#mary shah

[laurajunekirsch]

Last month I curated my first show for Greenpoint Open Studios and it was so much fun! Featuring work from LPX, Miles Shelton, Russ Rubin, Mary Shah and work from my book Romantic Lowlife Fantasies. Big thanks to Bechdel Project for hosting us - all pics by me (Laura June Kirsch). 

Keychains, prints and books up for sale on my site - buy here!

[amatesura]

Gothic (1986) | dir. Ken Russell

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, June 23rd:

Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, Pharaoh of Egypt, 47 B.C.

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, 1456

Charles II, Duke of Savoy, 1489

Shah Shuja, Mughal Prince, 1616

Marie Leszczyńska, Queen of France, 1703

Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French, 1763

Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, 1894

Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal, 1906

Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala, 1974

Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Palermo, 2003

[realhousewives-fan]

RHOSLC Season 4 Trailer Reaction!

Mary Cosby is back! A new housewife! Marital issues? More problematic Mormonism? And a rumour circulating in the group?

There’s drama for days with these ladies, but sometimes I just want them to genuinely have a good time together.

But there’s always a lot of yelling and crying in this group. Will this be another draining season?

In the beginning of the trailer, Heather Gay speaks about how the women were tormented, brutalized, and lived in fear for 3 years.

I don’t think she’s talking about someone in their group. She must be talking about Jen Shah.  

She’s later seen screaming at someone, calling them a bully and a troll, and told them to pack their bags.

Is she yelling at Mary or Angie Katsanevas?

It appears in the trailer that Heather is spreading a rumour about Angie, that has her husband in tears.

Right after a scene where the women seem to gang up on Heather, we see Lisa Barlow telling Angie that “she’s saying you uses your businesses to wash money”.

Lisa said earlier that “Heather likes to drop the grenade and run.”

Judging from how the trailer is edited it looks like Heather is going to be in the hot seat.

Understandably so, after that black eye scandal from last season. She ruined my faith in her that season.

What makes RHOSLC so unique is the glimpses into the Mormon community. It’s so freaking weird and fascinating!

Heather and Whitney Rose appear to be worried about Lisa’s son’s mission, and Heather tells Lisa that the doctrine is problematic.

And if it’s one housewife who has been inviting the audience into her real life, it’s Whitney.

She has addressed leaving the Mormon church. She has been very open about sex. She has addressed battling childhood trauma, and now she’s addressing marital issues.

She deserves respect.

Season 4 premieres on September the 5th and I will be watching. I’m hoping for the best, but deep down I’m preparing myself for the worst.

They’ve got a special place in my heart, but they need to do better as a group.

[suchananewsblog]

How rhythm, or the repetitiveness of beats, acts as a unifying force in life, inspiring movement and action

It was a child’s birthday celebration. I’d accompanied my young daughters to the party and was looking forward to catching up with my friends. The birthday boy’s mom put on a DVD to keep the little ones occupied and allow the grown-ups to catch up with one another. A snapshot from the song ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ in the movie ‘Dil Se’ (1998). The plan worked till the sound of Shah Rukh Khan…

[rangpurcity]

Jungle Cry Review: When coach Abhay Deol's team will play rugby in England, you will also say 'Mari Baa, Khedi Baa...'

Jungle Cry Review: When coach Abhay Deol’s team will play rugby in England, you will also say ‘Mari Baa, Khedi Baa…’

Jungle Cry Review: There are many such stories of passion, struggle and passion in our India, which if they do not come on the screen, we may never know about them. Whether it is the story of slum children going abroad to play football or the story of an underdog team winning the World Cup in 1983, films have often brought us behind-the-scenes stories. One such story is ‘Jungle Cry’ which brings…

[honeyed-cherries]

any knowledge i have learned about mormons has been from rhoslc and honestly mostly against my will btw

[younes-ben-amara]

ما أسباب انتشار تطبيقات اجتماعية وذيوع صيتها وتزحلق أخرى لهُوّة العدم والنسيان؟

ما أسباب انتشار تطبيقات اجتماعية وذيوع صيتها وتزحلق أخرى لهُوّة العدم والنسيان؟

مساء السعادة، اقترح علي الأستاذ م.محمد هذا الموضوع فشَكَر الله له: مواقع التواصللماذا يستحوذ بعضها على متابعة ومتابعينأكثر من سواها !؟— م.محمد (@77pinksky) August 23, 2022 تغريدة م.محمد لننقل اقتراحه نصًا ونجيب عليه بعون الحيّ الذي لا يموت: م.محمد: مواقع التواصل لماذا يستحوذ بعضها على متابعة ومتابعين أكثر من سواها !؟ يونس: أهلا أخي محمد ومساك سعيد تقصد لماذا لدى بعض الشبكات الاجتماعية عدد…

[kwebtv]

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, Edward Hardwicke as Dr. John H. Watson, Rosalie Williams as Mrs. Hudson, Jenny Seagrove as Miss Mary Morstan, Emrys James as Inspector Athelney Jones, Robin Hunter as Major Sholto, Ronald Lacey as Thaddeus/Bartholomew Sholto, Terence Skelton as Captain Morstan, John Thaw as Jonathan Small, Kiran Shah as Tonga, Lila Kaye as Mrs. Mordecai Smith and Toby in "The Sign of Four"

[laurajunekirsch]

Very excited to announce that I will be curating my first show next week as part of Greenpoint Open Studios. I will be there selling books, prints and other fun things!  Info below: Random Fiesta: 80s Made 90s Raised - a Greenpoint Open Studios group show of millennial artists curated by Laura June Kirsch. On June 10th and 11th from 12 to 6 pm, Bechdel Project (252 Green St), as part of their Community Space Program, will host the work of five artists who have been shaped by being a part of the last generation to experience life pre-internet. Each brings a unique, playful style and flavor to the show. Featuring work by LPX, Miles Shelton, Mary Shah, Russ Rubin and work from Romantic Lowlife Fantasies (get your copy here). 

[archduchessofnowhere]

Hi, hope this question won’t be too long.

In “The Real Francis Joseph, the Private Life of the Emperor of Austria,” by Henri de Weindel, it states that in 1873 at the Vienna Exhibition, Empress Elisabeth was given an Egyptian slave who was part of the exhibit. The book later states that Elisabeth nursed the boy when he was sick and that he became a playmate to Marie Valerie and Sisi even had them photographed together and allowed copies of the photo to be sold. However, when the photo was caricatured in the newspaper Franz Josef became so angry he had all copies of the photograph and caricature destroyed. Another source said the boy was named Mahmoud (with the spelling varying according to source).

My question is though is there any information on what became of the boy afterwards? (The Weindel book doesn’t mention Mahmoud beyond this event). Or even to the accuracy of this incident?

Hello! I think Wendel is actually talking about a boy called Rustimo, who entered Elisabeth's service around 1877:

Rustimo with Archduchess Marie Valerie and with Crown Prince Rudolf.

There doesn't seem to be an agreement on how Rustimo actually entered Elisabeth's entourage. According to Corti, Rustimo was "presented to her by the Khedive [the title of the governor of Egypt]" (1936, p. 280), meanwhile Brigitte Hamann says that he was "a blackamoor the Shah of Persia (according to one of various versions) had sent as a gift" (1986, p. 231). Giving that in both versions he was allegedly a "given" to the Empress, it may be safe to assume he indeed had been enslaved.

Before continuing, I'd like to make a small detour to talk about an event from Elisabeth's childhood: her father buying five enslaved boys in one of his trips.

Soon after the future Empress of Austria's birth, her father Duke Max in Bavaria embarked on a several months-long trip to Orient. In Cairo Max visited the slave market, and was horrified of seeing "people being sold like cattle", as he later wrote down in his memoirs about the trip (Winkelhofer, 2022). It was then probably an attempt at altruism what brought him to buy five boys from the market and bring them back with him to Munich, instead of just an "eccentricity" as it's often put.

Why did I mention this? Because the boys remained in the service of the Duke for many years. As Dr Martina Winkelhofer points out:

They lived in the servants' quarters at the back of Palais Max, on the second floor. Elisabeth also had her room up there, but at the front of the building. Having to deal with black servants was an everyday occurrence for her from childhood. (ibid)

Considering this, it wouldn't have been "exotic" for her to take Rustimo into her household. But given the reaction of the court, it's not strange that previous biographers see this only as her wanting to offend Viennese society. Landgravine Therese Fürstenberg, one of the Empress' ladies-in-waiting, wrote to her sister in August of 1877 that (warning for racist connotations):

The Archduchess [Valerie] recently took the blackamoor along on the promenade, he was put in the carriage with the French teacher, who sat next to the heathen feeling shamed and sad; the Archduchess always gives candy to children along the road. But now none of them dared to come near her when they saw the black boy and tried in every way to avoid the monster and his bared teeth, so as to get to the candies; all this seemed a great joke to the little girl. (Hamann, 1986, p. 231)

We have (even more) explicitly racist comments made by Landgravine Fürstenberg as well as by Countess Mária Festetics, another lady-in-waiting, but I rather not share them, they're just too nasty and add nothing to the post. You can make an idea of how everyone felt about Rustimo.

And what about Valerie? According to Corti, she "was afraid of him and took some time to grow accustomed to him" (1936, p. 280). But she never wrote down her feelings about her playmate. In the over 300 pages of her diary, she only mentions him once, in an entry from February 24 of 1880:

At ½7 Puttl and Raab come and we both have a dance lesson together until 7 o'clock when we have a supper and then "Eile mit Weile" [a board game] with Rustimo. Papa comes after ½8 until 8 o'clock. Then I go to bed (p. 21)

Elisabeth had Rustimo baptized in 1878 (it was just unacceptable that the Catholic Habsburgs had a heretic in their service). He was given the Christian name of "Rudolf" after the Crown Prince, his godfather. The Empress wrote of this ocasion to her mother Ludovika:

Today was Rustimo's christening in Valerie's salon… Rudolf was godfather. It was solemn and ludicrous, there were tears and laughter. He himself was very moved and wept. (Hamann, 1986, p. 231)

Rustimo continued to ascend in the Empress favor, and in 1884 he was made "announcer of the bedchamber". He remained in the service of Elisabeth until 1890, when he was pensioned, and in 1891, Rustimo "was sent to the charity institution in Ybbs, where he died the very next year" (Hamann, 1986, 232).

Screenshot of the Official Guide of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1890 that shows Rustimo as part of the staff of Elisabeth's chamber (middle column, at the bottom).

While Hamann states that Rustimo fell out of favor in 1885 (she gives no source for this) and that after he left court he was abandoned, Winkelhofer claims that, while writing her two-part biography of Elisabeth, she found evidence that it was the Empress who payed for Rustimo's stay at the institution Hamann mentions, and also for his grave when he died (she wrote about this on Instagram but I cannot for the life of me find in which post, you'll have to trust me on this one sorry). Winkelhofer has said that the second part of her biography, which will be published on August this year, will have this evidence, as well as new information about Rustimo; she claims it we'll give us a new image of him. This is actually the reason why I hadn't written about Rustimo yet, I was waiting for her book to come out to have all the information we have available and make a more complete post.

As for the claims made by Wendel, I honestly don't know. None of Elisabeth's biographer mention anything of her nursing Rustimo, and clearly all the copies of the picture of of him with Valerie weren't destroyed, since we have it to this day.

Before finishing this post, one more thing: Muhammed was a different servant! We know nothing (yet) of him, in fact neither Corti nor Hamann mention him in their books. Winkelhofer just says in the first part of her biography that "the Nubian Muhammed Beschir, [was a] servant for three years until his return to Africa" (2022). But she has also promised to reveal what she has discovered of this unknown servant in the second part of her biography, and I can't wait for it!

I hope that you found my answer helpful and I promise you to update this ask when I get Winkelhofer's book!

Sources:

Corti, Egon Caesar Conte (1936). Elizabeth, empress of Austria (translation by Catherine Alison Phillips)

Hamann, Brigitte (1986). The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (translation by Ruth Hein)

Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1890 

Schad, Martha and Schad, Horst [ed.] (1998). Das Tagebuch der Lieblings Tochter von Kaiserin Elisabeth. 1878-1899

Winkelhofer, Martina (2022). Sissi. La vera storia. Il cammino della giovane imperatrice (translation by Federica Saccucci)

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, June 23rd:

Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, Pharaoh of Egypt, 47 B.C.

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, 1456

Charles II, Duke of Savoy, 1489

Shah Shuja, Mughal Prince, 1616

Marie Leszczyńska, Queen of France, 1703

Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French, 1763

Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, 1894

Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal, 1906

Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala, 1974

Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Palermo, 2003

[realhousewives-fan]

Was This the Best Season of RHOSLC?

It seems like RHOSLC is always on shaky ground.

This was the first time they could prove themselves without the drama with Jen Shah, and it was a success.

It was undoubtedly their best season yet. It was a funny, engaging, and entertaining season that’s highly rewatchable.

And I’m saying that without the scandalous revelation of Monica Garcia being behind the troll account Reality von Tease in mind.

The finale was like another being in itself and I judge it separately from the season.

The women wanted to prove themselves as entertaining housewives without the nonsense with Jen, and they might feel sabotaged by Monica.

It’s understandable if they feel like they’re back to square one. Once again, a scandal erupted that became larger than life, and they’ve got to live up to it.

And they never will live up to the hype that will follow this.

It’s the same thing with Vanderpump Rules. They will never live up to the excitement with Scandoval.

Rumor has it that Mary Cosby has signed a contract with Bravo to return as a housewife next season, but can it be true?

They stopped inviting her to events when they realized she wasn’t going to participate in any activities, and her only link with the show was through Monica.

In my opinion, it’s a shame that Monica won’t be coming back next season. This was a great season, and she was a huge part of that.

On Two Ts in a Pod, Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave argued that Monica should get some of the credits for this being the greatest season ever for RHOSLC.

This is the perfect example of how brining in someone new can truly shake up the dynamics on the show. It was a fresh start with brand new arguments.

But are the women on RHOSLC able to see what’s good TV or what’s good for the show?

If they were producers in their minds, they would invite Monica back.

However, the betrayal run so deep, it’s difficult for them to see past the troll account. It’s a shame.

[bb25hater]

The final cast of 21 reality stars and “celebrities” who flew out to Scotland and will be filming the traitors US season 2, Peacock will be releasing the cast officially later today

Row 1: Christopher "CT" Tamburello (The Real World & The Challenge), Larsa Pippen (The real Housewives of Miami), Peter Webber (The Bachelor), Janelle Marie Pierzina (Big Brother and The Amazing Race)

Row 2: Dan Gheesling (Big Brother), Phaedra Parks (The Real Housewives of Atlanta & Married to Medicine), Deonty Wilder (Boxer), Tamra Judge (The Real Housewives of Orange County)

Row 3: John "Johnny Bananas" Devenanzio (The Real World & The Challenge), Ekin su culculoglu (love island UK), Marcus Jordan ( Larsa’s boyfriend and Michael's Jordan son), Sandra Diaz Twine (Survivor)

Row 4: Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Dancing With the Stars), Parvati Shallow (Survivor), John Bercow (Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom), Trishelle Cannatella (The Real World & The Challenge)

Row 5: Kevin Kreider (Netflix Bling Empire), Sheree Whitfield (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Peppermint (RuPaul's Drag Race), Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen (Love Island USA), Mercedes “MJ” Javid (Shahs Of Sunset)

[aroaceswagcompetition]

Poll list part 2

Rouge the Bat(Sonic) vs Raphael Santiago(Shadowhunters)🎉

Death The Kid(Soul Eater) vs Tsubomi Takane(Mob Psycho 100)🎉

Berdly(Deltarune) vs Nausicaa(Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)🎉

Din Djarin(The Mandalorian) vs Anzu Hoshino(Romantic Killer)🎉

Amethyst(Steven Universe) vs Steven Stone(Pokemon)🎉

Talfryn(The Penumbra Podcast) vs Stanley(The Stanley Parable)🎉

Clay Terran (Ace Attorney) vs Buttercup(The Powerpuff Girls)🎉

Sei Handa(Barakamon) vs Xu Xialing(Shangchi and the legend of the ten rings)🎉

Sunny(Wings of Fire) vs Beta(Horizon Forbidden West)

Dr. Sylvester Ashling(Epithet Erased) vs Marcy Wu(Amphibia)

Perry the Platypus(Phineas and Ferb) vs Lancer(Deltarune)

Serana Volkihar(The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim) vs Charlie(It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Zhongli(Genshin Impact) vs Tatsumaki(One Punch Man).

V1(Ultrakill) vs Aziraphale and Crowley(Good Omens)

Shaggy(Scooby Doo) vs Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)

Reigen Arataka(Mob Psycho 100) vs Pyuko(Dannganronpa: Hope’s Chains)

Marie(Splatoon) vs Rose Cookie(Cookie Run Kingdom)

Joan D’arc(History) vs Morgana(Merlin)

Murderbot(The Murderbot Diaries) vs Royce Bracket(Transistor (game))

Ryland Grace(Project Hail Mary) vs Hollyleaf(Warrior Cats)

Wolf(Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) vs Savathûn(Destiny video game)

Damian Wayne(DC Comics) vs Dr. Miranda Jones (Star Trek The Original Series, season 3 episode 5 Is There In Truth No Beauty?)

Keagan Máistirúin(Na Daoine Maithe (The Good People)) vs Sweetheart(Omori)

Kaitou Joker(Kaitou Joker) vs Piccolo (Dragon Ball)

Roach(Our Flag Means Death) vs Alex Fierro(Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)

Aradia Megido(Homestuck) vs Hestia(Greek Mythology)

Zane Julien(Ninjago) vs Agatha Wellbelove(Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell)

Yelena Belova (Marvel) vs The Bear/Brent/The Pusher/The Fool/Shah Zaman(Ghost Quartet)

The Witch Queen(Old Gods of Appalachia) vs P03(Inscryption)

Lord Havelock Vetinari(Discworld Novels by Terry Pratchett) vs The Knight(Hollow Knight)

Power(Chainsaw Man) vs Jetstorm(Transformers Animated (2007 cartoon))

Athena Cykes(Ace Attorney) vs Grumbot(Hermitcraft)

Yuki Rurikawa(A3!) vs Anonymous/Someone(Our Dreams At Dusk)

James(Pokemon) vs Dipper Pines 1 Mabel Pines1(Gravity Falls)

Charles Emerson Winchester III (M*A*S*H) vs Chaerin Eun(Surviving Romance)

Yamori Kou (Yofukashi no uta) vs Zenyatta(Overwatch)

Mirabel Madrigal (Encanto) vs Entrapta(She-Ra Princess of Power)

Simon Snow(Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell) vs Sabo(One Piece)

Silver(Sonic) vs Gin Akutagawa(Bungou Stray Dogs)

Kankri Vantas(Homestuck) vs Madhouse Mike(Cryptid Crush)

Darius(Owl House) vs Jason Todd(DC)

Emerald Trio:Willow, Hunter,Gus (Owl House) vs Artemis(Overly Sarcastic Productions' Miscellaneous Myths)

Jo March (Little Women 2019) vs Daryl Dixon(The Walking Dead)

Bakura Ryou(YuGiOh!) vs Professor Balaam(Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun)

Granny Smith(MLP) vs Cyborg(Teen Titans)

Maki Katsuragi(Hoshiai no Sora) vs Kaladin Stormblessed(The Stormlight Archive)

Jess(Loveless) vs Asui Tsuyu(BNHA)

GIR(Invader Zim) vs Xiao(Genshin Impact)

Alexa(Xenoblade Chronicles X) vs Selah Summers(Selah and the Spades)

Felix Hugo Fradarius(Fire Emblem 3 Houses) vs Sunil Jha(Loveless)

Madeline Hatter (Ever After High) vs Maya Fey(Ace Attorney)

Kim Dokja(Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint) vs Noé Archiviste(Vanitas no Carte)

Eleven(Stranger Things) vs Jinx(Arcane League of Legends)

Fitzroy Maplecourt(The Adventure Zone) vs Pidge(Voltron)

Volo(Pokemon) vs Cole Brookstone(Ninjago)

Traveler(Genshin Impact) vs Madotsuki(Yume Nikki)