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entertainment

New book celebrates ‘Romantic Homes of the Bahamas’

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sland Follies: Romantic Homes of the Bahamas is the first book to explore the work of Henry Melich (1924– 1999), a Czech-born architect who brought a beguiling form of neoclassicism to the Caribbean. While Melich built projects in the United States and England, he’s best remembered for the romantic houses he designed in sunny island retreats like Lyford Cay, Harbour Island, and Windermere Island in the Bahamas.

Melich created a romantic sense of escape with a softly cushioned whimsy and discrete air of tranquility. His signature motifs included faux-marbled walls, seasoned wood, colonnades, and tentlike interiors with striped ceilings. Melich’s interiors suited the playful mood of the moment documented in this book with the warm touch of Slim Aarons, who came to the Bahamas in the 1960s and 1970s to capture high-society figures in their homes.

Gardens with bougainvillea-draped pergolas, ivy-clad alcoves, and palm-lined allées are just some of the features that extend the architecture into the tropical landscape and embrace the indoor-outdoor lifestyle of these houses.

Island Follies showcases the best of Melich’s island projects, with new photography of many previously unpublished interiors, capturing a lost world of glamour certain to inspire lovers of interior design and island retreats alike.

Oasis Living in Sandyport recently held a book signing for Island Follies.

Proprietor Brooke Pyfrom said it was an honour to host the signing, especially given her vision when founding Oasis.

“I think the location is fitting, because our goal since opening has been to bring beauty into Bahamian homes, and that’s what Melich did for such a long time,” said Ms Pyfrom.

KIDZ BOP live in concert in the Bahamas The popular children’s music brand KIDZ BOP will visiting the Bahamas this Christmas season to perform a family-friendly pop concert at Atlantis Paradise Island.

They take the stage on December 17 and tickets are now on sale.

Families can sing and dance along with the KIDZ BOP Kids, as they perform today’s biggest hits on stage, including “Good 4 U,” “Dance Monkey,” and “Stay.”

Organisers said the show will have awesome set, costumes, choreography, surprises, and will feature the fan-favourite Daddy Dance Off, which gives dads the chance to show off their best dance moves on stage to a mashup of Y2K hits.

The concert at Atlantis follows the successful summer run of the KIDZ BOP LIVE 2022 Tour, where the kids performed to hundreds of thousands of fans in iconic venues across the country, including Jones Beach, Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, and more.

KIDZ BOP, who perform songs “sung by kids for kids”, has sold more than 23 million albums and generated over 8 billion streams.

The music franchise is expanding internationally and currently records in five different languages. KIDZ BOP is Billboard Magazine’s “#1 Kid Artist” for 11 consecutive years. The brand has its own dedicated channel on SiriusXM – KIDZ BOP Radio (Channel 79).

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books

New author keeps hope alive after shanty town upbringing and surviving Dorian

By ALESHA CADET | Tribune Features Writer | acadet@tribunemedia.net

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MOLINA and her kids trapped in a kitchen cabinet during Hurricane Dorian

draft brought tears to my eyes, and when I (saw) the first proof, I was ecstatic and happy,” she said.

Molina said she is proud to have independently published this book with her brother, Joinel Jeune, who served as her editor and publisher.

A two-time author, he is now also the proprietor of Jeune Ink Publishing.

“Working with him to share parts of our childhood from my perspective was really special to me. Being published is a true blessing, it is proof of the benefits of consistency,” she said.

Molina said her book is packed with thoughtprovoking messages, like ‘God is with you in the storm’ and ‘Don’t despise your humble beginnings’.

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One message she believes her readers will easily understand is the one of choosing your focus.

The new author said you can choose not only to see the good in your life but also the presence of God, “as no matter where you are in life, whether you are rich or poor, healthy or ill, young or old, there is no doubt that God is and will always be the best option.”

As Hurricane Dorian was such a life-changing experience for her, Molina hopes to hear from fellow survivors who read her first-hand account of the monster storm.

Molina can be found under MJ Pierre on Facebook and Mjeunepierre on Instagram. She also shares faith-building messages through her podcast, Pockets Of Hope, which is available on Spotify.

‘Daydreaming On Unpaved Streets’ is currently available on Amazon and through Molina’s website, www.molinajpierre.org.

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ope was the driving force behind Molina Pierre’s decision to write her first book.

She wanted to share with readers how even under the harshest circumstances it is possible to keep hope alive.

In her debut publication, “Daydreaming on Unpaved Streets”, Molina writes about her experience of growing up in the shanty town of Pigeon Peas in Marsh Harbour, Abaco; being raised by a father whose battle with alcoholism had a huge impact on her, and most importantly, how she found faith as a child and how that changed her perspective on life.

She also writes about the harrowing ordeal of living through Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and having to rebuild her life in the aftermath.

“I recalled who I was as a child, innocent yet exposed, poor but rich in ideas, and limited yet limitless in my mind,” she told Tribune Weekend.

“My daydreams were endless. I knew that daydreaming had to be in the title. Literally, the unpaved streets refer to the unpaved dirt roads in Peas and Mudd, which are rocky and filled with potholes. Metaphorically, it symbolises the lives of many children coming from humble backgrounds who have big dreams.

“These children want to venture where no one in their family or even community has gone before. There may be a path for you to walk along, but it isn’t a smooth one. There are many stumbling rocks and potholes along the way. The goal is to keep walking in order to smooth the way for somebody else to walk across.”

Molina explained the book’s subtitle, ‘Facing Storms on the Path of Purpose’, refers to natural storms like Hurricane Dorian that take a toll on our lives, but also to “spiritual storms we encounter on a daily basis and how we can prepare for and overcome the unexpected.”

Born and raised in Marsh Harbour, the “island girl” said she lived in Abaco her whole life, got married, and raised her family there until Hurricane Dorian left them homeless. Since moving to South Florida, Molina and her family have been rebuilding their lives.

“I experienced a lot of emotional difficulty following Hurricane Dorian, especially since I was expecting my third child at the time. Through prayer and journalling, I found clarity and peace, which led me to write my book ‘Daydreaming On Unpaved Streets’,” she said.

“This is my first book, but it won’t be my last.

The book took me two years to complete. My first

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interview

Dion Cunningham This Bahamian pianist has been picked from an international pool of hundreds of candidates to teach a special course at Harvard University. He explains to Jeffarah Gibson how this historic achievement also benefits the country and his community.

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ahamian pianist Dion Cunningham will share his vast musical knowledge with students in the United States after being selected to teach a course at the prestigious Harvard University in Massachusetts.

Dion is one of five people who were selected from a group of 300 international applicants to be a Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellow for the 2022/23 academic year.

The opportunity is an auspicious one for the assistant professor at the University of the Bahamas, who is looking forward to representing the institution and his country.

The Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellowship falls under the umbrella of the Harvard Graduate School of Music. The Visiting Global Fellows facilitate a range of academic activities over a

two-week period. They also engage and network with students and faculty.

“I was encouraged to apply by fellow Bahamian and Harvard faculty member Dr Peter Blair to apply. At this point, however, I’d applied to many fellowship programmes and had not made the cut in any of them. Somehow, through a competitive application process, I was selected as one of five fellows out of a pool of over 300 applicants for the 2022/23 academic year. I am also told that I am the first musician to be awarded this fellowship in the history of the programme,” he told Tribune Weekend.

Dion will instruct a course on “Music as the Universal Language for Teaching and Learning.”

“I will be teaching this course to graduate students within the Harvard Graduate School of Education. I will also give a university-wide

lecture-recital as part of the fellowship as well,” he said.

“As part of the repertoire for that occasion, I am excited to present the Bahamian folk song ‘Who Dat’, with fellow Bahamian pianist Elijah Stevens. This was arranged as a piano duet by the late Lee Callender.”

“I look forward to commencing new projects with some of the teaching and research faculty I’ve developed relationships with at Harvard,” he added.

Dion said this opportunity is significant on many levels.

“Harvard, arguably the top US university, traditionally and historically, celebrates pure academics as opposed to creatives. But my unique background in straddling both the academic, interdisciplinary and creative worlds enabled me to somehow shatter that ceiling. (I am) grateful that there’s a path for not only musicians but all artists who are interested in interdisciplinary explorations between education and the arts,” he said.

“It is also significant for the Bahamas. While there are a few Bahamians out there who have passed through Harvard’s hallowed halls as students, Dr Peter Blair has the distinction of being the only Bahamian to have taught at Harvard so far.”

Mr Cunningham said he hopes Harvard and other schools of similar status become places more people from the Bahamian community can aspire to.

“This is a game-changer for my career as a musician and an academic. And while networking and collaborations are a huge part of that, the most important game-changer is that of my mindset.

My father, Bishop Deanza Cunningham, would always paraphrase the scripture to us as kids: ;You are the head and not the tail. You are above and not beneath.’ But there was always a part of me that doubted. I doubted whether I was smart enough, talented enough or belonged in such an elite company, especially after countless rejections of similar opportunities. Those doubts are now completely gone. I know I can truly do all things through Christ who strengthens me. All He requires is faith and work. And though it gets overwhelming at times, I’m thankful that I can be overwhelmed with good things.”

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Dion is also someone who has a big heart for his community. He has raised funding and awareness for his community art initiative while once again participating in the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in North Carolina.

Funds raised support Mr Cunningham’s TRI for the Arts campaign outreach.

“I’ve been committed to my work as an assistant professor at the University of the Bahamas, serving in the School of Education (Music Education) and the School of Communications (Music).

I continue to be humbled at this early stage in my career to pour into the next generation of musicians and music educators in our nation. I’ve also continued my outreach work in edutainment in our community through Adventures in the Arts,” he said.

“We’re excited to resume our Fall Matinee Field Trip Experiences at local schools, reach out to children’s homes and the youth correctional facilities, the Simpson Penn and Willie Mae Pratt Centres. We will also reprise Adventures in the Arts: The Christmas Edition,” he said.

“I spent the summertime in New York City studios where I recorded music for my debut album.

The album is focused on the early piano works of 19th century composer Robert Schumann.

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weekend in history November 4 • In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his crew discover the entrance to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

Over the next several years, a monumental excavation process is undertaken, uncovering several thousand objects, including the famous solid gold sarcophagus containing the mummy of the boy-king.

The little-known “King Tut” died when he was just 18 years old; CT scans show he had a cleft palate and fairly long head, as well as a curved spine and fusion of the upper vertebrae - signs of Marfan’s syndrome. Today, it is believed

I explore analogies between his music and our human existence along the lines of passion, play and peace. It is scheduled for release in January of 2023.”

Dion has the distinction of being the first Bahamian to earn a Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

He earned this designation in 2019 from the University of Maryland College Park. Dion now aims to broaden the artistic landscape locally and internationally through his academic work, professional engagements and community outreach.

A true son of the soil, Dion graduated from Thelma Gibson Primary and St Augustine’s College in Nassau. During those early years he studied piano and music theory with Dawn Sands.

Later, he attended Macalester College and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins where he studied with Don Betts and Marian Hahn. For his outstanding musical achievements, he won the Lila Bell Acheson Prize and Frances Turner Prize in Music. While at the University of Maryland, competition prizes awarded him the opportunity to make his Carnegie Hall debut in New York.

Additionally, his dissertation “The Science of Artistic Expression” fostered collaborations between the School of Music and the Neuromechanics Research Core.

by some historians that he perished in a chariot crash that broke his legs and pelvis.

• In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994, is assassinated by a Jewish extremist while attending a peace rally held in Tel Aviv’s Kings Square. He was 73.

The shooter, Yigal Amir, a 27-year-old Jewish law student, had connections to the farright Jewish group Eyal.

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• In 1605, the Gunpowder Plot is foiled. It was an assassination attempt against Protestant King James I of England by a group of Catholics led by Robert Catesby.

The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament.

Today, the event is commemorated as Guy Fawkes Night, when people across the UK and in some Commonwealth countries

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burn effigies of Guy Fawkes, the first conspirator caught, in celebratory bonfires.

• In 1872, Susan B Anthony, a leader in the American women’s suffrage movement, casts her ballot in the US presidential election. Later she is arrested for voting illegally and convicted in a trial she described as “the greatest outrage history ever witnessed.”

November 6 • In 1661, the last monarch of

the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, Charles II, is born. He rules Spain from 1665 to 1700.

Today, he is best remembered for his physical disabilities (he could barely eat because of his disfigured jaw; suffered from rickets, hallucinations, and an oversized head). His family tree was intentionally inbred over generations; his parents were uncle and niece, and his mother was also his cousin, while his father was also his great-uncle. Charles’ dying childless led to the 13-year-long War of the Spanish Succession.

• In 1917, the second phase of the Russian Revolution begins. Led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin, leftist revolutionaries stage a nearly bloodless coup d’état against Russia’s Provisional Government in Petrograd (now St Petersburg). Lenin goes on to serve as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924.

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Bahamian beauty queen wins international pageant title

By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer | jgibson@tribunemedia.net

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S intimidating as it was sharing a stage with women from all around the world, many with more experience than her, 20-year-old Bahamian beauty queen India Davis rose to the occasion and clinched the title of Ms International World Global.

India, who was recently named the first runner-up in the Miss Bahamas Universe contest, captured the Ms International World Global crown following a three-day event hosted on board the cruise ship Margaritaville At Sea. The ship departed West Palm Beach on October 15.

The grand finale for the pageant was also held on the ship on October 17.

“Competing in Ms International World was a dream come true. It exceeded my expectations as far as my first international pageant. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience, meeting amazing women from all around the world with all unique stories and backgrounds. It was beautiful, to say the least,” she told Tribune Weekend.

India made her pageant debut at the Miss Bahamas Universe Pageant 2022. Though her first attempt at pageantry, she delivered an outstanding performance, impressing the judges enough to secure the first runner-up position and taking home awards in several categories.

During that pageant, it was announced the first runner-up would represent the Bahamas on the international pageant circuit.

“I’d say the experience was quite different from competing in Miss Bahamas Universe simply because I felt a bit more comfortable because I was home amongst girls who are in my age bracket. Whereas in Ms International World it was with women older than me from all around the world, so it was a bit intimidating but interesting to be a part of.”

The events she enjoyed the most were the costume walk and swimwear photoshoot.

“It’s definitely something that I’ll cherish for the rest of my life…to be able to represent my country on an international level such as this,” she said.

“My major takeaway would be the experience in itself. I bet on myself and continued in pageantry, a skill and talent that I didn’t know I had. I’ve made memories to last a lifetime, but to be able to have the opportunity to show the world what the Bahamas has to offer in the space of pageantry was truly a full circle moment for me.”

Now that competition has wrapped up, the young beauty queen will turn her focus to her platform.

“For me, what’s next is to travel the world with the Bahamian colours on my back and show everyone what we are all about, as well as continue to

INDIA is crowned Ms International World Global promote my platform, ‘Motion for Change’, which is about instilling good habits and good qualities in kids to prevent non-communicable diseases, because it’s not only a Bahamian issue but a global issue,” she said.

National Director of the Miss Bahamas Universe Anthony Smith said the organisation is proud of what India has accomplished on the world stage.

He said the organisation believed in India’s ability to make an impactful statement at the global level.

Most recently, India was invited through the affiliated partners of the Miss Bahamas Universe Organisation and VIP Pageantry to participate as a model in New York Fashion Week.

Her larger-than-life portrait was showcased on a digital billboard in Times Square.

Though born in Nassau, Bahamas, India’s family is deeply rooted in the Abacos.

India spent her early childhood in Freeport, Grand Bahama, and returned to Nassau to complete her high school education. Her name was a permanent fixture on the honour roll, and along with academic achievements, her natural athletic abilities ensured that she received multiple scholarship offers through various educational organisations.

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary hold to be placed on her scholarship opportunities, so India decided to accept a job offer from the Advanced Health Centre, where her position as administrative assistant has exposed her to the economic side of medicine and redirected her interest in becoming a dermatologist to becoming an aesthetician instead.

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gardening

November veggie planting and growing carrots

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ood day, gardeners.

With the slight dip in temperatures (although it doesn’t feel like it out there in the middle of the day), many herbs and vegetables will be thriving.

The softer leaf herbs and veggies really enjoy the tiny changes in weather conditions that are occurring now.

Here are some herbs and vegetables that are easily transplanted from starter plants straight to the garden bed or to containers this month: Arugula, beets, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, all types of cabbage, cauliflower, collards, eggplant, endives, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, hot and sweet peppers, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, and “tropical” spinach.

I see some gardeners have a head start on lettuce and cabbage, and because of their planning and tending, they’ll begin harvesting very soon, while most of us are still scrambling to catch up!

Here are some plants that can be transplanted with care, as the days are still a bit warm under the full sun: Amaranth, celery, squashes, luffa, mustard, spinach.

Plants that are best seeded at the moment include: Beans (bush, lima, and pole), carrots, corn, cucumbers, onions (bunching), peas (English and Southern), radish, squashes and turnips.

Focus on carrots I have grown carrots from liners (starter plants), but they really do best when seeded straight to the garden bed or to the pot that they’ll be grown in for the whole season. Be sure to have a very clean soil mix for carrots and ensure to use a container that is very deep or prepare the garden bed to a depth of at least 16” with soft, clean, rock free soil for the best root development and larger, straighter carrots. Carrots also grow best in these cooler months, which are also the drier months, and they really thrive with ample moisture levels in the soil. Supplemental watering is as essential for carrots as

it is for lettuce and tomatoes et al. It is recommended to space carrot rows 10 inches apart with plants spaced 1–3 inches apart. Seeds should be planted shallowly, about quarter inch deep in the soil.

Don’t worry if you don’t see any above-soil action right away; carrots are slow to germinate. The soil should be kept consistently moist throughout the germination and growing period. Do not let the top of the soil dry until the seeds have germinated. This may require frequent light irrigations every day or two if the weather is very hot and dry. Once seedlings are about an inch tall, be sure to thin them to the recommended spacing. Thinning is important; with such tiny seeds it’s very easy to over-plant your carrot rows. Each carrot plant needs between 1 and 3 inches, depending on variety, to grow.

Carrots need between 70 to 120 days after planting to be ready

for harvesting; exact timing will depend on the variety. Carrots can be harvested and eaten early, but when grown past their prime, they become tough, woody, and inedible. Planning the garden bed goes a long way into achieving success during the winter growing season.

Get that extra compost or aged and matured organic matter down into the bed a few weeks before planting and mix it in thoroughly. The deeper the better. Mulching the garden bed after seeding or transplanting will only benefit by continuing to add organic material and in keeping the moisture levels higher through hotter and drier days.

Water, water, water. It is a wonderful time in the garden with the arrival of the winter growing season, and if it planned out well and prepared properly, the garden bed will reap rewards for the next six months!

Nothing beats harvesting your own edibles form the garden, and the

taste is far superior to anything available on the grocery store shelves.

Get the kids involved! They can do a lot more bending and some of the grunt work and it helps to develop an understanding of how food is produced and hopefully gets them involved in a lifelong obsession to provide food from their own gardens when that time comes. Grow on gardeners, do not let failures deter you, try, try, and try again. Once you’ve got it down, there will be no stopping you! As always, I wish you happy gardening.

• Adam Boorman is the nursery manager at Fox Hill Nursery on Bernard Road. You can contact him with any questions you may have, or topics you would like to see discussed, at gardening242@gmail.com

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entertainment

New this week: Daniel Radcliffe gets weird; ‘Manifest’ returns, and ‘Harvestella’ offers cosy gaming Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.

MOVIES — Elvis, Elton John and Freddie Mercury have all gotten the biopic treatment. Now, it’s finally Weird Al’s turn. In “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, plays the parody pro through his life — or, at least, a version of his life. Yankovic, himself, co-wrote and co-produced “Weird,” directed by Eric Appel. And, as you might expect, the “White and Nerdy” singer-songwriter fills the tale with plenty of satirical touches nodding to the usual conventions of the music biopic. Yet it’s also full of surprises.

— Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) is on the case, again. The Netflix sequel “Enola Holmes 2,” debuting Friday, quickly follows up the charming 2020 film that adapted Nancy Springer’s book series and Arthur Conan Doyle spinoff. The sequel teams the younger Holmes with her famous older brother detective (Henry Cavill) for a multithreaded mystery that picks up some of the original’s strands (Helena Bonham Carter returns as Enola’s

“Manifest.” After NBC ended its run at three seasons, it redeemed itself in repeats on Netflix and earned the chance for a proper finish. A total of 20 new episodes will be released in two parts on the streaming service, with the first half out today. To recap the premise: An airliner lands safely in New York after a rough flight, but the passengers’ relief vanishes when they realise five years have elapsed in a few hours.

mother) while extending into the working conditions of 19th century London factories.

— In her first leading role in four years, “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence stars in, and produces, “Causeway,” Lila Neugebauer’s drama about a US soldier named Lynsey rehabbing at home in New Orleans after a brain injury suffered while on tour in Afghanistan.

A gentle indie about trauma and recovery, “Causeway” is lifted by the warmth of Brian Tyree Henry, who plays a local mechanic with his own painful past who befriends Lynsey.

Debuts today on Apple TV+.

— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle

MUSIC — A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie returns with his fourth studio album and it shows a lot of range. Singles from “Me vs Myself,” out today, include the languid “Take Shots,” featuring Tory Lanez, a team up with H.E.R. for the pop-leaning banger “Playa” and working with Roddy Ricch on “B.R.O. (Better Ride Out)”. Boogie can also be heard as the featured guest on Pink Sweat$’s sexy “Lay Up N’ Chill”.

— Ireland has given us so many great artists — Sinéad O’Connor, U2, One Direction’s Niall Horan, Hozier and Glen Hansard. Dermot Kennedy may be the nation’s next big thing, judging by his second album, “Sonder.” Kennedy, with his expressive voice and impassioned songs, has amassed nearly 4 billion streams across platforms and has the best-selling debut album in Ireland of this millennium.

— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy

TELEVISION — George Lopez’s new sitcom is a family affair. In NBC’s “Lopez vs Lopez,” the actor-comedian stars opposite real-life offspring, Mayan Lopez. Their fictional versions of dad and daughter are unlikely roommates with a rocky relationship. The 2002-07 comedy “George Lopez” remains one of the few Latino-led hits on TV. “Lopez vs Lopez,” with Selenis Leyva and Al Madrigal in the cast, debuts today.

— Abrupt cancellations and unresolved stories used to be a common affront to viewers. Now other platforms can come to the aid of an axed series, as is the case with

— With patience, even an 18thcentury novel can get a TV prequel.

It helps that the book at hand is “Dangerous Liaisons,” an amorality tale repeatedly adapted for stage and screen, including the Oscar-winning 1988 film. In the new Starz version billed as a “bold prelude,” Camille and Valmont are young, in love and in Paris as revolution looms.

Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton play the pair destined to become architects of scandal and tragedy as, respectively, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont. The series debuts on Sunday.

— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber

VIDEO GAMES — Most people associate video games with fast-paced, over-the-top action, but there’s a huge audience out there for mellow farming sims like “Stardew Valley” and “Harvest Moon.” Square Enix’s “Harvestella” aims for the middle ground. Sure, you can while away hours tending to your crops and chatting with your neighbours. But there’s an evergrowing threat looming over your bucolic town, and sooner or later you’ll have to put down the hoe and pick up a sword. The demo promises the sort of apocalyptic showdowns Square is known for. “Harvestella” comes out today for PC and Nintendo Switch.

— Lou Kesten

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Literary lives – Laurel and Hardy

Double Trouble Part II Sir Christopher Ondaatje remembers the prolific British-American comedy duo who were at their most famous from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s, but whose legacy lives on until today.

“A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don’t know. Does anybody? Can you define it? All I know is that I learned how to get laughs, and that’s all I know about it. You have to learn what people will laugh at, then proceed accordingly.”

– Stan Laurel After their first collaboration Putting Pants on Philip (1927), Laurel and Hardy starred together in The Battle of the Century – also in 1927. The Roach Comedy All Stars took part in a series of films. Over time, Laurel and Hardy’s parts grew larger while those of their fellow stars grew smaller. It was Leo McCarey who actually suggested their teaming up and he was their supervising director from 1927 to 1930.

McCarey and Laurel worked together to devise the format. They played the same characters for thirty years. Although Roach hired other writers and directors for Laurel and Hardy in addition to Leo McCarey, Laurel would always completely re-write the scripts, and meticulously review the footage during the editing process. He was tireless, and had a special gift for timing. He ran the Laurel and Hardy set, no matter who was in the director’s chair. He was the head writer by 1929 and no one ever criticised his authority. Hardy went along with everything his partner did.

“After all, just doing the gags was hard enough work, especially if you have taken as many falls and been dumped in as many mudholes as I have.

I think I earned my money.”

– Oliver Hardy Sometimes their comedy bordered on the surreal – which Laurel called “White Magic”. In Way Out West (1937) Laurel clenches his fist and pours tobacco into it as if it were a pipe. He then flicks his thumb upward – as if using a lighter. His thumb ignites and he lights his “pipe”. Hardy, amazed, tries to copy this, and his thumb catches fire – terrifying him. Laurel repeats the “pipe”

LAUREL (right) and Hardy arrive at Southampton on board the liner ‘Queen Elizabeth’, February 1947. (Photo by Keystone_Hulton Archive) joke in Block Heads (1938). Laurel was a comic genius. Banging and crashing sounds were used to dramatise Hardy’s misfortunes. Hardy developed his “tie twiddle” to demonstrate embarrassment; and also developed his trademark of looking directly into the camera lens and registering his disgust. Offscreen Laurel was the more industrious “idea man” while Hardy was more easygoing.

The catchphrase most used by Laurel and Hardy on film is “Well here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into”. Both actors used the catchphrase, or part of it, and it was used in Another Fine Mess (1930), Chickens Come Home (1931), Thicker Than Water (1935), and The Fixer-Uppers (1935).

It was also in the final dialogue of Atoll K (1951), the final Laurel and Hardy film.

The duo proved skilful in their handling of the transition from silent pictures to the talking era in their first sound film Unaccustomed As We Are in 1929. They began by spoofing the slow and self-conscious speech of the early talking actors, which became a routine which they would use regularly. The first feature Laurel and Hardy film was Pardon Us (1931). The Music Box (1932)

won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject, but Big Business (1929) is still their most consistently acclaimed silent film. Sons of the Desert (1933) is heralded as being their best feature length film.

“If any of you cry at my funeral, I’ll never speak to you again.”

– Stan Laurel The 1934 film Babes in Toyland remains a perennial favourite on American television during the Christmas season. Unfortunately, Laurel was unhappy with the plot and an argument followed with Hal Roach – who later spoke scathingly about the film The rift damaged relations between Roach and Laurel to the point that Roach said he didn’t want to produce any more Laurel and Hardy films. However, the association continued for another six years after which, hoping for greater artistic freedom, they left Hal Roach studios in 1940.

Laurel and Hardy signed with 20th Century Fox in 1941, and with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in

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STEVE Coogan and John C Reilly in the 2018 biopic ‘Stan & Ollie’ 1942. Working conditions were different as they were simply hired actors, relegated to the studios’ B-film units. They had to do what they were told, not allowed to contribute or improvise as they had done with Hal Roach. The films still proved popular. They made eight films up to the end of 1944, all budgeted between $300,000 and $450,000 each, and earned many millions for both Fox and MGM. The Fox studios kept making Laurel and Hardy films even after they discontinued their other B-series films.

Both actors decided to rest in 1946, and took their first European tour in 1947. They returned to America in 1948 but Laurel was sick and couldn’t perform. He encouraged Hardy to take bit parts – which he did with John Wayne in The Fighting Kentuckian, and with Bing Crosby in Frank Copra’s Riding High.

They made their final film, Atoll K in 1950-1951 – a French/Italian co-production plagued with language problems and serious health issues. Hardy began to lose weight precipitously, and Laurel had prostrate complications. Critics were disappointed

by English dubbing and Laurel’s sickly appearance. The film was not a commercial success and brought to an end the Laurel and Hardy film careers.

Laurel and Hardy, despite health issues, returned to the European stage in 1952 and

LAUREL and Hardy’s final portrait in 1956 undertook a series of well-received public appearances, including a trip to Cobh in the Republic of Ireland.

“The love and affection we found that day at Cobh was simply unbelievable. There were hundreds of boats blowing whistles and mobs of people screaming on the docks ... And then something happened that I can never forget. All the church bells in Cobh started to ring out our theme song “Dance of the Cuckoos” and Babe (Oliver Hardy) looked at me and we cried. I’ll never forget that day. Never.”

– Stan Laurel On May 17, 1954, the pair made their last live stage performance in Plymouth at the Palace Theatre; and their only American TV appearance when they were surprised and interviewed by Ralph Edwards on his live NBC-TV programme “This is Your Life”. The positive reviews of the TV broadcast urged them to re-negotiate with Hal Roach Jr for a series of NBC-TV Specials, Laurel and Hardy’s Fabulous Fables, but plans had to be cancelled because of the aging comedians’ declining health.

In 1956, Hardy lost over 100 pounds, and suffered several strokes resulting in reduced mobility and speech. Hardy’s home was sold to help cover medical expenses. He died of a stroke on August 7, 1957. He weighed only 138 pounds.

Stan Laurel lived for another eight years and was given a special Academy Award in 1960 for his contributions to film comedy – but he was unable to attend the ceremony due to ill health.

Danny Kaye accepted the Award for him. During his last years all Laurel’s communication was in the form of written correspondence – and he personally answered all his fan letters. Dick Van Dyke, always a fan, who had copied his comedy and dancing style, discovered his name and home number in the telephone book and his home number. Laurel invited him over for the afternoon.

Stan Laurel died on February 23, 1965, and lived to see their work rediscovered in television and film revivals, but not to witness the bittersweet film Stan & Ollie, which premiered in England on January 11, 2019, starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly in the titular roles.

“It was a love story about these two guys, who just happened to be Laurel and Hardy.”

– Film director John S Baird • Sir Christopher Ondaatje is the author of The Last Colonial. He acknowledges that he has quoted liberally from Wikipedia; Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy: An Affectionate Biography by John McCabe (August 1, 2004), and A History of the Hal Roach Studios by Richard Lewis Ward (August 15, 2006).

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history

Cricket – another inning, please

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received several e-mails regarding last week’s article about railways in the Bahamas. Donald, a reader in California, had this to say: “I heard a lot about Wilson City and its railway from my dad (born 1901 at Chero- FORGOTTEN FACTS kee Sound), who worked there as a teenager (with Curtis Lowe from Hope Town, whom he next met again with my wife and me when we visited Cherokee Sound in 1979). Daddy told me Wilson City had the first ice-making plant in the Bahamas and that they used to sail with blocks of ice overnight to Nassau. He said he was so amazed at seeing ice for the first time, he tried to carry some in his pocket as he walked home, to show people in Cherokee.”

Now on to this week’s topic: cricket.

The first international cricket match was played in 1844 – between the United States and Canada. In 1858, a cricket club was founded in Berlin, Germany, – by people from the United States and England.

Today’s German Cricket Federation (founded in 1988) has over 300 clubs.

According to Paul Thompson Sr, in his October 26 Letter to the Editor of The Tribune – an appeal to have cricket included on the sports agenda of the 50th Independence celebrations – Bahamian cricket dates back to 1883 in Harbour Island.

His letter gives such an interesting account of cricket in the Bahamas that I have copied parts of it here: “Cricket is the oldest competitive sport played in the Bahamas…

Its popularity grew in New Providence during the World Wars when there were British troops here. The Bahamas Cricket Association, led

by President the Hon A F Adderley, with Secretary Sir Orville Turnquest, organised cricket competitions and cricket became the most popular

PAUL C ARANHA

spectator sport in our country for several decades and continues uninterrupted….

“During the decades of the fifties and sixties, Mr Percy Mun­nings, an ardent cricket lover, took a Bahamas team to Jamaica each year and teams from Jamaica visited us in New Providence…

“Commonwealth Wanderers Cricket Club emerged in the late

sixties. The club consisted of Bahamian and foreign cricketers, led by a Bahamian president and vice president. The Wanderers took teams on tour annually to multiple cities in the USA and Canada, the Caribbean, South America and Panama.

In 1976, the Wanderers were the first Bahamian team to tour England.

The Ministry of Tourism provided

some funding and used the tours to advertise the Bahamas…

“The publicity arranged by the Ministry of Tourism was first class.

In England, we had a bus with a Ministry of Tourism designed banner advertising the Bahamas. The publicity derived from our cricket teams travelling abroad was very well known. New Providence became a popular destination for visiting cricket teams…

“One of our major achievements was the building of the now worldfamous Cricket Club that houses the restaurant at Haynes Oval. It was the brainchild of BCA President Sidney Deveaux and Irving Taylor (BCA treasurer). The late politicians Peter Bethel (played cricket with St Bernards) and Dr Norman Gay, both of whom were Cabinet Ministers got permission for the BCA to use land at Haynes oval for the construction.

The Ministry of works designed and provided the plan…“Cricket is a part of Bahamian history and continues to be a prominent sport in the Bahamas, and as such should be recognised during the 50th anniversary celebrations. It is hoped that influential persons will use that influence to make it happen.”

• For questions and comments, please send an e-mail to islandairman@gmail.com

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animals Animal matters Kim Aranha

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know that you have heard me extolling the advantages and the disadvantages of posting and interacting on Facebook. Yesterday was an interesting Facebook interaction day.

I was struck by a photo of a beautiful dog who had been in the shelter for several months without being adopted; passed by in spite of her very Golden Eetriever looks. She recently was sent to the States and the photo that captivated me was the one in this article with her new owner. What struck me more than anything is that this is a beautiful dog. How is it that nobody in Nassau wanted to adopt her? Yet somebody in the States couldn’t wait to adopt her.

I posted the photo on my personal page and on the Knowles Knows page.

I knew I would get my share of haters or snide remarks and that I certainly did, but there were a lot of interesting answers that made perfect sense.

Several people pointed out that for many a pet is a status symbol and the potcake is most certainly not seen as a status symbol. This was followed by the reminder that if somebody wants a potcake there is one on every corner for the taking. That in itself is a pretty sad reflection of the state of affairs for dogs. So why adopt from the shelter.

Another very vocal argument is that many people rent and the rental homes that allow dogs are few and far between, forcing people not to have pets. I thought this was sad too. Most people pay a security deposit when they move in. Many properties that allow pets demand an additional refundable surcharge for pets, and I am sure that house checks could be organised. I have been a landlord and have always allowed multiple dogs. I allow small

A senior companion

By The Bahamas Humane Society Senior dog Ralph has been at the Bahamas Humane Society for several months now, waiting patiently while his medical treatment finishes, and hoping that just the right human will come along and see him for what a good boy he is.

PHOTO/LINDA GILL-ARANHA

Why are potcakes undervalued by Bahamians?

PET OF THE WEEK

kids too, but to be honest, I am more concerned what a bunch of kids can get up to with a packet of crayons than two 60-lbs potcakes.

One person strayed off topic a bit but described how badly he felt for a malnourished dog who was just standing on the side of the road and a neighbourhood youth walked past the dog then stopped and walked back and kicked the dog in the face, for no reason on earth. The man telling the tale felt sickened for the animal. He was a person with a heart, the young man?

Who knows what demons reside in his soul, and the next person he kicks in the face could be a child, or an elderly

Ralph is friendly with other dogs and cats don’t faze him at all.

As a senior citizen, he just wants somewhere calm and quiet to rest his head and a human who’ll give him cuddles now and again. Senior dogs make great companions especially for people for whom puppies are too much to handle. person because he got away with it just as he probably gets away with abuse to weaker humans, perhaps he was a victim of the same treatment. And so the cycle continues thanks to our inability to face the evils in the face and deal with them?

It is a bit of a mystery why so many people who are not from here are so smitten by the potcake and his amazing personality, his unfailing loyalty, intelligence and incredible ability to guard his home. Over the years, I have had some purebreds and a lot of potcakes. It has always been the potcake to get the breed dog going. The first to bark, the first to run to the door, the A Bahamian potcake finds a new home in the US

Come and meet Ralph today, or call 325-6742 for more information.

(The phone lines are having issues; please keep trying) Ralph looks forward to meeting you!

• Are you ready for Christmas?

The BHS Thrift Shop is! Christmas items are now on sale, along with a whole lot of other amazing items. Come and check it out!

Wednesday/Thursday/Friday from 11am to 3pm, and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Please remember to bring your shopping bag(s). Donations are always gratefully accepted. first to hear a car pull up. You can’t train that gift; it is an inborn ability.

Some people felt that it was too complicated to adopt from the BHS. I understand that we ask where you live and if you have a fenced-in yard and a sheltered area in case of inclement weather. That may sound invasive, I guess it is, but shouldn’t we make sure that we are sending this feeling, breathing and understanding sentient being somewhere it will be treated properly. Why do we do a house check, you may ask? Because some people do not tell the truth. I hate to tell you, but that is a fact.

Money was a also factor. That makes sense as to why somebody has no dog, but why do people shell out hundreds of dollars for dogs they can ill afford? My favourite response was: As a society we tend to gravitate toward foreign things like specialty dogs, exotic plants and shrubs, instead of our own potcakes that need a home and our trees that attract native birds.

We like dogs that project an image of pedigree and aggressiveness. We are so shallow it is depressing. Potcakes are as valuable as pedigrees if they are considered pets and not status symbols or a projection of misogyny by some.

Thank you, Mr Carroll, you hit the nail on the head.

Amongst the silly, quirky comments there were a bunch of good ideas, intelligent opinions, and helpful decisions… I was taken to task for my wording, so I am trying really hard here not to repeat the same linguistic infractions.

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celebrity

Spooktacular!

By CARA HUNT Tribune Features Writer cbrennen@tribunemedia.net

A KIM Kardashian as shapeshifter Mystique from ‘X-Men’

LIZZO as Marge Simpson

JANELLE Monae as the alien opera singer from ‘The Fifth Element’

fter two years of abstaining and mostly staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere seemed to go all out this Halloween. This also included celebrities, many of whom got especially creative with their costumes for this year’s spooky season (and with their access to personal stylists, professional photographers, and of course the necessary funds, it’s the least we can expect from them).

Model and television host Heidi Klum is the undisputed queen of Halloween. Each year for the past two decades she has even hosted her own star-studded Halloween party.

While her red carpet looks usually leave much to be desired, she always nails her Halloween costumes. Instead of going for the “sexy” route like so many celebs (and regular people) do, Heidi always gets innovative. This year was no exception. Her latest labor-intensive costume was a horrific worm. Technically, it was a couple’s costume; her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel, dressed as the fisherman who had “hooked” her.

She told Vogue: “Because it is Halloween, you need the creepy factor, also a bit gross and disgusting.”

Meanwhile, the iconic cartoon character of Marge Simpson was also a popular choice this Halloween. Both rapper Cardi B and singer Lizzo decided to cover themselves in yellow body paint and wear sky-high blue hair. Lizzo also changed costumes to embody Miss Piggy of The Muppets and social media personality Chrisean Rock. The latter earned her some backlash, as people felt it was unfair to make fun of Chrisean, who is in a troubled relationship with rapper Blueface.

Taking the cinematic approach, rapper and music exec Diddy (Sean Combs), formerly known as P Diddy, Puffy and Puff Daddy, decided to go as Heath Ledger’s iconic Joker from the 2008 film The Dark Knight. People online applauded him for his attention to detail.

Singer-actress Janelle Monáe also wowed with an extremely detailed and realistic portrayal of the alien diva who sang opera in the cult classic film “The Fifth Element”, starring Bruce Willis.

“Scandal” star Kerry Washington not only nailed it looks-wise when she dressed up as the legendary funk and soul singer Lionel Richie, she also did an amazing job getting his characteristic mannerisms down when she performed a lipsynched rendition of his hit song “You Are.” Of course, Kim Kardashian had to get in on the action. She chose to go as shapeshifter Mystique from the ‘X-Men’ comic book franchise. But she had some competition in that department, and fans said rapper Saweetie did it better in 2020.

KERRY Washington as Lionel Richie

HEIDI Klum as a worm

DIDDY as Heath Ledger’s Joke from ‘The Dark Knight’