She was the original vamp, and some sources say she was the first actress to actually be called a sex symbol in the press.
The word “sex” was still considered vulgar and somewhat shocking… but she was billed as sultry and even dangerous, wearing kohl around her eyes and very revealing costumes, even by today’s standards.
Most of Cleopatra is lost, but short bits that have been found show… let’s say a lot more of her than one would expect at that time.
The style was soon copied, but at the time, her films were often picketed… and the bad publicity sold more tickets.
Other actresses were dressing in girlish ruffles and long curls. Mary Pickford, as a grown woman, even played a sweet little girl in some of her most popular films.
Of course, some of these are quite disputed, and some depend on definitions.
I didn’t know why they couldn’t find older examples to use for illustrations… some of it is almost comical… like the picture of the census clipboard… or like using a 1980s personal computer when the first computers were maybe 8 feet tall and had no screens.
This is the second one of these that mentions early Chinese paper money, and shows a picture of modern bills, with an American one on top. Uh huh.
A teeny tiny (fake) piece of the icy Atlantic Ocean, I’m guessing.
Safer that way, but it still doesn’t look like fun.
Then again, for the millions of dollars he was paid, and the far more millions he’s made from his cut of the profits, and from other deals connected with it….
Something to do with the seasonal pull of gravity, multiplied by a special factor having to do with gradually decreasing hours of darkness, plus hormonal changes in pet ferrets…
A lot of other factors, too, which I can’t completely remember… it’s a complicated formula, involving irrational complex numbers and unknowns like z¹⁵/q³², where q=|π-x³|.
I’d be lying if I said I knew how to solve it… I leave that to the medical and mathematical professionals.
All I know is that it causes a small number of people, mostly men, but a few women too, to start to drive specially modified cars in exceedingly fast counterclockwise ovals.
It also causes a larger number to seek fairly high elevations on which to sit, and also to consume a larger than usual quantity of both alcohol and malt…
If they have enough money, they can find both of these things conveniently provided by tall bleachers surrounding the ovals, where the alcohol and malt can be purchased mixed together in large cups, and they can watch the special cars whiz past.
The cars are indeed moving very fast… Here are two consecutive seconds on one popular track. You can see the differences that have occurred.
In fact, I’m sure there are nine differences… they’re not hard to spot. Afterward, you can compare with what I see…
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She was the original vamp, and some sources say she was the first actress to actually be called a sex symbol in the press.
The word “sex” was still considered vulgar and somewhat shocking… but she was billed as sultry and even dangerous, wearing kohl around her eyes and very revealing costumes, even by today’s standards.
Most of Cleopatra is lost, but short bits that have been found show… let’s say a lot more of her than one would expect at that time.
The style was soon copied, but at the time, her films were often picketed… and the bad publicity sold more tickets.
Other actresses were dressing in girlish ruffles and long curls. Mary Pickford, as a grown woman, even played a sweet little girl in some of her most popular films.
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reminds me of my doggie
He’s outstanding in his field!
If he were all basset, you wouldn’t be able to see him.
“Now where did that wabbit go?”
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Years would have been nice to know.
Of course, some of these are quite disputed, and some depend on definitions.
I didn’t know why they couldn’t find older examples to use for illustrations… some of it is almost comical… like the picture of the census clipboard… or like using a 1980s personal computer when the first computers were maybe 8 feet tall and had no screens.
This is the second one of these that mentions early Chinese paper money, and shows a picture of modern bills, with an American one on top. Uh huh.
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“Who’s gonna stop me??”
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She’s impressed that he dressed up for their date.
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See what playing music does to you? It makes you get old!
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A teeny tiny (fake) piece of the icy Atlantic Ocean, I’m guessing.
Safer that way, but it still doesn’t look like fun.
Then again, for the millions of dollars he was paid, and the far more millions he’s made from his cut of the profits, and from other deals connected with it….
Okay, I’d do it.
Did you hear me, Hollywood? I’m re..a…d…y……
Yoo hoo…
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So many birds, so little time!
I have a fridge magnet with a picture of a cat with that slogan.
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Exactly.
She’s like, “Meh.”
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Take the path! Find out where it goes!
Well, it’s that time of year again.
Something to do with the seasonal pull of gravity, multiplied by a special factor having to do with gradually decreasing hours of darkness, plus hormonal changes in pet ferrets…
A lot of other factors, too, which I can’t completely remember… it’s a complicated formula, involving irrational complex numbers and unknowns like z¹⁵/q³², where q=|π-x³|.
I’d be lying if I said I knew how to solve it… I leave that to the medical and mathematical professionals.
All I know is that it causes a small number of people, mostly men, but a few women too, to start to drive specially modified cars in exceedingly fast counterclockwise ovals.
It also causes a larger number to seek fairly high elevations on which to sit, and also to consume a larger than usual quantity of both alcohol and malt…
If they have enough money, they can find both of these things conveniently provided by tall bleachers surrounding the ovals, where the alcohol and malt can be purchased mixed together in large cups, and they can watch the special cars whiz past.
The cars are indeed moving very fast… Here are two consecutive seconds on one popular track. You can see the differences that have occurred.
In fact, I’m sure there are nine differences… they’re not hard to spot. Afterward, you can compare with what I see…
I can see the one I missed now, which is especially annoying as I looked for such a difference 🙁
Paris, France, 1901.
Pallas’s Cat for Caturday.
Snail Kite – Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Well, does it fly that slowly, or does it leave a trail of slime? It had to earn that name for a good reason, right?
If it’s like the one in Florida, it eats them.