#Jenna the intern is Janet

[keithlederhaus]

Keith Lederhaus

I was born on November 21, 1983, to my parents, Janet Marie Lederhaus and Scott Charles Lederhaus. It was at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the City of Orange, CA. I am a quadruplet, which is to say I was born with 3 others, Eric Scott Lederhaus, Jeffrey Allen Lederhaus, and Kate Marie Lederhaus. My mother was taking fertility drugs at the time as it was difficult for her to get pregnant naturally. As is often the case in this situation, she had multiples. We are fraternal, and are all still healthy and alive (as we were quite premature; I was 2 lbs 9 oz as a newborn). It was required that we stay in incubators for a period of time before we were safe to go home. My parents were surprised when my mother got pregnant with my younger sister, Jenna Rose Lederhaus, on August 14, 1985. So I have a total of 2 brothers and 2 sisters. We grew up in Southern California. Specifically, a city called Claremont, which is about an hour east of Los Angeles; also known as the “Inland Empire”. My father is a retired brain surgeon, and he practiced from about the early 80’s until he retired in about 2018ish. My mother worked as a nurse, but eventually stopped working to take care of and raise all of us. My siblings and I all went to the same schools together, even up through undergrad. I went to Claremont High School from 1998 through 2002. I performed well in school and my fondest memories come from running on the cross county and track and field team, where I developed my love for running that I enjoy today. After high school, and for reasons still unknown to me, my siblings and I (including my younger sister a year later) went to the same college – UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara). We were there from 2002 through 2006. I earned my bachelor's degree in Psychology. It was after college that my siblings and I finally parted out own ways. I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2006. The reason I moved there was because a job in “wilderness therapy” was recommended to me. I worked as a staff at a program that tried to support and rehabilitate adolescents who experienced a range of mental health, behavioral, or substance abuse issues. I would live out in the woods every other week, and work with rotating staff teams to support these teenagers during their time in the program (usually 3-4 months). After a couple years working in wilderness therapy and later a residential treatment program, I decided to go back to school to get my master’s degree in social work. I was accepted to the University of Utah and was enrolled in the program from 2008 to 2010. I lived in Utah for most of my 20s, from 2006 through 2012. My love for running grew as I enjoyed running on various trails or mountain ranges throughout the beautiful state. I started to sign up for more races as I started to run with friends who were interested in the same - long, grueling but gorgeous running. After graduate school I worked for a therapeutic boarding school and later a substance abuse rehabilitation program with teenagers as an intern social worker. I did that for a couple of years before I decided to move back to California to be closer to my family. *This is where things take a negative turn, and it relates to why I am requesting your services. I am happy to elaborate more on that if you’d like, but it doesn’t make for a positive bio. I spent a couple years in southern California, but eventually made my way up to the Bay Area, where I have lived since 2014.

[tabloidtoc]

National Examiner, September 28

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Lucille Ball’s secret love letters 

Page 2: Your Fall Horoscope 

Page 4: Robert Redford perfectly suited to the part -- whether it’s Western wear or classic Gatsby he always looks sharp 

Page 6: Bradley Cooper has been showing his softer side during the pandemic by spending the quarantine caring for his ailing mom and teaching his daughter to swim in the bathtub 

Page 7: Marie Osmond is leaving the morning gabfest The Talk after just one year in order to pursue other opportunities, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his family including wife Lauren and daughters Jasmine and Tiana all recently tested positive for COVID-19, body builder Joseph Baena is the splitting image of his father Arnold Schwarzenegger when it comes to muscle poses, one of the many accomplishments Carol Burnett is known for is her crazy Tarzan yell and now after decades Carol has finally shared where she learned the ear-splitting sound: she learned to do it when she was nine or ten by watching the Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller 

Page 8: Care for caregivers: don’t forget you, Tom Cruise has put his entire cast and crew on a cruise ship off the coast of Norway to make his next Mission: Impossible movie possible so everyone could quarantine together while they finish shooting the seventh installment of the action franchise and he even spent $667,000 from his own wallet to pay the bill 

Page 9: Now’s the time to buck up and shop dollar stores 

Page 10: The lockdown has been tough on senior citizens but one man decided to shower a bunch of them with flowers 

Page 11: Your Health -- take this test to find out if you’re going deaf, the right mask for you 

Page 12: Co-stars Who Couldn’t Stand Each Other -- getting along on camera was all an act -- Stana Katic and Nathan Fillon of Castle, Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger of Terms of Endearment, Betty White and Bea Arthur of The Golden Girls, Will Smith and Janet Hubert of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly of Singin’ in the Rain 

Page 13: Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth of Beverly Hills 90210, Joan Collins and John Forsythe of Dynasty, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, George Takei and William Shatner of Star Trek, Miley Cyrus and Emily Osment of Hannah Montana 

Page 14: Dear Tony -- it’s your life; take charge to banish pain, Tony predicts that when it comes to the feud between Prince William and Prince Harry he sees action being taken by Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton working together and making some magic to bring the boys back into the fold 

Page 15: Goodbye grudge -- how to let go of bad feelings 

Page 16: 20 surprising facts about Prince Philip

Page 18: Quick tips for tastier coffee 

Page 19: Virginia ambulance worker April O’Quinn is such a hero there is now a special American Girl doll to celebrate her 

Page 20: Cover Story -- Lucille Ball’s secret love letter found -- how she discovered new passion after Desi Arnaz 

Page 22: Brave nurses defy Hurricane Laura to save babies 

Page 24: A good-hearted Ohio man went nuts when he decided to build a bar for his friendly backyard squirrels 

Page 25: Hero with tragic COVID tale first to get trial vaccine 

Page 28: The Good Doctor -- clear the air with magic houseplants 

Page 30: Herbs beat back pain naturally, orange a day keeps arthritis away, get rid of wrinkles for just pennies 

Page 33: Grinding your teeth at night? How to kiss jaw pain goodbye 

Page 39: Tony’s Mystic World -- connect with your God chip, let candle power show you the way 

Page 44: Eyes on the Stars -- Matt Dillon and Ludivine Sagnier and Cate Blanchett attend the opening of the Venice International Film Festival (picture), Jerry O’Connell and Alfonso Ribeiro grab a meal in L.A. (picture), Dolly Parton is dishing out marriage advice, Katie Lee who had gone public with her struggle with infertility welcomed daughter Iris Marion with husband Ryan Biegel, Billie Eilish claims she wants to keep her love life private because she doesn’t want to deal with the aftermath of a breakup under the spotlight, The Eagles’ Joe Walsh and AC/DC singer Brian Johnson aren’t planning a supergroup with The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Led Zeppelin Robert Plant but Brian is tickled by the idea, Emma Roberts is expecting a boy with Garrett Hedlund 

Page 45: Maksim Chmerkovskiy smooches wife Peta Murgatroyd as she heads to rehearsal for Dancing with the Stars (picture), Anne Heche looks ready to compete on DWTS (picture), weeks after Armie Hammer split with wife Elizabeth Chambers he was spotted strolling with his arm around Rumer Willis, Alyssa Milano who tested positive for COVID-19 in April is sharing more lingering symptoms she’s chalked up to the dangerous disease which she believes she’s battled for months, Bindi Irwin recounted the happy moment she realized she was pregnant

Page 46: A 30-year-old motor enthusiast from New Hampshire really takes it slow -- he putt-putted across the country at a top speed of 45 mph in a 1929 Ford Model A 

Page 47: Stars Put Pets Front and Center -- Miranda Lambert, Nicole Kidman, Heidi Klum, Angela Kinsey, January Jones, Jodie Sweetin, Reese Witherspoon, Debra Messing, Joe Manganiello, Jenna Fischer, PLEASE ADOPT, DON’T SHOP

[tellusepisode]

A Single Man (2009)

Drama, Romance |

A Single Man is a American drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed, homosexual British university professor living in Southern California in 1962.

The film premiered on September 11, 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, and went on the film festival circuit. After it screened at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company picked it up for distribution in the United States and Germany.

On November 30, 1962, a month after the Cuban Missile Crisis, George Falconer is a middle-aged English college professor living in Los Angeles. George dreams that he encounters the body of his longtime partner, Jim, at the scene of the car accident that took Jim’s life eight months earlier. He bends down to kiss his dead lover. After awakening, George delivers a voiceover discussing the pain and depression he has endured since Jim’s death and his intention to commit suicide that evening.

George receives a phone call from his dearest friend, Charley, who projects lightheartedness despite her also being miserable. George goes about his day putting his affairs in order and focusing on the beauty of isolated events, believing he is seeing things for the last time. At times, he recalls his sixteen-year-long relationship with Jim.

Director: Tom Ford

Writers: Christopher Isherwood (novel), Tom Ford, David Scearce

Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Jon Kortajarena, Paulette Lamori, Ryan Simpkins

►Cast:

Colin Firth…GeorgeJulianne Moore…CharleyNicholas Hoult…KennyMatthew Goode…JimJon Kortajarena…CarlosPaulette Lamori…AlvaRyan Simpkins…Jennifer StrunkGinnifer Goodwin…Mrs. StrunkTeddy Sears…Mr. StrunkPaul Butler…Christopher StrunkAaron Sanders…Tom StrunkAline Weber…LoisKeri Lynn Pratt…Blonde SecretaryJenna Gavigan…Other Secretary #1Alicia Carr…Other Secretary #2Lee Pace…GrantAdam Shapiro…MyronMarlene Martinez…MariaRidge Canipe…Young BoyElisabeth Harnois…Young WomanErin Daniels…Bank TellerNicole Steinwedell…DorisTricia Munford…CashierDon Bachardy…Brad Benedict…Tennis PlayerRichard Buckley…Man in Waiting RoomJanelle Gill…Rifle GirlBrent Gorski…WalterJon Hamm…Hank Ackerley (voice)Janet Leigh…Marion Crane (archive footage)Patrizia Milano…Faculty MemberArnold Montey…TeacherMimi Page…Party GirlElizabeth Reynolds…History TeacherFrank Ruhl…Tennis PlayerMelissa Goodwin Shepherd…StudentBria Sherinian…College StudentGary Sievers…TeacherSarah Smick…Bookstore Cashier

Sources: imdb & wikipedia

The post A Single Man (2009) first appeared on TellUsEpisode.net.

from WordPress https://www.tellusepisode.net/a-single-man-2009.html

[johnsoedercmnh]

MEDIA

My lifelong passion for science even crept into my work at The Plain Dealer, where I was the pop music critic for more than a decade. In the story below, I took a “scientific” look at the Jonas Brothers phenomenon. Needless to say, this piece generated significant engagement -- particularly among young female readers! 

A Scientific Inquiry into the Awesomeness of the Jonas Brothers

By John Soeder Published August 22, 2008, in The Plain Dealer

OBJECTIVE We set out to test the widely held theory that the Jonas Brothers – Kevin, Joe and Nick, aka the JoBros or the JBs – are totally awesome, through a review of the literature and meta-analysis.

METHODOLOGY Various authoritative periodicals were consulted, including CosmoGirl! Extra and Tiger Beat. For the purposes of this study, only data relevant to the JoBros were examined – i.e., we skipped all those "Summer Beauty Tips" articles (although we couldn't resist a quick peek at "5 Scary Lies! How Girls Get Duped").

RESULTS The overall awesomeness of the Jonas Brothers can be traced to several key factors, including the infectious nature of their sonic output, their self-evident easiness on the human visual sensory system and the two-way, self-perpetuating exchange of affection between them and their fan base. These factors are addressed in more detail in the following sections.

MUSICALITY Even before the Jonas Brothers released their third album, "A Little Bit Longer," earlier this month, they had established themselves as "the hugest music sensation to hit the scene in decades," according to Chang. (1)

"Their music is wholesome enough for kids to sing along to, feel-good enough for adults to find irresistibly catchy and still cool enough to top your iPod's most-played list," Chang determined.

These findings have been echoed by other experts. Kevin, Joe and Nick are "fantastalistic" musicians who "rock the stage" and "write amazing lyrics," according to Jessica, Kelly, Gretchyn, Molly, Casey, et al. (2) "There's no doubt about it, the Jonas Brothers rock!" Rachelle declared. (3)

The JBs even rock harder than the heavy-metal group Slipknot, Victoria has boldly asserted, (4) although her revolutionary hypothesis (scrawled in black marker on posterboard decorated with hand-drawn stars) has not been validated independently. Additional research in this particular area is needed.

GOOD LOOKS The aesthetically pleasing appearance of the Jonas Brothers, collectively and individually, and the general hormonal mayhem that their attractive physical attributes generate in fans (particularly those of the opposite sex) have contributed to the group's popularity in ways that cannot be overstated. That Kevin, Joe and Nick are cute is the unanimous verdict of researchers; the only subject of debate is precisely how cute this fraternal triad is.

The Jonas Brothers qualify as "uniquely crush-worthy," according to Kelly. (5) In the same report, Casey found the JoBros to be "just plain hot," noting: "They all have amazing style. It's rock and roll and preppy at the same time. Oh, and they look so good in their tight skinny jeans!" (6)

Jenna and Jacyln had direct contact with Kevin, Joe and Nick and found them to be "insanely cute." (7)

Research published in the prestigious journal J-14 (Just for Teens) determined that the Jonas Brothers are the "hottest group," with a clear thermodynamic edge over Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco. Joe was deemed "hottest guy." (8)

By way of summing up these sentiments nicely, We Love Jonas Brothers posed the no-brainer question: "Who wouldn't want to be the girl of their dreams?" (9)

FAN-BASE DYNAMICS The unique relationship between the Jonas Brothers and their admirers further contributes to the hysteria-inducing unit's awesome aura. Researchers have detected a deep concern for their fans on the part of the JoBros, creating an emotional pull perceived as sincere by those in varying orbits of enchantment around this three-star system.

A rigorous analysis conducted by We Love Jonas Brothers summarized the situation thusly: "The Jonas Brothers love their fans." (10)

"We saw how super-sweet they really are to fans!" a team of experts from Twist reported after witnessing firsthand a JoBros meet-and-greet at Disney World. (11)

When they're onstage, Kevin, Joe and Nick routinely make eye contact with concertgoers, although internal tension bordering on jealousy has arisen when any given Jonas eyes a female aficionado who turns out to be holding up a sign for a different Jonas, according to a groundbreaking Tiger Beat item. (12)

"The Jonas Brothers really are devoted to their fans," Tiger Beat declared. (13) This finding was supported with compelling evidence: a photo of Nick backstage as he accepted a heart-shaped balloon from a young lady in Mexico. Despite the lame nature of the gift, Nick gamely wore an expression of incalculable gratitude.

ADDITIONAL DETERMINANTS Besides the factors outlined above, several other considerations are worth taking into account in any comprehensive assessment of the JoBros' appeal.

Their fame certainly was subject to no deleterious effects as a result of their recent appearance in "Camp Rock." In the aftermath of the Disney Channel movie, "the Jonas Brothers' success can only multiply," Teen stated, noting: "The flick has everything it needs to be a hit: great music, cool dance moves, a heart-warming story and, most importantly, Kevin, Joe and Nick." (14)

The movie was declared "a definite can't-miss" in the pages of J-14, which predicted "Camp Rock" would become "the biggest phenomenon since 'High School Musical.' " (15) An item in Twist went so far as to hint that the "HSM3"cast might be envious of their "Camp Rock" counterparts, because the Jonas Brothers and "Camp Rock" co-star Demi Lovato (also the opening act on the JoBros' Burning Up Tour) are exceedingly tight. (16)

A strong work ethic has been another ingredient in the JBs' success. "They've been on the road since October, when they opened for Miley Cyrus on the 'Best of Both Worlds' tour, then immediately jumped onto their own headlining gig," according to the experts at Teen. (17) "In the past year, the JBs have slept at home for just a week total!" CosmoGirl! Extra revealed. (18)

The Jonas Brothers even have managed to make a virtue of their pratfalls. An eye-opening study in We Love Jonas Brothers confirmed: "They're human, too." (19) In particular, Joe's alarmingly frequent onstage tumbles have become a source of endearment for untold numbers of admirers. "Joe makes clumsy look good and falling in public the new cool thing to do," Kelly stated. (20)

CONCLUSION The Jonas Brothers are awesome. Totally.

REFERENCES

1. Chang, Rachel. "Band of Brothers." CosmoGirl! Extra. Ed. Susan Schulz. Summer 2008; 32-34, 43.

2. Jessica, Kelly, Gretchyn, Molly, Casey, et al. "Why You Love the Jonas Brothers." CosmoGirl! Extra. Ed. Susan Schulz. Summer 2008; 12.

3. Rachelle. "Editor's Letter." We Love Jonas Brothers. Ed. Rachelle. 2008; 3.

4. Victoria, et al. "You [HEART] the Jonas Brothers." Teen. Ed. Jane Fort. Summer 2008; 50.

5. Jessica, Kelly, Gretchyn, Molly, Casey, et al. "Why You Love the Jonas Brothers." CosmoGirl! Extra. Ed. Susan Schulz. Summer 2008; 12.

6. Jessica, Kelly, Gretchyn, Molly, Casey, et al. "Why You Love the Jonas Brothers." CosmoGirl! Extra. Ed. Susan Schulz. Summer 2008; 12.

7. Jenna, Jaclyn. "I Met My Fave Celeb!" Tiger Beat. Ed. Leesa Coble. July 2008; 23.

8. "Your Hot List." J-14. Ed. Janet Giovanelli. July 2008; 106-107.

9. "10 Unforgettable Moments." We Love Jonas Brothers. Ed. Rachelle. 2008; 46-47.

10. "Why We Love the Jonas Brothers." We Love Jonas Brothers. Ed. Rachelle. 2008; 62.

11. "JB Hangs With Fans at the DC Games." Twist. Ed. Molly McDermot. July 2008; 6.

12. "All-Access Jonas." Tiger Beat. Ed. Leesa Coble. July 2008; 24-27.

13. "Jonas Beat." Tiger Beat. Ed. Leesa Coble. July 2008; 4.

14. "Boys of Summer." Teen. Ed. Jane Fort. Summer 2008; 40-42, 111.

15. "The J-14 Don't Miss List." J-14. Ed. Janet Giovanelli. July 2008; 74-75.

16. "Is the HSM3 Cast Jealous of Camp Rock?" Twist. Ed. Molly McDermot. July 2008; 48.

17. "Boys of Summer." Teen. Ed. Jane Fort. Summer 2008; 40-42, 111.

18. "On the Road." CosmoGirl! Extra. Ed. Susan Schulz. Summer 2008; 44-45.

19. "Why We Love the Jonas Brothers." We Love Jonas Brothers. Ed. Rachelle. 2008; 62.

20. Jessica, Kelly, Gretchyn, Molly, Casey, et al. "Why You Love the Jonas Brothers." CosmoGirl! Extra. Ed. Susan Schulz. Summer 2008; 12.

[sahibookworm]

Release Date: January 7, 2020

Genre: YA Non Fiction

Publisher: Inkyard Press

Purchase Links: IndieBound || Harlequin || Amazon || B&N || Chapters

A timely and heartfelt collection of essays inspired by the #MeToo movement, edited by acclaimed young adult and middle-grade author Janet Gurtler. Featuring Beth Revis, Mackenzi Lee, Ellen Hopkins, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Brown, Cheryl Rainfield and many more. When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the millions of people who began to reflect on her past experiences. Things she had reluctantly accepted—male classmates groping her at recess, harassment at work—came back to her in startling clarity. She needed teens to know what she had not: that no young person should be subject to sexual assault, or made to feel unsafe, less than or degraded. You Too? was born out of that need. By turns thoughtful and explosive, these personal stories encompass a wide range of experiences and will resonate with every reader who has wondered, “Why is this happening to me?” or secretly felt that their own mistreatment or abuse is somehow their fault—it’s not. Candid and empowering, You Too? is written for teens, but also an essential resource for the adults in their lives—an urgent, compassionate call to listen and create change.

Trigger Warnings: As a book about the #meToo movement, this deals with themes from catcalling or verbal abuse to rape and incest and everything in between. So, please take care and decide if you are in the right headspace to handle this book.

I’ve read quite a few books in past couple months that dealt with sexual harassment in the workplace and the rise of the #meToo movement. So, when I saw the announcement of this book in which many YA authors are sharing their own stories and letting young women know that they aren’t alone, I was very excited to read this book. And I really am honored to be a part of this blog tour.

This is a painful and difficult read, partly because of the experiences of the authors and how they are still common after all these years, partly also because they brought up many of my own memories which I may have tried to forget. It’s also a very diverse collection of experiences and each author talks about their own way of dealing with their trauma, and that’s definitely an important message for young women that there is no single right way to react or respond.

It took me a while to read it completely because I could only handle it in small doses, but nevertheless, it’s a very important book and I would love to give this to any young woman I know. But I also think it’s important for adult readers like me to read because we all have had these experiences and it’s good to know we are not alone.

I’m not going to rate any of the individual stories, just share my thoughts on each of them below:

It’s our Secret by Patty Blount

As a survivor of child molestation, the author asks a very timely question – when her parents asked her to keep it a secret about what happened to her, were they sparing her the ordeal of being dismissed, or were they just sparing themselves?

Wishing on Silver Dollars by Jennifer Brown

This was painful to read because it’s so relatable and common. The author delves into all the ways girls are sexualized since puberty (which is worse for the curvy girls) and how we are so used to verbal comments and leering and groping that by the time we are ready to start our careers, we just consider this harassment part of our lives. But what hit me most was the author talking about how we feel shame for being harassed when it’s the other person’s fault. This is definitely a lesson that young woman needs to be told – it’s not your fault.

This is How it Ends by Tiffany Brownlee

As a young black girl with a sheltered upbringing, the author experienced both racial and sexual harassment and I really felt for her because she too concluded at that young age that it must be her fault. But as an educator currently, she emphasizes that such harassing conduct arises from ignorance or lack of empathy, and it’s necessary to teach kids to respect themselves and others, and exercise self-control.

Sugar, Spice and Not so Nice by Jess Capelle

The author’s harassment experiences and the way they are dismissed by the adults through the years are all too familiar, and she stresses that despite being taught from childhood that we girls should keep quiet and not make waves and just be nice, we really shouldn’t do that. We have a voice and we should use it to stand up for ourselves and not let anyone get away with harassing us.

Bus Stop Witchcraft by Kenna Clifford

As a young bisexual woman, the author talks about being a bit luckier to be able to grow up in the generation where #meToo movement is prominent and atleast some women are able to speak about their experiences. And she also talks about the need to speak our stories and make our voices heard.

Young but Not Powerless by Eva Darrows

The author talks about her experiences with harassment in school from teachers and how much worse it is than if the perpetrators were boys her own age, because these teachers had power over the students. And her mentioning that many girls knew about it and just warned younger girls to be safe, rather than reporting the issues just underlines the harsh reality that sometimes it’s easier to keep ourselves safe than try to get a harasser punished.

It Was Me Too by Dana L. Davis

As a survivor of childhood sexual assault, the author talks about how she internalized the shame that it was all her fault, and how it completely changed her as a person well into adulthood, how she learnt to just be aloof and hide and never put herself in a vulnerable position. This is another reality for so many women and it was heartbreaking to read about.

Anything but Ordinary by Ronni Davis

The author talks about the shame in wondering what she might have done and how her not acting her “color” had contributed to her being assaulted, and later on feeling anger and shame for all the instances when she didn’t speak up. There is also the feeling that she can’t use #meToo because what happened to her wasn’t too bad. But ultimately it’s about the fact that every single instance matters and we are not alone.

Not that Kind of Girl by Natasha Deen

The author talks about boundaries and emotional violence in her teenage years, and how traumatic it can feel when the whole school judges you for something you haven’t done. But she is also very graceful in her message that sometimes restraint is important, we should speak up for ourselves but never say anything in anger that we wouldn’t say in normal situations.

How do I look ? By Nicolas DiDomizio

As a young gay man in the closet, the author talks about how his shame about his body and weight made him accept the things that were done to him even when he knew they were wrong. And he makes a great point that self worth doesn’t and shouldn’t depend on how you look and I think it’s something we can all keep in mind.

Gray Lines by Namina Forna

As an African immigrant and also a child survivor of war, the author talks about not understanding the concept of personal space and just not making a fuss when a teacher violated it because she didn’t want to be a problem. But I’m glad that she was quick to recognize grooming and make herself safe after that, so I completely agree with her message that make a fuss and say no whenever anyone disrespects your personal boundaries, and do whatever you need to keep yourself safe.

No, Not Me! By Jenna Glass

This was definitely an eye opening read because the author talks about how we normalize so many harassing behaviors like flashing or groping or unwanted touching, never realizing that these are also forms of sexual assault. She talks about the importance of talking about these issues and not letting anyone get away with these kinds of actions without consequences.

Before Starbucks or Cell Phones by Janet Gurtler

The author’s experience was tough to read about, but I was also glad that she had atleast one teacher who listened. But the common theme of shame still comes through, with young girls always wondering if they did something that made the boys or men behave so badly. And I think that’s why the author’s message is important that we shouldn’t keep these things to ourselves, we should talk to and support each other, so that we may one day get to a world where a girl can say it has never happened to me.

The One we don’t Talk about by Teri Hall

This was absolutely horrific to read about and I don’t have words to describe the strength it must have taken for the author as a young girl to finally tell someone about all the abuse that was happening in her house. As the author says, believe in yourself and never let your abuser convince you that you don’t matter because you do.

A Long Overdue Confession by Ellen Hopkins

This is mostly the author introspecting her decisions when she was eighteen to have an affair with a married man and how she was taken advantage of due to her naïveté. She also wants to share the story to prevent if possible other younger girls from succumbing to older men’s attention and flattery, particularly those girls who already have body image issues.

Bathsheba by Mackenzi Lee

Through the Bible story of David and Bathsheba, the author tries to make the point that despite what we’ve been told since childhood, we are not responsible for making men comfortable or for their violent actions; none of our dressing or talking or anything is a reason for men to violate us and we should always remember that.

Burn by Saundra Mitchell

The author lists instances after instances where she was violated but couldn’t do anything because she felt trapped but her realization after she turned seventeen is something we can all hope for – to start believing in ourselves and finding our voice and never stopping ourselves from expressing our anger.

Just Smile by Ali Novak

The author’s story highlights the fact that even if we haven’t been physically assaulted, words flung against us can cause equal emotional trauma, and that’s why we should use our own words to tell our stories and never minimize what we’ve been through.

Boys Will be Boys By Eve Porinchak

Another experience where the boys’ actions are blamed on the girl’s clothes, but I was very glad to know the author had a supportive family and learnt to stand up for herself at a very young age. We all definitely need that conviction.

There is Strength in our Voices by Cheryl Rainfield

I can’t even begin to understand the strength it must have taken for the author to run away and survive her whole childhood where she was part of a cult and her own family raped and tortured her, but I tip my hat off to her for finding the resilience and the queer community that helped her. And that’s why she insists that it’s important to listen and talk to other survivors, so that we may help others while also helping ourselves and not feeling we’re alone in our ordeal.

Pretty Enough by Beth Revis

This is a story of the author’s realization that how wrong it was of her to internalize the feelings that only beautiful girls got harassed and because she wasn’t, it meant she wasn’t worth it. She talks about how harmful this divide is and basing self worth on looks is, and asks us all to understand that there is only one side – all of us women who have to stick up for each other and not let anyone else make us feel powerless with their words or actions.

My Oklahoma History by Andrea L. Rogers

As a Cherokee citizen from Oklahoma, the author uses her tribe’s history as a parallel to how indigenous women are treated – both have a right to their sovereignty but it’s always threatened. And she makes a wonderful point that women don’t need to forgive anyone for the purpose of moving on – forgiveness can be a consideration if someone is making amends but it means nothing if the violator has no regrets.

Class Valedictorian by Lulabel Seitz

As a young Asian woman who was assaulted by a rich white classmate in high school, the author talks about the ways in which she was silenced and disbelieved by those in power because they didn’t want to discomfort the perpetrator. When she says that money and holding onto old white power structures matter more, I don’t see anything wrong about it because that’s still the world we live in. But I admire her for speaking up even when she was forced not to, and trying to keep doing it for other people even at such a young age.

No Right Way to be Wronged by Mischa Thrace

This is a different take on all the above experiences but it’s not wrong in anyway. The author talks about how no one is owed our secrets or the details of what happened to us, and it’s totally our choice. It’s ok to not want to be a spokesperson for the cause or tweet about our issues. After her own assault, the author found it easier to deal with it by expressing her anger through learning Muay Thai and just like her, everyone has the right to find their own way of dealing with the trauma, even if it is silence.

Notes on Girlhood by Amy Zhang

The author talks about all the overwhelming feelings that one is bombarded with after a sexual assault happens, because we aren’t sure how to process the trauma; and navigating it becomes a big part of our life. She talks about being fortunate enough to have a friend group as well as a therapist who helped her untangle all her feelings and feel like herself again a little bit, and that it’s enough for now.

#gallery-0-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-0-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

Giveaway

We are giving away two copies of YOU TOO?, signed by each author. Entries are automatically entered with a donation to RAINN (the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization) on our YOUTOO Fundraising Page. 

https://fundraise.rainn.org/team/273355

About the Editor 

Janet Gurtler’s young adult books have been chosen for the JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION and as BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS from the Canadian Children’s Book Center. Janet lives in Alberta, Canada with her husband, son, a chubby black Chihuahua named Bruce and a Golden Retriever named Betty White.

Connect With Janet

Website: http://www.janet-gurtler.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4147574.Janet_Gurtler

Twitter: https://twitter.com/janetgurtler

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janet.gurtler

Blog Tour Organized By:

YA Bound Book Tours

[Blog Tour] ARC Review: You Too? Edited by Janet Gurtler Release Date: January 7, 2020 Genre: YA Non Fiction Publisher: Inkyard Press Purchase Links: IndieBound || …

[superdoodles]

Penultimate undergrad semester Fall 2018! ♥️ Back from China again, my second chance.🇨🇳 Big takeaway: Stories. I love stories, imbuing lives with meaning. 3 mentors, 3 semesters leading up, HON 490 of Dr. Valentine culminated interests in China, religion, media. Mentors: Formally met Hugh Shapiro, introduced to 段然, continued with Jenna Hanchey. Serendipity, Honors, this course, ΦΚΦ allow me to spend Christmas past New Year’s in Taiwan, live w/ Maryknoll, study w/ Fu Jen Catholic Uni. 北京-Vatican deal of fall made topic, met spiritual psychologist, Chinese-media mentor reached Nev. when I returned from China! Studied stigma and comm in COM 490 of Sarah Blithe, Bre Calvin, publicized course during which toured brothel, spoke w/ legal courtesans (sex workers). Compassion toward all. Course was itself research! Teaching English bridged my CLS w/ Peace Corps, poster w/ Francheska Alves. When chose comm minor ago, hoped to learn w/ Dr. Blithe~ Concluded English Lit. minor in ENG 492C of David Fenimore, training me to tell oral stories. On stage, embraced theatre anew, ended w/ heartfelt narratives of Mom from my latest life abroad. Teammates Len Abad, Mitch Guyot, I turned macabre into moving. Life is story. My first philosophy in PHIL/HIST 480 of Carlos Mariscal, storyteller like myself! Probing of Science, Tech, Society recalled my childhood, hs, transhuman beyond. Minds matter. Low-key w/ Philosophy Club. First Amendment JOUR 401 of Ben Birkinbine seemed scariest, but encouragement from Ben’s hype, Janet, Warren Lerude kept inspired. By fall’s end, spouting case precedents. Like P/H, probed electronic frontiers, societal bounds. Long-time teammate Emily Fisher, I delivered! Media ethics this spring. Lastly, JOUR 499 of Alison Gaulden taught negotiation. Intern mentor Lisa Laughlin gave pointers on projects, how to present self. Thanks to them, honored at PRSSA National Conference in Austin, Tex. Listening. By semester’s end, applications galore. Storytelling. Professors, classmates ask if thinking grad school: “YES!” Coming story: My extracurriculars in review, feat. 5 conferences, 2 retreats, new job, 5-yr trajectory. +2018 letter, if interested. Discerning~ (at University of Nevada, Reno) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrwU5DInGuj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12nbyelvtyngh

[keithlederhaus]

Keith Lederhaus

I was born on November 21, 1983, to my parents, Janet Marie Lederhaus and Scott Charles Lederhaus. It was at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the City of Orange, CA. I am a quadruplet, which is to say I was born with 3 others, Eric Scott Lederhaus, Jeffrey Allen Lederhaus, and Kate Marie Lederhaus. My mother was taking fertility drugs at the time as it was difficult for her to get pregnant naturally. As is often the case in this situation, she had multiples. We are fraternal, and are all still healthy and alive (as we were quite premature; I was 2 lbs 9 oz as a newborn). It was required that we stay in incubators for a period of time before we were safe to go home. My parents were surprised when my mother got pregnant with my younger sister, Jenna Rose Lederhaus, on August 14, 1985. So I have a total of 2 brothers and 2 sisters. We grew up in Southern California. Specifically, a city called Claremont, which is about an hour east of Los Angeles; also known as the “Inland Empire”. My father is a retired brain surgeon, and he practiced from about the early 80’s until he retired in about 2018ish. My mother worked as a nurse, but eventually stopped working to take care of and raise all of us. My siblings and I all went to the same schools together, even up through undergrad. I went to Claremont High School from 1998 through 2002. I performed well in school and my fondest memories come from running on the cross county and track and field team, where I developed my love for running that I enjoy today. After high school, and for reasons still unknown to me, my siblings and I (including my younger sister a year later) went to the same college – UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara). We were there from 2002 through 2006. I earned my bachelor's degree in Psychology. It was after college that my siblings and I finally parted out own ways. I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2006. The reason I moved there was because a job in “wilderness therapy” was recommended to me. I worked as a staff at a program that tried to support and rehabilitate adolescents who experienced a range of mental health, behavioral, or substance abuse issues. I would live out in the woods every other week, and work with rotating staff teams to support these teenagers during their time in the program (usually 3-4 months). After a couple years working in wilderness therapy and later a residential treatment program, I decided to go back to school to get my master’s degree in social work. I was accepted to the University of Utah and was enrolled in the program from 2008 to 2010. I lived in Utah for most of my 20s, from 2006 through 2012. My love for running grew as I enjoyed running on various trails or mountain ranges throughout the beautiful state. I started to sign up for more races as I started to run with friends who were interested in the same - long, grueling but gorgeous running. After graduate school I worked for a therapeutic boarding school and later a substance abuse rehabilitation program with teenagers as an intern social worker.

[adi9267]

5 Crappy Reasons to Stay in a Relationship That Isn’t Actually Working for You

[brightcove:5717804366001 default]

Trust us, we get it: Relationships are hard to come by, so it can be temping to stay in one even when you know (deep down) it's not actually meant to be. The trouble is, hanging on keeps you from finding the right relationship, and the kind of love that fulfills and sustains you.

In this excerpt from her new book The Love Gap ($26, amazon.com), journalist Jenna Birch highlights the common excuses we make to avoid the painful but necessary process of moving on. Ask yourself if these are the reasons you're still with your boo—and whether you may be settling.

The relationship is yours

In behavioral economics and psychology, “the endowment effect” explains the tendency of humans to assign more value to the things that they own just because they own them. Not only do people tend to be reluctant to trade their items for items of equal value (which they may even need), they also tend to pay more to retain their items than they are worth. Once you associate yourself with the item or person in question—maybe it’s an old concert T-shirt, or maybe it’s your assistant who is about to leave you for a higher-paying job—you’re going to have a harder time letting it go.

Maybe your T-shirt is really too small these days anyway. Maybe Janet was always just an okay assistant. If your BFF was struggling with either of these decisions, you’d say, “Donate it! Get the tax write-off,” or, “Let her go! You could hire another Janet tomorrow.” But it’s not your BFF. It’s you, and these are your things. You’re reluctant to let go because you chose that T-shirt and you chose Janet. There’s psychological value in that. It’s a loss, and humans are loss-averse.

We also see an endowment effect in relationships—whether it’s early days and he’s pulling back, or you’ve been together for years and can’t reconcile differences about a wedding, marriage, and future. You probably overvalue what you have, simply because it’s yours, and forget there are tons of people in the world who are potentially a better fit.

RELATED: 30 Signs You're in a Toxic Relationship

You have history together

History is a powerful thing. For as much depth and character as it can provide a couple’s story, history also keeps us hanging on to relationships way past their expiration date. 

This is why you should consult your gut early and often—and especially before you take another step in the relationship, like making it official or getting engaged. When you are young and relationships are bright, shiny, and new, you need to amass experiences. You may have had a long-termer with someone who was totally wrong for you, and that’s okay. You were learning.

As you get older, though, you should get more discerning. You know what’s out there, what works for you, what feels wrong. You are aware of the unsettled feeling in the pit of your gut that says, Don’t go further! History can blind you to that feeling or rationalize it away. That is why you are going to ask yourself these two questions before every “big step,” or whenever you feel like something is wrong for too long:

• Does this relationship feel rare and different from any others I have found in the past?

• Is this relationship helping me become closer to the person I ultimately want to be?

You have to know when to walk away, cut your losses, and find the person who is actually right for you. This takes getting real with yourself. This takes knowing what makes a strong partner, acknowledging what you like and can’t stand in a guy, and recognizing that rare person who contains the “it” factor—the one whose long-term goals and desires line up with your own, who inspires you to be better, who values what you bring to the table.

Some mistake history for connection. It’s an offshoot of connection that can add to its beauty, but is not connection itself. History creates attachment, not connection. And if you’re clinging to history, you might never find the great and elusive “it.”

Positive experiences that greatly outweigh negative ones can sometimes bring couples back together when the timing is right. Negative or ho-hum experiences, which vastly outweigh the positives, are just history that you should learn from.

RELATED: How to Tell If You’re Dating a Psychopath, According to a Woman Who Married One

He fits an ideal

Some women say the darnedest things—like they will date only African American finance guys who are six foot four or taller and have an athlete’s pedigree. Or that they will date only Southern men with scruff who own farmland or are in possession of oil money. I kid you not. I have had real conversations with women who have told me the above.

Not only are these types of ideals a hindrance to finding a great guy in the first place, but they can keep you holding on to a guy who is totally not working for you. They can also keep you from asking the hard, real questions. Delia, a 29-year-old magazine editor in NYC, recalls dating a guy when she was in her early to mid-20s. “He was objectively great—attractive, ambitious, a wonderful person,” she says. “From the outside, people think you’re the perfect couple.”

Delia thinks she probably hung on to her ex simply because he seemed ideal—even though inside her relationship, he could not open up emotionally and they were never in sync with their humor or goals. “I tried to bring fun into our daily lives,” she says, to no avail. When Delia “added up their relationship on paper” after years, it finally did not work. “He wanted to get married, have kids, and stay in DC,” she says. “He had always assumed that path. For me, it was the bonus, but not the goal.”

Delia broke up with him, moved to NYC, and got her current job. Oh yeah, and a relationship built on connection. They've been together about a year: “He already gets me on such a deeper level,” she says. “He’s thirty-five. He’s been through relationships. We think about the world in the same way. He’s a great storyteller, and very creative. We love to hear about each other’s lives.”

This guy had so shifted Delia’s paradigms about a good relationship I couldn’t help but smile while talking to her—as if it were happening to me. “I feel like this is everything you hear about!” she explains. “The person makes you want to be your best self, you never get jealous . . . and you’re not crying all the time.” (That’s a good box to have checked.) “I think I bought into the older generation, who said, ‘Relationships are hard,’” she says. “So I was always thinking, ‘Well, how hard?’”

In reality, relationships aren’t hard. Life can be hard. A relationship with a person you deeply love and are compatible with should be easy.

RELATED: Are You and Your Partner Super Close—or Codependent? Here's How to Tell the Difference

You feel external pressure

You get pressure from every side to find The One—Mom can’t stop asking, Great Aunt Sue always brings it up at Thanksgiving, societal norms say women in relationships > single women, and there’s that silent-yet-deafening tick of the biological clock. But pressure is no reason to settle.

Lydia is one cool "full-package" woman. Not only is this DC-based 23-year-old working in communications, she just has an impressive life résumé. “I’m really interested in politics and international affairs, traveling,” she tells me when I ask her about her life. “I’ve lived in hostels in Australia and Europe. When I was in London, I met a lot of people who were like-minded.”

She is a smart, upbeat person who speaks with kindness and who can discuss just about anything—the kind of girl you’d definitely want in your squad. But Lydia is also perpetually single, and confident as she is, she’s not immune to the pressures of singledom. “Society doesn’t exactly help,” she says. “There is this woman at work who keeps asking me if I have a boyfriend—and it’s really hard when you want that companion.”

Recently married to Isabelle, 37-year-old Shawn, can also attest to this. When I ask him to name “traps” singles should avoid, he mentions only one: “If you are feeling external pressure to move forward in the relationship, be skeptical,” he says. This includes pressure from your friends, your family, societal expectations, on-paper ideals, your dog . . . whatever. “You should feel an internal push to move things forward,” he says. Internal pressure is your desire, which feels organic, exciting, and full of potential. External pressure is other people’s desires for you, which can feel uncomfortable, confusing, or even terrifying if you form relationships based upon it.

You’re lonely, and dating sucks

It’s okay to admit that you’re lonely. We are created for connection; a 2013 Gallup poll found that only 5% of Americans have never been married and say they don’t want to marry, meaning that most others have been married, are currently married, or want to marry in the future. But just because we’re basically all looking for connection, that doesn’t mean we find it whenever we desire it.

Hunkering down with the wrong person is only a barrier to meeting the right one—so you have to learn when to stay and when to leave. Take Landon, the 30-year-old journalist, for instance, who admitted to remaining in multiple relationships beyond their expiration dates when confronted with the alternatives of staying single or dating around—one vaguely sad, the other exhausting.

Lydia is similar, but she’s taken the opposite approach. She’s holding out until she meets a worthy candidate. “I’ve met and talked to lots of guys, but it always seems like just first dates or hookups,” she says. Deep down, Lydia knows she’s a relationship kind of girl, and she’s always had the courage to admit she wants something real. “I’ve never been in a relationship!” she says. “I want someone who cares about me—a partner, a form of support. When you go on dates and get ghosted repeatedly, you have to act like it doesn’t faze you. But I’ve spent whole mornings crying.”

Lydia meets plenty of guys. She’s been on apps. Even while she was abroad, she hit it off with multiple guys back to back—like one night at a speed-dating event, and another at a poetry reading. However, she has had no luck in finding a long-term connection.

While Lydia’s hunt for a real connection hasn’t been easy, it puts her in a better position to meet the right person, because she’s not expending tons of emotional energy on guys who don’t call her back, guys who only want a regular hookup buddy, or guys who just like the thrill of keeping multiple girls in rotation. She knows what she wants, and she’s keeping her eyes on the prize.

And remember: Settling is a way of life. It’s insidious, and it will catch up to you once you start down the path of making small concessions. So keep asking yourself those two questions—and don’t hang on to a relationship out of comfort, history, fear, pressure, or loneliness.

You’re not being picky; you’re remaining selective to find long-term compatibility. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Excerpted from The Love Gap: A Radical Plan to Win in Life and Love by Jenna Birch. Copyright © 2018 by Jenna Birch Reprinted by permission of Grand Central Life & Style, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing.

from Relationships - Health.com http://ift.tt/2n8juE4 from Blogger http://ift.tt/2DJzuYi

[vernicle]

World of Dance 2017 – Les Twins: World Finals (Full Performance)

Les Twins opt for Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's "Scream" for their second functionality in Earth of Dance's Earth Final. » Subscribe for Far more: http://bit.ly/NBCWorldofDance » View Full Episodes Absolutely free: http://ift.tt/2sC2gRQ

NBC Earth OF DANCE ON SOCIAL: Like NBC Earth of Dance on Fb: http://ift.tt/2raaEdY Abide by NBC Earth of Dance on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBCWorldofDance Find NBC Earth of Dance on Tumblr: http://ift.tt/2rV1UWa Abide by NBC Earth of Dance on Instagram: http://ift.tt/2sEohzb

NBC's new clearly show NBC Earth of Dance follows the world's elite dancers in an unparalleled dance level of competition for a grand prize of $1 million.

Find NBC Earth of Dance trailers, total episode highlights, previews, promos, clips, and digital exclusives right here.

NBC ON SOCIAL NBC YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nbc Like NBC: http://Fb.com/NBC Abide by NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://ift.tt/KnCcQG NBC Pinterest: http://ift.tt/PaI51w NBC Google+: http://ift.tt/2rsV10O NBC Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hZlNZb

ABOUT NBC Earth OF DANCE NBC's new dance level of competition series "Earth of Dance" is led by a judging crew of remarkable dance superstars - Jennifer Lopez (who also serves as an executive producer), Derek Hough, NE-YO and host/mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum. In partnership with preeminent international dance brand Earth of Dance, the series provides the world's elite dancers alongside one another to compete in epic battles of artistry, precision and athleticism. Solo dancers will compete against duos and crews in an unlimited array of dance, like hip-hop, popping, locking, tap, ballet, split dancing, ballroom, stomping and far more.

Earth of Dance 2017 - Les Twins: Earth Finals (Full Functionality) https://youtu.be/jKMES2-HDCQ

NBC Earth of Dance https://www.youtube.com/NBCWorldofDance supply

from Viral News Around The World - Feed http://ift.tt/2vQQWGc via IFTTT

[dorukhaber06]

Jenna Coleman: Casting a female ‘Doctor Who’ is ‘genius’

New Post has been published on http://www.dododailynews.com/coleman-casting-doctor-genius/

Jenna Coleman: Casting a female ‘Doctor Who’ is ‘genius’

BEVERLY HILLS Calif. — A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs.

FILE – In this July 28 2016 file photo actress Jenna Coleman poses for a portrait during the 2016 Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills Calif. Coleman a former “Doctor Who” companion says casting a female as the lead of the long-running science fiction series is “genius.” Earlier this month Jodie Whittaker was announced as the 13th official incarnation of the galaxy-hopping Time Lord who travels in a time machine shaped like an old-fashioned British police telephone booth.

WOMAN POWER

Jenna Coleman a former “Doctor Who” companion says casting a female as the lead of the long-running sci-fi series is “genius.”

“Oh I love it” the actress said Monday during a Television Critics Association panel about her PBS “Masterpiece” drama series “Victoria.”

Earlier this month Jodie Whittaker was announced as the 13th official incarnation of the galaxy-hopping Time Lord who travels in a time machine shaped like an old-fashioned British police telephone booth.

Coleman added that she thinks Whittaker is “brilliant and lovely” and she can’t wait to hear Whittaker’s voice as the character.

“It’s very exciting times” she said.

On the BBC’s “Doctor Who” the main character can regenerate into new bodies allowing for endless recasting possibilities.

Coleman played a “Doctor Who” companion from 2012 to 2015.

____

‘GOT’ IN SPACE

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly spent one year in space on the International Space Station but his thoughts were often with Westeros.

Kelly says that while he was away he saved “Game of Thrones” to watch and “it was so good I binged it twice.”

He said he also watched a lot of CNN.

Kelly spoke Monday during a panel at the Television Critics Association’s annual summer event. He was promoting the upcoming PBS documentary “Beyond a Year in Space.”

“Beyond a Year in Space” picks up where the first film “A Year in Space” ended. It follows Kelly’s last day in space and return to Earth. It will also introduce viewers to the next generation of astronauts preparing to go to space. It premieres Nov. 15.

____

ALL RELATIVE

Henry Louis Gates Jr. the host of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS says the show “couldn’t have scripted” the discovery that actor comedian Larry David and Sen. Bernie Sanders are related.

An episode in which the two learn they’re distant relatives will air on the show’s upcoming fourth season premiering Oct. 3.

David has impersonated the U.S. senator from Vermont “Saturday Night Live.”

Gates spoke about the discovery Monday during a panel about his show as part of the Television Critics Association’s annual summer press gathering.

He said Sanders and David share “identical DNA” of three chromosomes and “that’s a lot of matches.”

Last week David told TV critics that Sanders is a “third cousin or something” while promoting the return of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to HBO.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. from left Ana Navarro Ted Danson and Janet Mock participate in the “Finding Your Roots” panel during the PBS portion of the 2017 Summer TCA’s at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday July 31 2017 in Beverly Hills Calif.

____

FAIR WARNING

Political reporter Robert Costa said White House staffers face no constraints if they want to write a tell-all about the Trump administration.

But Costa a Washington Post reporter and moderator of PBS’ “Washington Week” said there’s a more pertinent question: Will they dare to?

Given that President Donald Trump is very active on social media and relishes “public war” former staffers such as Reince Preibus and Sean Spicer should brace themselves if they choose to write candid accounts he said.

“If you really go out there be prepared: He may come right at you” and there will be a personal and political cost Costa said.

If ex-staffers decide against the risks of candor the leak-prone administration makes it likely details will emerge in others’ books he told a TV critics’ meeting Monday.

Costa’s Q&A with the group began shortly after the abrupt exit of Anthony Scaramucci as short-lived White House communications director was revealed.

“You think you’re the only ones covering drama” Costa said jokingly. “I’m waiting for the (panel to start) and ‘The Mooch’ is out.”

Costa was named host of “Washington Week” in April following the November 2016 cancer death of longtime moderator Gwen Ifill.

[nofomoartworld]

Art F City: This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Reading is Fundamental

Start your week off with a dose of Civil Rights history Monday at IFC, where fierce pussy is screening The Black Power Mixtape and Wednesday at ICP, where Hettie Jones will be talking about what Making America Great really looks like. Thursday, we’re looking forward to two book launches. Andrea McGinty will be releasing her Ah Yes Bad Things at Printed Matter and Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is throwing a party to celebrate the catalog for their current exhibition Queer Threads. Friday night there are mysterious but promising exhibitions opening all over Brooklyn. Then it’s DUMBO open studios all weekend. End the week with a day trip to New Haven (seriously, it’s a painless train ride) where Bortolami’s ARTIST/CITY program has paired Tom Burr with a Marcel Breuer masterpiece that now finds itself surrounded by an IKEA parking lot.

The world is a strange and wondrous place. We’ll see you out in it.

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

Mon

IFC Center

323 Sixth Ave at West 3rd St, New York, NY 8:00 PMWebsite

fierce pussy presents The Black Power Mixtape

Queer feminist collective fierce pussy is hosting this screening of The Black Power Mixtape, which everyone should see. The film is the result of Swedish journalists travelling to the United States in the 1960s and 70s with the intention of exposing the country’s lesser-told realities. It features appearances from Angela Davis, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton.

After the film, join fierce pussy at Julius Bar (159 West 10th St. at Waverly), the oldest gay bar in New York City, for drinks and discussion.

Tue

Black Ball Projects

374 Bedford Ave. 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Website

Just Cause

This exhibition includes the work of three artists from the international Residency Unlimited program: Maria Agureeva (Russia), Juan Sánchez (Spain), and Benjamin Brett (UK). All of their work is extremely different, but intersects along “by way of conceptual concerns and intellectual reason, paired with doing something ‘just because’—instinctual and driven by a sense of chance and play.”

Here, that conceptual concern is the balance between external politics and free will. We’re curious to see how that translates to each artist’s respective practice—Agureeva uses her own body in pieces that function as both painting and sculpture, Benjamin Brett makes conceptual paintings that combine narrative and abstraction, and Juan Sánchez uses economical materials and art historical references to comment on labor and impermanence. This should be a heady show.

  Curated by Jason Tomme, Ana Wolovick

Wed

The International Center of Photography

1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 7:30 PM - 9:30 PMWebsite

Radical Conversation: Making America Great - Hettie Jones: The History of Greatness

ICP has been responding the current political crisis with a programming series that’s pretty on point. This week, they’re hosting a talk by Hettie Jones on exactly what making America “great again” really means. Jones has a long history of working through publications—she published the radical Yugen magazine from 1958 to 1962, numerous books for children of color when they were a rarity, and was a chair of the PEN Prison Writing Program. That’s a lot of experience and wisdom to share about working in the face of adversity, and boy do we need it right about now!

Vector Gallery

199 E 3rd St. New York, NY 8:00 PM - 11:59 PMWebsite

Vectorian New Year : HAPPY 2030 AD

Who ever knows what the hell is going on at Vector Gallery? We applaud AFC alum Whitney Kimball for her in-depth attempt at deciphering their mysterious ways. Whatever “Crown Prince of Hell” JJ Brine and his accomplices are up to, it’s usually fun. If you need a break from reality in these stressful days, this celebration of the 2030 Vectorian New Year might be just about the closest thing to experiencing an alternate universe on a Wednesday night in Manhattan.

From the event page:

Facebook has rejected the language of this event ad on numerous ocasions due to the asymmetrical relationship between SHAY culture of 2017 and the notion fo a 2030 temporality by Vectorian reckoning. Therefore Eye am left with no other choice than to state the following : all symbological designations of time and its passage, Gregorian or otherwise, are conceptual art proects purporting to account for the laws of now, then, soon, and when was that again?

Thu

Printed Matter

231 Eleventh Ave. New York, NY 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMWebsite

Book Launch: Ah Yes Bad Things by Andrea McGinty

We’re big fans of Andrea McGinty. The artist has a rare capacity for conveying bittersweet, humorous reflections on contemporary living with economical combinations of mass-produced products. That might be a vibrator dancing endlessly around a juicer or a humidifier wrapped in workout clothes with optimistic platitudes. For anyone who’s felt alienated by the endless barrage of ever-more-unattainable “wellness” or “self-care” promised by consumer culture, her work feels like a poetic confidant to share a skeptical eye-roll.

We’re excited to see how this strategy translates to publication form. McGinty is launching her first book from local publishers Soft City, Ah Yes Bad Things. The book comprises ephemera from her smartphone: Tweets, messages, notes, and images from the camera roll. That’s an increasingly common approach to compiling artist books, but we’re guessing McGinty’s will be singularly insightful, weird, and funny.

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art

26 Wooster St New York, NY 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMWebsite

Book Launch: Queer Threads

We haven’t had a chance to check out Queer Threads, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art’s survey of LGBTQ+ fibers artist yet. This looks like the night to do it. AMMO Books is launching a 192-page color catalog featuring the work of and interviews with 30 queer fiber artists. It’s a good mix of local, national, and international artists. It sounds like a keeper. JD Samson (queer icon behind feminist bands such as MEN and Le Tigre) will be DJing the event.

Curated by John Chaich

Artists: Chris Bogia, Melanie Braverman, Jai Andrew Carrillo, Chiachio & Giannone, Liz Collins, Ben Cuevas, Pierre Fouché, James Gobel, Jesse Harrod, Larry Krone, Rebecca Levi, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Aaron McIntosch, Allyson Mitchell, John Thomas Paradiso, Sheila Pepe, Maria E. Piñeres, Allen Porter, L. J. Roberts, Sonny Schneider, Buzz Slutzky, Nathan Vincent, Jessica Whitbread.

Fri

This Friday or Next Friday

89 Bridge Street Brooklyn, NY 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMWebsite

Tough

What’s this show going to look like? If Alicia Gibson’s oil painting “Nail Polishing Club” (above) is any indication, great. The event page only lists the artists and the below list of tough stuff, so we’ll have to wait until Friday to satisfy our piqued curiosity. Even the artists we’re familiar with aren’t an indication—conceptual painter Joshua Bienko’s work always seems to look different, but it’s almost always good.

Tough break Tough shit Tough cookies Tough nut Tough luck Tough love Tough as nails

Artists: Alex Sewell, Alicia Gibson, Joshua Bienko, Jenna Gribbon, Sam Jablon

Present Company

254 Johnson Ave. Brooklyn, NY 7:00 PM - 10:00 PMWebsite

Sharper Image

We love Dina Kelberman and Milton Melvin Croissant III (two of the artists in our Providence College show Geographically Indeterminate Fantasies: The Animated GIF as Place). Kelberman samples pop culture or the endless archives of the internet with often hilarious, often overwhelming ends. Croissant (yes… real, awesome name) creates insanely detailed CGI renderings of the corporate blandscape and various other digital environments. Whatever they’re showing here, it’s going to be great.

Andrew Brischler, Milton Melvin Croissant III, Matthew Deleget, Rico Gatson, Adam Henry, Dina Kelberman, Andy Mister, Adams Puryear, Christopher Rivera, Emily Mae Smith, Wendy White

Grace Exhibition Space

840 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 7:00 PM - 11:55 PMWebsite

Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel is succinctly described as “Five hour simultaneous durational pieces with bells, whistles, and fog.” Sounds like a fun haunted house?

The show features work from some of our favorite artists in the Bushwick scene, such as FlucT’s Sigrid Lauren and video/installation artist Miles Pflanz.

Generally, I’d say five hours is more of an endurance challenge for the viewer than the performer. But this format and lineup might just keep things engaging all the way to midnight.

Artists: Angeli, Camila Cañeque, David Ian Bellows/Griess, Sigrid Lauren, Whitney Mallett, Miles Pflanz

  Sat

20 Jay Street, Smack Mellon, A.I.R. Gallery, Art in General, Janet Borden, Inc., Made in NY Media Center by IFP, MINUS SPACE, Smack Mellon, This Friday or Next Friday, United Photo Industries, Usagi NY

Brooklyn, NY 1:00 PM - 6:00 PMWebsite

DUMBO Open Studios

Thanks to Two Trees’ Space Subsidy Program (of which we’re also a beneficiary) AFC has some pretty cool neighbors. Come meet them at Art in DUMBO’s open studio crawl. Participating spaces include New York Studio School, The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Triangle Arts Association, A.I.R. Gallery, Art in General, Janet Borden, Inc., Made in NY Media Center by IFP, MINUS SPACE, Smack Mellon, This Friday or Next Friday, United Photo Industries, Usagi NY.

It’s a lot of art to see, but it’s mostly within a block or two of 20 Jay Street (where about half of the participants are tenants). If you can’t do it all at once, come back on Sunday, when studios will also be open.

Artists: Cey Adams, Alejandro Avakian, Sharon Buttler, Chantal Calato, CAM, Davide Cantoni, Elise Church, Jennifer Paige Cohen, Marsha Cottrell, Beth Dary, Eva Davidova, Blane De St Croix, Marc Dennis, Peter Drake, Rodolfo Edwards, Gabriele Evertz, Michael Farmer, Jen Ferguson, Celeste Fichter, Marney Fuller, Tom Fruin, Anne Gilman, Tessa Grundon, Teri Hackett, Michelle Handelman, Elizabeth Hazan, Daniel Horowitz, Julian Hsiung, Diana Jensen, Dale Kaplan, Laura Karetzky, Jerry Kearns, Kevin Kelly, Minku Kim, Stefan Killen, Brian Kokoska, Pavel Kraus, Jen Lewin, Eric LoPresti, Roxi Marsen, Jamie Martinez, Mary Mattingly, Gregory Mirzayantz, Vladimir Nazarov, James Nazarov, Anne Peabody, Bundith Phunsombatlert, Margaret Reid Boyer, Elizabeth Riley, Jennifer Riley, Kara Rooney, Natalie Rye, Andrea Sanders, Shelter Serra, Richard Sigmund, Deborah Simon, Jiwon Song, Laetitia Soulier, Susan Stainman, Thomas Stevenson, Auguste Rhonda Tymeson, Alexi Worth, Zach Zeeger, Darrel Hostvedt, Weixian Jiang

Sun

Former Armstrong Rubber Building

450 Sargent Drive New Haven, CT 11:00 AM - 4:00 PMWebsite

Tom Burr: New Haven

Bortolami’s ARTIST/CITY initiative famously put Eric Wesley in a Suburban Midwestern Taco Bell last year (the idea behind the project is to pair the gallery’s artists with unusual spaces outside of NYC to make new work). But the most exciting pairing might be Tom Burr’s takeover of the IKEA-owned brutalist landmark Pirelli building. Designed by Marcel Breuer, it’s one of the many modernist gems sprinkled incongruously around the small city. At present, it sits empty like a sculptural object in the parking lot of an IKEA. It’s an odd example of suburbia sort of subsuming the utopian architecture that just-barely preceded it.

Tom Burr has been creating works in response to the building (which was designed, coincidentally, in 6-foot segments; exactly the artist’s height). This should definitely be worth the Metro North ride (and like, a trip to IKEA!). It’s one of the few Bortolami ARTIST/CITY projects within the NYC metro area, so be sure not to miss it.

RSVP required: EMMA@BORTOLAMIGALLERY.COM

from Art F City http://ift.tt/2peaSzD via IFTTT

[keithlederhaus]

Keith Lederhaus

Keith Lederhaus

I was born on November 21, 1983, to my parents, Janet Marie Lederhaus and Scott Charles Lederhaus. It was at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the City of Orange, CA. I am a quadruplet, which is to say I was born with 3 others, Eric Scott Lederhaus, Jeffrey Allen Lederhaus, and Kate Marie Lederhaus. My mother was taking fertility drugs at the time as it was difficult for her to get pregnant naturally. As is often the case in this situation, she had multiples. We are fraternal, and are all still healthy and alive (as we were quite premature; I was 2 lbs 9 oz as a newborn).

It was required that we stay in incubators for a period of time before we were safe to go home. My parents were surprised when my mother got pregnant with my younger sister, Jenna Rose Lederhaus, on August 14, 1985. So I have a total of 2 brothers and 2 sisters. We grew up in Southern California. Specifically, a city called Claremont, which is about an hour east of Los Angeles; also known as the “Inland Empire”. My father is a retired brain surgeon, and he practiced from about the early 80’s until he retired in about 2018ish. My mother worked as a nurse, but eventually stopped working to take care of and raise all of us. My siblings and I all went to the same schools together, even up through undergrad.

I went to Claremont High School from 1998 through 2002. I performed well in school and my fondest memories come from running on the cross county and track and field team, where I developed my love for running that I enjoy today. After high school, and for reasons still unknown to me, my siblings and I (including my younger sister a year later) went to the same college — UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara). We were there from 2002 through 2006. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Psychology. It was after college that my siblings and I finally parted out own ways. I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2006. The reason I moved there was because a job in “wilderness therapy” was recommended to me. I worked as a staff at a program that tried to support and rehabilitate adolescents who experienced a range of mental health, behavioral, or substance abuse issues.

I would live out in the woods every other week, and work with rotating staff teams to support these teenagers during their time in the program (usually 3–4 months). After a couple years working in wilderness therapy and later a residential treatment program, I decided to go back to school to get my master’s degree in social work. I was accepted to the University of Utah and was enrolled in the program from 2008 to 2010. I lived in Utah for most of my 20s, from 2006 through 2012. My love for running grew as I enjoyed running on various trails or mountain ranges throughout the beautiful state. I started to sign up for more races as I started to run with friends who were interested in the same — long, grueling but gorgeous running. After graduate school I worked for a therapeutic boarding school and later a substance abuse rehabilitation program with teenagers as an intern social worker. I did that for a couple of years before I decided to move back to California to be closer to my family. *This is where things take a negative turn, and it relates to why I am requesting your services. I am happy to elaborate more on that if you’d like, but it doesn’t make for a positive bio. I spent a couple years in southern California, but eventually made my way up to the Bay Area, where I have lived since 2014. I held a few random jobs from about 2012 through 2014, but returned back to social work in 2016. Since 2016, I have worked in a variety of settings, mostly with aging adults or adults with significant health issues (which also includes issues with substance abuse and complicated psychiatric conditions). Since 2016 I’ve worked as a social worker at a skilled nursing facility (Vasona Creek Health Center), a program called Homebridge (in SF, which aims to provide in-home care to struggling adults and seniors), as an intensive case manager for a nonprofit called the Institute on Aging, and finally for the City and County of SF where I work for a program called In-Home Supportive Services.