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The Florida Cottonmouth is a close relative of the copperhead, this snake is also known as the water moccasin. When first born, the babies look nothing like the parents. They have a wavy banded pattern in bright orange and brown, with a sulphur-yellow tail tip. As they grow, the pattern often fades away and the animal darkens, finally being anywhere from dark brown through olive green to even jet-black. In a few instances, the juvenile color and pattern remain throughout the snake's life. One thing the babies and adults have in common is a "bandit's mask," a dark line which runs through the eye, bordered above and below by white.
The cottonmouth is found in every county in the state, seldom far from, but not necessarily in, water. Looking, however, at the topography of Florida, with its many lakes and network of canals, they may be found in most parts of the state. There are several non-venomous water snakes that can easily be mistaken for the cottonmouth. In the water, the cottonmouth floats very high, with most of its body visible above the water line. The non-venomous water snakes are less bouyant, swimming with little more than the head and neck exposed. Behavior is a good key to distinguishing the water snakes from the cottonmouths. When a cotttonmouth feels threatened, it will most often cock its head up to a 45º angle. It will also vibrate the tail, which is not done by the water snakes. Upon further provocation, they will often assume a tight coil and throw the mouth open wide, showing you whence the name cottonmouth, as the inside of the mouth is nearly snow-white.
I found this youngster at Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County Florida.
Portaleyo del Monasterio de San Millán de Suso, con los sarcófagos de los siete infantes de Lara de la leyenda (Según la tradición )
Portaleyo of the Monastery of San Millán de Suso, with the sarcophagi of the seven infants of Lara of the legend (According to the tradition)
Los siete infantes de Lara (o de Salas) es una leyenda conocida a partir de textos conservados en crónicas medievales, cuyo testimonio más antiguo figura en la versión ampliada de la Estoria de España compuesta durante el reinado de Sancho IV de Castilla, antes de 1289, editada por Ramón Menéndez Pidal con el nombre de Primera Crónica General.
Ramón Menéndez Pidal encontró indicios de la existencia de un antiguo cantar de gesta desaparecido que reconstruyó parcialmente y dató hacia el año 1000, y que sería, junto con el Cantar de mio Cid y el Poema de Fernán González, uno de los más importantes cantares de gesta de la literatura castellana y el ejemplo más primitivo de épica española. La tradición ha elaborado la leyenda también en el romancero.
Los infantes de Lara eran hijos de Gonzalo Gustioz (o Gustios) y Sancha Velázquez, mejor conocida como «Doña Sancha». La historia gira en torno a una disputa familiar entre la familia de Lara y la familia de Ruy Velázquez y su hermana Doña Sancha. El motivo más destacable es el de la venganza, principal motor de la acción.
Según la versión transmitida por la leyenda contenida en la versión sanchina de la Estoria de España, que podría recoger un antiguo cantar de gesta compuesto hacia el año 990, en el transcurso de las bodas entre Doña Lambra —natural de Bureba— y Rodrigo Velázquez de Lara, más conocido como Ruy Velázquez, y también llamado Roy Blásquez —hermano de Doña Sancha, madre de los infantes—, se enfrentan los familiares de la novia con los de Lara. De ese enfrentamiento resulta muerto Álvar Sánchez, primo de Doña Lambra, a manos de Gonzalo González, el menor de los siete infantes de Lara.
Más adelante Gonzalo González es visto por Doña Lambra mientras se baña en paños menores, suceso que Doña Lambra, al considerarlo una provocación sexual a propósito, interpreta como una grave ofensa. Doña Lambra, aprovechando este lance para vengar la muerte de su primo Álvar Sánchez, que no ha sido satisfecha aún, responde con otra afrenta al ordenar a su criado arrojar y manchar a Gonzalo González con un pepino relleno de sangre, ante la risa burlesca de sus hermanos. Gonzalo reacciona matando al criado de Doña Lambra, que había ido a refugiarse bajo la protección del manto de su señora, que queda asimismo salpicado de sangre.
Estos sucesos provocan la sed de venganza de Doña Lambra. Por ello, su marido Ruy Velázquez urde un plan por el que Gonzalo Gustioz, señor del enclave de Salas, es enviado a Almanzor con una carta cuyo contenido indica que sea matado el portador de la misiva. El padre de los infantes desconoce el contenido de la carta porque está escrita en árabe. Almanzor se apiada de Gonzalo Gustioz y se limita a retenerlo preso, pues considera excesivo el sufrimiento de su cautivo, que es aliviado por una hermana del propio Almanzor. De ambos nace un hijo llamado Mudarra, quien más adelante será adoptado por Sancha Velázquez, su abuela. Años más tarde este hijo, aunque bastardo, vengará, matando a Ruy Velázquez, el crimen cometido a sus hermanastros, ya que los siete hermanos de Lara habían sido dirigidos hacia una emboscada ante tropas musulmanas en la que, a pesar de su valía guerrera, son decapitados y sus cabezas remitidas a Córdoba por órdenes de su tío Ruy Velázquez. Allí serán contempladas dolorosamente por su padre Gonzalo Gustioz en uno de los plantos más emotivos de toda la epopeya castellana.
En la prosificación del cantar, Gonzalo Gustios finalmente es liberado. Justo antes de partir, la hermana de Almanzor, que durante el cautiverio se había acostado con él, le comunica que está embarazada de él (el niño será Mudarra). Gonzalo Gustioz ve aquí una posible vía para vengarse de Ruy Velázquez, así que toma un anillo y lo rompe en dos pedazos, dándole una parte a ella y quedándose él con la otra mitad. Mudarra recibe este medio anillo como herencia, siendo posteriormente reconocido por su padre Gonzalo al juntar las dos partes y ver que encajan perfectamente. En la prosificación del cantar de la Crónica de 1344 o Segunda Crónica General, Gonzalo Gustioz queda ciego con el paso de los años, y al juntar el anillo se produce un milagro: él recupera la vista y el anillo queda unido permanentemente. En opinión de Ramón Menéndez Pidal, la trama secundaria del anillo y su uso para el reconocimiento de padre e hijo, es una de las muchas pruebas del origen germánico de la épica española.
Las prosificaciones de la leyenda existentes en las crónicas alfonsíes utilizaron como fuente un cantar de gesta, hipótesis que se deduce de la abundancia de rimas asonantes y otros rasgos de estilo propios de la literatura épica que permanecen en la prosa de los relatos cronísticos. La existencia de un Cantar de los siete infantes de Lara perdido concita el consenso de los filólogos, pues los versos de la epopeya no fueron excesivamente alterados. De ahí que se hayan podido escribir reconstrucciones bastante fiables a lo que pudo ser el cantar
original. Respecto a esto, Mercedes Vaquero ha rastreado señas de oralidad en los textos prosificados, lo que indicaría que en algún momento hubo un cantar que fue recitado, entonado o cantado.
El Cantar de los siete infantes de Lara o de Salas tiene como marco temporal una situación histórica que remite a la Castilla de hacia 990, lo que ha servido para datar el poema, si bien no toda la crítica acepta que el Cantar fuera compuesto hacia el año 1000, al objetarse que antecediera a los grandes ciclos de la épica francesa, de la que podría ser deudor.
Según Ramón Menéndez Pidal el poema tuvo diversas versiones, algunas muy posteriores a la original. El nombre del cantar sería Los siete infantes de Salas, puesto que no se menciona el nombre de «Lara». En él Doña Lambra está casada con Ruy Velázquez. Este estudioso no asevera que todos los personajes sean históricos. Como elementos poéticos incluye a la infanta mora y el vengador Mudarra.
Alan Deyermond señala que el trasfondo argumental trasluce motivos universales y habituales del folclore, como la carta que ordena la muerte del mensajero (lugar común coincidente con el de Hamlet), el amor de una joven por el prisionero hecho cautivo por su hermano o la ascendencia misteriosa del protagonista.
El crítico anglosajón aprecia que el Cantar de los siete infantes de Lara o Salas reúne un gran valor por la antigüedad y prioridad en su género y por cuanto refleja la que sería la edad heroica del nacimiento y formación de Castilla, periodo que es a su vez el momento de la gestación de la épica en los pueblos. Además, ensalza la enérgica pintura de algunos pasajes, como aquel en que Mudarra amenaza a Doña Lambra y esta intenta buscar protección.
La exhibición de reliquias de los siete infantes de las leyendas y obras literarias ha sido, desde antiguo, empeño de varios monasterios, pues la vinculación con prestigiosos héroes (ya fueran reales o ficticios) proporcionaba a estos establecimientos eclesiásticos un aumento de los recursos económicos y los peregrinos atraídos por los mismos. Así, los pretendidos sarcófagos de los siete infantes de Lara se muestran en el Monasterio de San Millán de Suso, aunque los restos que pretenden ser los de los hermanos asesinados han sido disputados por otros monasterios, como el de San Pedro de Arlanza; también la iglesia de Santa María de Salas de los Infantes afirma guardar sus cabezas, y exhibió mucho tiempo siete cráneos que eran tenidos por los de los siete hermanos; por otro lado, en la Catedral de Burgos se dice que se halla el sepulcro de Mudarra. La disputa por la posesión de reliquias de célebres héroes, conocidos legendariamente, ha sido habitual desde la Edad Media hasta nuestros días.
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The Cantar de los Siete Infantes de Lara ("Song of the Seven Lara Princes") is a legend, perhaps derived from a lost cantar de gesta, that relates a tale of family feuding and revenge, centering on the murder of the eponymous seven infantes (princes) of Lara or Salas. The legend survives in prose form in medieval chronicles, the oldest being in the extended version of the Estoria de España (History of Spain) compiled during the reign of Sancho IV of Castile before 1289 (edited by Ramón Menéndez Pidal under the name Primera Crónica General).
From the account found in this chronicle as well as mention in the Crónica de 1344 (Segunda Crónica General) and interpolations into a copy of the Tercera Crónica General dating from 1512, Menéndez Pidal found evidence for the existence of an ancient lost cantar de gesta that scholars have since partially reconstructed, dating back to the year 1000. This work would, along with the Cantar de Mio Cid and the Poema de Fernán González, represent one of the most important epic cantares of Castilian literature, and the most primitive example of the Spanish epic. The legendary tradition of the Infantes de Lara has also been developed though ballads. Some more recent scholars have rejected this, dating the story to shortly before the surviving prose versions.
The Infantes de Lara were the children of Castilian nobleman Gonzalo Gustioz of Lara or Salas and his wife "Doña Sancha" (lady Sancha). The story revolves around a family feud, an escalating tit-for-tat cycle of revenge, between their family and that of Sancha's brother, Ruy Velázquez and his wife Doña Lambra.
According to the version transmitted by the Estoria de España, at the wedding between Doña Lambra, from Bureba, and Ruy Velázquez of Lara, a confrontation arose between the bride's family and the sons of Sancha, the infantes. In this confrontation, Alvar Sánchez, cousin of Doña Lambra, was killed by Gonzalo González, the youngest of the seven Lara princes. Later Gonzalo González is seen by Doña Lambra, having undressed to his undergarments to bathe his goshawk, and Lambra interprets it as an intentional sexual provocation. Taking advantage of this to avenge the death of her cousin Alvar, Lambra orders her servant to strip and humiliate Gonzalo González in front of her brothers, throwing a blood-covered cucumber at him. The irate Gonzalo and his brothers respond by killing the servant at Lambra's feet, spattering her with her servant's blood.
Thirsting for revenge, Lambra and her husband Ruy Velázquez come up with a plan to send the father of the infantes, Gonzalo Gustioz, lord of Salas, as envoy to the ruler of Córdoba, Almanzor, to request money to help pay for their lavish wedding. Unbeknownst to him, he carries a letter that tells Almanzor of Ruy's plans to have the infantes ambushed and murdered, and requesting that their father, letter's bearer, likewise be killed. Ruy Velásquez carries out the ambush of his nephews using Muslim troops and supervises their beheading, sending the severed heads to Córdoba to torment their father. His painful laments for his sons represent one of the most emotional in all of Castilian epic tradition Almanzor takes pity on him and merely has him imprisoned. In the earliest surviving version, a female servant is assigned to tend to him, and they fall in love and have a sexual liaison. In the later version of the Crónica de 1344, she is a sister of Almanzor himself and is offered up to Gonzalo, who takes her by force. She becomes pregnant and has a son named Mudarra González.
Shortly before his release, when Gonzalo Gustioz learns his lover is expecting a child, he sees the opportunity for help in his planned revenge against Ruy Velázquez. He takes a ring and breaks it in two, keeping one half and leaving the other to be given the child, so that later they will be able to recognize each other by matching the two sides. The child, Mudarra González, grows up and goes north to Castile to find his father, and they unite the two halves of the ring, which fit perfectly. The version in the Crónica de 1344 has the aged Gonzalo Gustioz become blind and when the halves of the ring are aligned, he miraculously regains his sight and the ring is permanently rejoined. It is Mudarra, the son born to the captive Gonzalo, who eventually avenges the killing of his half-brothers by murdering Ruy Velásquez and burning Lambra alive.
No manuscript of the Cantar de los Siete Infantes de Lara survives (although Ramón Menéndez Pidal and, to a lesser extent, Erich von Richthofen have reconstructed many of its verses), yet it has had a large influence on later literature. A partial list includes:
The prose rendering of the Cantar in the Primera Crónica General, the Crónica de 1344, and the Crónica de los Veinte Reyes.
Fragments of the Cantar in Romance epics, mostly old Ballads. Six epic romances of the infantes de Lara survive.
Several plays, including:
Siete Infantes, written by Juan de la Cueva in 1579.
El Bastardo Mudarra, written in 1612 by Lope de Vega.
La Gran Tragedia de los Siete Infantes de Lara, written by Alonso Hurtado Velarde between 1612 and 1624.
Los Siete Infantes de Lara, a novel by Manuel Fernández y González, published in 1853.
El Moro Expósito (1834), a poem in hendecasyllable metre by the Duke of Rivas.
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Finished in 1812 this was the third city hall that the city had. The first was built by the Dutch when the city was still known as New Amsterdam and that was demolished in 1690. The second was built by the British in 1700 and was renamed and repurposed as Federal Hall. The city offered a prize of $350 to the architect(s) for to submit the wining design plans won by Joseph-François Mangin and John McComb Jr. In 1954 the city replaced much of the exterior stonework with better quality materials and in 2008 the building got a major restoration that cost 150 million. The building was subjected a violent riot in 1857 when the between the recently dissolved New York Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police on June 16, 1857. Municipal police fought with Metropolitan officers who were attempting to arrest New York City Mayor Fernando Wood. In 1970 during the Vietnam War it was the scene of the infamous "Hard hat riot." when hundreds on construction workers violently and without provocation attacked a group of antiwar protestors. In 2003 a city council member James E Davis was murdered by a political rival and was shot dead by police at the scene. The building is now a national historical landmark and a New York City historical landmark. Ever since the destruction of the World Trade Center access to building has been quite restricted and I took this picture through a gap in fencing surrounding the area. I did strike up a conversation with two police officers neither who could have been a day over 30 how back in 1969 me and brother stood on the steps not more than forty feet away watched Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins got the key from the city from Mayor John Lindsay as they were honored for the Apollo 11 moon landing and being regarded as a witness to history.
Victim blaming is any response that explicitly states or implies that the victim is to blame for the abuse they have experienced: victim blaming often revolves around actions that a victim could have taken, or not taken, to avoid experiencing abuse. My observations made it clear that victim blaming also makes part of the blackmail system, using chemical products. Psychology is also an important tool in the submission apparatus:
Severe personality problems find *camouflage.* No one thinks "I'm a sadist" or "I'm a malignant narcissist."
They find a belief system/social group that validates their most hateful, destructive impulses & construes them as virtues.
The most toxic and hateful people in the world are 100% convinced they fight for what is true and right.
For colleagues looking for more theoretical explanation, the psychological processes are splitting, projection & projective identification. Splitting means not recognizing one's own capacity for hate, cruelty, and destructiveness. The person is blind to the bad in themselves.
Instead, they project the badness onto some designated other. And this other person, via the defense of projection, is now seen as the repository of all that is bad and evil and necessary to destroy. That's the projection.
The person now feels fully justified in unleashing
their viciousness and hate on the other person, who is now seen (via projection) as someone monstrous who must be destroyed. If the person who is projected on responds to the provocation with anger, this is now seen as further confirmation of how hateful and destructive they are (this is what is called is "projective identification.") The end result is that the person can deny their own sadism, cruelty, and hate—while simultaneously acting it out without restraint. And feel themselves to be 100% on the side of truth and right as they do it.(Prof Jonathan Shedler)
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The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
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The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
PLEASE READ. THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE.
They are the tribals living in the tropical forests of ANDAMAN ISLANDS.
They hunt using BOW and ARROW and usually consume raw meat.
The last attack by a JARAWA TRIBAL occured in 2001 where a local
from ANDAMAN was shot dead using BOW and ARROW.
Reason of attack - Provocation and insult of their tribe.
The JARAWA TRIBALS are offended by the presence of camera.
I witnessed this myself.Their ability to recognise a camera is beyond my reasoning ability.
These JARAWA TRIBALS are found along the road leading to BARATANG ( from PORT BLAIR )
in SOUTH ANDAMAN which is the home of THE MUD VOLCANO and THE LIMESTONE CAVES.
They are unaware about the use of money and they do not use it.
Interaction with a JARAWA TRIBAL is BANNED under GOVERNMENT LAWS.
PS: This JARAWA COUPLE were photographed by me in hiding.
They were unaware about the presence of my camera and i have tried to remain ethical
while photographing them (though illegal) and no offence was intended.
Andaman is a very tourist friendly location.
Apart from my family i also liked the presence of Dr. Subhasis Ghosh
(a resident of ANDAMAN) who replied to all my innumerable queries during the BARATANG visit.
MANOJ (09933293593) our driver cum guide made our visit very comfortable.
FINALLY iam outraged about the fact that the GOVERNMENT on one hand has banned
interaction and photography of JARAWA TRIBALS and on the other hand have used
them as bait to lure pesky tourists like me..!!
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Biography
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is a professional musician. He is the lead singer of the industrial metal band that bears the same name. His stage name is formed from the names Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson.
Brian Hugh Warner was born on January 5th 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He attended Heritage Christian School. After transferring to and later graduating from Canton's GlenOak High School, Warner moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his family. While living in Fort Lauderdale, he studied journalism and theater at Broward Community College, and became the assistant entertainment editor of BCC's student newspaper, the Observer.
Romance
Warner's first serious relationship was with Melissa "Missi" Romero. As explained in his autobiography, during the production of "Antichrist Superstar," Missi became pregnant with Warner's child, but had an abortion during her second trimester. He has also been linked to Traci Lords and Jenna Jameson. Jameson wrote about her sexual encounter with Manson in her autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale in which she noted him as being "massively endowed". Manson was engaged to Rose McGowan, but their relationship ended around the time he became involved with burlesque dancer and fetish model model Dita Von Teese. Manson photographed Von Teese for the December 2002 issue of Playboy. Manson and Von Teese wed in December 2005 in the Irish home of friend Gottfried Helnwein. Von Teese filed for divorce as of December 2006. The divorce came through in January 2007. In April of 2007, Marilyn Manson's girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood, admitted that they were actually a couple.
Marriage
Manson and Dita Von Teese started dating on Manson's 32nd birthday, and Manson proposed three years later on March 22, 2004. On December 3, 2005 (court documents say November 28), the couple was married in a non-denominational ceremony at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Ireland, the home of Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky. Dita Von Teese wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown by Vivienne Westwood, complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset, topped off by a tricorne hat by Stephen Jones, while Manson wore a John Galliano black silk taffeta tuxedo with velvet trim and a hat also crafted by Stephen Jones. They reportedly exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including burlesque dancer Catherine Delish, Lisa Marie Presley, Eric Szmanda, David Lynch, Jessicka and Christian Hejnal, and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. Vogue magazine ran a multiple-page feature on the wedding in its February 2006 issue. Just before his own wedding, Manson criticized Britney Spears' wedding to Kevin Federline, in which they celebrated by wearing personalized tracksuits: "If you're going to do something like getting married, it should have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand and not in tracksuits!"
As of January 30, 2007 Manson and Dita Von Teese reportedly split after her filing for divorce due to "irreconcilable differences" according to Von Teese. ET.com along with People Magazine has claimed that Manson was having an extramarital affair with actress Evan Rachel Wood, which may or may not be the true cause of the split. Manson's alcohol abuse and distant behaviour have also been cited as cause for the split. It has also been claimed that Manson was not aware of Von Teese's filing for divorce and moving out of their home at the time that the story was published, conceivably due to his reported stay in Paris, France. Von Teese reportedly took their two cats and two dachshunds, Greta and Eva, with her when she left. Manson fought for custody of the two cats, but only received one of them.
Evan Rachel Wood attended the grand opening of Manson's new Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art and among the most notable artworks were two portraits of Evan. She will also co-star in his upcoming horror film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
In music
Jessicka of the band Jack Off Jill was an early friend of Manson's, her band opened most of his South Florida shows. He not only produced most of the band's early recordings but also played guitar on the song "My Cat" and helped name the band. Manson later wrote the liner notes for the band's album Humid Teenage Mediocrity, a collection of early Jack Off Jill recordings.
In early 1993, after being instructed by his new label, Interscope Records, not to play any local shows, Manson formed Mrs. Scabtree. Mrs. Scabtree was a side project between he and newly hired Jeordie White. Manson played drums, while White (dressed as a black woman) shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka from Jack Off Jill who wore a blonde wig. Mrs. Scabtree only played two shows in South Florida.
Manson has helped or provided full scores for several major motion pictures, although several of his pieces have been cut, and his name dropped from the credits. Some of his more notable soundtrack score contributions include The Matrix, From Hell and Resident Evil.
Manson appeared as a guest on rapper DMX's album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood for the track "The Omen", produced by Swizz Beats, and has performed (with the rest of the band) on stage with Eminem as background music in the song "The Way I Am".
Manson sang vocals on "Break You Down" off of the Washington, DC-based industrial rock band gODHEAD's 2000 Years of Human Error album. This album is distinguished for being the only one released on Manson's vanity label Posthuman Records.
In film and television
Manson made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Murderdolls' music video "Dead in Hollywood", and also appears in the Nine Inch Nails music video "Starfuckers, Inc.", as well as "Gave Up", and Eminem's "The Way I Am" music video.
His first appearance in a film was in the role of a pornographic actor in David Lynch's Lost Highway, in 1997. He also had a minor role in former love interest Rose McGowan's 1998 film Jawbreaker and a supporting role in 2003's Party Monster, which is based on the events leading up to and the murder of Angel Melendez by the infamous Michael Alig of club kid fame, where Manson portrayed a psychotic drag queen named Christina . Manson made a cameo appearance in The Hire: Beat the Devil, a short film in the BMW films series (starring Clive Owen as the Driver), which featured James Brown as himself, and Gary Oldman as Satan. His most talked-about film cameo was in the Michael Moore political documentary Bowling for Columbine discussing the motivations of the perpetrators and allegations that his music was somehow a factor. He played himself, in animated form, on an episode of the television series Clone High, in which he sang a song about nutrition and the food pyramid. He is featured prominently throughout Not Another Teen Movie, and covered the song "Tainted Love" for its soundtrack.
His music is frequently featured on the show C.S.I.. The character on the show, Greg Sanders, is a big fan of Manson and the actor who plays him, Eric Szmanda, is a personal friend of Manson's.
Manson was featured in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and was set to appear in Abelcain, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Living Neon Dreams in 2005, although both of these projects are still unreleased as of 2007. He will also be seen as a bartender in an upcoming vampire movie starring Lucy Liu called Rise and possibly has pending roles in Abelcain, RISE and other projects.
Manson has produced 23 music videos, most of which have gone beyond the scope of a normal performance video and been well received by critics for their imagery and direction. Manson’s three most recent released videos – Personal Jesus, (s)AINT and Heart-Shaped Glasses – were voluntarily funded with his own money (to a sum of $1,500,000) and largely not that of the record company. Manson stated in June 2006 that he saw himself "as more a student of film than of music".
In July 2005, Manson told Rolling Stone that he was shifting his focus from music to filmmaking - "I just don't think the world is worth putting music into right now. I no longer want to make art that other people--particularly record companies--are turning into a product. I just want to make art."
By 2006 Manson was working on his directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, but has since put the project off until November 2007 to focus on recording Marilyn Manson's sixth studio album, Eat Me, Drink Me, followed by a world tour. The film is said to feature special effects using a magician rather than computer-generated imagery.
In graphic art
From the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995-1996, but it was after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolour painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and sold them to drug dealers with their knowledge that they would accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate.
This manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, The Golden Age of Grotesque, held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre on between September 13 and 14, 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schele's pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a " psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy ". Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity.
Two years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15, 2004, Manson held his second exhibit on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin, Trismegistus, which was also the title of the center piece of the exhibit – a large three headed Christ painted onto an antique wood panel. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist.
Manson opened his own an art gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2 until April 17, 2007 Manson's recent works were be on show at the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary in Florida.
A coffee table art book is in the works, initially titled The Death of Art. The last given title was Quintif. It will be published by the makers of Flaunt magazine.
40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Brigitte Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007. After this they will return to the Space39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery thus leaving Manson's own gallery in Los Angeles temporarily without his own work until 2008.
The price of Manson's works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson's prices though are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher.
During his European tour 2007 Manson has exhibited his paintings in Germany, Russia and Switzerland.
In other areas
Manson provided the voice of the alien Edgar in the 2005 first-person shooter video game Area 51, which also featured David Duchovny. Marilyn Manson also appears (as himself) as a playable character in the video game Celebrity Deathmatch. Allegedly, the artist posed nude for photos prior to his rise to fame. The pictures appeared in the March 1999 issue of Honcho.
Professional fallouts
Trent Reznor
One of Manson's high-profile relationships, the defunct friendship with Trent Reznor, has been marked with mutual bitterness and perhaps vendetta. This started in the mid-90s, when Manson was due to make a track that would appear on the soundtrack to David Lynch's Lost Highway, but instead Reznor was the one who wrote a song, "The Perfect Drug", for the film. In 1999, it seemed the two artists had patched their differences, as Manson made an appearance in the video for the Nine Inch Nails song "Starfuckers, Inc."
In 2004, Reznor was asked whether he had plans to do any covers; he sarcastically replied, "I was really hoping to do something unique and pertinent - like do an exact copy of "Personal Jesus" - but it was already taken."
In a 2005 interview, Manson said Reznor's Nothing Records had lost the master recordings of Manson's first three albums. He implied it was Reznor's intention, "Now that Nothing Records doesn't exist, I think there's only one of two people responsible for that. Out of those two people, there's only one that really has an opinion of me that is voiced very often."
Twiggy Ramirez
In May 2002 Twiggy Ramirez left the band, citing differences in perspective on the future of the band. He went on to play bass for A Perfect Circle and Nine Inch Nails. During this time, Manson claimed in interviews that he and Ramirez were still close friends, while Ramirez maintained that he rarely spoke to Manson. In an interview in February of 2006 Twiggy stated he was willing to record an album with Marilyn Manson if the right conditions were met. In Autumn 2006, Manson and Ramirez were photographed together at numerous parties in Los Angeles, in amicable poses.
In January 2008 it was announced that Ramirez had reunited with the band as live bassist for the last leg of the Rape of the World tour as well as co-writer of the band's seventh studio album. In an interview with The Heirophant on January 11, 2008, Manson revealed that the reconciliation with Ramirez was not as abrupt as it initially seemed, and that the two had been occasionally communicating with each other since speaking at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California prior to the Winter European leg of the Rape of the World tour.
John 5
John 5's reasons for leaving Marilyn Manson were cited as being mutual, despite the mysterious nature of his sudden firing by Manson's manager in 2004.
John was quoted at the time as saying about the incident, "I don't know. . . I was nothing but nice to him," he continued. "I never screwed up onstage — well not really badly — and I did everything I could to get along with him. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with the fact that I don't drink or do drugs, and he's not like that at all. Maybe he held that against me. I don't know. He never said." John 5 was notorious among fans as being drug and alcohol free.
Before the incident, Manson had assaulted John on stage, notably, Manson kicked John in the face during a televised performance, leading to a brief confrontation in front of a packed and roaring audience (available on YouTube). This was during the intro to "The Beautiful People", when played at the Rock AM Ring 2003.
Also, during the tour John maintains that Manson spoke about matters other than business only once, "It was on my birthday, and he turned to me and said, "Happy birthday, faggot" — then walked away."
Despite this, John maintains he respects Manson, citing his skilled production style and his love for the band's music. John was already a fan of the band before joining in 1998. In response to a question regarding the reason for the split with Manson, John 5 was quoted by Vintage Guitar Magazine as saying, "(laughs) At the end of the last tour, I decided I really wanted to do this solo thing and that I had to devote all my time to it. The split with Manson was totally amicable. It wasn't one of those big breakups. We're friends. I wish there was some good dirt, but there's not (laughs)!"
In an interview prior to the January 19, 2008 performance in Orlando, Florida, Marilyn Manson revealed that John 5 would make a guest appearance during the show, stating: "I'll have [John] come on stage and play songs with us this first show. It would practically be the Holy Wood lineup." This guest appearance ultimately did not take place, however.
Madonna Wayne Gacy
Before leaving the band nothing was heard of Madonna Wayne Gacy for over a year. In an exclusive conference conducted by Marilyn Manson in April 2007, he revealed the upcoming album Eat Me, Drink Me was recorded in collaboration between himself and Tim Skold. Essentially this meant Gacy did not partake in the album, but not ruling out the possibility of him performing as live keyboardist on the upcoming tour. Later, Manson revealed that Chris Vrenna (who previously drummed for the band during Ginger Fish's hiatus in 2004) would be performing as live keyboardist on the tour, in Gacy's place.
On August 2, 2007, Gacy filed a lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking a back pay of $20 million dollars. Gacy claimed Manson has been using the band's money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, his drug addictions, his wedding with Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
On December 20, 2007, Manson countersued Gacy. As a reaction to the lawsuit Gacy filed against Manson in August, Manson claims, "keyboardist Stephen Bier did not carry out obligations to take part in master recordings [of Eat Me, Drink Me], concerts [of the Rape of the World tour] and the selling of band merchandise," according to this report which states that Manson is seeking unspecified general and special damages.
Insight
Even though he is known mostly for his music, which some refer to as crude and grotesque, Manson is a very intelligent and insightful man. In interviews he is always well spoken and is calm to the people who challenge him. Most people see his music as delivering the wrong message, but Manson states that his message was to be creative.
Causes
•In 2002, Manson worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make the wish of a boy with a life-threatening disease come true. 16-year-old Andrew Baines from Tennessee had a wish to sing back-up vocals for a "big" band; Manson jumped on the task and took Baines under his wing to make his dream come true. Manson invited Baines to the studio on August 27, 2002, where he let Baines perform backing vocals for the then-upcoming album, The Golden Age of Grotesque. "Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with Andrew, who reminded me the things I create are only made complete by those who enjoy them. I just want to simply say, 'thank you' to Andrew for sharing such an important wish with me," Manson said, according MarilynManson.com.
•In 2005, Manson donated a signed collector's edition mask to Music for Relief to help victims of the 2004's Boxing Day Tsunami; this auction raised $155.
•In January 2006, Manson contributed a hand-painted guitar from the Six-String Masterpieces - The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute to the Little Kids Rock auction. For every $100 raised by the product, Little Kids Rock would provide one low-income child with an instrument and lessons – Manson's guitar raised $6,250.
•In 2006, Manson became a benefactor of Project Nightlight, an LA area foundation that uses short films, music, and apparel to grab teenagers attention and inspire them to speak out against sexual and physical abuse. Manson afforded Project Nightlight a stand at the opening of his art gallery, and in April 2007 gave the charity a print of his painting Eve of Destruction and a framed collector's edition mask.
Legal history
Marilyn Manson was first arrested in Florida on December 27, 1994 after a concert at Jacksonville's Club 5 for "violating the adult entertainment code." Manson was detained for 16 hours before been released without charge. Bizarrely police believed Manson had performed oral sex on stage with a man (when in fact it was Jack Off Jill vocalist Jessicka wearing a fake penis) and thrown either his or the man's penis into the crowd. On February 5, 2001 in Marino, Italy Manson suffered what is to date his only other post-concert arrest when he was accused of blasphemy having worn the outfit of a cardinal on stage during the song "Valentine's Day". Soon after the detention it was ascertained that Manson had not committed a crime and it appeared the legal troubles were over until the next day when Manson was arrested in Bologne on charges of public indecency relating to a 1999 show where it was alleged Manson had exposed his penis. Manson was released and the charges dropped, notably the arrests came a week after two teenagers brutally murdered an Italian nun which some less reputable sections of the Italian press blamed on Manson's music.
Sexual misconduct
In a civil battery suit, David Diaz, a security officer from a concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 27, 2000, sued for $75,000 in a Minneapolis federal court. After two days deliberation the jury decided that Manson's alleged molestation had been part of the show and that he had not overstepped his boundaries as an artist, ruling in favor of Manson and against Diaz.
Manson was charged with "sexual misconduct" on August 16, 2001 after Joshua Keasler filed a complaint that as he was providing security for a July 30 concert Manson had allegedly spat on his head, wrapped his legs around him and began to gyrate his penis along his neck.
Oakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca said that "It was offensive, crude and rude. This was not something that was orchestrated or choreographed as part of the act. The security guard was an unknowing and unwilling participant and, ironically, while he was there for protection... was sexually assaulted." The charge, punishable with up to two years imprisonment, was accompanied with a charge of disorderly conduct. The complaint came with an arrest warrant but Manson thwarted this by posting a $25,000 personal bond. In a one-day December 28, 2001 trial the presiding Judge dismissed the charge of "sexual misconduct" as Manson had in his view "gained no sexual gratification from the act." Manson pleaded "no contest" to the outstanding lesser charge, which carried only up to three months imprisonment, and was ordered to pay $4,000 in fines. After the trial Keasler pursued a civil lawsuit against Manson that was dropped when the two settled out of court in February 2004.
Lawsuits
•In 1997, former Marilyn Manson guitarist Scott Mitchell Putesky filed a lawsuit against Manson seeking unpaid royalties for his contributions to the band's output up to that period, including the band's recently released second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The case was concluded in 1998, although the outcome was confidential.
•On January 4, 1999, SPIN editor Craig Marks filed an assault and battery lawsuit against Manson in the New York Supreme Court. Marks alleged that Manson, upset at not making the cover of SPIN, the lawsuit specifically alleged Manson had yelled "I can kill you, I can kill your family, I can kill everyone you know!" before two of Manson's bodyguards were said to have charged him and held him against the wall and threw him to the floor after which it was alleged Manson had said, "That's what you get when you disrespect me." The case was dropped when, weeks later, Marks was fired from SPIN over financial irregularities.
•On April 2, 2002, Maria St. John filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Manson of providing her adult daughter, Jennifer Syme, with cocaine and allowing her to drive while under the influence. The case was settled out of court.
•On August 2, 2007, former Marilyn Manson keyboardist Stephen Bier filed a breech of contract lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking $20,000,000 in damages. Bier claimed Manson has used the band's money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, addictions to cocaine and Valium, his $300,000 wedding with and $150,000 engagement ring given to Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll as well as Lewis Carroll memorabilia, human skeletons and taxidermy. Manson's lawyers responded in January 2008 with a 101-page rebuttal of the claims, the case will be tried by jury in November 2008 in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Major label discography
•Portrait of an American Family (1994)
•Smells Like Children (1995)
•Antichrist Superstar (1996)
•Remix and Repent (1997)
•Mechanical Animals (1998)
•The Last Tour on Earth (Live) (1999)
•Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)
•The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
•Lest We Forget (The Best Of) (2004)
•Eat Me, Drink Me (2007)
Filmography
•Lost Highway (cameo, 1997)
•MTV Video Music Awards (commercial, 1998)
•Jawbreaker (cameo, 1999)
•Clone High (cameo, 2000)
•From Hell (score, 2001)
•Not Another Teen Movie (score, 2001)
•Resident Evil (score, 2002)
•Bowling for Columbine (interview, 2002)
•The Hire: Beat the Devil (cameo, 2003)
•Party Monster (2003)
•Doppelherz (director, 2003)
•The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (cameo, 2004)
•House of Wax (2005) (acting, score)
•Abelcain (2007)
•Living Neon Dreams (2007)
•Rise (cameo, 2007)
•Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll (acting, directing, writing, score, 2008)
Bibliography
•The Long Hard Road out of Hell (1998)
•Holy Wood (Unreleased)
Trivia
•All Manson's tattoos were done at Tattoos By Lou in Miami, Florida over a four-year span starting in 1991, until a new tattoo emerged in early-2007.
•In the 1990s, an Internet rumor spread stating Josh Saviano (who played Paul Pfeiffer in 1980s drama The Wonder Years) grew up to become Marilyn Manson. As of 2007, Josh Saviano is a licensed attorney in New York. He has, however, commented on the rumor, and thinks it is neat people believe him to be in a "goth band".
•Contrary to what some may deem "common knowledge", Manson has not had any ribs removed for the purpose of autofellatio. "If I really got my ribs removed," he said in the The Long Hard Road out of Hell autobiography, "I would have been busy sucking my own dick on The Wonder Years instead of chasing Winnie Cooper."
•In an E! interview, Manson revealed that he owns a Nintendo DS. "My friend got me this little Japanese lawyer game; it's fucking amazing," he said in reference to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. He also mentioned that he was "pretty good at Mario Kart".
•In an interview with MTV in 2002 Manson revealed that for most of his paintings he uses a children's Alice in Wonderland tin. He also uses a 1920's mortician paint kit originally used for retouching cadavers.
•Manson has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, an erratic, rapid heartbeat.
•Manson, who cites David Bowie as being his biggest influence, claims his favorite songs by him are "Quicksand", "Ashes to Ashes", and "We Are the Dead". He even proposed to his ex-wife, Dita Von Teese, during a David Bowie concert (at the time Bowie was performing "Be My Wife") .
•Pets Manson has had in his life include the childhood dog, an Alaskan malamute named Aleusha, an orange tabby named O.J. which he found on the steps of Christian school, four Devon Rex cats named Aleister, Edgar, Herman, and Lily, and two dachshunds named Greta and Eva. After the divorce of Manson and ex-wife Dita Von Teese, Von Teese won the custody of both dachshunds and Aleister. For Manson's 39th birthday on January 5th, 2008, girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood gave him a new cat, Charlie (Manson), as a birthday gift.
•When asked in 2007 by Rolling Stone what his current favorite playlist was, Manson chose among Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)", Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" and David Bowie's classic "We Are the Dead".
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A different view of the scene.
I have a series of locations I revisit on and off. This is one of them.
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One of my many ongoing approaches is to move through the world as a harvester of images. I stumble, stroll, and lurch, equal parts accident and intent. Each frame is a fragment, a glitch, or a whisper from the margins. My decades-deep, archive serves as both a compass and a crucible: a living constellation of negatives and proof sheets that drive and generate further inquiry. It’s where entropy meets annotation, where decay and growth are catalogued not as opposites but as co-conspirators.
I circle questions that resist resolution: time as texture, presence as performance, and possibility as rupture. I search for quiet collisions, between gesture and ruin, between what’s seen and what’s overlooked, where meaning might flicker into being. I attempt to create each image not as a document and but more a provocation, an invitation to reframe perception and interrogate the ideological choreography of attention.
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Before the world went crazy from Covid and the Russian invasion, I could afford and justify any number of miles of driving and following my nose. This image is from one such trip. A rest stop in the Grampians, there had been fog earlier and I had by this point shot some film too.
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The chuckwalla is an interesting lizard. When you see one for the first time you might think it's just out of hibernation or maybe in hard times because the skin on it's sides is all loose and wrinkly but that's not the case. That's the chucks defense. When threatened, chuck will run into a chuck-sized crack (and it's never far from such a crack) and inflate those sides, firmly wedging itself in there. Kind of an unusual defense, but it does seem to work.
This chuck was ready to go at the slightest provocation - it let me take a snapshot but as soon as I moved to leave, it was gone.
And, as we've found with chucks in other places, once you see one, they'll be all over the hillside. When they find a spot they like, they populate it well.
(Continuation. Please see the previous images and the story of Dunja In Timelessness series if you feel like that).
Recently I’ve answered on one comment, which was rather special for me. Truth be told, I get plenty of special for me comments. And pretty often indecently delaying with an answer (I’m so sorry, my friends!). Those comments are just living those own lives inside of me, till an answer will born. Precisely this comment helped to born to this photo (do you remember this Syd Barrett’s random precision, as Roger Waters describe it?). So, thanks a lot again, Tim Munsey, for the help with the birth!
That’s why I decided just to quote my comment with this photo, as a new page out of my art-diary. Here it is (and all our conversation is here: “I'm especially grateful to your comment, Tim, because the hero of this series, Dunja, didn't like this photo. And I'm as a too sensitive artist for a while went cold to it as well. Now I'm warming again. Though at first, I just loved it, because there is something new for me, sort of arthouse photography, some far from mainstream, challenge and provocation. Maybe some hommage - to Cortazar with his El perseguidor and Rayuela, maybe even 62 Modelo para armar, and some other artists. And I'm very fond of challenging and provocation - the viewer as well as myself. As a way to freedom”.
(to be continued…)
Time for down the memory lane !
I've been around as an active member of flickr for almost a year, having started my first upload on 25 June,2009. During this period I've framed and uploaded many exotic insects and flowers. Of these, the most memorable encounter was with the above Praying Mantis whose pose reminded one more of a boxer than anything to do with a prayer. It was ready to fight and fly on slightest provocation. It was so magnificent that I would like to reload and share with you all.
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Thanks for your visit. Have a lovely Friday and Saturday .
malachite (Siproeta stelenes) - Cordillera Escallera, Peru
This stunningly beautiful butterfly has picked this leaf to spend the night on. Frustratingly difficult to photograph during the day as these butterflies fly away at the slightest provocation it is much more simple to closely approach one at night as it sleeps, like most species of butterfly this one is diurnal and only active during daylight hours. This is a common species of Central and South America, it gets its name from malachite, the mineral, which has a similar green color to its wings. This individual is looking a bit torn up and has seen better days.
The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
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The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. About 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 inches) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary. Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas.
Because of high mortality in the first year of life, a robin has an average life expectancy of 1.1 years; however, once past its first year it can expect to live longer and one robin has been recorded as reaching 19 years of age. A spell of very low temperatures in winter may also result in significant mortality.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_robin
The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. About 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 inches) in length, the male and female are similar in coloration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary. Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behavior. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas.
Because of high mortality in the first year of life, a robin has an average life expectancy of 1.1 years; however, once past its first year it can expect to live longer and one robin has been recorded as reaching 19 years of age. A spell of very low temperatures in winter may also result in significant mortality.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_robin
💀 DURA 💀 MAN CAVE 💀 LAPOINTE BASTCHILD 💀 KUNST 💀 SIGNATURE 💀 LELUTKA 💀 VEILANCE 💀 THE SUMMONING EVENT 💀
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JimmyPaul, Multicolor Care Bears Dress, 2023 (foreground)
AYA TAKANO, The Galaxy Inside, 2015 (background
The exhibition 'CUTE' at Kunsthal Rotterdam explores the global rise and evolution of the concept of "cuteness," from Japanese kawaii culture to modern internet memes and futuristic design. Created in collaboration with Somerset House in London, the exhibition demonstrates how cuteness can be a powerful tool for comfort, manipulation, or provocation. Visitors can experience interactive installations, such as a Hello Kitty disco and a game arcade with digital monsters, and immerse themselves in the multi-layered world of CUTE.
Kunsthal Rotterdam: CUTE exhibition from July 5 to November 23, 2025.
Possibly near Iron Baron, mine,
In 1998, I undertook a long and personal journey, from Melbourne to Whyalla. I flew to Adelaide and onto Whyalla, hired a hire car and spent about a week driving around. I made my home for the week in the caravan park at Whyalla. I spent most of each day driving and photographing. I blogged about it on my blog in 2023
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The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
Dressing to Disobey
When the body becomes a battleground, fashion turns into armor, into discourse, into a symbolic weapon. This image is not just an aesthetic statement: it is an act of visual insurrection.
On the prow of a luxury yacht, framed by a postcard sunset, a figure emerges, subverting everything traditionally expected from power, gender, and glamour. This is not merely a person dressed to impress it is the embodiment of dissent. A body that dares to exist beyond the binary, one that takes the codes of power: jewelry, height, silhouette, opulence and twists them into a declaration.
The headpiece, almost liturgical, evokes a religious iconography now stripped of its moral authority. The beard, visible beneath the lace, is a deliberate act of provocation: not a disguise, not a transformation. Just presence. Just identity.
Model: Jovita Vogue (manito12
Photography: Melinda Bayn
Styling: Nef, Jovi, Mel
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Style Card
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[Provocation] Bella bra
- wraith - Cargo Pants
[AlternatiVe] Alyssa Necklace
[AlternatiVe] Earring Diamond Gold "Charm"-L
SIGMA Sparkle earrings
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DeLa* main store
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=DeLa*= at Marketplace
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DeLa* flickr
Time to reflect on the year that was in 2025. And what a year it was!
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One of many ongoing approaches, where I move through the world as a harvester of images stumbling, strolling, lurching, equal parts accidental, and intentional. My concerns circumnavigate around questions that resist easy answers: time as texture, presence as performance, possibility as glitch. I trace the contours of decay and growth, hope and entropy, searching for the quiet collisions where meaning might emerge. Each image is less a document than a provocation an invitation to reconsider what we 'see', and what we ignore.
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Psalms 95:8 “To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of irritation in the wilderness.”
Reality can be perceived as positive because it is positive. We are not talking about “baptizing” reality starting from a religious preconception, a “pious” vision, but about recognizing it in its ultimate nature. Reality is ontologically positive. Why? Reality is positive because it exists. Everything that exists is there because the Mystery permitted it to happen (everything, in fact, has an origin in a mysterious Something; nothing makes itself); it provokes and sets the person in motion, it represents an invitation to change, an occasion to take a step toward one’s own destiny. Every circumstance is the path and the instrument of our journey—it is a sign. Insomuch as it is there, reality is a provocation, and therefore the occasion for the reawakening of the “I” from its inertia.
--Disarming Beauty ESSAYS ON FAITH, TRUTH, AND FREEDOM, JULIÁN CARRÓN Foreword by Javier Prades
July 2025. The Israeli Stock Market reached an all-time high of 3,156.35.
We are taking Palestine.
This image is not about provocation, but about truth.
In July 2025, the Israeli Stock Market reached an all-time high of 3,156.35 points, while the war against Palestine kept causing death and devastation.
This is not an invented figure: it comes from financial sources and economic news reports.
Israel profits, Palestine dies.
Artificial Intelligence
What a sweet song this bird has. Always looks so cute and mild mannered
But Did you know that Male Robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behavior. They will attack other males that stray into their territories, and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult Robin deaths in some areas.[
The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas