Seven Black Performers Who Changed The World Of Burlesque

SARA COUGHLIN FEBRUARY 21, 2017, 10:30 AM

Josephine Baker

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At the height of their popularity in the early and mid-20th century, burlesque halls were overwhelmingly segregated spaces. Although women of color performed as shake dancers in nightclubs, they rarely shared the stage with white dancers. It was up to them to make a name for themselves in an industry in which their identities were easily obscured, exoticized, and even forgotten. 

Here, we're celebrating some of the Black women who broke into the world of mainstream burlesque, and in turn forged pathways for future generations of Black performers and challenged standards of beauty.

Some of these women, Eartha Kitt and Josephine Baker among them, enjoyed illustrious careers and maintain their fame today. Then there are others, like Lady Ernestine, who are known only for their stage names and little else. What all of these women have in common is the drive to prove their talent to a society that expected little of them. They changed what it meant to be a sex symbol, proudly owning their Blackness and their bodies in a way that the American public certainly didn't see every day.

Click through to get to know some of the most prominent Black burlesque performers.

Jean Idelle

A true trailblazer, Idelle was the first Black woman to perform alongside white women and is credited with breaking the color barrier in burlesque. She performed throughout the 1950s in the U.S. and Canada, often with her signature ostrich feather dance.

Although she retired in 1960, Idelle performed for the Burlesque Hall of Fame in 2012, at the age of 82 — and naturally stole the show.

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A true trailblazer, Idelle was the first Black woman to perform alongside white women and is credited with breaking the color barrier in burlesque. She performed throughout the 1950s in the U.S. and Canada, often with her signature ostrich feather dance.

Although she retired in 1960, Idelle performed for the Burlesque Hall of Fame in 2012, at the age of 82 — and naturally stole the show.

Toni Elling

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Born Rosita Sims, Elling began her burlesque career in 1960, when she was 32. Though she was considered a little old for a dancer-cum-stripper, Elling's sheer talent proved her doubters wrong. She took her act around the country and even overseas (as far as Japan).

Although Elling retired from performing in 1974, she has continued to work as a teacher and role model for younger generations of dancers. To this day, her overriding message is to keep burlesque artful — not overt.

Lady Ernestine

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Lady Ernestine, also known as The Exotic Queen, was a prominent performer in the '50s and '60s, but unfortunately, little else is known about her today.

Marie Bryant

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Bryant made her debut as a jazz club dancer when she was 15 in 1934. Only a year later, she had made a reputation for herself as an actor, singer, and dancer — a total triple threat. Bryant's career took off in several directions at once, as she performed around the country, recorded songs, and even broke into the film industry.

Although Bryant appeared in front of the camera several times, she made history as one of the first Black people to work on the technical side of a film. It was behind the scenes of a Gene Kelly picture that she started working as a dance instructor and choreographer.

Bryant continued to work with high-profile students, including Cyd Charisse, Ava Gardner, and Lucille Ball, and even opened her own studio before her death in 1978.

Eartha Kitt

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Before Kitt was known for "Santa Baby" or for her role as Catwoman, she lived in poverty and faced discrimination for her mixed-race heritage. Kitt joined the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, the first ever African American modern dance company, when she was a teenager. She toured with the company as a featured singer and dancer until she was offered the chance to perform solo in European nightclubs.

She soon returned to the States and took Broadway by storm. Her performances stood out from the rest, thanks to her knowing sex appeal — one critic wrote that she "can make a song burst into flame."

Ada Overton

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Overton rose to fame in the early 1900s, making a name for herself as a gifted performer who made dances like the cakewalk and buck-and-wing her own. As a dancer, she was said to be as strong as she was graceful, flaunting her modern interpretations of indigenous African dances onstage for royalty and the white elite. 

As Overton's career blossomed, she changed her first name to Aida, in honor of the Haitian spirit of fertility, and viewed her work as social activism for Black women and actresses. Overton performed until her death in 1914, at the age of 34. She's remembered as one of the first African American women to find success as a performer and she served as a role model for future generations of Black entertainers.

Broadway Butterfly | Sara DiVello | Published 2023 | *SPOILERS*

New York in the Roaring Twenties - a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era, where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth. 

Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flatter Dot King is found dead in her Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune in jewels missing. Dot’s headline-making murder grips the city. It also draws a clutch of lovers, parasites and justice seekers into one of the city’s most mesmerizing mysteries. 

Among them: Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman, chasing the story while navigating a male-dominated industry; righteous NYPD detective John D. Coughlin, struggling against city corruption; and Ella Bradford, the victim’s Harlem maid, closest confidante, and keeper of secrets. Adding fuel to the already volatile crime: a politically connected Philadelphia socialite, an Atlantic City bootlegger, Dot’s dicey gigolo lover, a sultry Boradway dancer, and a cagey sugar daddy guarding secrets of his own. 

From Broadway’s glittering lights to its sordid underbelly to the machinations of the country’s most powerful men, Julia embarks on a quest for justice. What she discovers, twist after breaktaking twist, might be even more nefarious than murder. 

Inspired by the story of the real Broadway Butterfly, we delve deep into 1920s New York City, where corruption on all ends comes to the forefront. 

We receive our story from the perspective from four different people: Frances Stotesbury Mitchell, Julia Harpman, John Coughlin and Ella Bradford. Each one is involved in the dead Broadway beauties life in some way. Mrs. Mitchell is the wife of the man that Dot King was seeing, effectively acting as his sugar baby; Julia Harpman, never having met her previously but as the only woman on the crime beat for the Daily News, attempted to cover her story and bring her murderer to justice; John Coughlin as the chief inspector on the police force that attempted to bring her murderer down and finally, Ella Bradford, a colored woman who worked for Dot King as her maid, and was the one who found her dead in her home. 

During the entire investigation, it comes to light that Dot King was seeing multiple men on the side, including that of wealthy businessman John Kearsley Mitchell III, Frances’ husband. While Frances was busy attempting to bring their social and political careers to the highest they’ve ever been. Mitchell, who went by his alias of Mr. Marshall, was supposedly very good to Dot as well as Ella, giving her money to help after the birth of her son. Julia works tirelessly in order to bring the answers. 

When the investigation is closed, and no murderer is sent to prison for the crime, Inspector Coughlin attempts to bring down the man he suspects as the murderer, a Puerto Rican man named Albert Guimares, down for something. Finding that the man, along with Dot King, were swindling innocent people out of their life savings, and doing so through the U.S. Mail, is able to get him for 3 years. 

The crime is pegged all the way down to the White House. Julia’s life is threatened continuously, even going so far as a physical attack, but she never lets up. When a mysterious blonde woman comes forth 6 years after the expose Julia wrote concludes, with information on the crime she had kept hidden, and then mysteriously dies from a fall from a balcony, and died, Julia puts it together that the man she had been seeing, along with Guimares and Mitchell were all involved in the death of Dot King, and nothing will ever come to the truth. 

This was a free book given to me by Amazon First Reads. It took me five long days in order to get through it, and while it was interesting, it definitely wasn’t my cup of tea. I do love a good historical fiction, but the book made it sound like this story was a nationwide breaking story - but I had never heard of the Broadway Butterfly before picking up this book. I attempted to look up information on the Internet, but there wasn’t much, nothing official anyway. I did find a Wikipedia page for Julia Harpman’s husband, Westbrook Pegler, who was a world-renowned reporter. But otherwise, nothing much to note. 

3/5 stars. 

Dork Forest 2011-2020 Cheat Sheet

The votes are in for 2020! 

This is a list of Episode Numbers - Guest Name - Dorkdom.  I take votes for faves of the year and then add a couple for variety of topics that I really thought were fun. ALL THE EPS have something for someone and are great but here is a starter list if you’re thinking to start listening to TDF and are not a numerologist completest.

Note: show’s been going since 2006 but I’ve only been surveying since 2011.  The show is on all the platforms. Pandora, Spotify, YouTube. Start here if you like: www.dorkforest.com . Standup info and other podcast is at www.jackiekashian.com

2020 TDF EP 562 - Guy Branum - Mitford Sisters TDF EP 568 - Maria Bamford - Canadian Reality Shows TDF EP 599 - Jen Kirkman - Hallmark Christmas Movies TDF EP 565 - Darla Kashian – COOKING TDF EP 598 - Russ Kashian - Hallmark Christmas Movies TDF EP 549 - Tig Notaro – Veganism TDF EP 581 - Jenny Yang - Comfort Food TDF EP 591 - Amber Preston - Church Cookbooks TDF EP 574 - Ron Funches - Call of Duty and Animal Crossing TDF EP 577 - Barbara Holiday - Escape Rooms TDF EP 558 - Sarah Mowrey - Fleetwood Mac TDF EP566 - Matt Kirshen/Myq Kaplan - Advice Columns  TDF EP 595 - Kristin Key - Mad Libs TDF EP 576 - Robert Jenkins - Guns and Safety TDF EP 588 - Sofiya Alexandra - Wheel of Time books TDF EP 570- Jim Woster – Columbo TDF EP 573 - Robert Hurt - Babylon 5  TDF EP 550 - Danielle Perez - Mariah Carey TDF EP 583 - Dar Vendegna  - PIckleball  TDF SPOILER 3 - Andy & Jackie - Rise of Skywalker 

 2019 TDF EP 523 Lydia Popovich Dolly Parton TDF EP 511 Auggie Smith Dead Comedians TDF EP 535 Christopher Titus Prince TDF EP 530 Phil Kashian Hitchhiking TDF EP 532 Brian Posehn Heavy Metal TDF EP 549 Tig Notaro Veganism SP1 Endgame Spoiler Dork Out TDF EP 503 Wynter Spears Public Restrooms TDF EP 524 Sara Benincasa Frederick Law Olmstead TDF EP 529 Caitlin Gill Murder She Wrote TDF EP 545 Mary Becquet Chinese Ghosts Vampires TDF EP 525 Matt Oswalt Taking Pictures TDF EP 510 Gary Anthony Williams Birds TDF EP 531 Robert Hurt DS9 TDF EP 547 Thom Tran The Flash TDF EP 540 Brian Jacobovitz Cthulu RPGs TDF EP 515 Judith Stephen CosPlay TDF EP 528 Justin Hermann Heroscape TDF EP 538 Dave Ross Zelda and LINK TDF EP 544 Sharon Houston Netflix British Reality Shows TDF EP 505 Kat Burdick Next Generation TDF EP 509 Michelle Biloon NYT Crossowords

2018  TDF EP 487 Amy Miller - Dolly Parton TDF EP 471 Emma Arnold - BEES TDF EP 499 - Erin Foley - Hallmark Christmas Movies TDF EP 481 - Cheryl Jones - Maritime History TDF EP 471 - Andy Ashcraft - GenCon TDF EP 482 - Nato Green - Union Organizing TDF EP 473 - Tamra Brown - Tiki Bars TDF EP 493 - Nina Manni - Air and Hotel Points TDF EP 446 - Carlos Delgado - Great British Bakeoff TDF EP 495 - Alice Wetterlund - Sharks TDF EP 487 - Mark Waid - Superman TDF EP 454 - Open Mike Eagle - Wrestling  TDF EP 457 - Jean Grea - Ikea  TDF EP 447 - Gariana Abeyta - All Genres have Great Movies

2017 TDF EP 390 - Phil Kashian - LOTR and MY BROTHER TDF EP 422 - Steve Agee  - John Hughes Movies. Weird Science TDF EP 426 - Sara Schaefer - Cross Stitch  TDF EP 431 - Jenny Jaffe - Planners. Calendars. Stickers. All the things. TDF EP 405 - Rebecca Sugar - Musicals  TDF EP 438 - Jen Briney - freaking CONGRESS TDF EP 423 - Karen Rontowski - Moth Man TDF EP 401 - Jason Hatrick - Scuba diving  TDF EP 429 - Kyle Clark - Halloween Theme Parks TDF EP 417 - Nat Towsen - Speed Racer TDF EP 402 - Tyler Hinman - Escape Rooms TDF EP 428 - Solomon Georgio - Black Sitcoms TDF EP 403 - Hal Lublin - Saturday Night Live TDF EP 408 - Al Madrigal - Jack Reacher NOVELS TDF EP 435 - Wyatt Gray - HP Lovecraft TDF EP 442 - Doug Stanhope - getting naked and Leisure Suits TDF EP 404 - Julie Dixson Jackson - Geneology  TDF EP 427 - Lisa Allard – Quilting

2016 TDF EP 336 Jim Stewart Allen - Oregon Trail  TDF EP 383 Jenny Chalikian – Xena TDF EP 387 Caitlin Gill - Roald Dahl  TDF EP 358 Wil Anderson - Cricket TDF EP 359 Heather Simmons - Alice in Wonderland. TDF EP 340 Barbara Holm - Buffy the Vampire Slayer TDF EP 380 Beverly D’Angelo - things that Change your Life - Music, Places TDF EP 366 Karen Rontowski - Tarot Cards TDF EP 373 Stu Goldsmith - Boardgames with a STORY  TDF EP 364 Maria Bamford LIVE at JFL Montreal (Bandcamp)  2016 I really liked: TDF EP 385 Jenny Zigrino - Authentic Historical Costuming  TDF EP 347 Riley Silverman - The Potato. Mostly Frozen.  TDF EP 355 Ivan Van Norman/Andy Ashcraft - Zombies & pen/paper games TDF EP 341 Cathy Ladman - Knitting  TDF EP 349 Moon Zappa - The BIG questions TDF EP 368 Martha Kelly - Law and Order SVU TDF EP 367 Phil Johnson - Pirates TDF EP 362 Rory Scovel - Golf (quietly clap) TDF EP 339 Sovereign Syre - Spanish Invasion of Florida.  TDF EP 348 Dash Kwiatkowski - Superman TDF EP 338 TJ Chambers - Chess TDF EP 379 Michelle Thaller – SPACE! LIVE DC Drafthouse (Bandcamp)

2015 TDF EP 303 Matt Saxe – all Vice Presidents. TDF EP 298 Jason Klamm – Vice Presidents and Lego! TDF EP 312 Greg Proops at LA Podfest – 70s Movies TDF EP 320 Wil Wheaton – BEER and Boardgames TDF EP 287 Michelle McNamara – Robert Durst and more True Crime TDF EP 294 Retta – Purses. Handbags TDF EP 323 Chez Amanda – Xfiles. Finally. TDF EP 310 David Koechner – History dork! TDF EP 268 Tammy Pescatelli – Thrift stores and Vampires TDF EP 279 Brian Kiley – Presidential Biographic Minutia TDF EP 285 Ian Abramson – McDonald’s Land TDF EP 316 Breanna Conley – Old time Photo Booth collecting 2015 another 12 that I picked: TDF EP 329 Robert Hurt – Space Ships TDF EP 321 Ryan Stout – Injustice. AS USUAL. TDF EP 324 Suzy Soro – Ghosts. TDF EP 313 Danielle Radford – great “bad” movies TDF EP 305 Murray Valeriano & Monty Franklin – Surfin. TDF EP 269 Christian Brown, Roselle Hurley and Andy Ashcraft - LARPing TDF EP 271 Bridget Everett - Barry Manilow, Richard Simmons & Rudy TDF EP 273 Sean Crespo – DUNE TDF EP 284 Brian Upton - history and aesthetics of gaming TDF EP 293 Live at Bridgetown Branum, Kilgariff and Preston (Bandcamp) TDF EP 300 Amy Shira Teitel – SPACE TDF EP 325 Gail Carriger Live in SF – Anglophile. (Bandcamp)

2014 TDF EP 259 – Laraine Newman - Dubstep TDF EP 245 – Brittnee Braun - Cosplay TDF EP 249 – Brian Regan – Line Mentality TDF EP 215 – Robert Hack – Doctor Who TDF EP 264 – Joseph Scrimshaw – Star War Prequels TDF EP 227 – Emily Gordon – Breakfast around the world TDF EP 239 – Rhea Butcher – Back to the Future Movies TDF EP 260 – Jimmy Pardo – Chicago (the band) TDF EP210 – Corey Olsen – Tolkien TDF EP 258 – Emily Heller – ESM & HS Debate

2013 TDF EP 177 - Greg Proops - Ancient History TDF EP 172 – Janeane/Bamford - Beading/SuzeOrman TDF EP198 – Live Podfest w Kilgariff/Bamford/Anthony/Valeriano - Salad TDF EP 189 – Moshe Kasher - Religion TDF EP 199 – Michelle McNamara - True Crime TDF EP 203 – Ryan Stout - Traffic Court

TDF EP 150 – Gina Yashere - Ghosts/Elevators TDF EP 151 – Craig Shoemaker - Wizard of Oz TDF EP 207 – ��Matt Mira - James Bond TDF EP 167 – David Huntsberger - Horses TDF EP 200 –  Andy Peters/Mike Schmidt - Wrestling TDF EP 190 –  Cameron Esposito - Lesbians TDF EP 202 –  Matt Weinhold/Dana Gould/ Shawn Sheridan - Halloween

2012 TDF EP 129 – Live with Michelle McNamara (True Crime) TDF EP 111 – Jim Gaffigan (obscure news personality) TDF EP 117 – Corey Olsen (TolkienProf) TDF EP 142 – Live with Retta, Rajskub, Kilmartin and Scovel TDF EP 94 – Mary Jo Pehl (reading and writing and more reading) TDF EP 133 – Kira Soltonovich (Korean Spas) TDF EP 113 – Jesse Schell and Andy Ashcraft (oh. Video Games) TDF EP 98 – Henry Phillips and Mike Phirman (Guitar Comedy and Music) TDF EP 139 – Joel Hodgson (ventriloquism) TDF EP 93 – Live with Ernie Cline (the 80s and Ready Player One) TDF EP 102 – Dan Telfer (Dinosaurs and science in general) TDF EP 108 – Al Madrigal (Sales and Cartoons) TDF EP 148 – Guy Branum - Canada TDF EP 95 – Live with Kevin Eastman (ninja turtles) TDF EP 97 – Rose Abdoo and John Matta (tiny tiny ART! And The Thing) TDF EP 99 – Asterios Kokkinos (Pokemon) TDF EP 100 – PF Wilson – (history of the various football leagues)  TDF EP 103 – Live with Andy Kindler (“indie” comic books) TDF EP 104 – Merrill Markoe (I feel like we talked dogs mostly)  TDF EP 110 – Patrick Brady (animation)   TDF EP 120 – Erin Foley (NY Giants) TDF EP 121 – Tom Franck (Art) TDF EP 130 – Lois McMaster Bujold (I dork out AT her. She talks writing) TDF EP 138 – Michael Everson (coding fonts for obscure languages)

2011 # 55 Greg Proops – Making Baseball interesting            # 67 Hardwick/Palascak – Harry Potter                       # 37 Karen Kilgariff  - Sandra Bullock                          # 16 Dana Gould – Planet of the Apes                         # 48 Aisha Tyler – girl on girl fandom                          # 24 Jen Kirkman/ Karen Rontowksi – ghosts/UFO                 # 49 Dana/James - HOLLYWOOD                                # 40 April/Vargus – TRIP TO MIDDLE EAST                                                   # 3 Madigan/Kilmartin – the KENNEDY’S  #42 Maile Flanagan/Yuri Lowenthal - Animation #50 Michelle McNamara – True Crime #30 Ed Brubaker / Kermet Apio – Comics #14 Thrilling Adventure Hour – so many things Origin Story – #69 Andy Origin Story - #71 Maria #73 Rich Sommer – Mad Men and Boardgames #77 Matt Weinhold/Ken Daly – Horror Movies #82 Chad Daniels/David Huntsberger – just hilarious #80 Bengt Washburn – Fine art #51 Andrew Solmssen - IT #28 Eric Drysdale - VIEWMASTER #58 Bees – uh, BEES #63 Perfume – and, PERFUME #44 Jim Coughlin – A4 Paper #91 Trains!    

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Some people just don't want kids, and often find they're questioned, mistrusted, or even hated for it. The childfree subreddit has become a digital home for 142,000 of them. 

​Can the internet be a place of respite for people being pestered by their broody parents? Or are they longing for a childfree, separatist world that isolates and misunderstands parents?

Written and edited by: Helen McCarthy www.twitter.com/helenlmccarthy

Music by: Antti Luode www.anttismusic.blogspot.co.uk

Thanks to all the episode contributors. 

EPISODE 1 - CHILDFREE SOURCES:

SUBREDDITS r/childfree https://www.reddit.com/r/childfree/ "Discussion and links of interest to childfree individuals".

r/antinatalism https://www.reddit.com/r/antinatalism/ "Antinatalism is a philosophical position that assigns a negative value to birth, standing in opposition to natalism".

r/AskParents https://www.reddit.com/r/AskParents/ "A Subreddit devoted to the asking of questions to parents".

r/AntiChildFree https://www.reddit.com/r/AntiChildFree/ Subreddit opposing r/childfree.

r/Fencesitter https://www.reddit.com/r/Fencesitter/ "A place to ask questions, share experiences and offer support to those who are on the fence about having kids".

TWITTER @childfree_not_4 https://twitter.com/childfree_not_4 "Interested in childfree, teamnokids, voluntary childlessness, antinatalism, MGTOW, tubal ligation, vasectomy, overpopulation, nihilism, pessimism, hedonism"

@ChildfreeChick https://twitter.com/ChildFreeChick "Childfree Atheist"

FACEBOOK Childfree Humor https://www.facebook.com/ChildfreeHumor/?ref=br_rs "For people who don't care much for kids and want to have a laugh about it".

The Advocacy for Anti-Procreation https://www.facebook.com/advocacy.anti.procreation/ Supporting: ChildFree, Adoption/Fostering/Respite Care, Assisted Dying, Nihilism, Animals, Birth Control, Choice, & Environmental topics... it's time we reduced our carbon footprint".

STFU Parents https://www.facebook.com/STFUParents/ "You used to be fun. Now you have a baby".

Childfree Chicks Confidential (closed group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/childfreechicksconfidential/?ref=br_rs "We are a diverse group with childfree & childless women & men".

we're {not} having a baby https://www.facebook.com/WereNotHavingABaby/ "we’re {not} having a baby! is the brainchild of Amy & Lance Blackstone, a childfree couple, married since 1995".

Cheerfully Childfree https://www.facebook.com/CheerfullyChildfree/ "A sanctuary to consider, become, and remain Childfree without the backlash of breeders who can't accept us for who we choose to be".

Elder Orphans (closed group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/elderorphans/ "The group is restricted to individuals over 55 who live without a spouse".

CHILDFREE SITES & BLOGS The Childfree Life http://thechildfreelife.com/ "A safe haven in a baby-crazed world".

The Rinky Dink Life http://therinkydinklife.com/ Site created by Brittany Brolley for childfree women and "DINK couples (dual income & no kids)".

TLFW http://tlfw.co.uk/ "Lifestyle network for childfree women".

Why No Kids http://whynokids.com/ "We're childfree and happy. You could be too!"


Childfree Woman by Karin Rahbek http://www.childfreewoman.com/ "How to gain respect and acceptance".

Nonparents.com https://www.nonparents.com/ "For people without children by circumstance or choice".

Jesse Nichols' blog - Why I choose to be childfree https://medium.com/jesse-nichols-blog/why-i-choose-to-be-child-free-7282bd75a38c "An open letter to family and friends".

Childfree is Not a Dirty Word http://notadirtyword.com/ "Connect with childfree adults from around the globe. We do life, laughter and tears. Whether childless by chance or by choice, you are welcome here".

PRESS & ARTICLES Inside the growing movement of women who wish they’d never had children, Sarah Treleaven, Elle UK. 15 Dec 2016. http://www.elleuk.com/life-and-culture/culture/longform/a33037/i-regret-having-kids/

Having It All Without Having Children, Lauren Sandler, TIME. 12 Aug 2013. http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,2148636-1,00.html

12 Women Discuss Whether They Regret Their Decisions Around Motherhood, Sara Coughlin, Refinery 29. 29 April 2017. http://www.refinery29.uk/being-a-mom-regrets-reddit-stories?utm_r29_redirect=us

Adults Who Choose Not to Have Kids Inspire Moral Outrage, Study Finds, Julia Layton, Health: How Stuff Works. 17 March 2017. https://bit.ly/2PxLUpO

Parenthood as a Moral Imperative? Moral Outrage and the Stigmatization of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men, Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, Springer Science+Business Media. 11 March 2016 https://bit.ly/33BzIwx

Huge demand for Baby-Free Zones, William Jordan, YouGov. 27 Aug 2013. https://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/08/27/four-five-want-child-free-zone-planes/

Childless couples 'on track to be Australia's most common family type', Stephanie Corsetti, ABC News Australia. 15 May 2017. https://ab.co/3fIUNYa

'Shut the f**k up, parents': Meet the (childless) woman behind vicious baby blog that has the mommy set up in arms, Daily Mail. 4 Oct 2012. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/weather/index.html  The Very Sad Childfree Life, Robert Barron, Real Clear Religion. 9 Sep 2013. http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2013/09/09/the_very_sad_childfree_life.html

Meet the 20-Somethings Who Want To Be Sterilized, Catherine Pearson, Huffington Post. 24 Oct 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/female-sterilization-young-women_n_5882000

Judgement of Child-Free People is Real - And Now There's Science to Prove It, J.R. Thorpe, Bustle. 3 Mar 2017 https://www.bustle.com/p/judgement-of-child-free-people-is-real-now-theres-science-to-prove-it-41787

No kids allowed: Is Britain becoming an anti-child society? Kerry Potter, The Telegraph. 31 Aug 2017. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/family/no-kids-allowed-is-britain-becoming-an-anti-child-society/

Midlife Ramblings: What I Don’t Get About My Childless/Childfree Young Friends, Ann Brenoff, Huffington Post. 9 Feb 2013. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-brenoff/childless-to-my-childless-friends_b_2616049.html

I used to judge childfree women, Eleanor Tucker, The Guardian. 8 Nov 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/08/i-used-to-judge-childfree-women

The Outrage Against Childfree Women Is Real — And Needs To Stop, Therese Shechter and Amy Blackstone, Bust. http://bust.com/feminism/19421-moral-outrage-childfree.html

Silent bodies: Childfree women's gendered and embodied experiences, Helen Peterson and Kristina Engwall, European Journal of Women's Studies. 2013. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259975667_Silent_bodies_Childfree_women's_gendered_and_embodied_experiences

Study Finds People Are Morally Outraged by Those Who Decide Not to Have Kids, Kimberly Lawson, Broadly. 2 Mar 2017. https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/a3wvgp/study-finds-people-are-morally-outraged-by-those-who-decide-not-to-have-kids

How to Decide Whether to Have Children, Olga Khazan, The Atlantic. 22 May 2017. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/how-people-decide-whether-to-have-children/527520/

Our Planet Is So F****d That Some Women Are Choosing to Not Have Kids, Linda Yang, Broadly. 14 Dec 2016.  https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/59mb5d/our-planet-is-so-fucked-that-some-women-are-choosing-to-not-have-kids

'Why I'd BAN children from cafes and restaurants.' This incendiary view will either make you cheer or want to tip spaghetti hoops over the author's head, Janet Street-Porter, Daily Mail. 23 Nov 2015. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3331117/Why-d-BAN-children-cafes-restaurants-incendiary-view-make-cheer-want-tip-spaghetti-hoops-author-s-head-writes-Janet-Street-Porter.html

Father was 'sexting' as son was dying in hot car, Eliott C. McLaughlin and Dana Ford, CNN. 7 Jan 2015. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/03/justice/georgia-hot-car-toddler-death/

How the rise of childless women could change the face of Britain: Rampant infidelity. A struggling economy. Meltdown for the NHS. And shorter life expectancies, Maureen Brookbanks, Daily Mail. 14 Jan 2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3398484/How-rise-childless-women-change-face-Britain-Rampant-infidelity-struggling-economy-Meltdown-NHS-shorter-life-expectancies.html

Why do childless people hate kids so much? Jennifer Wilde, Baby Centre Blog. 7 Dec 2011. https://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/why-do-childless-people-hate-kids-so-much/comment-page-2/

The ChildFREE (Hate) Movement: Childless By Choice, Alan Thomas, Imperfect Parent. http://www.imperfectparent.com/articles/the-childfree-hate-movement-childless-by-choice/

I fought a four-year battle with the NHS to be sterilised at 30 - and won, Holly Brockwell, The Telegraph. 24 March 2016. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/i-fought-a-four-year-battle-with-the-nhs-to-be-sterilised-at-30/

BOOKS Violence Goes to the Internet: Avoiding the Snare of the Net, Evan M. Axelrod, 2009.

Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet, Lorne L. Dawson, Douglas E. Cowan, 2013.

VIDEOS Why do people join cults? TED-Ed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TEDEducation/videos/1623132447699955/

MISCELLANEOUS Rational Wiki - Childfree Movement https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Childfree_movement

Pregnant Pause podcast https://www.pregnantpausepodcast.com/

Ann Davidman - Motherhood Clarity Mentor http://motherhoodisitforme.com

Is the Child Free movement anti-feminist? Mumsnet forum, 27 Apr 2011. https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/1202284-Is-the-Child-Free-movement-anti-feminist

To be dead jealous of childless couples sometimes? What do you miss? Mumsnet forum, 29 Sep 2008. https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/616638-to-be-dead-jealous-of-childless-couples-sometimes-what-do

The Anti Child Free Blog  http://anti-child-free.blogspot.co.uk/

Planets in Retrograde

So I saw this post on facebook and I thought about something I have noticed.

I have been reading tarot cards professionally for about a month now, and I allow my clients to choose from the different decks I have. And no matter what deck I use, for the past month I have noticed certain cards coming up for multiple people. In my last post I talked a little bit about The 3 of Wands. But I have also noticed The 4 of Swords, The Wheel of Fortune, Death, The Star, and The World come up for multiple people. 

Briefly, when a planet enters into retrograde, it just means that from the Earth’s perspective, the planets seem to be moving backward. And this year we have Mercury (usually about 3 times a year), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (dwarf but still counts).

Looking at “The Ultimate Guide to Tarot” and this article written by Sara Coughlin , I saw some interesting connections. In the guide, they note planetary or zodiac associations with each card. 

The Wheel of Fortune & The 4 of Swords - Jupiter - Coughlin says this is a time of uncertainty. The Wheel of Fortune I have pulled both upright and reversed for people; so this suggests that it the good and bad luck of the card will come from unknown places. So basically get ready for a whole bunch of surprises. The 4 of Swords suggests a time of reflection and rest. This tells me to go with the flow, which considering planetary influences, I don’t think we have much of a choice but to do so.

Death & The 3 of Wands - Mars - Mars is telling us not to act impulsively. That connects too well with The 3 of Wands, however it is interesting to see Death associated with this too, as it suggests that there could be serious consequences for these impulsive actions. Note, the consequence isn’t death, but maybe rethink cursing out a supervisor as to not lose your job.

Death - Pluto - Death in the Ultimate Guide is associated with Scorpio, ruled by Mars and Pluto. Pluto is telling us to reevaluate our relationship with power. Considering how I also have drawn The Chariot for multiple people, it seems like there is going to be a lot of concern regarding power and control. Not just in our personal lives, but look at our societies and politics. 

The Star - Uranus - Uranus urges us to look within and to make changes. This is huge for me personally, as I have been on my journey of self-discovery and improvement for about 10 years now. And when ever I feel there is not much more I can do, I surprise myself. I think this is a sign for all of us to look within, and to know we have the power to make our dreams a reality.

The World - Saturn - Coughlin writes that this is telling us we need to work on restructuring our lives in order to achieve our long term goals. This also works too well not only with The World card, but also the other cards I have been seeing a lot lately.

I also feel like now is a time of rebirth. I have noticed big changes in my life and in myself this year alone and I know others are feeling it too. And it looks like the cards have also been trying to tell us.

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HOW YOUR SIGN SURVIVES MERCURY RETROGRADE

How Your Sign Survives Mercury Retrograde SARA COUGHLIN MARCH 21, 2018, 10:30 AM PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROCHELLE BROCK. Mercury, everyone's favorite agent of chaos, will enter retrograde tomorrow, March 22. But, before you bury your head in the sand until it turns direct on April 15, you might not be in for all the inconveniences we're always warned about. According Leslie McGuirk , astrologer and author of The Power Of Mercury, every sign copes with Mercury retrograde differently — and, we promise, all 12 of them stand a chance at survival. "Can you imagine if every time it rained, everyone freaked out?" McGuirk says, alluding to the fact that Mercury retrograde is a perfectly natural cosmic pattern. "All it means is you have the chance to just be a little bit more careful and little bit slower," she adds. In other words, it isn't inherently good or bad, but some signs handle these periods with a little more, er, grace than others. ADVERTISEMENT One way to tell how a sign will cope with Mercury retrograde is to consider its symbol, McGuirk says. For example, Sagittarius, represented by the Archer or the Centaur, is heavily associated with forward movement. Mercury appears to be moving backward when it enters retrograde, so this sign may struggle with the sensation of delayed — or even reversed — movement. By that same token, a sign like Pisces, which is symbolized by the Fish, may have an easier time, since fish can swim in all directions, McGuirk explains. Regardless of your sign, "look at this time as a blessing," McGuirk says. Even if you have to work through some initial frustrations — or a uniquely retrograde-induced trash fire in your personal life — having to slow down can be a good thing. Take it as an opportunity to unplug and perform the self-care you always think you're too busy to do. And, if nothing else, keep in mind that Mercury retrograde periods only last about three weeks. Ahead, McGuirk explains what each of the signs can expect from Mercury's latest backspin. 1 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Aries "Patient," "easygoing," and "meticulous" are just about the last words that come to mind when we think of you. In reality, your firebrand personality makes you predisposed to struggle with Mercury retrogrades, Aries. "They don’t like to feel as if they’re not driving the vehicle," McGuirk says. "During Mercury retrograde, we all have to realize that we have to sit in the back sometimes." It might not be fun, but it'll be valuable to spend this period reexamining your relationship with control. Sure, you might want to call all the shots, but do you need to in every situation? Sitting back and enjoying the ride can be pretty pleasant now and then. 2 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Taurus Feeling prepared is the name of the game for you, Bull. "Taurus people like to have instructions," McGuirk explains. "They can plod along better than anybody, as long as there’s a practical understanding of what to do." Of course, there are no hard and fast rules you should follow during a retrograde, but you'll make a smoother transition if you already know you may have to take your work and decisions at a slower pace than usual. McGuirk adds that these periods can be actually pretty rewarding if you're willing to lean into your sign's predisposition for sentimentality (retrogrades can bring up the past). Don't be afraid to break out the old scrapbooks if the mood strikes. ADVERTISEMENT 3 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Gemini As you might already know, Mercury's your ruling planet, Gem — and you're so accustomed to its quirks and movements that you can usually take its retrogrades in stride. Thanks to your ruling element, air, you aren't afraid of sudden change and like to think on your feet. If anything, McGuirk says, you'll take the little communication glitches and timing setbacks of Mercury retrograde as a fun challenge. 4 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Cancer Your shell is your friend during Mercury retrogrades, dear Crab. It's not a sign of weakness to retreat to your comfort zone if doing so means you save yourself from the needless stress that often accompanies these periods. McGuirk stresses that, as one of the Zodiac's more emotional signs, you might find it helpful to spend these three weeks in a familiar, homey setting. Having the chance to check in with yourself without any outside distractions is always beneficial to pensive Cancers, she says. 5 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Leo Let your regal side show, Leo. It's going to be your ace in the hole during Mercury's backspin. Not only will harnessing your sign's natural nobility help you keep your head high despite any faux pas you must endure, it'll also motivate you to help others who might struggle during retrograde periods. "They have that ability to hold space for other people," McGuirk says of Leos. "They know that it will all be okay and they don’t let [Mercury] get under their skin." You hate it when people call your sign snobby, but this is your chance to really act #AboveItAll, Leo. 6 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Virgo Along with Gemini, you have a stronger bond with Mercury than most signs, Virgo. When it's direct, it imbues you with your signature wit and curiosity. When it enters retrograde, it gives you a free pass to relax for a little while — seriously. Your detail-oriented sign is known to sweat the small stuff, especially when you feel responsible for an error, but Mercury retrograde is your regularly scheduled reminder that you aren't expected to be perfect. In fact, under this transit, no one is. 7 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Libra You're the sign of harmony and symmetry, Libra — your worldview is pretty, but it might be in for an upset during Mercury retrograde. "[Libras] just want everything to be smooth...well, Mercury retrograde is not so smooth," McGuirk says. "It might tip their scales a little bit and make them feel a little wobbly." If you're feeling totally out of balance, don't stress: You're still an air sign, Libra, and harnessing that aspect of your sign will help you go with the flow, at least until Mercury is direct once again. ADVERTISEMENT 8 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Scorpio To put it gently, McGuirk says that you "do not particularly care for Mercury retrograde," Scorp. Your ruling planet, Pluto, represents the unknown and deep transformation, but that doesn't mean you're always willing to accept major changes. The kind of internal excavation that Mercury retrograde can ask of us takes time, and a Scorpio who feels like they're being rushed is a Scorpio who's going to lash out at the first person who looks at them wrong. Remember to take deep breaths, be patient, and to savor the secrets you eventually unearth (when you feel ready to do so). 9 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Sagittarius If you were to ask us what the Sagittarian family motto was, we'd guess "Forward, ho!" Your freedom-loving sign hates feeling confined to one place, time, or frame of mind. In other words, you're downright allergic to the "stuck" feeling that usually accompanies Mercury retrograde. McGuirk's advice to you is simple: "Chill out." You can find comfort in moving slowly, Sag, even if that means delayed flights and banal conversations. These glacially paced periods will make your next adventure all the more exciting. 10 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Capricorn What is a Goat that can't charge to the top of the mountain in record time? According to McGuirk, that's a Goat who finally has the opportunity to look back and see how far they've already climbed. "We can’t understand the world and everything around us if we’re always going 150 miles an hour," she says. We know how much you value forward momentum and success, Cap, but you place nearly as high a premium on never making the same mistake twice. You'd be wise to spend Mercury's backspin reviewing and reevaluating past decisions — and seeing what you could do better next time around. 11 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Aquarius When the going gets weird, the weird get going — and no one knows this better than Aquarius, the tinkerer and bohemian of the Zodiac. Sure, it isn't exactly in your forward-thinking nature to want to spend time dwelling on the past, but McGuirk says Mercury retrograde periods can be great times to indulge your curiosity. Consider your past projects and work from a different perspective — it just might spark a whole new set of ideas. As it tends to be the case with Aquarians, if you can find the novelty in this period of time, you'll probably enjoy it more. 12 OF 12 ILLUSTRATED BY MALLORY HEYER. Pisces Think of your representative symbol, the two fish swimming in opposite directions. You're always looking ahead and behind you, Pisces. And that's the greatest advantage you can have during Mercury retrograde. McGuirk explains that your imagination and empathy can have more of a say in your decisions and work during this period. Not only will you have the time to listen to your subconscious, but you might learn something new from it, too. ADVERTISEMENT MERCURY RETROGRADE 2018 HOROSCOPE, BY ZODIAC SIGN GUIDE HEALTH • HOROSCOPE • SPIRIT WRITTEN BY SARA COUGHLIN PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROCHELLE BROCK. 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Dr. Filomena “Mena” C. Costantino-Covert

Dr. Filomena C. Costantino-Covert (Mena), 53, of Shavertown, passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2020 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Covert, who passed away on August 12, 2019; and her parents Saverio and Eugenia Costantino.

She is survived by her son Joshua; her stepson Eric Covert, wife Chrissy, and their daughter Ava Ann, Mountain Top; her sister Teresa Belles, Hanover Twp.; her brother Patrick Costantino, Wilkes-Barre; her goddaughter/niece Sara Belles, Hanover Twp.; and aunts, uncles and cousins.  

Filomena was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre. She graduated from Bishop Hoban High School in 1984; earned a B.S. from Bloomsburg University; earned a M.S. from Marywood University; and earned her Doctor of Education from Temple University in 2008.

Filomena was inspired by educating others. She taught in the math department of Bishop Hafey High School, Hazleton; Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre; Plains Jr. High School, Plains; James Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. After teaching for several years, she became the Director of Curriculum at the Luzerne County Intermediate Unit.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 pm Thursday, at Hugh B. Hughes & Son, Inc., 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Due to the ongoing pandemic, restrictions have been put in place by the CDC and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Those attending the visitation at the funeral home or the funeral mass, please follow the practice of social distancing and masks are required.

A private mass will be held on Friday, at St. Aloysius at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The interment will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Swoyersville, following the funeral mass.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Teresa Belles for PA529 College Savings Plan for Joshua. Please make check payable to Teresa Belles.

Welcome to Poetry Friday, the visual edition!  Do you recognize the photographed pieces above? 

My exploration of grief began with the words that became the title of this poem, which led me to the familiar monopoly game piece.  I thought about incorporating one of the tokens in my poem (wheelbarrow), but decided to cut the stanza out.   

Grief is a house on a cul-de-sac

“Close your eyes and be still, now.  I’m going to give you a memory of a rainbow.” Lois Lowry, The Giver

*****

There is no monopoly

on sorrow.

Its properties are diverse.

 *

A double bind,

misfortune

casts a bittersweet shadow.

 *

There is no “pass go”—

no $200 salary to collect

as you round a corner.

 *

No trade

replaces

the loss.

 *

It is always

there

 *

a memory with many tokens.

Copyright   2017 Lisa Coughlin

The stanza I ended up cutting was:

Grief is carried in the heart:

(a heavy load

                in a wheelbarrow).

I left the wheelbarrow token in my photographs, though, as it brings to mind the stanza I cut and symbolizes how grief can feel.

Thank you for sharing your unique takes on the prompts I shared.  If you didn’t see it mentioned in Mary Lee’s poetry post last week, I encourage you to check out Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Project 1,2,3.  Amy’s creative work has long inspired me and lifted my spirits.  After her passing, Amy’s daughter, Paris, continued Project 1,2,3.  Amy’s visual poem When Life Gives You Lemon Drops can be found here.

***** You can find more poems elsewhere (nod to The Giver -- I just read this book for the first time, and felt it connected to the subject of grief).

*Mary Lee Hahn shares a Pomegranate haiku 

*Brenda Davis Harsham’s poem celebrates the Super Moon and an art print her daughter loves, Moonlit Kitty 

*Tabatha Yeatts shares poems from The White Cliffs by Alice Duer Miller

*Kathryn Apel shares the gifts she received from Linda in the Poetry Swap exchange

*Sally Murphy shares an Aussie Christmas song

*Michelle Kogan offers her take on the lemons into lemonade prompt, as well as a lovely lemon illustration and a lemon poem by Pablo Neruda   

*Linda Kulp Trout joins Mary Lee in writing a haiku for healing on Christmas cards

*Laura Purdie Salas creates a lai and poemsketch for Jellyfish Dance 

*Laura Shovan turns to George Harrison for comfort and asks you to share who your favorite Beatle is, and what music helps you when you’re feeling down

*Renée LaTulippe debuts a new blog look and features poems by Matt Goodfellow, from his debut collection Carry Me Away

*Diane Mayr celebrates Christina Georgina Rossetti by sharing a seasonal sonnet  

*On Random Noodling (another blog of Diane’s), for extra credit, Mayr responds to the lemon prompt, inspired by the image of a label for Progressive brand lemons--from scratch, her Lemon Pie poem

*Linda Baie responds to the prompt with an original poem and visual, inviting you to look at a bouncing ball in a new way

*Catherine Flynn writes about Milkweed 

*Alan J. Wright discusses line breaks before sharing a poem, The Life of Leon, based on a childhood memory

*Linda Mitchell responds to the prompt “When Life Gives You Lemons” and hopes for energy from her fellow poetry friends

* Heidi Mordhorst’s Yellows poem was inspired by a painting through a SPARK collaboration

*Ruth shares a sonnet by Shakespeare 

*Jama Rattigan offers up a book review and giveaway of An Artist’s Night Before Christmas by Joan C. Waites

*Matt Forrest Esenwine shares a poem he wrote about something small and another one about an unlikely hero by Michelle Heidenrich Barnes--both from her poetry anthology, The Best of Today’s Little Ditty, 2016   

*April Halprin Wayland recommends a book in which poetry plays a role: Train I Ride by Paul Mosier--stop on over for a review, author interview and autographed copy giveaway

*Penny Parker Klostermann collaborates with her great nephew, Liam, who shares his sense of humor in his interpretation...you have to see what Liam draws in response to Penny’s poem, Santa’s Claus-it

*Donna JT Smith has a lemon haiku and talks about her gift from Michelle that her cat discovered, too

*Irene Latham woke up to snow this morning and is filled with glee!  She shares two new snow books, some pictures of today’s freshly fallen snow, and some lines she wrote about snow in the past

*Liz Garton Scanlon talks with her poetry sister, Sara Lewis Holmes, about the musical aspects of her new book The Wolf Hour, and offers you a chance to win a copy

*Kay McGriff participates in #haikuforhealing with Known 

*Little Willow shares lyrics from the song Unwind by Guy Garvey  

*Amy Ludwig VanDerwater whips up a recipe poem for joy and shares a snapshot from a running list she keeps of things that make her happy

*Jone Rush MacCulloch has an interview with Michelle H. Barnes 

*And another #haikuforhealing using lemons by Jone Rosh MacCulloch

*Bookseedstudio looks at coincidences and thinks of childhood star poems via the lens of recently reading a new novel

*Margaret Simon made swirls of pink and created 1, 2, 3 poems and a collective poem

*Ymatruz shares her take on when life gives you lemons

*Julie Larios shares the poem Mrs. Moon by Roger McGough

*Joy answers the question “What happens when a dog goes to Hogwarts?” with a poem and a sketch

*Tara shares A Picture of the House at Beit Jala by Ghassan Zaqtan

*Molly Hogan writes about ladybugs/ladybirds

*Carol Varsalona created a digital offering inspired by autumn

Friday is nearly over--I think that’s everyone!  Thank you for your patience with a different platform this week.

2017-18 Fall/Winter Skating Shows

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GOLDEN MOMENT (website) Time and place: Sept. 3, San Jose, CA, USA; Sept. 9-10, Honolulu, HI, USA Cast: Kristi Yamaguchi, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Jeremy Abbott, Ryan Bradley, Yuka Sato, Caydee Denney/John Coughlin, Karen Chen (San Jose), Polina Edmunds (San Jose), Mirai Nagasu (San Jose), Vincent Zhou (San Jose), Daisuke Takahashi (Honolulu), Shizuka Arakawa (Honolulu), Meryl Davis/Charlie White (Honolulu) Broadcast: none Notes: A show produced by Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation.

INTIMISSIMI ON ICE (website, facebook) Time and place: Oct. 6-7, Verona, Italy Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, more Broadcast: ??? Notes: Originally known as Opera on Ice, Intimissimi on Ice features live artists from classical and popular genres.

CARNIVAL ON ICE (website) Time and place: Oct. 7, Saitama, Japan Cast: Japan Open competitors - Mai Mihara, Marin Honda, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Jeremy Abbott, Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Javier Fernandez, Alexei Bychenko. Guest skaters - Tatsuki Machida, Akiko Suzuki, Daisuke Takahashi, Kanako Murakami, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Narumi Takahashi/Ryo Shibata. Broadcast: Oct. 9 at 12:00 JST, TV Tokyo Notes: The gala of Japan Open, featuring skaters from the competition as well as guest skaters.

STARS ON ICE: CHINA (weibo) Time and place: Dec. 15-16, Beijing, China Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Jeffrey Buttle, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Jeremy Abbott, Miki Ando, Adelina Sotnikova, Denis Ten, Lu Chen (special guest) Broadcast: Dec. 15 at 19:30 CST (full video) Notes: The first Stars on Ice show to be held in China.

CHRISTMAS ON ICE (website) Time and place: Dec. 15-17, Yokohama, Japan Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Mai Asada, Kanako Murakami, Nobunari Oda, Elladj Balde, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Ilia Kulik, Kiira Korpi, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Deniss Vasiljevs, Ben Agosto, more Broadcast: Dec. 16 at 16:00 JST, TV Tokyo (stream) Notes: Christmas-themed show revived in and held annually since 2014.

———— Winter 2018 ————

MUSIC ON ICE (website) Time and place: Jan. 5-6, Bellinzona, Italy Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Deniss Vasiljevs, Miki Ando, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Brian Joubert, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Kiira Korpi, more Broadcast: Fancams Notes: Annual skating show in Italy.

NAGOYA FIGURE SKATING FESTIVAL (website) Time and place: Jan. 6, Nagoya, Japan Cast: Rika Hongo, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Marin Honda, Takahito Mura, Keiji Tanaka, Ryuju Hino, Mitsuki Sumoto, Rika Kihira, Hanna Yoshida, Sara Honda, Yuhana Yokoi, Mako Yamashita, Rino Kasakake, Saya Suzuki, Nana Araki, Mana Kawabe, Sota Yamamoto, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Shunsuke Nakamura, more Broadcast: Jan. 22 at 00:40 JST, Fuji TV Notes: Annual skating show in Nagoya.

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Failures To Disclose And Update In Bar Admission Leads To Proposed Severe Sanction

District of Columbia Hearing Committee No. Six has issued a report in a case that began in 2009 and was heard in 2015. 

This consolidated case arises out of two separate disciplinary matters involving Respondent Scott Adkins. The first matter (Bar Docket No. 2009-D362) arises out of Respondent’s alleged misrepresentation on his 2006 D.C. Bar application and the 2008 Supplemental Questionnaire he completed prior to taking the oath of admission. Disciplinary Counsel alleged that Respondent failed to fully disclose and/or failed to update information relating to his academic discipline, civil actions in which he was involved, his criminal history, disciplinary history, employment history and past due debts.  The second matter (Bar Docket No. 2013- D117) is a three-count Specification arising out of Respondent’s alleged hit and-run while driving under the influence in Florida in 2009. Respondent was charged by the Florida authorities with multiple violations of Florida law and pleaded guilty to reckless driving (in violation of Fla. Stat. §316.1925(1)) and failing to stop and remain at the scene of an accident (in violation of Fla. Stat. §316.027(2)(a)). In particular, Disciplinary Counsel alleges that, during the disciplinary investigation, Respondent sent an email to Disciplinary Counsel that contained misrepresentations about the incident.

The attorney was also admitted in Delaware and Florida. 

The hearing

Hearing Committee Six (Andrea L. Berlowe, Esquire, Chair; Sara K. Blumenthal, Public Member; and, Dwaune L. Dupree, Esquire, Attorney Member) held an evidentiary hearing on July 6-8, 2015

Findings

the Hearing Committee finds clear and convincing evidence of violations of Rules 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.4(b), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d) charged by Disciplinary Counsel. Upon examination of aggravating and mitigating factors, however, the Hearing Committee recommends that Respondent be suspended for three years with a fitness requirement.

Disciplinary Counsel sought disbarment.

His answer to the question of termination from prior employment

Respondent correctly responded “yes” to Question 8, and stated that he had been terminated from his position at Lerach Coughlin in March 2005. BX B1 at 19. In doing so, Respondent stated that a “profound difference of philosophies led to [a] rift, and ultimately, [his] termination” from that position. Id. However, in his June 2009 application for admission to the Florida Bar (the “FLA Application,” discussed in ¶ 70, below), Respondent stated that he was “terminated after missing the second day of the February 2005 Bar Exam . . ..” BX B4 at 18; BX B4 at 38. Additionally, before being admitted to the D.C. Bar, Respondent did not timely update his D.C. Application to reflect that he had been terminated or suspended from three additional employers. See ¶¶ 23-35.

As to complaints against him

At the time he submitted his D.C. Application, Respondent correctly answered “No.” Id. But, while his D.C. Application was pending, he failed to update the COA regarding an investigation by the DE ODC into his November 2006 arrest for the criminal misdemeanor traffic offenses of Driving While Under the Influence (DUI) and Reckless Driving (the “First DUI Incident”). See ¶¶ 36-61.

He failed to disclose five civil actions and a number of debts.

He was admitted after a series of supplemental disclosures

on April 14, 2008, Respondent took the oath of admission to become a member of the D.C. Bar and submitted his Supplemental Questionnaire to the COA without disclosing his criminal misdemeanor convictions of DUI and reckless driving.

He then sought admission in Florida.

As part of D.C. admission

In early August 2009, Respondent attended a mandatory Disciplinary Counsel lecture on legal ethics in Washington, D.C. Tr., Vol. I, pp. 22-24. Respondent testified at the hearing that, during the lecture, he realized he had failed to report the First DUI Incident and the ensuing DE ODC investigation to the COA, as required.

Thus, on August 14, 2009, Respondent wrote a letter to Disciplinary Counsel in which he reported his failure to disclose the First DUI Incident and the ensuing DE ODC investigation (the “First Self-Report”). BX A10; BX E7.8 Respondent also informed the Delaware Bar of his First DUI Incident around that time.

As that process unfolded

On the evening of December 5, 2009, Respondent “relapsed” and stopped at a bar named Jester’s near Pompano Beach, Florida. Tr. 288; Tr. 404 (“self-medicated”). Respondent testified that he was drinking at Jester’s for “at least like two hours, maybe more.” Tr. 405; Tr. 406 (describing Jester’s as “the gin mill I was at”)...

While driving his car, a white 2006 Chrysler 300 sedan, Respondent rear-ended another vehicle, a black Mercedes.

As a result

On June 17, 2011, Respondent pleaded no contest to, and was adjudicated guilty of, reckless driving and failing to stop and remain at the scene of an accident.

In Delaware

On June 5, 2013, after conducting an investigation into the Second DUI Incident, DE ODC determined that there was probable cause that Respondent violated certain Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct. BX E34. Instead of filing a petition with the Delaware Board of Professional Responsibility, however, DE ODC recommended that Respondent accept the sanction of a private admonition and probation with conditions, including random urinalysis tests (the “2013 Delaware Sanction”). 

He made false statements to D.C. ODC in reporting on the incident

Respondent’s e-mail falsely stated that, prior to the collision, there “were no cars to my front,” but then “all of a sudden, in my travel lane, a black Mercedes that was stopped in the travel lane with no lights on hit her brakes.”  Respondent’s representations were inconsistent with the accident report, and ignored the significant impairment he experienced at the time from his consumption of alcohol and his failure to wear eyeglasses or corrective lenses when the collision occurred. 

Respondent also falsely represented to Disciplinary Counsel that, after the collision, he was assaulted by a young man who threw an object at his car, causing significant injury to Respondent and putting him in fear for his safety...

Respondent also falsely represented to Disciplinary Counsel that he “chose” to leave the scene of the collision in order to “go to the nearest police station,” to report the assault purportedly committed by the passenger of the black Mercedes, but he was pulled over by the police on his “way to the nearest police station.” BX E6. Respondent repeated these statements in the Delaware proceeding, BX E 33 at 94 (“That’s why I left the scene”), and in his testimony before the Hearing Committee. 

To top it off

In sum, Respondent’s testimony surrounding the Second DUI Incident was not credible and, ultimately, whether he truthfully recounted the facts or not is irrelevant to the question of whether he failed to disclose the incident to the COA prior to taking the oath of admission, as required by the Supplemental Questionnaire and his continuing duty to supplement his D.C. Application. His testimony about the incident also never revealed, and is not relevant to, whether, following admission, he violated his duty to disclose the Second DUI Incident to the D.C. Court of Appeals, as required by D.C. Bar R. XI, §10.

The committee found that the misconduct was knowing, rejecting his claim of negligence.

As to delay

Respondent argues he was unable to submit favorable evidence and testimony regarding his arrest and conviction for the Second DUI Incident that he might have submitted had Disciplinary Counsel moved with greater alacrity to bring charges against him stemming from that incident. Specifically, Respondent claims that his now-deceased lawyer had evidence supporting his version of events, but, due to Disciplinary Counsel’s multi-year delay in bringing charges, that evidence “disappeared when [his attorney] passed away.” Tr. Vol. II, pp. 410:18-411:7. Respondent also asserts that his now-deceased mother could have supported his version of events because, though she was not present during the collision, she saw, among other things, the damage to his car afterwards. Considering all the evidence presented and the applicable law, the Hearing Committee rejects Respondent’s allegations.

As to sanction

Here, Respondent’s misconduct entails far more than omitting minor facts from his D.C. Application. Respondent’s omissions include failing to disclose: civil actions to which he was a party, including those in which he was the plaintiff; a disciplinary investigation by the Delaware Bar; several unpaid debts; professional employment from which he was terminated, at least one of which was for false and misleading conduct; and a criminal arrest and conviction. Consequently, his conduct warrants a more serious sanction than merely a brief suspension with a fitness requirement...

Respondent often was argumentative toward Disciplinary Counsel and appeared to have difficulty controlling his temper during the hearing. The Hearing Committee had to intervene when he frequently veered from relevant discussion topics.

Alcoholism did not cause the misconduct.

Ultimately

we recommend that Respondent be suspended for a period of three years for his pervasive dishonesty in the admissions process and his false testimony before this Hearing Committee. Although it is a close question, we do not find by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent engaged in “flagrant dishonesty” warranting disbarment.

Disciplinary Counsel may well challenge that conclusion on appeal. 

A concurring opinion of Dwaune Dupree

I concur in the recommended sanction included in the Recommendation of Hearing Committee Number Six (the “Report”), and write separately for two major reasons. First, I believe that the Report fails to contextualize certain facts relating to Respondent’s behavior, and does not appropriately weigh either Respondent’s addiction or his self reporting as mitigating evidence. Without providing the appropriate context, I am concerned that the Hearing Committee’s recommended sanction appears unduly lenient. Considering the facts in light of the clarifying discussion below, I find that the recommended sanction is not unduly lenient. Second, I write to highlight the important policy implications of this case. While the Board on Professional Responsibility and District of Columbia Court of Appeals ultimately are responsible for making policy decisions, I believe that the District of Columbia should adopt a policy that encourages lawyers to voluntarily report their misconduct...

The record shows that Respondent’s addiction was so serious that, for several years, he could barely hold a job, had severe financial problems, and it resulted in him being arrested for a misdemeanor crime. Based on this, I find it completely credible that Respondent would not be particularly focused on updating various changes to his Bar application, including his failures to disclose additional lawsuits (Report, ¶¶ 10a-10e), additional past due debts (Report, ¶¶ 15-16), and his terminations from three employers (Report, ¶¶ 6-7).30 While Respondent clearly had a duty to update his application, I believe that the serious challenges that he faced during that time provide some mitigation of his failure to do so.

The concurrence is worth a read. 

In re Scott Adkins can be accessed here. (Mike Frisch)

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In 1999, in an investigative report in The New York Times, (Craig) Maurizi accused a former coaching colleague, Richard Callaghan, of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with Maurizi when Maurizi was 15 and a skating student of Callaghan’s. Later, Maurizi said, Callaghan abused his position of authority to initiate a full sexual relationship when Maurizi was 18 that lasted, on and off, for years.

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