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@You think you're good? I'll be the judge of that!!:
This time I really found something you can complain about and practice the art of insulting and defamation.
Kindly wating for your nasty comments - best regards and greetings from Berlin
Erik
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.
GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.
Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)
Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]
· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]
· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)
· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)
· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)
SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES
· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)
GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.
Motto - to promote understanding, increase acceptance, and advance equality.
Founded - 1985
Founder
Vito Russo
Jewelle Gomez
Lauren Hinds
GLAAD 2016 President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis
GLAAD
104 W 29th St #4,
New York, NY 10001
USA
(212) 629-3322
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Ave,
New York, NY 10022
USA
(212) 355-3000
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May 14th 2016
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
Anti Lese Majeste / 112 rally at Democracy Monument.
“Counting One to Million … Returning Power to People”
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Police and protesters face off again
Democracy Monument draped in red banner calling for freeing of four movement leaders and end to S112
13th February 2021. Bangkok Post.
A protester lies on the ground after witnesses said he was beaten by police near Sanam Luang on Saturday night. (Reuters Photo)
A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
Tensions had been high all evening but most rally participants had dispersed peacefully, with a promise to stage another rally next Saturday, when a showdown between a small group of demonstrators and police turned violent.
One video that was widely circulated online showed officers in full riot gear chasing down a man wearing what appeared to be a yellow volunteer medic vest, with at least one officer beating him with a truncheon as he fell to the ground. His condition was not known.
Numerous loud noises were heard, believed to be from homemade explosive devices and firecrackers. Police said later that as many as 20 officers had been injured and seven demonstrators arrested and taken to the Chana Songkhram station.
The clash came after an earlier standoff at the City Pillar Shrine, to which the demonstrators had walked after their afternoon gathering at Democracy Monument. Eyewitnesses reported bottles being thrown and smoke filling the air, a lot of it from fireworks. Three people were reported injured, including a journalist said to have been struck by a smoke grenade. It was not clear who threw the projectile.
At 8pm, the protesters — some of them carrying their own police-style riot shields — asked police to turn off lights on their crowd-control vehicles but their demand was not met. Guards moved to the front line and clashed with police, who later asked them to negotiate.
Finally, the police agreed to turn down the lights and to allow a small ceremony to be held.
Attapol “Kru Yai” Buapat, another key protester from Khon Kaen province, represented the demonstrators in paying respects inside the shrine. He emerged a few minutes later.
“I paid respects to the shrine, praying for it to protect Ratsadon [citizens] in fighting for the right that should have been theirs. We will return on Feb 20 to demand the release of our friends,” he said. (Story continues below)
The gathering that began around 3pm at Democracy Monument was staged to demand the abolition of the royal defamation law and the release from detention of four key members of the movement.
The protest “Counting one to million … Returning Power to People” attracted a few hundred people.
Activist Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, a key member of the Ratsadon group, vowed not to back down if there were any attempts to break up the rally.
“Now is not the time to fear, to step back. We will only fight today — there will not be an order to retreat from me,” he said.
“Whoever wants to be on the frontline, let’s be prepared. If anything happens, let state officers start first so we will not lose our legitimacy in our push for democracy.”
Pol Col Thotsaphol Ampaipipatkul, chief of the Samran Rat police station, used loudspeakers to ask demonstrators to stop the gathering as it was in violation of the emergency decree and the disease control law.
His announcement was met with boos and the beating of pots and pans by protesters, a tactic borrowed from anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, who believe it helps chase away evil spirits.
At the foot of the monument, the demonstrators placed drawings of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem.
The four were denied bail during a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9 after prosecutors formally indicted them on charges of lese majeste and other lesser charges. The court cited as reasons the severe punishment of the charges and the tendency of the accused to repeat the offences.
Their supporters argued that the court’s rationale ran counter to the principle of “presumed innocent”, and assumed the four are guilty as charged even before the trial begins, which could ne months from now.
Surrounded by hundreds of police including a bomb squad, the demonstrators on Saturday afternoon removed hundreds of plant pots neatly put there last week by City Hall, supposedly to prevent people from assembling there.
Some of the pots were then used to form the number “112”, along with coconut shells from several provinces.
For the progressive movement, coconut shells symbolise a lack of perspective among conservatives, who feel content with the status quo regardless of progressive values and developments elsewhere in the world.
It stems from a Thai saying about a frog who has lived under a coconut shell for so long that he thinks it is perfectly fine and comfortable and doesn’t want it lifted ever, simply because he isn’t aware what’s going on outside his shell.
The highlight activity was a 30mx30m red banner on which participants are asked to write their thoughts about the government and the country.
The banner was then hoisted up and wrapped around the monument.
Most of the messages on the banner were about problems involving Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the demand that their friends be released, and the economic hardships they were facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
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Khaosod English
14th Feb 2021 ·
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
This shocking video shows a group of riot police officers shoving a man who wore a vest identifying himself as a medic to the ground and beating him with truncheons close to the Grand Palace on Saturday night. Another emergency responder also told Khaosod English the man was a rescue worker.
A young land mine victim. Kuito, Angola.
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The Original GLBT Expo Second Annual Video Lounge 2009
The 16th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
***************2009 LINEUP INCLUDED **********************
Saturday
11:00 AM Ani Difranco - Preview of her concert DVD
12:30 Femme Noir - short films of Sweet Baby J'ai celebrating women of color
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
2:00 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Interview by Ryan Janek Wolowski including clips of gay representation in media
2:30 Athena Reich - The singer and songwriter introduces her music videos
3:00 Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:30 Out the Center a volunteer run television program from the NYC LGBT Center
4:00 Main Stage Performers Videos and Interviews with the Expo performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
4:30 Queer Horror - videos of the best in queer Horror 2008
5:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
6:00 Rockin Out - Hard Rock Music Videos by LGBT artists
Sunday
12:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos and film
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 - "Viva La Musica" hosted by Samara Riviera - NBC Telemundo correspondent dance music diva Vanessa Conde
2:00 - Trans Life hosted by Legendary Gay Activist Randolfe Wicker
2:30- Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
3:30 Strike A Pose - Video! A showcase of Drag Queen Videos hosted by Lady Clover Honey with guests Sherri Vine, Peppermint, Tina Benez
4:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
5:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
Photo
New York City USA
03-21-2009
The Original GLBT Expo Second Annual Video Lounge 2009
The 16th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
***************2009 LINEUP INCLUDED **********************
Saturday
11:00 AM Ani Difranco - Preview of her concert DVD
12:30 Femme Noir - short films of Sweet Baby J'ai celebrating women of color
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
2:00 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Interview by Ryan Janek Wolowski including clips of gay representation in media
2:30 Athena Reich - The singer and songwriter introduces her music videos
3:00 Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:30 Out the Center a volunteer run television program from the NYC LGBT Center
4:00 Main Stage Performers Videos and Interviews with the Expo performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
4:30 Queer Horror - videos of the best in queer Horror 2008
5:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
6:00 Rockin Out - Hard Rock Music Videos by LGBT artists
Sunday
12:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos and film
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 - "Viva La Musica" hosted by Samara Riviera - NBC Telemundo correspondent dance music diva Vanessa Conde
2:00 - Trans Life hosted by Legendary Gay Activist Randolfe Wicker
2:30- Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
3:30 Strike A Pose - Video! A showcase of Drag Queen Videos hosted by Lady Clover Honey with guests Sherri Vine, Peppermint, Tina Benez
4:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
5:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
Photo
New York City USA
03-21-2009
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
**********************************************************
Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
A young woman found an orphaned joey (baby kangaroo) by the side of the road. She made a wonderful surrogate mother ..... until it grew into a 6 foot monster.
Carnamah. Western Australia.
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I usually don't expect a fee for private viewing, projects, school work, charity work, etc. Also if you wanted to use any images as a base for a private artwork or poster, I would love to see the final product (as long as it is legal and doesn't defame anyone).
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East-German postcard by VEB Progress Filmvertrieb, no. 966, 1959. Retail price: 0,20 DM. Photo: DEFA / Dassdorf. Publicity still for Reportage 57 (János Veiczi, 1959).
German actor Manfred Krug (1937) was often cast as a socialist hero in DEFA films of the former GDR. He also became known in East-Germany as a jazz singer. In 1977, he returned to West-Germany, where he became a popular TV star.
Manfred Krug was born in 1937 in Duisburg, Germany. His parents were Rudolf and Alma Krug. In 1949, after the divorce of his parents, the 13-years old Manfred moved with his father from Duisburg to the newly founded German Democratic Republic (GDR) . The young Krug trained as a steel smelter in Brandenburg an der Havel. A splash of liquid steel caused a distinctive scar on his forehead. Here, Krug worked for four years in a steel plant and rolling mill. In the evenings he studied and decided to go to drama school. From 1955 to 1957 he was an apprentice at Bertolt Brecht's Berliner Ensemble. In 1957, Krug made his film debut as a guitarist in Die Schönste/The most beautiful (Ernesto Remani, Walter Beck, 1957). Filmportal.de: “Because of his strong build, his powerful body language, and his rebellious presence, Krug mainly played roles of villains and young rowdies in the early years of his movie career.” He played a smuggler in the crime film Ware für Katalonien/Goods For Catalonia (Richard Groschopp, 1959), based on a true fraud: a criminal sold the entire stock of optical instruments produced by the Zeiss factory in Jena, East Germany, to the Spanish Army and to customers in Barcelona. Krug also appeared in the successful war film Fünf Patronenhülsen/Five Cartridges (Frank Beyer, 1960) opposite Erwin Geschonneck and Armin Mueller-Stahl. During the Spanish Civil War, a battalion of the International Brigades is cut off without water or ammunition. Five Cartridges won director Frank Beyer great acclaim, and also for Krug many more film roles followed. He also achieved notability as a jazz singer. He appeared in the drama Professor Mamlock (Konrad Wolf, 1961) about a Jewish surgeon (Wolfgang Heinz) in Germany of the early 1930s. It was based on the play Professor Mamlock, written by the director's father Friedrich Wolf during 1933, when he was in exile in France. Krug was often cast as the tough guy with a heart of gold, such as in Auf der Sonnenseite/On the Sunny Side (Ralf Kirsten, 1962). In this musical comedy he starred as a steel smelter and an amateur actor and jazz singer, who is sent to a drama school by his factory's committee. The film's script was largely inspired by Krug's biography: he worked in a steel factory before turning to an acting career. His jazz band and his singing career were also a central theme in the plot. DEFA historian Dagmar Schittly notes that Auf der Sonnenseite was the most popular East German film of the early 1960s, and Krug and the collective crew were awarded the Heinrich Greif Prize for their work. Krug managed to give the Communist system a human face and credibility. Krug and director Kirsten reunited for the historical adventure Mir nach, Canaillen!/Follow Me, Scoundrels (Ralf Kirsten, 1964). Two years later Krug starred in Spur der Steine/Trace of Stones (Frank Beyer,1966). After its release, the film was shown only for a few days, before being shelved due to conflicts with the Socialist Unity Party, the ruling communist party in the GDR. Krug’s portrayal of a rebellious and brash building site brigadier was deemed as too ‘anarchic’ by the censors. Filmportal.de: “Indeed, the role of the aggressive, yet down-to-earth worker who defies authority and often kicks over the traces has always been one of Krug's main roles.” Only after 23 years was the film shown again, in 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell. His other DEFA-films include Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog/The Banner of Krivoi Rog (Kurt Maetzig, 1967) starring Erwin Geschonneck, and the contemporary Eastern road movie Weite Straßen – stille Liebe/ Wide streets, silent love (Herrmann Zschoche, 1969) with Jaecki Schwarz, which made Krug a favourite among East-German teenage filmgoers.
In 1976 Manfred Krug participated in protests against the expulsion and stripping of GDR citizenship of singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann. Suddenly the popular Krug, who had won numerous awards in the years before (among them the National award and the Medal for Merit of the GDR), was subjected to sanctions and censorship. The situation escalated when Krug beat down a Stasi informer who had insulted and defamed him publicly. After six months of partly unemployment, Krug requested to leave the GDR in 1977. As soon as he got the approval he left East-Germany and moved to Schöneberg in West Berlin. Twenty years later, he wrote about these events in his book Abgehauen (1997, Pushed off). This memoir became a bestseller and in was filmed by Frank Beyer in 1998. After moving back to West Germany, Manfred Krug very soon got new roles. In 1978 he appeared as the adventurous truck driver Franz Meersdonk in the TV series Auf Achse/On the Axis. He continued to play in the series until 1995, one year before the show ended its long run. Krug's various television roles even included a two-year stint on the children's program Sesamstraße (1982-1984), the German version of the American children's program Sesame Street. He was very popular as an attorney in the Berlin-based comedic attorney TV series Liebling Kreuzberg/Darling Kreuzberg (1986-1998). From 1984 till 2001, he also starred as Hamburg-based commissioner Paul Stoever in the Krimi series Tatort, which would eventually run for a total of 41 instalments. His later feature films include the comedy Neuner (Werner Masten, 1990), and the political drama Der Blaue/The Blue One (Lienhard Wawrzyn, 1994), which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2005, his second memoir, Mein schönes Leben (2005, My beautiful life), became another bestseller. Since 1963, Manfred Krug is married with Ottilie Krug. Together they have three children, including the singer Fanny Krug. In 2002 it was announced that Manfred Krug has also an illegitimate child. Krug lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Sources: Filmportal.de, AllMovie, Wikipedia (English and German) and IMDb.
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
These Angolan children play on and around a destroyed tank. This can be a dangerous activity as mines are often placed near old abandoned military equipment. Kuito, Angola.
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All the parliamentary papers produced during the passage of the Defamation Act 2013.
More information and options to download or purchase, here:
www.robertsharp.co.uk/2013/07/31/defamation-act-complete-...
A poster from Chennai District Kamalhasan Fans demanding apology from Star Vijay, for having defamed Sivaji Ganesan and Kamalhasan. Anyone know what the story is?
Sports award for female swimmers.
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The Original GLBT Expo Second Annual Video Lounge 2009
The 16th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
***************2009 LINEUP INCLUDED **********************
Saturday
11:00 AM Ani Difranco - Preview of her concert DVD
12:30 Femme Noir - short films of Sweet Baby J'ai celebrating women of color
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
2:00 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Interview by Ryan Janek Wolowski including clips of gay representation in media
2:30 Athena Reich - The singer and songwriter introduces her music videos
3:00 Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:30 Out the Center a volunteer run television program from the NYC LGBT Center
4:00 Main Stage Performers Videos and Interviews with the Expo performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
4:30 Queer Horror - videos of the best in queer Horror 2008
5:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
6:00 Rockin Out - Hard Rock Music Videos by LGBT artists
Sunday
12:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos and film
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 - "Viva La Musica" hosted by Samara Riviera - NBC Telemundo correspondent dance music diva Vanessa Conde
2:00 - Trans Life hosted by Legendary Gay Activist Randolfe Wicker
2:30- Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
3:30 Strike A Pose - Video! A showcase of Drag Queen Videos hosted by Lady Clover Honey with guests Sherri Vine, Peppermint, Tina Benez
4:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
5:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
Photo
New York City USA
03-21-2009
All the parliamentary papers produced during the passage of the Defamation Act 2013.
More information and options to download or purchase, here:
www.robertsharp.co.uk/2013/07/31/defamation-act-complete-...
01. Moral Majority
02. Letter Bomb
03. Back Against The Wall
04. Question Authority
05. I Just Want Some Skank
06. Beverly Hills
07. Operation
08. Wild In The Streets
09. Red Tape
10. 86'd ( Good As Gone)
11. Meet The Press
12. Trapped
13. Murder The Disturbed
14. Deny Everything
15. What's Your Problem
16. Paid Vacation
17. Stars And Stripes
18. Behind The Door
19. Political Stu
20. Defamation Innuendo
21. Don't Care
22. Live Fast Die Young
23. Wasted
24. World Up My Ass
25. Leave Me Alone
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
Is it legal to take photos of people without asking?
In public places where there is no right to privacy, yes you can. The same applies in private places where you have the permission of the landowner or the landowner has stated no restrictions on photography. However photographing someone without asking their permission can cause a lot of trouble if not handled sensitively. If someone does not want to be photographed it is best to respect their wishes unless there is an overriding reason not to. Most people in most circumstances respond well to friendly explanation, especially if you show them the photo. Nevertheless some will object that you have violated their rights in some interesting way, and it's best to have the explanations ready.
'You can't take my photo without permission'. Oh yes you can, usually. Point to the CCTV cameras and wave, they never asked either. Of course it is perfectly understandable that individuals may feel singled out and perhaps intimidated, frightened or angry not to be in control, but it's not a legal point.
'You have violated my copyright'. This is in no sense true. There is no copyright in the human face or form, and copying would anyway mean cloning them, not creating an image. An image of a person is copyright of the photographer.
'You have violated my privacy'. Legally this is unlikely to be true. There is no right to privacy in public places as a rule. There is a right to privacy in private places and in public places where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy (eg public toilets), but how extensive this is depends on circumstances.
In private places that are open to the public, permission of the landowner is usually sufficient to be able to photograph visitors and staff. However a recent court case upheld a right to eat a meal in a restaurant in privacy even though the restaurant owner had consented to the photography, because in the court's view it was a customer's normal expectation not to be photographed there. If in doubt, this is probably the question to ask yourself.
'You have violated my human rights'. Police seem to sometimes object to being photographed on the grounds that their 'Human Rights' are being violated. This really means the same thing as 'privacy' and there is none in the street as the presence of CCTV and police photographers shows.
The Human Rights Act 1998 recognises a human right to expect privacy wherever privacy is normal, eg in the home. So photographs taken where privacy may be expected require permission of the subject. EG photographs taken from public places that depict someone within their home in a situation where they expect privacy, for instance through a window using a telephoto lens, will be actionable.
'You are harassing me'. Photography can indeed constitute harassment, but for an act to constitute harassment requires deliberate acts of harassment on at least 2 separate occasions. The complainant may then seek a restraining order from the court.
Harassment is potentially an issue for paparazzi in their pursuit of celebrities, but equally a restraining order has been used to suppress inconvenient photography by npower at Radley lakes.
'You need a model release'. Model releases are not necessary for anything except photographs to be used for commercial purposes. For editorial or artistic purposes they have no relevance unless you intend defaming the subject and need them to make a contractual agreement not to sue you for libel. If you intend selling the image for marketing or advertising use that implies endorsement by the subject, then yes, you need a model release (or rather, the advertiser does).
'You have violated data protection law'. Superficially this seems correct as the Data Protection Act does indeed prohibit the recording of data that identifies an individual. A photograph certainly qualifies and the DPA certainly applies to CCTV monitoring, ID photos etc. However the DPA Part 1 Section 3 specifically exempts as a 'special purpose' photographs or other data recorded for journalism, or for artistic or literary purposes.
Copied from the site:
photorights.org/faq/is-it-legal-to-take-photos-of-people-...
Cursive (Tim Kasher) @ Downtown Benson, Omaha, Nebraska @ Concert for Equality. July 31st, 2010.
Setlist:
1) The Casualty
2) The Martyr
3) Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand
4) Art is Hard
5) The Recluse
6) Butcher the Song
7) Driftwood: A Fairy Tale
8) A Gentleman Caller
9) Sierra
10) Big Bang
11) Staying Alive
***Please do not steal or repost my images without prior consent & proper credit. If you're interested in licensing or prints, please contact me.***
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
**********************************************************
Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
Anti Lese Majeste / 112 rally at Democracy Monument.
“Counting One to Million … Returning Power to People”
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Police and protesters face off again
Democracy Monument draped in red banner calling for freeing of four movement leaders and end to S112
13th February 2021. Bangkok Post.
A protester lies on the ground after witnesses said he was beaten by police near Sanam Luang on Saturday night. (Reuters Photo)
A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
Tensions had been high all evening but most rally participants had dispersed peacefully, with a promise to stage another rally next Saturday, when a showdown between a small group of demonstrators and police turned violent.
One video that was widely circulated online showed officers in full riot gear chasing down a man wearing what appeared to be a yellow volunteer medic vest, with at least one officer beating him with a truncheon as he fell to the ground. His condition was not known.
Numerous loud noises were heard, believed to be from homemade explosive devices and firecrackers. Police said later that as many as 20 officers had been injured and seven demonstrators arrested and taken to the Chana Songkhram station.
The clash came after an earlier standoff at the City Pillar Shrine, to which the demonstrators had walked after their afternoon gathering at Democracy Monument. Eyewitnesses reported bottles being thrown and smoke filling the air, a lot of it from fireworks. Three people were reported injured, including a journalist said to have been struck by a smoke grenade. It was not clear who threw the projectile.
At 8pm, the protesters — some of them carrying their own police-style riot shields — asked police to turn off lights on their crowd-control vehicles but their demand was not met. Guards moved to the front line and clashed with police, who later asked them to negotiate.
Finally, the police agreed to turn down the lights and to allow a small ceremony to be held.
Attapol “Kru Yai” Buapat, another key protester from Khon Kaen province, represented the demonstrators in paying respects inside the shrine. He emerged a few minutes later.
“I paid respects to the shrine, praying for it to protect Ratsadon [citizens] in fighting for the right that should have been theirs. We will return on Feb 20 to demand the release of our friends,” he said. (Story continues below)
The gathering that began around 3pm at Democracy Monument was staged to demand the abolition of the royal defamation law and the release from detention of four key members of the movement.
The protest “Counting one to million … Returning Power to People” attracted a few hundred people.
Activist Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, a key member of the Ratsadon group, vowed not to back down if there were any attempts to break up the rally.
“Now is not the time to fear, to step back. We will only fight today — there will not be an order to retreat from me,” he said.
“Whoever wants to be on the frontline, let’s be prepared. If anything happens, let state officers start first so we will not lose our legitimacy in our push for democracy.”
Pol Col Thotsaphol Ampaipipatkul, chief of the Samran Rat police station, used loudspeakers to ask demonstrators to stop the gathering as it was in violation of the emergency decree and the disease control law.
His announcement was met with boos and the beating of pots and pans by protesters, a tactic borrowed from anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, who believe it helps chase away evil spirits.
At the foot of the monument, the demonstrators placed drawings of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem.
The four were denied bail during a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9 after prosecutors formally indicted them on charges of lese majeste and other lesser charges. The court cited as reasons the severe punishment of the charges and the tendency of the accused to repeat the offences.
Their supporters argued that the court’s rationale ran counter to the principle of “presumed innocent”, and assumed the four are guilty as charged even before the trial begins, which could ne months from now.
Surrounded by hundreds of police including a bomb squad, the demonstrators on Saturday afternoon removed hundreds of plant pots neatly put there last week by City Hall, supposedly to prevent people from assembling there.
Some of the pots were then used to form the number “112”, along with coconut shells from several provinces.
For the progressive movement, coconut shells symbolise a lack of perspective among conservatives, who feel content with the status quo regardless of progressive values and developments elsewhere in the world.
It stems from a Thai saying about a frog who has lived under a coconut shell for so long that he thinks it is perfectly fine and comfortable and doesn’t want it lifted ever, simply because he isn’t aware what’s going on outside his shell.
The highlight activity was a 30mx30m red banner on which participants are asked to write their thoughts about the government and the country.
The banner was then hoisted up and wrapped around the monument.
Most of the messages on the banner were about problems involving Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the demand that their friends be released, and the economic hardships they were facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
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Khaosod English
14th Feb 2021 ·
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
This shocking video shows a group of riot police officers shoving a man who wore a vest identifying himself as a medic to the ground and beating him with truncheons close to the Grand Palace on Saturday night. Another emergency responder also told Khaosod English the man was a rescue worker.
Anti Lese Majeste / 112 rally at Democracy Monument.
“Counting One to Million … Returning Power to People”
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Police and protesters face off again
Democracy Monument draped in red banner calling for freeing of four movement leaders and end to S112
13th February 2021. Bangkok Post.
A protester lies on the ground after witnesses said he was beaten by police near Sanam Luang on Saturday night. (Reuters Photo)
A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
Tensions had been high all evening but most rally participants had dispersed peacefully, with a promise to stage another rally next Saturday, when a showdown between a small group of demonstrators and police turned violent.
One video that was widely circulated online showed officers in full riot gear chasing down a man wearing what appeared to be a yellow volunteer medic vest, with at least one officer beating him with a truncheon as he fell to the ground. His condition was not known.
Numerous loud noises were heard, believed to be from homemade explosive devices and firecrackers. Police said later that as many as 20 officers had been injured and seven demonstrators arrested and taken to the Chana Songkhram station.
The clash came after an earlier standoff at the City Pillar Shrine, to which the demonstrators had walked after their afternoon gathering at Democracy Monument. Eyewitnesses reported bottles being thrown and smoke filling the air, a lot of it from fireworks. Three people were reported injured, including a journalist said to have been struck by a smoke grenade. It was not clear who threw the projectile.
At 8pm, the protesters — some of them carrying their own police-style riot shields — asked police to turn off lights on their crowd-control vehicles but their demand was not met. Guards moved to the front line and clashed with police, who later asked them to negotiate.
Finally, the police agreed to turn down the lights and to allow a small ceremony to be held.
Attapol “Kru Yai” Buapat, another key protester from Khon Kaen province, represented the demonstrators in paying respects inside the shrine. He emerged a few minutes later.
“I paid respects to the shrine, praying for it to protect Ratsadon [citizens] in fighting for the right that should have been theirs. We will return on Feb 20 to demand the release of our friends,” he said. (Story continues below)
The gathering that began around 3pm at Democracy Monument was staged to demand the abolition of the royal defamation law and the release from detention of four key members of the movement.
The protest “Counting one to million … Returning Power to People” attracted a few hundred people.
Activist Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, a key member of the Ratsadon group, vowed not to back down if there were any attempts to break up the rally.
“Now is not the time to fear, to step back. We will only fight today — there will not be an order to retreat from me,” he said.
“Whoever wants to be on the frontline, let’s be prepared. If anything happens, let state officers start first so we will not lose our legitimacy in our push for democracy.”
Pol Col Thotsaphol Ampaipipatkul, chief of the Samran Rat police station, used loudspeakers to ask demonstrators to stop the gathering as it was in violation of the emergency decree and the disease control law.
His announcement was met with boos and the beating of pots and pans by protesters, a tactic borrowed from anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, who believe it helps chase away evil spirits.
At the foot of the monument, the demonstrators placed drawings of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem.
The four were denied bail during a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9 after prosecutors formally indicted them on charges of lese majeste and other lesser charges. The court cited as reasons the severe punishment of the charges and the tendency of the accused to repeat the offences.
Their supporters argued that the court’s rationale ran counter to the principle of “presumed innocent”, and assumed the four are guilty as charged even before the trial begins, which could ne months from now.
Surrounded by hundreds of police including a bomb squad, the demonstrators on Saturday afternoon removed hundreds of plant pots neatly put there last week by City Hall, supposedly to prevent people from assembling there.
Some of the pots were then used to form the number “112”, along with coconut shells from several provinces.
For the progressive movement, coconut shells symbolise a lack of perspective among conservatives, who feel content with the status quo regardless of progressive values and developments elsewhere in the world.
It stems from a Thai saying about a frog who has lived under a coconut shell for so long that he thinks it is perfectly fine and comfortable and doesn’t want it lifted ever, simply because he isn’t aware what’s going on outside his shell.
The highlight activity was a 30mx30m red banner on which participants are asked to write their thoughts about the government and the country.
The banner was then hoisted up and wrapped around the monument.
Most of the messages on the banner were about problems involving Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the demand that their friends be released, and the economic hardships they were facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
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Khaosod English
14th Feb 2021 ·
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
This shocking video shows a group of riot police officers shoving a man who wore a vest identifying himself as a medic to the ground and beating him with truncheons close to the Grand Palace on Saturday night. Another emergency responder also told Khaosod English the man was a rescue worker.
The Truth Exposed Behind the May 28 Zhaoyuan Case
In 2014, the CCP arbitrarily fabricated the notorious 5/28 Zhaoyuan Incident in Shandong Province to create the basis of public opinion for total suppression of house churches, and propagated falsehood globally to condemn and defame the Church of Almighty God. As a result, some unwitting parties who did not know the truth were deceived by the CCP's propaganda. In this program, several major doubts revolving around this case will be revealed to dissect the lies of the CCP one by one and clarify the facts for you, and utterly expose the truth behind the Shandong Zhaoyuan Incident before the world.
Josh Zuckerman at The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
A couple of the students.
The Cambodian Vision in Development Disabled Skills Training Centre trains disabled and disadvantaged boys from local villages. They are trained in motor mechanics and electronics.
This project is being threatened with closure. Any donation would help the disabled and disadvantaged children of Battambang Cambodia. More info at cambodianvision (dot) com.
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The Original GLBT Expo Second Annual Video Lounge 2009
The 16th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
***************2009 LINEUP INCLUDED **********************
Saturday
11:00 AM Ani Difranco - Preview of her concert DVD
12:30 Femme Noir - short films of Sweet Baby J'ai celebrating women of color
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
2:00 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Interview by Ryan Janek Wolowski including clips of gay representation in media
2:30 Athena Reich - The singer and songwriter introduces her music videos
3:00 Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:30 Out the Center a volunteer run television program from the NYC LGBT Center
4:00 Main Stage Performers Videos and Interviews with the Expo performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
4:30 Queer Horror - videos of the best in queer Horror 2008
5:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
6:00 Rockin Out - Hard Rock Music Videos by LGBT artists
Sunday
12:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos and film
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 - "Viva La Musica" hosted by Samara Riviera - NBC Telemundo correspondent dance music diva Vanessa Conde
2:00 - Trans Life hosted by Legendary Gay Activist Randolfe Wicker
2:30- Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
3:30 Strike A Pose - Video! A showcase of Drag Queen Videos hosted by Lady Clover Honey with guests Sherri Vine, Peppermint, Tina Benez
4:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
5:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
Photo
New York City USA
03-21-2009
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
Ratchadamnoen Avenue and protest camp to release 112 prisoners refused bail, outside the Supreme Court.
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Lese-majeste explained: How Thailand forbids insult of its royalty
BBC - 6 October 2017
Thailand's lese-majeste law, which forbids the insult of the monarchy, is among the strictest in the world.
It has been increasingly enforced ever since the Thai military took power in 2014 in a coup, and many people have been punished with harsh jail sentences.
Critics say the military-backed government uses the law to clamp down on free speech, and the United Nations has repeatedly called on Thailand to amend it.
But the government says the law is necessary to protect the monarchy, which is widely revered in Thailand.
What exactly is this law?
Article 112 of Thailand's criminal code says anyone who "defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent" will be punished with a jail term between three and 15 years.
This law has remained virtually unchanged since the creation of the country's first criminal code in 1908, although the penalty was toughened in 1976.
The ruling has also been enshrined in all of Thailand's recent constitutions, which state: "The King shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship and shall not be violated. No person shall expose the King to any sort of accusation or action."
However, there is no definition of what constitutes an insult to the monarchy, and critics say this gives the authorities leeway to interpret the law in a very broad way.
Lese-majeste complaints can be filed by anyone, against anyone, and they must always be formally investigated by the police.
Those arrested can be denied bail and some are held for long periods in pre-trial detention, the UN has said.
Correspondents say trials are routinely held in closed session, often in military courts where defendants' rights are limited.
The jail penalty also applies to each charge of lese-majeste, which means that those charged with multiple offences can face extremely long jail terms.
In June 2017, a man was sentenced to 70 years in jail in the heaviest sentence ever handed down, though it was later halved when he confessed.
Why does Thailand have this law?
The monarch plays a central in Thai society. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne, was widely revered and sometimes treated as a god-like figure.
He has been succeeded by his son, Maha Vajiralongkorn, who does not enjoy the same level of popularity but is still accorded a sacrosanct status in Thailand.
The military, which overthrew the civilian government in May 2014, is staunchly royalist.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has stressed that the lese-majeste law is needed to protect the royals.
One of the justifications for a previous military coup in 2006 was that the prime minister then, Thaksin Shinawatra, was undermining the institution of the monarchy - an allegation he vehemently denies.
How has it been used?
Though the law has been around for a long while, the number of prosecutions has risen and penalties have grown more severe since the military took power.
The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights says the number of people investigated for lese-majeste has risen to more than double the number investigated in the previous 12 years. Only 4% of those charged in 2016 were acquitted.
There has been a wide range of offenders, from a grandfather who sent text messages deemed insulting to the queen, to a Swiss national who drunkenly spray-painted posters of the late king.
People have also been arrested for lese-majeste over online activity, such as posting images on Facebook of the late King Bhumibol's favourite dog, and clicking the "like" button on Facebook on posts deemed offensive.
The social network in fact faced a ban in Thailand in May 2017 for failing to block illegal content including alleged lese-majeste posts, although authorities later backed off.
Human rights groups say the government wields the law as a political tool to stifle critical speech, particularly online. The legislation, says Amnesty International, has been used to "silence peaceful dissent and jail prisoners of conscience".
In February 2017, the UN's special rapporteur on the promotion of opinion and expression, David Kaye, said "the fact that some forms of expression are considered to be insulting to a public figure is not sufficient to justify restrictions or penalties".
He called for a repeal of the law, saying that "lese-majeste provisions have no place in a democratic country".
Anti Lese Majeste / 112 rally at Democracy Monument.
“Counting One to Million … Returning Power to People”
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Police and protesters face off again
Democracy Monument draped in red banner calling for freeing of four movement leaders and end to S112
13th February 2021. Bangkok Post.
A protester lies on the ground after witnesses said he was beaten by police near Sanam Luang on Saturday night. (Reuters Photo)
A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
Tensions had been high all evening but most rally participants had dispersed peacefully, with a promise to stage another rally next Saturday, when a showdown between a small group of demonstrators and police turned violent.
One video that was widely circulated online showed officers in full riot gear chasing down a man wearing what appeared to be a yellow volunteer medic vest, with at least one officer beating him with a truncheon as he fell to the ground. His condition was not known.
Numerous loud noises were heard, believed to be from homemade explosive devices and firecrackers. Police said later that as many as 20 officers had been injured and seven demonstrators arrested and taken to the Chana Songkhram station.
The clash came after an earlier standoff at the City Pillar Shrine, to which the demonstrators had walked after their afternoon gathering at Democracy Monument. Eyewitnesses reported bottles being thrown and smoke filling the air, a lot of it from fireworks. Three people were reported injured, including a journalist said to have been struck by a smoke grenade. It was not clear who threw the projectile.
At 8pm, the protesters — some of them carrying their own police-style riot shields — asked police to turn off lights on their crowd-control vehicles but their demand was not met. Guards moved to the front line and clashed with police, who later asked them to negotiate.
Finally, the police agreed to turn down the lights and to allow a small ceremony to be held.
Attapol “Kru Yai” Buapat, another key protester from Khon Kaen province, represented the demonstrators in paying respects inside the shrine. He emerged a few minutes later.
“I paid respects to the shrine, praying for it to protect Ratsadon [citizens] in fighting for the right that should have been theirs. We will return on Feb 20 to demand the release of our friends,” he said. (Story continues below)
The gathering that began around 3pm at Democracy Monument was staged to demand the abolition of the royal defamation law and the release from detention of four key members of the movement.
The protest “Counting one to million … Returning Power to People” attracted a few hundred people.
Activist Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, a key member of the Ratsadon group, vowed not to back down if there were any attempts to break up the rally.
“Now is not the time to fear, to step back. We will only fight today — there will not be an order to retreat from me,” he said.
“Whoever wants to be on the frontline, let’s be prepared. If anything happens, let state officers start first so we will not lose our legitimacy in our push for democracy.”
Pol Col Thotsaphol Ampaipipatkul, chief of the Samran Rat police station, used loudspeakers to ask demonstrators to stop the gathering as it was in violation of the emergency decree and the disease control law.
His announcement was met with boos and the beating of pots and pans by protesters, a tactic borrowed from anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, who believe it helps chase away evil spirits.
At the foot of the monument, the demonstrators placed drawings of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem.
The four were denied bail during a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9 after prosecutors formally indicted them on charges of lese majeste and other lesser charges. The court cited as reasons the severe punishment of the charges and the tendency of the accused to repeat the offences.
Their supporters argued that the court’s rationale ran counter to the principle of “presumed innocent”, and assumed the four are guilty as charged even before the trial begins, which could ne months from now.
Surrounded by hundreds of police including a bomb squad, the demonstrators on Saturday afternoon removed hundreds of plant pots neatly put there last week by City Hall, supposedly to prevent people from assembling there.
Some of the pots were then used to form the number “112”, along with coconut shells from several provinces.
For the progressive movement, coconut shells symbolise a lack of perspective among conservatives, who feel content with the status quo regardless of progressive values and developments elsewhere in the world.
It stems from a Thai saying about a frog who has lived under a coconut shell for so long that he thinks it is perfectly fine and comfortable and doesn’t want it lifted ever, simply because he isn’t aware what’s going on outside his shell.
The highlight activity was a 30mx30m red banner on which participants are asked to write their thoughts about the government and the country.
The banner was then hoisted up and wrapped around the monument.
Most of the messages on the banner were about problems involving Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the demand that their friends be released, and the economic hardships they were facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
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Khaosod English
14th Feb 2021 ·
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
This shocking video shows a group of riot police officers shoving a man who wore a vest identifying himself as a medic to the ground and beating him with truncheons close to the Grand Palace on Saturday night. Another emergency responder also told Khaosod English the man was a rescue worker.
Sports award for female swimmers.
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Thought with the media coverage of Alan Jones at the moment it would be a good time to upload photos of the Acland school.
Acland State School opened on 21 February 1921. A declining population meant the primary school had just 12 students by 2004, leading to its closure on 31 December 2004. The school's most notable former student was controversial Australian radio broadcaster, Alan Jones, who started at the school in 1946.
Alan Jones has been known for many of roles over the years such as former coach of the Australian National Rugby Union Team, a school teacher, a speech writer in the office of the Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. But mostly known for being a controversial Australian radio broadcaster. This position leading to his latest appearance in the media headlines. Jones found himself in court for defamation after calming the Wagner brothers were responsible for the deaths of 12 Grantham residents in the 2011 floods.
Jones with 2GB and 4BC radios was found guilty and ordered to pay an astounding amount of $3.7m to the Wagner brothers
If you find yourself in the area of the Boston TD Garden for a game or concert, be sure that give yourself a few moments to take in the inspiring views of the nearby Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. This bridge, which probably has one of the longest names known, has become a staple of the Boston skyline since it was introduced in 2002. The best vantage point is really the pedestrian path that crosses over I-93 and runs parallel to Causeway Street.
The 1,432 foot long bridge was a by-product of the Big Dig project (that little $14.6 billion highway project that dug under the city of Boston). It is world’s largest cable-stayed bridge and was designed by a Swiss architect named Christian Menn. The most notable features of the bridge are the inverted Y-shaped towers which were purposefully designed in a manner very similar to the nearby Bunker Hill Monument.
In fact, residents of Charlestown (where the monument is located) had anticipated the bridge being named the Bunker Hill Bridge. When city officials announced their intentions instead to name it after a local civil right activist and head of the New England Region of the Anti-Defamation League who had recently perished from cancer in 1999, they quickly protested. Eventually a compromise to integrate both names was obviously created.
When the bridge was opened in 2002, Boston re-introduced an old tradition from the 1800s to prove the sturdiness of the structure. Fourteen elephants from the Ringling Brother and Barnum & Bailey Circus were escorted across the bridge to demonstrate the ability to hold over 112,000 pounds. A similar demonstration had been enacted shortly after the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1884 to alleviate any concerns as to the structural strength at that time.
For more history regarding this site, including how you can visit this locale via one of our MP3 audio walking tours, check out our site here: iwalkedaudiotours.com/2011/05/iwalked-boston%E2%80%99s-le...
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
**********************************************************
Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
Anti Lese Majeste / 112 rally at Democracy Monument.
“Counting One to Million … Returning Power to People”
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Police and protesters face off again
Democracy Monument draped in red banner calling for freeing of four movement leaders and end to S112
13th February 2021. Bangkok Post.
A protester lies on the ground after witnesses said he was beaten by police near Sanam Luang on Saturday night. (Reuters Photo)
A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
Tensions had been high all evening but most rally participants had dispersed peacefully, with a promise to stage another rally next Saturday, when a showdown between a small group of demonstrators and police turned violent.
One video that was widely circulated online showed officers in full riot gear chasing down a man wearing what appeared to be a yellow volunteer medic vest, with at least one officer beating him with a truncheon as he fell to the ground. His condition was not known.
Numerous loud noises were heard, believed to be from homemade explosive devices and firecrackers. Police said later that as many as 20 officers had been injured and seven demonstrators arrested and taken to the Chana Songkhram station.
The clash came after an earlier standoff at the City Pillar Shrine, to which the demonstrators had walked after their afternoon gathering at Democracy Monument. Eyewitnesses reported bottles being thrown and smoke filling the air, a lot of it from fireworks. Three people were reported injured, including a journalist said to have been struck by a smoke grenade. It was not clear who threw the projectile.
At 8pm, the protesters — some of them carrying their own police-style riot shields — asked police to turn off lights on their crowd-control vehicles but their demand was not met. Guards moved to the front line and clashed with police, who later asked them to negotiate.
Finally, the police agreed to turn down the lights and to allow a small ceremony to be held.
Attapol “Kru Yai” Buapat, another key protester from Khon Kaen province, represented the demonstrators in paying respects inside the shrine. He emerged a few minutes later.
“I paid respects to the shrine, praying for it to protect Ratsadon [citizens] in fighting for the right that should have been theirs. We will return on Feb 20 to demand the release of our friends,” he said. (Story continues below)
The gathering that began around 3pm at Democracy Monument was staged to demand the abolition of the royal defamation law and the release from detention of four key members of the movement.
The protest “Counting one to million … Returning Power to People” attracted a few hundred people.
Activist Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, a key member of the Ratsadon group, vowed not to back down if there were any attempts to break up the rally.
“Now is not the time to fear, to step back. We will only fight today — there will not be an order to retreat from me,” he said.
“Whoever wants to be on the frontline, let’s be prepared. If anything happens, let state officers start first so we will not lose our legitimacy in our push for democracy.”
Pol Col Thotsaphol Ampaipipatkul, chief of the Samran Rat police station, used loudspeakers to ask demonstrators to stop the gathering as it was in violation of the emergency decree and the disease control law.
His announcement was met with boos and the beating of pots and pans by protesters, a tactic borrowed from anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, who believe it helps chase away evil spirits.
At the foot of the monument, the demonstrators placed drawings of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem.
The four were denied bail during a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9 after prosecutors formally indicted them on charges of lese majeste and other lesser charges. The court cited as reasons the severe punishment of the charges and the tendency of the accused to repeat the offences.
Their supporters argued that the court’s rationale ran counter to the principle of “presumed innocent”, and assumed the four are guilty as charged even before the trial begins, which could ne months from now.
Surrounded by hundreds of police including a bomb squad, the demonstrators on Saturday afternoon removed hundreds of plant pots neatly put there last week by City Hall, supposedly to prevent people from assembling there.
Some of the pots were then used to form the number “112”, along with coconut shells from several provinces.
For the progressive movement, coconut shells symbolise a lack of perspective among conservatives, who feel content with the status quo regardless of progressive values and developments elsewhere in the world.
It stems from a Thai saying about a frog who has lived under a coconut shell for so long that he thinks it is perfectly fine and comfortable and doesn’t want it lifted ever, simply because he isn’t aware what’s going on outside his shell.
The highlight activity was a 30mx30m red banner on which participants are asked to write their thoughts about the government and the country.
The banner was then hoisted up and wrapped around the monument.
Most of the messages on the banner were about problems involving Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the demand that their friends be released, and the economic hardships they were facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
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Khaosod English
14th Feb 2021 ·
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
This shocking video shows a group of riot police officers shoving a man who wore a vest identifying himself as a medic to the ground and beating him with truncheons close to the Grand Palace on Saturday night. Another emergency responder also told Khaosod English the man was a rescue worker.
Lucretia
•Rembrandt van Rijn
•Dutch, 1606-1669
•1664
•Oil on Canvas
•Dimensions:
oOverall: 120 × 101 cm (47¼ × 39¾ in.)
oFramed: 159.1 × 139.4 × 16.5 cm (62⅝ × 54⅞ × 6½ in.)
•Andrew W. Mellon Collection
•1937.1.76
•On View
Overview
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583-1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden. Around 1632 he moved to Amsterdam, quickly establishing himself as the town’s leading artist. He received many commissions for portraits and history paintings and attracted several students who came to learn his method of painting.
The tragic story of Lucretia, recounted by Livy, took place in Rome in the sixth century BC during the reign of the tyrannical ruler Tarquinius Superbus. Rembrandt portrays Lucretia in utter anguish, right before her act of suicide. The tension surrounding that awful moment poignantly captures the moral dilemma of a woman forced to choose between life and honor.
Lucretia’s husband, Collatinus, had boasted to his fellow soldiers that her loyalty and virtue were greater than that of their wives. Taking him up on the challenge, the men immediately rode to Rome where they discovered Lucretia and her handmaidens spinning wool. Lucretia’s very virtue enflamed the desire of Sextus Tarquinius, son of the tyrant, who secretly returned to the house a few days later. Lucretia received him as an honored guest, but he later betrayed that hospitality by entering her chamber and threatening to kill her if she did not yield to him. The next day Lucretia summoned her father and husband, disclosed what had happened, and told them that, even though they deemed her an innocent victim, she was determined to end her life to reclaim her honor. Lucretia then drew a knife from her robe, drove it into her heart, and died. Overwhelmed by grief and anger, Lucretia’s father, her husband, and two accompanying friends swore to avenge her death. Lucretia’s rape and death triggered a revolt that led to the overthrow of monarchical tyranny and the creation of the Roman Republic.
Entry
In a moment of inner anguish Lucretia stands, with arms outstretched, just prior to her act of suicide. Although her body faces the viewer, she looks down toward the sharply pointed dagger clenched in her right hand. She holds her left hand open at the same height as the right, as though part of her resists completing the self-destructive act. The tension surrounding that awful moment emphasizes the human drama of a woman caught in the moral dilemma of choosing between life and honor, a choice that would take on symbolic connotations.
The tragedy of Lucretia’s impending suicide is intensified in the contrast Rembrandt develops between her elegant attire and the poignancy of her gesture and expressions. Richly adorned with golden diadem, pearl earrings, pearl necklace, and a chain with a golden pendant from which hangs a tear-shaped pearl, she is a regal figure. Her golden dress with a cape that falls over her out-stretched arms adds to her splendor. Rembrandt, however, arranged her robes to emphasize her vulnerability. The clasps that hook her dress at the bodice hang unfastened. With her dress parted, her chest covered only by the white chemise that fits so gracefully, she is about to thrust the dagger into her heart.
The tragic story of Lucretia, recounted by Livy, took place during the reign of the tyrannical ruler Tarquinius Superbus in Rome in the sixth century BC. While away during the siege of Ardea, Lucretia’s husband, Collatinus, boasted that her loyalty and virtue were greater than that of his compatriots’ wives. Taking up the challenge, the men at camp rode immediately to Rome where they discovered Lucretia alone with her handmaidens, spinning wool while other wives were idly enjoying their leisure. Lucretia’s very virtue, however, inflamed the desire of Tarquinius’ son, Sextus Tarquinius, who returned without Collatinus’ knowledge a few days later. Having been received as an honored guest, he later stole secretly to Lucretia’s chamber, drew his sword, and threatened to kill her if she did not yield to him. She resisted, but when Sextus Tarquinius threatened to kill his own slave as well and place their naked bodies together to give the appearance that they had been killed in the act of adultery, she yielded to his demands rather than die in such disgrace.
The next day Lucretia summoned her father and husband to her side and related what had happened, stressing that only her body had been violated, not her heart. Despite their protestations of her innocence, she was determined to make the moral choice that fate had forced upon her, saying: “Never shall Lucretia provide a precedent for unchaste women to escape what they deserve.” Livy relates that with these words Lucretia drew a knife from under her robe, drove it into her heart, and fell forward, dead.[1]
Overwhelmed by grief, Lucretia’s father, her husband, and two accompanying friends swore to avenge her death. Her suicide helped rouse the anger of the populace against the tyrannical rule of Tarquinius Superbus, who was forced into exile. Sextus Tarquinius, who was also driven from Rome, was assassinated shortly thereafter. In Livy’s account Lucretia embodied chastity, but her tragedy assumed wider political dimensions because she was also considered a metaphor for Rome itself. Lucretia’s rape came to symbolize the tyrannical subjugation of the city by Tarquinius Superbus and his family.[2] Her rape triggered the revolt that led to the overthrow of tyranny and the creation of political freedom in the form of a republican government.
Rembrandt painted at least three images of Lucretia in his later years. The earliest of these is known only through an inventory of the possessions of Abraham Wijs and Sara de Potter, made on March 1, 1658. The inventory lists: “A large painting of Lucretia, by R: Van Rijn.”[3] The two extant images date from the last decade of Rembrandt’s life: the Washington Lucretia, 1664, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ Lucretia, 1666 [FIG. 1]. In the Gallery’s haunting image, Rembrandt has evoked both Lucretia’s profound sadness and her resignation to the fate forced upon her. In the Minneapolis version, Rembrandt has portrayed Lucretia just after she has stabbed herself, her chemise already stained by blood from the mortal wound. The two images complement each other not only because their compositions and painterly qualities are similar, but also because they explore Lucretia’s emotions as she readies herself prior to her self-sacrifice and then responds to the consequences of her action. Nevertheless, they do not seem to have been conceived as a pair. The models Rembrandt used are different and their robes and jewelry, though similar in type, are not identical.[4]
As Stechow has demonstrated, three traditions exist for the representation of the Lucretia story: “narrative combinations of various scenes pertaining to the legend; dramatic scenes concentrating entirely on Tarquinius’ misdeed; and single figures of Lucretia stabbing herself.”[5] Rembrandt’s image belongs to the last. He certainly knew several earlier representations of Lucretia through prints and engravings, although only one has been suggested as a prototype for the Washington painting: Marcantonio Raimondi’s engraving after a Raphael design [FIG. 2].[6] The essential transformation of the idealized statuesque figure into the emotionally evocative image of Rembrandt’s Lucretia, however, argues that the relationship is more superficial than real. Far closer in spirit to Rembrandt, however, are half-length depictions of Lucretia by Titian and his school that represent the heroine dressed in loose-fitting robes and poised at the moment before she thrusts the dagger into her heart.[7] Rembrandt, who was profoundly influenced by Venetian art during his later years, may have known of such depictions of Lucretia, for a number of such paintings ascribed to Titian or Paolo Veronese were in Archduke Leopold Wilhelm’s collection in Brussels during the 1650s.[8] The painting of this compositional type that Rembrandt certainly knew, and used as a basis for other paintings in the 1640s and 1650s, was Titian’s Flora [FIG. 3], which was auctioned in Amsterdam in 1639.[9] The similarities in the general disposition of Lucretia’s head in the Washington painting and that of Flora suggest that this work continued to exert its influence on Rembrandt into the mid-1660s. Even supposing such antecedents could have helped provide the visual vocabulary for the rich pictorial effects and iconic composition of Rembrandt’s painting, the psychological characterization of Lucretia’s emotional state is entirely personal.
No record of commissions exists for these works, nor other information concerning Rembrandt’s motivation for painting them. Schwartz has suggested that the paintings have political overtones.[10] Because Lucretia’s suicide precipitated the revolt that helped institute the Roman Republic, she had traditionally been viewed, among her other qualities, as a symbol of patriotism. That such an attribute was associated with her in Rembrandt’s time is clear from a poem written by Jan Vos in 1660, quoted by Schwartz, about a Lucretia painted by Govaert Flinck (Dutch, 1615-1660) in the collection of Joan Huydecoper, one of the most influential patrons of the day: “In the red ink [of her blood] she writes a definition of freedom.” Lucretia, then, may well have assumed allegorical importance in the parallels that were being drawn around 1660 between the foundations of the Roman and Dutch Republics, as did Claudius Civilis, the first-century rebel leader of the Batavian revolt and the subject of Rembrandt’s 1661 painting for the Amsterdam Town Hall.[11]
The forceful impact of Rembrandt’s paintings of Lucretia, however, seems also to have resulted from personal associations the artist made between experiences in his life and the emotional traumas that he projected onto Lucretia at the time of her suicide. Only thus can we explain the essential transformation of the pictorial traditions for portraying this legendary Roman heroine that occurs in the two majestic paintings in Washington and Minneapolis.
Lucretia, in maintaining her honor through death, come to be revered as a symbol of chastity, honor, and faithfulness. Knuttel speculated that the 1664 Lucretia may have served as a psychological catharsis for Rembrandt after the death of his companion, Hendrickje, the previous year. Indeed, parallels can be found between Lucretia’s faithfulness and self-sacrifice and the indignities Hendrickje suffered because of her commitment to Rembrandt.[12]
The mythology surrounding Lucretia, however, was complex. While she was honored for her faithfulness she was also criticized by later Christians for having taken her own life, which was seen as a greater evil than adultery and a life of shame. As Garrard has written: “In Roman terms, Lucretia killed herself not out of guilt, but out of shame, concerned for her reputation and for the precedent of pardon that she might set for voluntary adulterers. Christian writers, schooled in a religion that placed the highest premium on the innocence of one’s personal conscience, regarded such values as excessively concerned with appearances and the opinion of others.”[13] Rembrandt, as he so often did, fused here the pagan and Christian worlds to create an exceptionally profound image of the psychological moment just prior to Lucretia’s fatal decision to thrust the knife into her heart. With her arms raised in a gesture that echoes that of Christ on the cross, she looks down toward the weapon of her destruction with an expression of one who, in her decision to commit suicide, must weigh issues never described by Livy: Rembrandt’s Lucretia is not the assured tragic heroine who has determined her punishment and dies for honor, but one who hesitates at that crucial moment because of an awareness of the moral dilemma that she faces.
It may be, as Held has remarked, that Rembrandt drew upon a theatrical tradition to give added poignancy to the moment, for Lucretia, whose mouth is partially open, seems to address the dagger as though giving the closing monologue of this tragic drama.[14] Shakespeare did exactly that in his Rape of Lucretia when she asks:
Poor hand, why quiver’st thou in this decree?
Honour thyself to rid me of this shame;
For if I die, my honour lives in thee,
But if I live, thou livest in my defame.[15]
Rembrandt’s late paintings, whether portraits, biblical accounts, or mythological stories, often take on an almost sacramental character in the way that the artist confronts the viewer with his images. His broad execution, rich colors, impressive use of chiaroscuro, and iconic compositional structure give these works unparalleled forcefulness. In Lucretia, all these elements of his late style are evident. Particularly remarkable in this painting is his use of chiaroscuro to transform an essentially symmetrical and static pose into an active one. Lucretia is lit not from the front but from the left. Light thus strikes her head, right arm, and shoulder. The dagger blade glistens against her white cuff. Although her left arm is thrown into shadow, her outstretched left hand catches the light. Through these subtle means of emphasis, which until the mid-1980s had been hidden by thick, discolored layers of varnish, Rembrandt heightened the drama by reinforcing the psychological and physical tension of the scene.[16]
Rembrandt painted this image using a broad range of techniques. He modeled the face quite densely by applying a sequence of paint layers. Some layers, such as the soft lavenders that model the shaded portions of the lower cheeks and chin, are quite smooth. Others, such as the pinks and oranges that highlight the cheekbones and the yellowish-whitish areas on the nose and forehead, are brushed on more vigorously. The eyes, nose, and mouth are broadly rendered. Specifics of eyebrows, eyelids, pupils of the eyes, nostrils, and lips were of little concern to the artist; instead he heightened and accented them with deft touches of rust-colored paint. One particularly bold stroke of ocher paint defines the upper left edge of the top lip.
Rembrandt varied his painting techniques in Lucretia’s cape and dress according to the play of light falling across her figure. Where light hits her right arm, Rembrandt cast a golden tone with a rich mixture of yellow, white, red, and salmon-colored paints. Under the lightest areas of the shoulder, he first laid in a light gray layer to give an added luminosity to the paints. On the shaded left sleeve, the paint is much less dense. A deep brown and reddish-brown layer covering the Ground in this area forms the basis for the sleeve’s tonality. Over it, Rembrandt, often with a dry brush, applied yellow, greenish yellow, red, and white highlights. In certain instances, for example, in a series of black strokes that shade part of the sleeve, he clearly used a palette knife as well as a brush.
Rembrandt utilized the palette knife even more frequently in the white of the left sleeve. Here he applied a rather dry paint onto the underlying brown layer to suggest the material’s transparency. More extensive use of the palette knife is seen in the dress near Lucretia’s waist. Here he spread broader areas of light-ocher paint with the knife to suggest the luminous character of the fabric. In general, the treatment of this area of the dress resembles that of the left sleeve where the underlying dark brown paint becomes an important ingredient in the overall color tonality. The one area with thick highlights in the dress is the belt, but even here Rembrandt did not really overlap paints. The accents of yellow, orange, and white are loosely applied and do not define the belt to any great degree.[17]
Stylistically, this painting resembles the so-called Jewish Bride in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The head of Lucretia is extremely close in type and in concept to that of the bride: both are built up in a comparable fashion. Remarkably similar are the ways in which the features are modeled with dense and somewhat roughly brushed strokes of paint. The similarities extend to the technique for the modeling of the pearls and even for indicating the gold diadem in the back of the hair. While most of the robes in the Jewish Bride are more densely painted than those of Lucretia and are built up almost exclusively with a palette knife, in the shaded area under the collar of the man Rembrandt used a modeling technique very similar to that seen in Lucretia’s left arm. Here he also used a brownish Imprimatura layer for the base collar of the robe and accented it lightly with a series of thin strokes of red paint applied with a palette knife.[18]
Similarities in painting technique also exist between this figure of Lucretia and that in Minneapolis, even though the latter work was painted two years later, in 1666. As is appropriate to its starker concept, Rembrandt applied his paints in a more angular fashion in the Minneapolis version than he did in the Washington painting. Still, the modeling of the facial features is once again comparable. One notices the way the top lip is defined with a bold stroke of flesh-colored paint along its upper edge. Also similar is the use of an Imprimatura layer as a base color of the left sleeve, and finally, the structure of the hand holding the dagger.
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.
April 24, 2014
[1] Livy, The Early History of Rome, trans. Aubrey de Sélincourt (Aylesbury, 1973), book 1, LIX, 99.
[2] Ian Donaldson, The Rapes of Lucretia: A Myth and Its Transformation (Oxford, 1982), 9, stresses the political significance of this point.
[3] Walter L. Strauss and Marjon van der Meulen, The Rembrandt Documents (New York, 1979), doc. 1658/8, 418. “In ’t Voorhuijs Een groot stuck schilderij van Lucretia van R: Van Rijn.”
[4] The features in the Washington Lucretia resemble Rembrandt’s companion Hendrickje Stoffels, as she is seen in Rembrandt’s paintings from the mid-1650s (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv, no. 828B). Hendrickje, who appears much older in the portrait of 1660 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, had died in July 1663. The model Rembrandt used for the Minneapolis Lucretia is not found in other of Rembrandt’s paintings.
[5] Wolfgang Stechow, “Lucretia Statua,” in Essays in Honor of Georg Swarzenski (Chicago and Berlin, 1951), 114.
[6] First suggested by N. Beets (see N. Beets, “Een ‘print van Rafel’ en Rembrandt’s Lucretia,” Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant [January 1, 1914], I). Northern prints and paintings of Lucretia have a quite different character and do not seem to have influenced Rembrandt in his depictions of Lucretia; for the prints see Ilja M. Veldman, “Lessons for Ladies: A Selection of Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Dutch Prints,” Simiolus 16 (1986): 113-127.
[7] The most profound sixteenth-century images of Lucretia were created in Venice. In two memorable paintings, Tarquin and Lucretia (Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna) and Tarquin and Lucretia (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge), Titian focused on the dramatic confrontation between Tarquin and Lucretia, capturing the animal energy of Tarquin blindly driven by lust.
[8] For paintings attributed to Titian see Harold E. Wethey, The Paintings of Titian, 3 vols. (London, 1975), 3:215, cat. no. x-24, 219, cat. no. x-33. For Veronese’s Lucretia see Kunsthistorisches Museum, Katalog der Gemäldegalerie I, Italiener, Spanier, Franzosen, Engländer (Vienna, 1965), 169, cat. no. 750.
[9] Harold E. Wethey, The Paintings of Titian, 3 vols. (London, 1975), 3:154-155, cat. no. 17.
[10] Gary Schwartz, Rembrandt: zijn leven, zijn schilderijen (Maarssen, 1984), 330, no. 382, repro. (English trans., Rembrandt: His Life, His Paintings [New York, 1985], 330). It seems unlikely, however, that there is any pro-Orange or anti-Orange sentiment implied in these works, as Schwartz suggests.
[11] For the parallels drawn between the story of Claudius Civilis and the foundation of the Dutch Republic as seen in the decorations of the Town Hall in Amsterdam see H. van de Waal, “The Iconographical Background to Rembrandt’s Civilis,” in H. van de Waal, Steps towards Rembrandt: Collected Articles 1937-1972, ed. R. H. Fuchs, trans. Patricia Wardle and Alan Griffiths (Amsterdam, 1974), 28-43.
[12] In 1654 Hendrickje, who lived with Rembrandt but was not married to him, had been publicly disgraced when a tribune of the Dutch Reformed Church condemned her for “living in sin like a whore” with the artist. After Hendrickje’s death in 1663, Rembrandt may have linked the tribulations she had suffered and the emotional traumas he projected onto Lucretia. The resemblance of Lucretia to Hendrickje as she appeared in the mid-1650s (see note 4) seems to reinforce this hypothesis. For his part, Rembrandt identified himself with a historical figure in his Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul of 1661 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), in which the sword of Paul’s martyrdom protrudes from Rembrandt’s chest.
[13] Mary D. Garrard, Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art (Princeton, 1989), 219.
[14] Julius Held, “Das gesprochene Wort bei Rembrandt,” Neue Beiträge zur Rembrandt Forschung, ed. Otto van Simson and Jan Kelch (Berlin, 1973), 123. The theatrical character of the image is reinforced by the suggestion of curtains hanging behind Lucretia. These may have been more apparent before the paint darkened and the background suffered from Abrasion. Lucretia’s theatricality, however, has not always met with favor. Wilhelm von Bode, Studien zur Geschichte der holländischen Malerei (Braunschweig, 1883), 524, found the theatricality unconvincing given the portraitlike character of the image. The art dealer René Gimpel was more outspoken. When Lucretia was on the market in 1921 he wrote: “She is stabbing herself in her terror, with a ridiculous gesture. Neither realism nor idealism. A terrible lack of taste” (René Gimpel, Diary of an Art Dealer, trans. John Rosenberg [New York, 1966], 161).
[15] This quotation was first associated with Rembrandt’s 1664 Lucretia by Jan Veth, “Rembrandt’s Lucretia,” Beelden en Groepen 25 (1914): 25.
[16] The discolored varnish also had the effect of flattening the three-dimensional character of the image, which reduced the emotional impact of the scene by making the spatial relationships more difficult to decipher. One such critique against the painting was levied by Alfred Gold, “Die Sammlung Hielbuth,” Der Cicerone 13 (March 1921): 93.
[17] While I find the painting techniques described here characteristic for Rembrandt, Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann (personal communication, 1993) is quite critical of the way these areas are executed. He feels that the “paint has an abstract, unfunctional quality, and makes the impression of a method applied without regard for its reason.” He rejects the attribution to Rembrandt and notes that the painting has “strong similarities with works by Aert de Gelder.” This opinion is shared by Ernst van de Wetering, who argued in a lecture at the National Gallery of Art in January 2005 that Lucretia was painted by Aert de Gelder.
[18] The similarities in technique in this area have become even more evident since the 1993 restoration of the Jewish Bride.
Inscription
•Center Left: Rembrandt / 1664
Provenance
Jean-Joseph-Pierre-Augustin Lapeyrière [1779-1831, known as Augustin Lapeyrière, then de Lapeyrière], Paris; (his sale, Galerie Le Brun, Paris, 19 April 1825 and days following [originally scheduled for 14 March 1825 and days following], no. 143). Michael M. Zachary [d. 1837], London;[1] (sale, Phillips, London, 14-15 April 1826, 1st day, no. 64, bought in); (Zachary sale, Phillips, London, 31 May 1828, no. 25); purchased by Sir Thomas Lawrence [1769-1830] for Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro [1797-1864], London, and Novar House, near Evanton, Ross-shire, Scotland.[2] Paul Pavlovich Demidoff [1839-1885], Prince of San Donato, near Florence; (his sale, at his residence, Florence, 15 March-10 April 1880, no. 1146). (Léon Gauchez, Paris); (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 13 July 1889, no. 56, bought in); (Léon Gauchez, Paris), until at least 1893.[3] (Bourgeois & Cie., Paris); (Leo Nardus [1868-1955], Suresnes, France, and New York);[4] Matthew Chaloner Durfee Borden [1842-1912], New York, by 1906;[5] (his estate sale, American Art Association, New York, 13-14 February 1913, 1st day, no. 28); (M. Knoedler & Co., New York and Paris);[6] sold 1913 to (Frederik Müller and Co., Amsterdam); sold 1913 to August Janssen [1863-1918], Amsterdam;[7] his estate; sold 1919 with the entire Janssen collection to (Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam).[8] Hermann Heilbuth [1861-1945], Copenhagen, by 1920.[9] (Ehrich Brothers, New York), in 1921.[10] (M. Knoedler & Co., New York and Paris); sold November 1921 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; deeded 28 December 1934 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1937 to NGA.
[1] Although the main seller at the April 1826 sale was Lord Berwick, there were also other consignors. One annotation in the Wallace Collection (London) Library’s copy of the sale catalogue indicates that Zachary was the consigner of the NGA painting; another annotation next to the Lucretia entry reads “Sir T Lawrence.” The Getty Provenance Index© Database, Sale Catalogs, lot 0064 from sale catalog Br-2806, identifies the latter annotation as indicating a previous owner.
[2] This information is given by Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, Beschreibendes und kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke der hervorragendsten holländischen Maler des XVII. Jahrhunderts, 10 vols., Esslingen and Paris, 1907-1928: 6(1915):120, no. 218 (also English edition, Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, trans. Edward G. Hawke, 8 vols., London, 1907-1927: 6(1916):143-144, no. 218). However, the Wallace Collection (London) Library’s copy of the sale catalogue is annotated with the name “Woodin” as the buyer (The Getty Provenance Index© Database, Sale Catalogs, lot 0025 from sale catalog BR-3135). Munro acquired a significant collection that was dispersed in sales both before and after his death, but the painting has not been in any of the sale catalogues. Hofstede de Groot lists a Munro sale in London on 26 March 1859 (given as 26 March 1851, in the 1920-1921 exhibition catalogue), which has not been identified; the painting does not appear in a sale of Munro’s English pictures held in London on 26 March 1860.
[3] Although Algernon Graves, Art Sales from early in the eighteenth century to early in the twentieth century (mostly old master and early English pictures), 3 vols. London, 1918-1921: 2:383, gives the buyer at the 1889 sale as Wontner, the painting was in fact bought in and returned to the consignor, Gauchez. This information was kindly provided by Lynda McLeod, Librarian, Christie’s Archives, London, in her e-mail of 28 March 2013 (in NGA curatorial files). Émile Michel (Rembrandt: Sa vie, son oeuvre et son temps, Paris, 1893: 489) saw the painting in Paris, but did not identify the owner, who is named by Malcolm Bell (Rembrandt Van Rijn and His Work, London, 1899: 157).
[4] Jonathan Lopez kindly provided this information (oral communication, 13 October 2006). See also Jonathan Lopez, “‘Gross False Pretences’: The Misdeeds of Art Dealer Leo Nardus,” Apollo, 2nd ser., vol. 166, no. 548 (December 2007): 78, 80, 82 nn. 25, 26.
[5] Wilhelm von Bode and Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, The Complete Work of Rembrandt: History, Description and Heliographic Reproduction of All the Master’s Pictures, with a Study of His Life and His Art, translated by Florence Simmonds, 8 vols., Paris, 1897-1906: 8(1906):152, no. 595.
[6] Newspapers speculated that Knoedler’s might have been buying for the New York collector Henry Clay Frick; copies of various articles are in NGA curatorial files.
[7] The 1913 sales are described by Ben Broos, Great Dutch Paintings from America, exh. cat. The Hague and Zwolle, 1990: 69-70. See also Gerhardus Knuttel, “De Lucretia En Andere Werken Van Rembrandt Bij De Firma Fred. Muller & Co. Amsterdam,” Elsevier’s Geïllustreerd Maandschrift 47, no. 2 (January-June 1914): 137-144.
[8] “Janssen Paintings Sold in Holland,” The Milwaukee Journal (3 August 1919): 10; Otto Hirschmann, “Die Sammlung August Janssen,” Der Cicerone 12 (January 1920): 17-18.
[9] The painting was included in a 1920-1921 exhibition of Heilbuth’s collection in Copenhagen.
[10] René Gimpel, Journal d’un collectionneur: marchand de tableaux, Paris, 1963: 184-185.
Exhibition History
•1832—British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, London, 1832, no. 44.[1]
•1909—The Hudson-Fulton Celebration, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1909, no. 105.
•1920—A Collection of Paintings [H. Heilbuth], Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 1920-1921, no. 63.
•1969—Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist’s Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 23, repro.
•1991—Rembrandt’s Lucretias, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1991-1992, brochure.
•2001—Rembrandt’s Women, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2001, no. 141, repro.
•2006—Rembrandt?: The Master and his Workshop, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 2006, no. 18, repro.
•2014—Rembrandt: The Late Works, National Gallery, London; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2014-2015, no. 115, repro.
Exhibition History Notes
[1] In 1833 Alfred Joseph Woolmer (1805-1892) painted a fanciful view of the exhibition of 1832 in which Lucretia can be seen hanging prominently to the right of an arched doorway (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, inv. no. B 1981.25.694). Celina Fox, London World City, 1800-1840 (London, 1992), 447, repro. no. 383.
Technical Summary
The original coarse, plain-weave fabric, composed of heavy, unevenly spun threads, has been lined. The top, right, and left edges have been trimmed slightly, leaving worn and ragged edges. The bottom was at one time used as a tacking margin but has now been returned to the picture plane. Slight cusping present along the top and sides, but not the bottom, suggests a reduction in that dimension.
The double ground consists of a thick, gray lower layer and a moderately thin, dark brown upper layer.[1] In the dark areas, particularly the background, the dark brown upper ground layer was incorporated into the design, and in the upper left and lower right quadrants the upper ground was deliberately scraped away to expose the gray lower ground layer as part of the composition. In the richly impasted details on the dress, paint was applied thickly and freely with broad brushwork. Paint was both blended wet-into-wet and scumbled with a dry brush to exploit the coarse canvas texture. Extensive use of the palette knife can be recognized in the proper left cuff and in the lower portion of the dress. Incisions with the butt end of the brush are found in the proper left cuff and on the neck.
Several pentimenti have become visible over time. The dagger was once 3.5 cm longer, and the sitter’s proper right sleeve has been altered. Stray brushmarks cross the dress and white blouse at right, suggesting alterations to the neckline.
The paint is in good condition with few losses. Wide-aperture drying crackle has formed on either side of the head. Moderate abrasion has occurred in the darks, and the bottom tacking margin has been overpainted to incorporate it into the design. Conservation treatment was carried out in 1985 to remove an aged, discolored varnish layer and discolored inpainting.
Technical Summary Notes
[1] The ground composition was analyzed by the NGA Scientific Research department using cross-sections (see report dated May 8, 1985, in NGA Conservation files).
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The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
*********************2010 LINE UP INCLUDED*****************
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_report_say...
4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
**********************************************************
Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
***********
Photo
New York City USA
03-20-2010
03-21-2010
The Original GLBT Expo Second Annual Video Lounge 2009
The 16th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
***************2009 LINEUP INCLUDED **********************
Saturday
11:00 AM Ani Difranco - Preview of her concert DVD
12:30 Femme Noir - short films of Sweet Baby J'ai celebrating women of color
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
2:00 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Interview by Ryan Janek Wolowski including clips of gay representation in media
2:30 Athena Reich - The singer and songwriter introduces her music videos
3:00 Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:30 Out the Center a volunteer run television program from the NYC LGBT Center
4:00 Main Stage Performers Videos and Interviews with the Expo performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
4:30 Queer Horror - videos of the best in queer Horror 2008
5:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
6:00 Rockin Out - Hard Rock Music Videos by LGBT artists
Sunday
12:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos and film
1:00 Chocolate Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping of delicious and decadent chocolate desserts
1:30 - "Viva La Musica" hosted by Samara Riviera - NBC Telemundo correspondent dance music diva Vanessa Conde
2:00 - Trans Life hosted by Legendary Gay Activist Randolfe Wicker
2:30- Cocktail Seduction by Green Peas TV: A live TV show taping on the art of cocktail making
3:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
3:30 Strike A Pose - Video! A showcase of Drag Queen Videos hosted by Lady Clover Honey with guests Sherri Vine, Peppermint, Tina Benez
4:00 Videos and Interviews with Main Stage performers by Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV networks
5:00 Out at the Expo the best in current LGBT Music videos
Photo
New York City USA
03-21-2009
Anti Lese Majeste / 112 rally at Democracy Monument.
“Counting One to Million … Returning Power to People”
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Police and protesters face off again
Democracy Monument draped in red banner calling for freeing of four movement leaders and end to S112
13th February 2021. Bangkok Post.
A protester lies on the ground after witnesses said he was beaten by police near Sanam Luang on Saturday night. (Reuters Photo)
A confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters turned ugly late Saturday with a number of injuries and arrests, following a peaceful protest earlier in the day at Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
Tensions had been high all evening but most rally participants had dispersed peacefully, with a promise to stage another rally next Saturday, when a showdown between a small group of demonstrators and police turned violent.
One video that was widely circulated online showed officers in full riot gear chasing down a man wearing what appeared to be a yellow volunteer medic vest, with at least one officer beating him with a truncheon as he fell to the ground. His condition was not known.
Numerous loud noises were heard, believed to be from homemade explosive devices and firecrackers. Police said later that as many as 20 officers had been injured and seven demonstrators arrested and taken to the Chana Songkhram station.
The clash came after an earlier standoff at the City Pillar Shrine, to which the demonstrators had walked after their afternoon gathering at Democracy Monument. Eyewitnesses reported bottles being thrown and smoke filling the air, a lot of it from fireworks. Three people were reported injured, including a journalist said to have been struck by a smoke grenade. It was not clear who threw the projectile.
At 8pm, the protesters — some of them carrying their own police-style riot shields — asked police to turn off lights on their crowd-control vehicles but their demand was not met. Guards moved to the front line and clashed with police, who later asked them to negotiate.
Finally, the police agreed to turn down the lights and to allow a small ceremony to be held.
Attapol “Kru Yai” Buapat, another key protester from Khon Kaen province, represented the demonstrators in paying respects inside the shrine. He emerged a few minutes later.
“I paid respects to the shrine, praying for it to protect Ratsadon [citizens] in fighting for the right that should have been theirs. We will return on Feb 20 to demand the release of our friends,” he said. (Story continues below)
The gathering that began around 3pm at Democracy Monument was staged to demand the abolition of the royal defamation law and the release from detention of four key members of the movement.
The protest “Counting one to million … Returning Power to People” attracted a few hundred people.
Activist Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, a key member of the Ratsadon group, vowed not to back down if there were any attempts to break up the rally.
“Now is not the time to fear, to step back. We will only fight today — there will not be an order to retreat from me,” he said.
“Whoever wants to be on the frontline, let’s be prepared. If anything happens, let state officers start first so we will not lose our legitimacy in our push for democracy.”
Pol Col Thotsaphol Ampaipipatkul, chief of the Samran Rat police station, used loudspeakers to ask demonstrators to stop the gathering as it was in violation of the emergency decree and the disease control law.
His announcement was met with boos and the beating of pots and pans by protesters, a tactic borrowed from anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, who believe it helps chase away evil spirits.
At the foot of the monument, the demonstrators placed drawings of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem.
The four were denied bail during a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9 after prosecutors formally indicted them on charges of lese majeste and other lesser charges. The court cited as reasons the severe punishment of the charges and the tendency of the accused to repeat the offences.
Their supporters argued that the court’s rationale ran counter to the principle of “presumed innocent”, and assumed the four are guilty as charged even before the trial begins, which could ne months from now.
Surrounded by hundreds of police including a bomb squad, the demonstrators on Saturday afternoon removed hundreds of plant pots neatly put there last week by City Hall, supposedly to prevent people from assembling there.
Some of the pots were then used to form the number “112”, along with coconut shells from several provinces.
For the progressive movement, coconut shells symbolise a lack of perspective among conservatives, who feel content with the status quo regardless of progressive values and developments elsewhere in the world.
It stems from a Thai saying about a frog who has lived under a coconut shell for so long that he thinks it is perfectly fine and comfortable and doesn’t want it lifted ever, simply because he isn’t aware what’s going on outside his shell.
The highlight activity was a 30mx30m red banner on which participants are asked to write their thoughts about the government and the country.
The banner was then hoisted up and wrapped around the monument.
Most of the messages on the banner were about problems involving Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the demand that their friends be released, and the economic hardships they were facing in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
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Khaosod English
14th Feb 2021 ·
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
This shocking video shows a group of riot police officers shoving a man who wore a vest identifying himself as a medic to the ground and beating him with truncheons close to the Grand Palace on Saturday night. Another emergency responder also told Khaosod English the man was a rescue worker.