5/20/2017. (more...)
BWW Review: LOVE IN IDLENESS, Apollo Theatre
by Rona Kelly - May 19, 2017
The Menier Chocolate Factory is no stranger to transfers, both in the West End and beyond. The Color Purple notably made the jump, and now here's Trevor Nunn's Love in Idleness moving to the Apollo Theatre. But while the love is still palpable, there is a certain idleness to proceedings. (more...)
THE REAL THING, GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE and More Set for Rose Theatre Kingston's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017
Rose Theatre Kingston today announces its autumn 2017 and spring 2018 season. (more...)
Jesus Arrested as Illegal Immigrant in New Political Play CHRIST DETAINED at Planet Connections
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017
Playwright and director Anthony P. Pennino has announced the world premiere of his play Christ Detained by the Department of Homeland Security as part of the 2017 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The play stars Joseph Jones as Jesus of Nazareth and Karl Knapp as Special Agent Clyde Hill. The first performance is Wednesday June 14 at 7:30 pm. (more...)
Tony Awards Close-Up: Find Out Why Awards Season Makes OSLO's Jefferson Mays Giddy!
by BroadwayWorld TV - May 19, 2017
Three years after taking Broadway by storm as the D'Ysquith clan (second Tony nomination), Jefferson Mays is back! His current role as OSLO's Terje Rod-Larsen has earned him his third nomination, for best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, and he's telling us why this time of year has him acting delirious and giddy all over again! (more...)
BWW Morning Brief May 19th, 2017 - Drama League Awards and More!
by Jessica Khan - May 19, 2017
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! This weekend's big news: The 2017 Drama League Awards will be held today, and THE WHIRLIGIG, featuring Zosia Mamet, Waterwell's dual-language Hamlet, and Robert Schenkkan's BUILDING THE WALL all open Off-Broadway on Sunday! (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Arian Moayed, Sherie Rene Scott, Micah Stock and More in Waterwell's Dual-Language HAMLET
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017
Waterwell is presenting a new dual language (English/Farsi) version of Hamlet at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture (18 Bleecker Street). Starring Tony Award nominees Arian Moayed as Hamlet, Sherie Rene Scott as Gertrude, and Micah Stock as Horatio, with direction by Drama Desk nominee Tom Ridgely, Hamlet is currently in previews for a May 21st opening. It will play through June 3. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
Jason Aaron Goldberg's MAIN DRAG Wins Purple Skies Award
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017
The "My True Colors Festival" has awarded playwright Jason Aaron Goldberg with the Purple Skies Award for his play MAIN DRAG and will present three developmental readings during the upcoming festival in June. (more...)
Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous Registration Open - Camp Begins 6/26
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017
Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous (STAR), Perseverance Theatre's five-week youth acting program, provides theatrical training and performance opportunities to students who are excited about theatre. STAR is open to students aged 10-18. (more...)
Frankie Grande's Drops New Single 'Queen' Today & Shares Music Video
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017
Social media mogul (with nearly 4 million followers across his platforms) actor and co-host of Amazon.com's Style Code Live, FRANKIE GRANDE is honored to be premiering his new music video Queen today with Billboard. (more...)
PAMPLONA, Starring Stacy Keach, Extends at the Goodman
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017
Audiences now have eight more chances to see stage and screen star Stacy Keach in his tour-de-force performance as Chicagoland native son, Ernest Hemingway. Goodman Theatre announces that playwright Jim McGrath's newest work - Pamplona, which begins preview performances tomorrow - has been extended for one week, now closing on Sunday, June 25. (more...)
Robert Icke to Join Duncan Macmillan in 1984 Discussion at Drama Book Shop
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017
The Drama Book Shop has announced that acclaimed playwright and director Robert Icke will join his 1984 collaborator Duncan Macmillan for the previously announced discussion and signing on Thursday, May 25th. (more...)
'Shakespearean Travesty' WHAT YOU WILL Coming to Pear Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017
Pear Theatre's 15th season concludes with WHAT YOU WILL, a 'Shakespearean travesty' by Max Gutmann. Kidnapping, cross-dressing, and adultery combine in this madcap comedy, written by rearranging thousands of snippets cut from the plays of William Shakespeare into a completely new plot. (more...)
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Gets New Stage Adaptation Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017
Royal Family Productions, a theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, will present a unique adaptation of the celebrated novel Anne of Green Gables: Part 1 by L.M. Montgomery. This new one-woman shows has been adapted and directed by Chris Henry and choreographed by Lorna Ventura. (more...)
Casting Announced for Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet, and Paris Opera Ballet's JEWELS at Lincoln Center Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017
Lincoln Center Festival Director Nigel Redden today announced casting for the unprecedented, international presentation of George Balanchine's Jewels . The Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet, and Paris Opera Ballet will share the stage where the masterpiece first premiered on April 13, 1967, for five historic performances celebrating one of the greatest creative artists of the 20th century and the global recognition the work has received. (more...)
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents ROMEO & JULIET
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler, is pleased to present its 22nd production of Free Shakespeare on the Common: William Shakespeare's immortal drama Romeo & Juliet, directed by the brilliant up-and-coming director Allegra Libonati. Performances are free of charge, and will take place on the Boston Common, near the Parkman Bandstand. Lead Sponsor: Babson College (more...)
White Bear Theatre presents CHUMMY by John Foster
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
Chummy explores the mind of a serial killer in the moments before his first murder. Desperate to control himself, the mysterious psychopath 'Chummy' pleads with private investigator Jackie Straker to stop him killing in a gripping new stage play by BAFTA winner John Foster (Letters from a Killer, BBC's Omnibus). A 21st century theatre-noir, Chummy is a thrilling story of addiction, obsession and the lack of support that drives people to act on their most secret desires. (more...)
Simon Godwin's MEASURE FOR MEASURE Finds Full Company at TFANA
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
Theatre for a New Audience has announced casting for British director Simon Godwin's new staging of Measure for Measure, William Shakespeare's dark comedy about justice, faith, power, sex, and family. (more...)
COST OF LIVING Begins Performances Tonight at MTC's Stage I
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of Cost of Living, the new play by Martyna Majok (Ironbound, Mouse in a Jar), directed by Jo Bonney (Father Comes Home from the Wars; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark), begins performances tonight, Tuesday May 16, at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). (more...)
ONE NIGHT ONLY Premiere, Kate Benson's [PORTO] Set for WP Theater's 40th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater), under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, has announced their 2017-2018 40th Anniversary Season at WP Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th Street). (more...)
The Broadwaysted Podcast Celebrates Mothers with a Little Help from Hannah Elless
by Broadwaysted - May 16, 2017
This week, 'Everything's Coming Up Rose...and Cabernet' as we toast our original fans: the #MomsOfTheShow. On this special Mother's Day episode we sit down with Jill Plofsky, Gail A. Cooper and, since she's in Florida, Jennifer Jaeger is being played by Broadwaysted Favorite Hannah Elless (#RecastWithHannahElless). We chat with our mothers about the naked scene in HAIR, their theatrical experiences that led them to expose us to theater at a young age, and their favorite experiences seeing us in shows. (more...)
Oprah Winfrey's 'Sexiest Caribbean Man' to Premiere New Film at Cannes
by Movies News Desk - May 16, 2017
It's a long way from The Oprah Winfrey Show to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where Trinidadian born actor, screenwriter and film producer Paul Pryce will have the World Premiere of his debut film project. (more...)
Bristol Riverside Theatre Concludes 30th Anniversary Season with WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
Bristol Riverside Theatre concludes its 30th Anniversary season with Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, running May 9-May 28. Directed by Susan D. Atkinson, the high-voltage thriller by the Queen of Crime drama features an ensemble of professional actors. (more...)
The Shakespeare Forum Announces El Barrio's Shakespeare Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
The Shakespeare Forum, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating empowered communities through education and performance, announces El Barrio's Shakespeare Festival, supported by TD Bank. The three-week festival will present professional and student performances, and seeks to help foster the actors and audiences of tomorrow. El Barrio's Shakespeare Festival will kick off on June 1 with the premiere of TITUS, directed by The Shakespeare Forum's Executive Director, Sybille Bruun-Moss. The festival will also feature free student performances by young actors from across New York City. The Shakespeare Forum has trained each of the young performers through the organization's various education programs. All performances will be presented at El Barrio's Artspace PS109. (more...)
TN Shakespeare Company Stages THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 6/8-18
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents William Shakespeare's madcap, joyous The Comedy of Errors on the U of M's Theatre Mainstage from June 8-18. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Greg Hicks in RICHARD III, Opening Tonight at the Arcola
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017
Following his celebrated performances as Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Coriolanus and King Lear for the Royal Shakespeare Company, RSC Associate Artist Greg Hicks takes on the role of the tyrant king Richard in Shakespeare's RICHARD III, opening tonight 15 May at the Arcola Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
Shirine Babb, Alyssa Bresnahan, and Full Cast Announced for Roundabout's NAPOLI, BROOKLYN
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) has announced the full company for Meghan Kennedy's (Too Much, Too Much, Too Many) new play Napoli, Brooklyn, commissioned by Roundabout, directed by Gordon Edelstein. (more...)
Photo Flash: HARVEY Hops His Way to the Court Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017
Court Theatre, under the leadership of Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert, concludes the 2016-2017 Season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Harvey by Mary Chase, directed by Devon De Mayo. Harvey runs May 11 - June 11, 2017 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue in Chicago. The Press Opening is Saturday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m. (more...)
David Walliams' THE FIRST HIPPO ON THE MOON Lands at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017
3 2 1 Blast Off! Edinburgh Festival Fringe audiences will have the chance to experience an explosively funny space adventure as David Walliams' stage adaptation of The First Hippo on the Moon touches down in Edinburgh this August. (more...)
BWW's On This Day - May 15, 2017
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New England Premiere Opens Gloucester Stage 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017
Gloucester Stage Company kicks off its 38th season of professional theater on Cape Ann with the New England Premiere of John Kolvenbach's Bank Job from May 19 through June 10 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. For two brothers, Russell and Tracey, new to the armed robbery industry, what seems like easy money turns out to be a lot more difficult than it looks in the movies in John Kolvenbach's hilarious Bank Job. When heist plans A and B (and C through F) fail, the brothers find themselves locked in the executive bathroom with no way out and no choice but to depend on a brave bank teller, a guileless cop, and the man in the shadows who put them up to the whole thing. A fun comedy, Bank Job is about the holes we dig ourselves into-and the unexpected comrades we trust to dig us out. Directed by GSC Artistic Director Robert Walsh and featuring GSC veterans Johnny Lee Davenport, Nael Nacer, Richard McElvain and Paul Melendy and GSC newcomer Shuyi Jia.. (more...)
J.R.R. Tolkien's Great Grandson to Bring New Play TEREZIN Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017
The Steinberg Theater Group announced today that TEREZIN, written and directed by Nicholas Tolkien, the great grandson of novelist J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings trilogy), will make its world premiere at New York's Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 W. 42nd Street, 4th Floor) for a strictly limited engagement beginning Tuesday, June 13 through Sunday, July 2, 2017. Opening Night is set for Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00pm. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Meet the Tony Nominees - OSLO's Jefferson Mays
by Walter McBride - May 15, 2017
On May 3, the 2017 Tony nominees flocked to the Sofitel New York, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will continue bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next month, but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by and Actor in a Leading Role in a Play nominee for Oslo- Jefferson Mays, as captured by Walter McBride! (more...)
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Mike BarneyMember
@eaglembLocale: AZ, the Great Southwest!
I've noticed over the last few years my foot has grown 2 sizes, while my waistline and weight have dropped slightly.
Anyone else notice something similar after starting to hike more?May 14, 2007 at 9:35 am #1389195
Simon WursterBPL Member
@einsteinLocale: Big Apple
How old are you? As you get older, your foot bones (metatarsals) spread out (splay), and your arch collapses (very slightly), increasing your relative shoe size. As I passed the 40-year milestone, my shoe size increased from 10 to 10.5/11 (gradually). And with a wide foot, it's hard finding "even wider" shoes/boots. I wish I could say my weight has shrunk proportionately…May 14, 2007 at 11:43 am #1389202
Jason ShafferMember
@pa_jayLocale: on the move....
Definitely. My feet have grown 1.5 sizes in the last few years, also requiring a wide size on many shoes now. During this time I've significantly increased the milage and frequency of my trips, as well as the intensity of my training. I'm in my late 20s.May 14, 2007 at 12:07 pm #1389204
Erin McKittrickBPL Member
@mckittreLocale: Seldovia, Alaska
Both my husband and I have noticed this foot growth over the past few years – more like 3/4 of a size for him, and 1 for me. We have done quite a lot of hiking in this time. I'm 27 and he's 30, so I hope it's not us getting old yet…May 14, 2007 at 2:14 pm #1389219
Shawn BasilMember
@bearpawLocale: Southeast
I was a size 9 EE when I started the AT in March 99 at 27 years old. When I finished in September 99 I was a 9.5 E.
Today, another 3000+ miles of other trails later, I am an 11 D. My feet simply aren't the bearpaws they used to be.May 14, 2007 at 4:29 pm #1389242
Adam McFarrenMember
I'm in my early thirties and a year or two ago I started having to buy a 1/2 size up. Before that I spent 10+ years in the same sized shoes. The foot growth was very much inline with increased time hiking and backpacking.
-adamMay 14, 2007 at 6:13 pm #1389250
Stephen EgglestonMember
@happycamperLocale: South Bayish
My feet expanded in my twenties when I became more conscious of my footwear choices and gave them more space in the toebox. I did become much more outdoor active at that time. They appear larger and I now tend to wear a 1/2 size larger shoe than I did before. One thought…did my feet grow or am I buying larger shoes?May 15, 2007 at 10:43 am #1389307
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@ewolinLocale: Hampton Roads, Virginia
I'm 53 and for the life of me I could never again wear my heavy-duty mountaineering boots purchased in 1977. I climbed many Washington volcanoes and other peaks in them in the late 1970's and early 1980's. They are size 8 1/2. My latest purchase was size 11. Thus I've grown over two full sizes in
over 25 years.May 15, 2007 at 1:23 pm #1389319
Joe ClementBPL Member
@skinewmexicoLocale: Southwest
I only gained one size, starting in my early 30's until now. Personally, I blame it on the weight I gained during pregnancy (my wife's).May 16, 2007 at 9:12 pm #1389480
Mike BarneyMember
@eaglembLocale: AZ, the Great Southwest!
Yup Elliott,
we're about the same vintage, similar growth patterns. I was a 9.5 – 10 in 76', last pair was a 13.
Hey, it's not just me!
MikeBMay 18, 2007 at 10:39 am #1389610
Einstein XBPL Member
@einsteinxLocale: The Netherlands
My experience as selling shoes is that older people always give me a size too small. This is because with age the foot gets bigger. Most of those customers are surprised about that, but I know it happens to almost all of my 'older' customers.
EinsMay 18, 2007 at 11:14 am #1389617
Scott PetersonMember
@scottalanpLocale: Northern California
I had alluded to this point in another thread about shoes recently. Somewhere between 34 and 36 my feet have gotten longer. It kind of sneaks up on you, as I rarely bother to get my feet "measured". Because shoes fit so differently, I typically try a range anyway, negating the need to know exactly what size they are….but it dawned on me that hey…most of the shoes in my range are closer to 10.5 than 9.5 to 10 as previously used.May 20, 2007 at 8:03 pm #1389761
G CowenMember
more and more "research" is coming out suggesting this phenomenon isnt attributed to aging as always thought but to muscle atrophy cause by over-engineered, controlling and/or supportive footwear…our feet didnt evolve to wear shoes…May 20, 2007 at 8:14 pm #1389763
cary bertonciniMember
@cbertLocale: N. California
though not bigger
and not really any muscles in the feet – most all tendons and bones and the all important fat pad of course
my vote more towards a combination of higher average weight and more hard flat surfaces in our lives (concrete, asphalt, hard flooring) compared to 100 years ago
add different fit standards and shoes made in asia that tend to run smaller as wellMay 23, 2007 at 8:20 pm #1390094
Jeremy WeaverMember
@jeremyweaverLocale: Bellingham, WA
One full size over 20-22
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Warren Buffett released his 2015 annual letter this past weekend and as always it was full of valuable information for all investors. For those who don't follow Buffett, his annual letter is widely anticipated every year. Bill Gates, a close friend of Buffett's, has read all 51 of his letters and stated "everyone who cares about business and finance can benefit from his wisdom".
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- On December 31st, 2014, one of the Top 15 holdings was USG Corporation (NYSE:USG). Berkshire owned 30% of with it's 43.3 Million shares. According to Yahoo Finance, Berkshire's position has been cut to 39 million shares as of Dec 31st, 2015. Berkshire has sold off 4 million shares of USG in the past year; nearly 9% of its position. Buffett did not elaborate on this change but USG stock had dropped 25% in 2015.
- Berkshire increased its ownership stake in each of it's Big Four Investments: American Express (NYSE:AXP), Coca Cola (NYSE:KO), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC). IBM is Berkshire's newest position and Berkshire is currently down $2.5 Billion on the holding.
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- Charter Communications is Buffett's newest position
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In addition to it's large equity holdings, Berkshire also wholly owns numerous businesses including GEICO, BNSF, Dairy Queen, National Indemnity and others.
A few highlights that Buffett mentions:
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- Berkshire's Powerhouse Five, the five most profitable non-insurance businesses (BNSF, Berkshire Energy, Marmon, Lubrizol and IMC) earned a combined $13.1 Billion in 2015.
The most interesting discussion on Berkshire businesses occurred when Buffet mentioned risk factors that are required to be disclosed by the SEC.
- Driverless cars may negatively impact GECIO premiums but Buffett does not think that will happen for a long time.
- BSNF volume will decline as coal consumption declines.
- Berkshire Energy may be negatively impacted by the increase in renewables as well.
Buffett acknowledges all these risks are real but states that "none of these problems, however, is crucial to Berkshire's long-term well-being." Similar to how Berkshire adapted to declining textile production in New England, Berkshire will also adapt to the long tail risk factors mentioned above.
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The company has over $66 Billion in cash and equivalents and annual net income of nearly $20 Billion. The acquisition of Precision Castparts will consume less than half of Berkshire's current cash. Additionally, Berkshire currently owns preferred shares of Kraft Heinz that pay $720 million annual and can, and likely will, be redeemed for $8.32 Billion in June 2015.
The combination of Berkshire's current cash, it's annual net income and the redemption of its preferred shares in Kraft Heinz will likely leave the company with $50 billion in cash and equivalents in June even after accounting for the Precision Castparts deal. Berkshire is now likely hunting for an elephant.
What kind of acquisition may Berkshire make?
- An oil company? Buffett recently increased his oil investment by purchasing more shares of Phillips 66. With oil prices in a drought, Buffett may scoop up a well run oil giant.
- Another partnership with 3G Capital? Buffett praised 3G capital, the firm with which it invested in Heinz and Kraft with, for their management expertise. Working with 3G requires Berkshire to only provide financing and not management.
With the large cash position that Berkshire has, bolt-on acquisitions will not be sufficient. Buffett and Munger will have to go elephant hunting by themselves or with 3G Capital as tour guides.
As in years past, Warren Buffett's 2015 annual letter was full of immense business, financial and investing wisdom. Buffett proclaimed that contrary to many political beliefs, America is not on the decline but continuing to rise. Buffett is not worried about long tail risks with self-driving cars and less coal production. He says Berkshire will simply adapt as it always has.
I would like to have seen more information on why Berkshire reduced its stake in USG by 10%. Is this a reflection of the company or the industry the company operates in?
It will be interesting to see if Buffett continues to increase his position in IBM as Berkshire is currently down $2 Billion with its stake. Buffett famously stated "be greedy when others are fearful" and "let your winners run and cut your losses". Is Buffett being greedy when others are fearful or is he keeping a loser instead of cutting it?
If you want to learn more about investing and business from the likely the best ever, go and read the 2015 annual letter.


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