Cosplay... Is An Art: DRAGON CON 2016

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Around the World In 80 Days (1956)

Film Appreciation

Starring Mario Moreno (aka Cantinflas) and David Niven, Around the World in 80 Days was released on October 17, 1956 by United Artists.

The sci-fi adventure film, which was based on the classic novel of the same name by Jules Verne, won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.





Sources: 

http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Around-the-World-in-80-Days#tab=summary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(1956_film)

Pamela Sackville

Art Appreciation

I came across Pam Sackville's watercolor paintings while visiting the art blog, Art Odyssey. The Sydney based artist is known for her still life watercolor paintings of flowers and fruit.

You can see more of her beautiful paintings HERE.

Tulips in a Spode Jug via Artodyssey1

Iris via nolanonlovelgallery

Through Glass 3 via poramoralarte-exposito

Sources:

http://www.pamsackville.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pamela.sackville
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/12/pamela-sackville.html
http://poramoralarte-exposito.blogspot.com/2016/06/pamela-sackville.html
http://www.nolanonlovelgallery.com.au/sackville/sackville-lg2.html
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/pam-sackville/
http://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Pam-Sackville/DAE96D7DB05811A0
https://youtu.be/T2NhZR7gMxM

Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Hart Visit "New York's Scariest Haunted House"

Halloween is right around the corner.

One thing I love most about Halloween is the creativity of costumes and haunted houses. I love watching people walk through a scary dark maze and facing their fears to emerge with adrenaline and laughter.

Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Hart walk through one of "New York's Scariest Haunted House" Blood Manor (163 Varick St, New York, NY 100130). And it's fun to watch them get scared.



via The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sexual Assault is different from just "Locker Room Talk"

Pardon the Interruption.

Like I've mentioned in a previous entry, this is an art blog and not a political one; however, I feel this election is too important to just ignore.

"Is Is." I was a senior in college when President Bill Clinton appeared before the American public and said, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss [Monica] Lewinsky." He then admitted, seven months later, "I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky," but was short of admitting any sexual relations--Monica Lewinsky would later testify that she and the President were involved in oral sex and other sexual acts, but not vaginal intercourse.

To conservatives, the President's honesty was in question--not so much the President's infidelity, since many high ranking Republican leaders shared similar infidelity secrets.

Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr had been appointed to investigate the suicide death of deputy White House counsel Vince Foster and the Clinton's Whitewater real estate investment, but he was unable to find any wrongdoing. What stuck, however, was perjury--Clinton lying under oath--and obstruction of justice, and the Republican Congress moved to impeach the President on December 19, 1998.

Fast-forward 18 years. After a video emerged showing Donald Trump making obscene and lewd comments, the presidential candidate decided to hold an event, prior to the second Presidential Debate, with four of the Clintons' accusers--Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey and Kathy Shelton.

Jones, Broaddrick and Willey all accuse Bill Clinton of sexual assault. Kathy Shelton is a sexual assault survivor who's assailant was defended by court-appointed criminal defense lawyer Hillary Clinton. "Court-appointed," means the attorney appointed by the court must represent the defendant to the best they can without prejudice.

The four women were invited to sit in the "town hall" debate to remind the American public of Bill Clinton's infidelity and in hopes to throw Hillary Clinton off balance. After the debate, Trump further threatened to attack Bill Clinton's marital transgressions if more tapes are released, "If they want to release more tapes saying inappropriate things, we'll continue to talk about Bill and Hillary Clinton doing inappropriate things."

But again, the issue 18 years ago was not so much the infidelity, but Bill Clinton's perjury. If we, however, are to talk about sexual assault, then wouldn't Trump's recorded comment carry more weight, since many of the accusations made against Bill Clinton are allegations and hearsay?

Trump: "I moved on her actually... I failed. I'll admit it. I did try and fuck her, she was married... No, no, Nancy [O'Dell]... In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said I'll show you where they have some nice furniture. I moved on her like a bitch. I couldn't get there and she was married..."

Bragging about his fame and wealth, he continued, "...And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

Republican media pundits called the exchange between the presidential candidate and Billy Bush as "locker-room talk." Trump capitalized on that term during the debate as an excuse; however those who do know about "locker-room talk," came out condemning Trump's act as mere submission of sexual assault.

Trevor Noah probably explains this best, "...two things about that 'locker-room' excuse. First, they're conflating sex talk with and sexual assault talk...Trying to make Trump's comments sound normal is not something they are achieving, cause--I'm sorry--that is not normal. There is a big difference between saying dirty words and glorifying non-consensual contact..."

Sources:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clinton081898.htm
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37595321
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/10/trumps-debate-plan-to-seat-bill-clintons-accusers-in-family-box-was-thwarted/
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-10/trump-threatens-to-push-intensely-personal-clinton-attacks-if-more-tapes-emerge
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/sports/what-exactly-is-locker-room-talk-let-an-expert-explain.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/business/media/billy-bush-to-make-abrupt-exit-from-nbc-after-lewd-tape.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37617061
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_Broaddrick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Willey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Shelton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky

Dance: JoJo ft. Wiz Khalifa - F*ck Apologies

Dance Appreciation

Choreography: Yoojung Lee


via 1MILLION Dance Studio

Cosplay... Is An Art: San Diego Comic Con 2016

via Earth's Mightiest Zeroes