Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 | Annie Proulx's 'Bird Cloud: A Memoir'
Annie Proulx's 'Bird Cloud: A Memoir,' is the story of one woman's love/obsession with every little detail of her new home, inside, outside and backward into the history of the place.
"Bird Cloud" is an almost-memoir, a partial memoir, a patchwork quilt of a memoir. Annie Proulx digs deep into her family history and even deeper into the four-year process of designing and building her dream home in Wyoming, leaving roughly seven decades unexplained and unaccounted for, but never mind — the book is the story of one woman's love/obsession with every little detail of her new home, inside, outside and backward into the history of the place.
Proulx's enthusiasm for the 640 acres in Wyoming that she purchased in 2004 is inversely proportional to the restraint, the reserve she has become famous for in literature and life. Proulx was 68 when she first saw the property in July 2003; she fell hard; she thought it would be forever, her last house, her final home. In she dived, feet first, checkbook open. Was it the 400-foot cliff with a fault line running through it? The North Platte River, a spawning place for trout, the island in her back yard, the riparian habitat, the birds — great horned owls, elk, eagles, pelicans and ravens? In hindsight, 200 some odd pages later in "Bird Cloud: A Memoir," she tells us that she would not have bought it, that she would not have built the house, that she catalogued her books the way they were catalogued, that she put the window in her office too high to be distracting.
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| The extraordinary life and death of David Burgess
Last October, detectives were called to investigate the death of a woman under a London tube train. But as they traced her final moments, they discovered that she was, in fact, David Burgess, one of the most brilliant immigration lawyers of his generation. ...
... The ensuing media coverage revealed that the police suspected that the woman had not fallen but had been pushed by her 34-year-old female companion, who was later charged with murder. It then turned out that the woman who died, 63-year-old Sonia Burgess, was living a double life. Once the police had established her identity (from her railcard), it was discovered that Sonia was biologically a man – a man named David Burgess, one of the finest immigration lawyers of his generation, a man responsible for a succession of trailblazing judgments in the House of Lords and the European Court of Human Rights.
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| Strengthening Families Through the Coming Out Process
Lead With Love is a 35-minute documentary created to provide comfort, information, and guidance for parents who have recently learned that their son or daughter is lesbian, gay, or bisexual. The film follows four families as they share their honest reactions to hearing that their child is gay, including the intense emotions, fears, and questions that it raised. Interviews with psychologists, teachers, and clergy provide factual answers to parents' most commonly asked questions, as well as concrete guidance to help parents keep their children healthy and safe during this challenging time.
If you are a parent of a lesbian, gay, or bisexual child, we applaud your courage in looking for resources to help support your family. This film was made for you. If you are someone else who cares about these issues, we hope that you will enjoy this entertaining and informational film, and share it with others. Thank you for your interest.
For more information and to watch the trailer or film, visit leadwithlove.com | |
| Anne Hathaway Heading To ‘Glee’ To Play Kurt’s Lesbian Aunt
Anne Hathaway is heading to “Glee,” co-creator and writer Ryan Murphy confirmed to Access Hollywood on Sunday night.
“It is true,” Ryan told Access at the FOX post-Golden Globes party. “She said it in the press that she wants to play Chris Colfer’s lesbian aunt.”
Ryan revealed that casting Anne on “Glee” happened on Sunday night, while the Globes telecast was still going on.
“She walked by our table and we have a mutual friend and I said, ‘Do you really want to do it?’ And she said, ‘I do.’ And I said, ‘OK, we’re gonna do it.’”
The “Glee” honcho said that they will likely film Anne’s guest role in the coming weeks.
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Jake Gyllenhaal's Backyard Garden
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal -- who worked with Global Green to launch the National Green Schools initiative in 2009, and donated $10,000 to Future Forests to offset the carbon footprint of his film "The Day After Tomorrow" in 2005 -- reveals that he's a green dinner date, too: Ecorazzi reports that the actor has an "obsession" with old cookbooks and a passion for scouting the finds at his local, organic market -- when he's not preparing his own harvest. "If I'm making a romantic dinner," he said, "I like to go to a farmers' market first, buy things fresh, and come up with my own dish based on whatever I've bought. I grow my own vegetables at home because I love fresh food."
Read more. Source: treehugger.com
Into the Black: Working on His Fitness
Jake Gyllenhaal goes for a jog along Mullholland Drive on Thursday (January 13) in Hollywood.
The 30-year-old actor reportedly called off his relationship with Taylor Swift “out of the blue.”
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| | | Jake Gyllenhaal: Natalie Portman Is the 'Audrey Hepburn of Our Generation'
Jake Gyllenhaal is a fan of Black Swan star Natalie Portman.
Presenting the actress with the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Gyllenhaal, 30, said, "Natalie is the Audrey Hepburn of our generation."
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Jake Sings Night Fever Again
Those attending the Q & A and Screening of Brokeback Mountain at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica in 2006 will remember when Jake took the mic and started to sing. He did it again in Palm Springs, nearly 5 years later, entertaining the audience with the classic disco hit.
Watch the video on Youtube | | | |
| Is Sarah Jessica Parker Moving Into Heath Ledger's Residence?
Sarah Jessica Parker is eyeing a move into the New York City apartment building where Heath Ledger died.
The Sex and the City star toured the $20 million triplex penthouse on Broome St. in SoHo. Inside the 19th century cast-iron building is 7,634 square feet with two bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, two kitchens and two home offices. The master-bedroom suite has two dressing areas and the large terrace space includes a hot tub, an outdoor shower and dining areas.
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| | | Kate Mara In The Running For Batman Lead Role
KATE MARA, the American actress best known for appearing in the ACADEMY AWARD winning movie 'Brokeback Mountain' and in the drama series '24', is in the running to land the female lead role in CHRISTOPHER NOLAN's forthcoming Batman movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 27-year-old is on a shortlist of five actresses to play the role that is being described as the current biggest female part in Hollywood. ...
The likes of KATIE HOLMES, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL and RACHEL DAWES have already ruled themselves out of the running. Although Knightley is the favourite to land one of the two parts, Mara has impressed with her recent performances in '127 Hours' and 'Iron Man 2'.
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| | | Mark Hamill’s Joker Due Credit
As the 2008 Batman film, “The Dark Knight,” continues to captivate audiences at home, people also continue to debate who played the superior Joker, Heath Ledger or Jack Nicholson, who donned the Clown Prince of Crime’s makeup in 1989’s “Batman.”
Another, more experienced actor is often left out of the debate, however, so as the man prepares to play the Joker one last time, I must give him his proper due.
Mark Hamill, better known to the world as Luke Skywalker in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, never quite enjoyed the box office success of his co-star, Harrison Ford, but he also avoided typecasting by playing a wide variety of characters in film and on stage. He’s played his share of cheesy roles, but he’s also performed some very underrated work as well, particularly in the behind-the-scenes world of voice acting.
While some would argue that it’s unfair to compare an animated performance with a live action one, I think that Hamill holds his own against Nicholson and Ledger any day. While they both donned the makeup for one film, respectively, Hamill has been trapped inside this maniac’s mind for almost two decades.
Only Cesar Romero, who played the Joker in the campy 1960s Batman TV series and spin-off movie, could rival the amount of performances Hamill had as the killer clown, although Hamill’s portrayal, despite being animated, was easily more mature.
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| | | | Ang Lee's Unused Animatronic Hunk!
Few movies have polarized my film buddies like Ang Lee's HULK. Some feel it's the best superhero movie to yet be be made - deep in its psychological complexities and ambitiousness. ... we've got here below a video of a scraped animatronic Hulk that was intended to be used in the 2003 film. Obviously, Lee ditched the practical effects in favor of CGI, but thanks to the magic of the internets, we can now see what could have been.
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"This ain't no one shot thing we got goin on!"Forum Milestone:
On Sunday, January 16th, 2011,
the Dave Cullen Ultimate Brokeback Forum
celebrated its TWO MILLIONTH POST!BayCityJohn has informed us that one of
killersmom's photos was the
commemorative post:A
gazebo. How perfect is that?
Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American PortraiturePosted by
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What good book have you read lately? |
| | Now on my Amazon wish list... "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
"ForeWord Reviews Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, a survey of portrait art by and about lesbian and gay artists, ably addresses questions of disclosure and revelation in the work of twentieth-century artists. The book was published to accompany the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery exhibit of the same name (October 2010 to February 2011); besides the visual delight of seeing works by some of this country’s most acclaimed artists, the exhibit and book unveil and decode the contributions of lesbian and gay artists to American modernism, offering a new way of thinking about American portraiture of the past hundred years."
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Cowboy Up!Fun Question of the Week | This week's question: What two words are incorporated into the Peace sign, and how?
Let us know your answers in the Response Thread.
Last week's question and answer: What is the oldest U.S. settlement west of the Rockies?
Ennis Del Mark was correct! Astoria celebrates its 200th birthday this year:
Astoria, Oregon was established in 1811 by the John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Trading party, and became the first permanent U.S. settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The City was recognized as the nation's first real claim to the West by no less than Thomas Jefferson and written about by Washington Irving. Read more. | | | |
Post of the DayTeam Cullen moderator
donna recently celebrated her 8,000th post on the
What are you listening to now? thread:
| | | Yay! I picked this thread for my 8,000th post!
Howie Day - You and I Collide
Because I'm all about love songs when I post in this thread! If you look back, I think you'll see that I only post songs that remind me how in love I am with you Brokies, and especially the special someone among you
Have a nice listen | |
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Life Through The Lens 5"Had a few days with a friend in Berwick-on-Tweed, almost on the
Scottish border. This walk was in Scotland, a few miles up the east
coast. It looks sunny, but the icy wind was excruciating!""Sandpipers (I think) on Berwick Pier." Quote of the Day"A nation that continues year after year to spend
more money on military defense than on programs
of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~
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