The Ridiculous performance of Taylor Mac

Taylor Mac is a contemporary actor and playwright who carries on the tradition of Charles Ludlam's (1943-87) Ridiculous Theatre for the twenty-first century. One of the first fully realized queer theatre forms in the United States, the Stonewall-era Ridiculous juxtaposed the modernist tradition of the avant-garde with camp, clowning, and drag. By layering Ludlam's signature clown with the alternative persona of the fool, Mac provocatively reinvents the Ridiculous, employing it as a tool for political satire. This essay traces Mac's development as a neo-Ridiculous artist in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, analyzing four of his foundational works from this period: The Face of Liberalism (2003), Red Tide Blooming (2006), The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac (2006), and The Young Ladies of... (2007). In these key performances, Mac seeks both to resurrect and transform predecessors like Ludlam, providing an example of queer legacy in action

Town of Edgecomb Maine Ordinances

Ordinances cover: Addressing; Adult Entertainment; Blasting; Board of Appeals; Coastal Waters; Fireworks; Floodplain; Land Use; Planning Board; Sewer; Sign; Wireless Communicatio

Radial velocities of RR Lyrae stars in and around NGC 6441

Detailed elemental abundance patterns of metal-poor ([Fe/H] ~ -1~dex) stars in the Galactic bulge indicate that a number of them are consistent with globular cluster (GC) stars and may be former members of dissolved GCs. This would indicate that a few per cent of the Galactic bulge was built up from destruction and/or evaporation of globular clusters. Here an attempt is made to identify such presumptive stripped stars originating from the massive, inner Galaxy globular cluster NGC~6441 using its rich RR Lyrae variable star (RRL) population. We present radial velocities of forty RRLs centered on the globular cluster NGC~6441. All of the 13 RRLs observed within the cluster tidal radius have velocities consistent with cluster membership, with an average radial velocity of 24 +- 5~km/s and a star-to-star scatter of 11~km/s. This includes two new RRLs that were previously not associated with the cluster. Eight RRLs with radial velocities consistent with cluster membership but up to three time the distance from the tidal radius are also reported. These potential extra-tidal RRLs also have exceptionally long periods, which is a curious characteristic of the NGC~6441 RRL population that hosts RRLs with periods longer than seen anywhere else in the Milky Way. As expected of stripped cluster stars, most are inline with the cluster's orbit. Therefore, either the tidal radius of NGC~6441 is underestimated and/or we are seeing dissolving cluster stars stemming from NGC~6441 that are building up the old spheroidal bulge.Comment: accepted to A

Education puzzle needs solutions

See Dick and Jane. Look! They go to school. See Jane go through the metal detector. The school policeman smiles. See Dick go through the metal detector. Oh no! Look, Dick has a gun

Til Death Did Us Part, The Story of the Health and Death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The awe of celebrity, including presidents, creates the impression of beings who are larger than life, without the problems of the common man. Franklin D. Roosevelt, unbeknownst to many Americans, had significant health issues. These health issues predate his paralytic illness and worsened during his presidency. Efforts to maintain his image as the unconquerable president of the United Sates led to concealment of these problems and, in turn, negatively impacted his medical care. While most previous studies focused on individual health issues, this research will show a continuum of medical problems that not only impacted his presidency but also were impacted by his presidency. It will also consider the role public opinion and the media played in attitudes about his health both during his life and after his death. Ultimately, it will show a mortal man, seen by many as almost mythical, whose health had a tremendous effect on his presidency and possibly history