TODAY IN HISTORY: Official NASA portraits of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-51L mission that ended in tragedy on January 28, 1986. In the group photo, left to right, front row: astronauts Michael J. Smith, Francis R. (Dick) Scobee and Ronald E. McNair. In the back row: Ellison S. Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis and Judith A. Resnik. McAuliffe and Jarvis were civilian payload specialists, representing the Teacher in Space Project and Hughes Company, respectively. (NASA)
That’s the face of a woman who was terrified the actual real Joker was there before she remembered, “oh hey, yeah, that’s mark” i love it xD
(first tiger jumps in) *laughing* Vanya, what is this? Van’ … Van’, get out of the boot, Van’. (second tiger approaches) Mishka … let’s go. Mish, let’s go. Mishka! Mish, let’s go. Come on, sit. Sit. (third tiger comes in) Bonya, you too are here! Ok let’s go guys. Let’s go! *starts singing* x
Just Russian Things
Big cat stuff can often be sketchy even if the content looks cute, so I clicked on the source for the video and this guy apparently runs a sanctuary for rescue tigers and other big cats near Moscow. His YouTube bio is in Russian, but here’s what it says according to Google Translate:
So you can feel happy knowing that these big dumb cats are loved and being looked after.
Oh man, you have you idea how relieved I am to see that followup. I thought this was some crazy oligarch or something…
too soon
Much Ado About Nothing | Royal Shakespeare Company
(Much Ado set in 2012 India!!! Really neat discussions of incorporating the play into the way modern-day Delhi works. I want to see this one.)
Simon Russell Beale on the wedding scene in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
We’ve added a Much Ado About Nothing-centric playlist to our YouTube channel. A bunch of clips about Joss Whedon’s 2012 adaptation… Official Trailer (HD) Joss Whedon Glasgow Film Festival 2013 Q&A (Joss Whedon and cast), The Landmark, LA, June 7, 2013 SXSW 2013 Panel Part 1 SXSW 2013 Panel Part 2 WonderCon 2013: Joss Whedon … Continue reading BSP YouTube Channel: Much Ado Playlist →
Beatrice interrupts and asks if a “Signor Montanto” has returned from said wars. And we get our first taste of bawdy in the play: Montanto is an upward thrust in fencing, plus there’s that whole “mounting” connotation. (Hint: it won’t be the last bit of bawdy).
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