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Sunday RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BANKRUPTCIES
deAths Julius Anderson Sr., Sylacauga Tressie Faye Bentley, Albertville Verdis Franklin Bible, Opelika Marla Kay Wolfe Blaylock, Piedmont Deborah Mosley Brissel, Roanoke Thomas “Milton” Levi Browning, Jacksonville Sarah Gidley Cadle, Abel William H. “Bill” Champion, Eastaboga Minzo Childs, Anniston Jimmy “Bubba” Edmondson, Talladega Annie Viola Hardin, Centre Martha Holley, Heflin Mary Elizabeth Hutchison, Ashland Drigges Jackson, Talladega Somchai Daniel Jeswald, Anniston Colleen E. Moore Johnson, Georgia Willis Chester “Bill” Martin Jr., Jacksonville Billy McCain, Anniston James McDaniel, Cedar
Bluff Emma McWilliams, Gadsden Deberel Dean Nolen, Roanoke Marjorie Juanita Parton, Ohatchee Alexander Perryman, Boynton Beach, Fla. Walter Reddick, Anniston Sarah Roberts, Anniston Bernard Victor “B.V.” Robinson, Oxford Freda G. Shafer, Oxford Nancey Ann Rollins Sprayberry, Lineville Billy Ray Suddeth, Roanoke Lucy Edna Turley, Anniston Marcelle Cochran Waldrep, Ashland Viola Ware, Lineville Dr. Robert Simeon Whitelaw Jr., Georgia Walter Nathaniel Whitlow, Roanoke Frederick Williamson Williams Jr., Anniston James Wilson, Odenville Norman Hubert Womack, Glencoe
RATE OF BANKRUPTCIES 2525 2020
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts. The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:
Chapter 7 • John M. Ridlbauer, Reynolds Street Northwest, Jacksonville • Bruce W. Large and Susan A. Large, Berkshire Drive, Anniston • Thomas R. Howard and Shannon C. Howard, Robertson Road, Anniston
Chapter 13
• Daniel Balliet and Tara Balliet, Clark Avenue, Oxford • Ericka Caudill, Weaver
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• Jeffery Connell and Bridget Connell • Vernon Thomas an Michelle Thomas • Lindsey Kate Griffin and Terry Ray Griffin • Jeffrey Bryan Adair and Sharon Ginger Adair • Christiane Branche and Russell Branche • Karen V. Hyatt to James Howard Hyatt
• David Brent Clanton and Kristi Ligon • Pamela McConathy and David Manuel Torres • Fred Douglas Wright Jr. and Mary Elease Wright • Alena Leigh Henderson and Johnny Henderson II • Deidre Rose Conaway and James Lee Conaway • Emily Heather Ellis and William J. Ellis
• Shawn Daniel Johnson of Jacksonville to Constance Renee Agan of Jacksonville • Noah Fredrick Holt of Jacksonville to Natalie Cheryl Hill of Jacksonville • Willard Benned Cochran Jr. of Alexandria to Jamie Lynn Angles of Alexandria • Alexander Kirkpatrick Morgan of Anniston to Tabatha Ann Waybright of Anniston • Richard Blake Gallahar of Ohatchee to Kallie Page Tankersley of Anniston • Torron Derran Shropshire of Anniston to Heather Ashely Whitmire of Anniston • Gregory Cantrele Whatley of Anniston to Mitchel Janet Karamanites of Anniston • Jesse Morris Clark III of Munford to Lindsay Michele Coppock of Munford • Willie Minor Leonard of Eastaboga to Aquanetta Collins of Talladega. • Charles Rew Bailey Jr. of Jacksonville to Laura Lee Peek of Jacksonville
• Cameron Michael Henry Tanner of Oxford to Halie Michelle Mayfield of Oxford • Guy Steven Marler of Anniston to Shauna Elizabeth Land of Anniston • Patrick Shawn Mason of Oxford to Tina Burrage Shafer of Anniston • Larry Lanier Thomas of Anniston to April Michelle Eady of Anniston • Shaun Patrick Hoard of Oxford to Vanessa Ann Gayheart of Oxford • Richard Adams Metcalf of Anniston to Linda Marie Dykes of Anniston • Deidrick Monolito Koonce of Oxford to Grace Ann Jackson of Oxford • Laroy Arthur Russell III of Weaver to Rhonda Elizabeth Boggs of Weaver • Robert Harris Bonds of Jacksonville to Amanda Marie Hinton of Jacksonville • Robert Blake Poore of Munford to Leigha Ashley Gladd of Munford
WILLS PROBATED • Brice W. Harris Jr. • Herbert John Wilson • John Clifton Reese • Antonia Cram • Bertie Mae
Mahaffey • Joyce Estelle Snow • Paul R. Ferguson • Nina C. Cleveland
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CATTLE SALE
Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week 659 compared to 489 last week. Receipts a year ago 618.
FEEDER CLASSES:
Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 150.00 to 210.00; 300-400 lbs. 145.00 to 177.50; 400-500 lbs. 132.00 to 155.00; 500-600 lbs. 126.00 to 139.00; 600700 lbs. 103.00 to 136.00. Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 135.00 to 190.00; 300-400 lbs. 128.00 to 172.50; 400-500 lbs. 122.00 to 137.00; 500-600 lbs. 110.00 to 122.00; 600700 lbs. 102.00 to 119.00.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
Cows: Breakers 82.50 to 86.00; Boners 87.00 to 94.00; Lean 77.00 to 81.50. Bulls: Normal Dressing 54-58% 90.00 to 97.50; High Dressing >58% 102.50 to 109.00; Low Dressing • Closed July 2 for 4th of July holiday.
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ARRESTS
The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and • Deangelo Lamon Russell, 21: first-degree possession of custody. charges are obtained from public records, are presumed marijuana. • Demetrius Young, 33, of Anniston: failure to appear in innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. • Alan Jeffrey Gross, 47: second-degree possession of a court. forged instrument. Anniston Oxford The following felony arrests were reported by the Anniston Police Department (addresses not provided) during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Buffi Maleia Jones, 32: illegal possession/fraudulent use of a credit card. • Dexter Laron Kelley, 43: obstructing justice by using a false I.D. • Charles Michael Cole, 22: hold for other agency. • Tammy Renee Dunn, 47: illegal possession/fraudulent use of a credit card.
Calhoun County
The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Mayeis Mytcanga Foster, 38, of Piedmont: probation violation. • Corda Lebron Phillips, 23, of Anniston: bond revocation. • Felipe Durpree Hutchinson, 47, of Anniston: interference with child custody. • Fyketa Y. Edison, 37, of Anniston: interference with child
The following felony arrests were reported by the Oxford Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Constance Diane Sloan, 42, of Eastaboga: second-degree possession of a forged instrument. • Terrence Royell Given, 34, of Birmingham: second-degree possession of a forged instrument. • Bradley Gene Entrekin, 26, of Oxford: four counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument. • Franklin Dwayne Pointer, 43, of Anniston: theft.
BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to $1,000 may be given.
nue: laptop computer. • Residence, 400 block of Pine Lane: television, speakers. • Residence, 1500 block of Woodstock Avenue: game console, controller, cell phone, Anniston cash. The following property crimes were report- • Residence, 200 block of A Street: laptop ed to the Anniston Police Department dur- computer, television. ing the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thefts Thursday. • Residence, 1700 block of Pelham Road: Burglaries copper wire, power breakers. • Residence, 1400 block of Draper Avenue: • Residence, 500 block of West 26th Street: refrigerator, recliner. miter saw, copper wire. • Residence, 2600 block of Old Wilmer Ave- • Residence, 200 block of West 43rd Street: cell phone with case. (Recovered 06-21nue: air conditioner. • Residence, 1500 block of Warrior Road: 2013) • Residence, 1000 block of Michael Lane: game console, television. • Residence, 1900 block of Leighton Avenue: hedge trimmer. • Residence, 400 block of West 29th Street: television. • Residence, 800 block of Constantine Ave- cell phone.
• School, 4800 block of McClellan Boulevard: laptop computer. • Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: merchandise. (Recovered 06-25-2013) • Street, 23rd Street and Moore Avenue: steel drill rods. • Residence, 300 block of Old Gadsden Highway: go-kart.
Burglaries
Auto-related thefts
Thefts
• Residence, Ridge Street: mp3 player, medications. • Street, Alabama 202/Mulberry Avenue: 1977 Chevrolet G10 van.
Calhoun County
• Residence, Mitchellville Road, Lincoln: air conditioners, central heat/air unit.
Oxford
The following property crimes were reported to the Oxford Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
• Walmart parking lot, 92 Plaza Lane: license plate. • Parking lot, 100 block of Alred Street: fourwheeler. • Residence, 3000 block of Snow Lane: computer.
The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office Auto-related thefts during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. • Cowin Equipment parking lot, 1501 U.S. 78 Thursday. E: 2011 ChevroletSilverado.
FORECLOSURES • Alice Moore, Vaughn’s subdivision, lots 78-185 addition, lot 99. • Matthew K. Lamberth and Emma Lamberth, a parcel of land in section 29, township 13, range 7. • Bradley Stallings and Lauren Stallings, Mecca Woods
Estates, block 3, lot 11. • Tammy M. Reid, a parcel of land in section 17, township 14, range 6. • Sheri A. Harshaw, Legacy Hills, 2nd addition, lot 74. • Dorothee A. H. Losser, College Hills subdivision, lot 8.
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CALENDAR: AnnistonStar.com/calendar PROPERTY TRANSFERRED • Tomoko Madden to Jeremiah Whiters and Tomekia Whiters, High Oaks subdivision, 4th addition, lot 24, $10. • Brenda Byers and Charles H. Byers to Brenda Byers and Charles H. Byers, Sherwood Forest subdivision, 8th addition, lot 44, $ 8,500. • Emma L. Lanier to Valentino Lanier and Sandra Lanier Pratt, a parcel of land in section 32, township 14, range 8, $10. • Joseph Scott Ward to Sarah A. Morgan, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 66, lot 1, $10. • Sarah A. Dellinger Morgan and Jimmy L. Morgan Jr. to Thomas C. Hilburn and Lafonda Hilburn, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 66, lot 1, $35,000. • Housing & Urban Development to Jimmy Lee Stone, North Woods subdivision, lots 2 and 3, $34,000. • Peter Stallo to Calhoun County Missionary Baptist Assoc., Clearview subdivision, Saks addition, block 3, lot 4, $45,000. • Leonora D. King, Milton G. Draper and Clarence M. J. Draper to Raymond S. Griffin, a parcel of land along F Street, Anniston, $5,000. • Cherrie Lee McFry to Rodney Don McFry, Stone Ridge North subdivision, lot 5, $10. • Henry N. Blackburn Jr. and Lera C. Blackburn to The Henry Newton Blackburn Jr. and Lera C. Blackburn Trust, a parcel of land in section 24, township 15, range 7. • Oxford Commercial Development Authority to Holmes Properties LLC, Oxford Retail Center, lot 2, $10. • Gerald Estes, Elaine Estes, Terry D. Estes and Darlene H. Estes to Tommy H. Smith, a parcel of land in section 31, township 14, range 7, $10. • Patricia A. Cathy to Eric Newman and Jessie Newman, a parcel of land in section 28, township 14, range 8, $10. • Patricia Cathy to Eric Newman
and Jessie Newman, a parcel of land in section 28, towmship 14, range 8, $1. • Randy H. Martin, Phyllis Martin Broom and Patricia Martin Patterson to Benjamin Martin and Britney Martin, a parcel of land in section 9, township 16, range 7, $10. • Timothy Mark Hancock to Randall W. Smith, Anala Acres, block 3, lot 8, $10. • Howard Paul Swanson and Evelyn K. Swanson to James C. Horton Jr. and Julie D. Horton, Hilldale Farms, lot 14, $10. • Scott Shiflett to Glenn Williams, a parcel of land in section 18, township 15, range 9, $60,000. • Rocky Road Development Inc. to Ronald J. Brown and Kelly Denise Brown, Jackson Oaks subdivision, lot 9, $10. • Geromy Ledbetter and Jessica Ledbetter to Keather P. Ross and Timothy J. Ross, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 342, lots 8-10, $10. • Housing & Urban Development to Sharon Brown, Lakewood Estates, 1st addition, block 2, lot 4, $54,000. • Louise D. Reynolds to Reynolds Property Trust, a parcel of land in section 9, township 16, range 8, $191,820. • John Roger Stulce-Estate to Brandon J. Ray, a parcel of land in section 6, township 14, range 8, $10. • Richard Rodriquez to Racheal Moyer, a parcel of land in section 5, township 13, range 10, $10. • David C. Thompson and Tiffany J. Thompson to James Russell Branham, Grandview subdivision, 5th addition, lot 46, $10. • Veterans Affairs to Wendell Whitehead, Brownwood Estates, 5th addition, block M, lot 14, $60,500. • Branch Banking & Trust to Herman L. Gladney and Arlene S. Gladney, a parcel of land in section
3, township 15, range 8, $20,000. • Thomas W. Miller and Ann N. Miller to Mark Echols, a parcel of land in section 7, township 14, range 6, $10. • Steve Yenter and Hannah Yenter to Brian D. Greene and Cherice L. Greene, Overbrooke Forest subdivision, 2nd addition, lot 41, $315,000. • Cane Creek LLC to Gabriele E. Torony, Cane Creek Homes in McClellan, lot 143, $19,900. • Suntrust Mortgage to Primestar Fund I LP, Mountain Pointe subdivision, phase 1, lot 148, $1. • Terry Lee Brodeur-Estate to Dione Rolfe, Friendship Courts, 1st addition, block 4, lot 30, $10. • Sun Yon Sewell to Margaret Winnie and William C. Bean, F.T. Bain subdivision, block 3, lots 14-17, $10. • Consolidated Publishing Co. Inc. to Sidney J. Fuselier, Lake Louise subdivision, section 5, lot 2, $10. • Patricia H. Brooks, Marian H. Holland and William P. Harris to Mary E. Whittington and Aline W. Harris, Del-Ray subdivision, block C, lot 9, $12,680. • Joshua Ryan Marshall to Michael T. Wilkinson and Kathy D. Wilkinson, Betta-Life subdivision, 3rd addition, block 2, lot 9, $10. • Michael T. Wilkinson and Kathy D. Wilkinson to Dennis Cantrell, Betta-Life subdivision, 3rd addition, block 2, lot 9, $59,900. • Fannie Mae to Randall C. Lovvorn, Hillyer Highlands, block 9, lot 2, $150,000. • Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. to Dewayne Lee Taylor and Paige H. Taylor, Ohatchee Building Sites, lots 4-7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21, $10,000. • William B. Sumlin to Rodney Oden and Calvin Oden, a parcel of land in section 19, township 16, range 8, $10. • William B. Sumlin to Rodney Oden and Calvin Oden, a parcel
of land in section 19, township 16, range 8, $10. • Helen Francis Curvin to Jonathan Paul Curvin, Gerry S. Curvin, Vivian Merita King, Melissa Ann Curvin, David Marcus Curvin and Helen Francis Curvin, a parcel of land in section 26, township 13, range 7, $10. • JPMorgan Chase Bank to Bobby Woodrow, Vaughn’s subdivision, lots 78-185 addition, lots 89 and 90, $27,720. • Mary M. Brand-Estate to Jack H. Morrison, a parcel of land in section 34, township 16, range 7, $1. • Douglas E. Mullinax to Donna M. Mullinax, a parcel of land in section 8, township 15, range 8, $10. • Tammie M. Grace to Jonathan L. Grace, a parcel of land in section 24, township 14, range 7, $10. • Regions Bank to Housing & Urban Development, Albert T. Harris subdivision, block D, lot 2, $1. • Luke C. Sparks to Dennis E. Sparks and Luke C. Sparks, a parcel of land in section 20, township 15, range 8, $100. • Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. to Jonathan Mark Box, Greenleaf Heritage subdivision, 2nd addition, block A, lot 4, $59,000. • Margaret Ann Burgess to Luke C. Sparks and Dennis E. Sparks, Anniston Homestead & Fruitgrowers Assoc., lot 2026, $100. • Tammy A. Cobb and Michael Shane Cook to Eric T. Alger and Christy B. Alger, Sherwood Forest subdivision, 7th re-plat, block 1, lots 41 and 42, $218,000. • Charles L. Clark Jr. and April A. Clark to James P. Nelson, Pine Hill Estates, 6th addition, lot 86, $10. • Michael Scott Backus to Eric W. Key and Soyung E. Key, North Gate subdivision, lots 14 and 15, $10. • Elaine F. Salter-Estate to Thalma E. Kyner, Profile Mill Village, block 10, lot 7, $1. • U.S. Home Ownership LLC to Harold Ross Lilly, a parcel of land in
section 30, township 15, range 8 and a parcel of land in section 30, township 5, range 8, $201. • Steed Timber Co. Inc. to Raymond C. Woodard and Melody T. Woodard, a parcel of land in section 33, township 13, range 6, $28,700. • Lurlene M. Mullins to Linda Emanuel, Afton-Brae subdivision, block B, lot 9, $10. • Bonnie G. Williams to Hazel Creek Properties Inc., Choccolocco Estates, lot 5, $10. • Cesar Fernandez to Jenny A. Contreras, Silver Lakes Estates, block B, lot 14, $10. • Jenny Contreras to Cesar Fernandez, Silver Lakes Estates, block B, lot 14, $10. • Terry D. Estes and Darlene H. Estes to Klarance Mike Stellos and Sherlene Puls Stellos, a parcel of land in section 31, townships 14/15, range 7, $25,000. • Gayle B. Storey and David Keith Beggs to Gayle B. Storey, Saks subdivision of Cloverdale, block 7, lots 1 and 2, $10. • Gabriele E. Torony to MAICO LLC, Cane Creek Homes in McClellan, lot 143, $19,900. • Martha Lee Mills-Estate to Michael Muller, Indian Oaks Estates, section 2, lot 15, $10. • Jeanne Dyer Coleman 1999 Revocable Trust to T. Gibson Coleman III, Hillyer Highlands, 2nd addition to Sunset Heights, block 1, lot 5, $10. • Timothy Fred Jones and Pam Jones to Jeaneth Alder and Kevin S. Lloyd, a parcel of land in section 30, township 16, range 7, $10. • Golden Spring LLC to Oxford Devi CY LLC, a parcel of land in section 27, township 16, range 8, $10. • Devi LLC to Oxford Devi CY LLC, a parcel of land in section 27, township 16, range 8, $10. • Devi LLC to Oxford Devi CY LLC, Pate Crossing subdivision, phase 2, lot 9, $10.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.
4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS • Food Outlet, 618 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 88, food (eggs) must come from an approved source. • O’Charley’s, 4 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 87, equipment (pans, utensils, etc.) must be clean
and sanitized. • Wake & Bake Pizza & Coffee Co., 109 Ladiga St., SE, Jacksonville — 90, presence of insects (ants).
NO MAJOR DEMERITS • Alexander’s the Great Events, 1405 Hamric Drive, E., Oxford — 97. • Arby’s, 30 Oxford Exchange Blvd., Oxford — 99. • Camp Cottaquilla — 98. • Captain D’s, 1021 Pelham Road, SW, Jacksonville — 99. • Domino’s Pizza, 110 Ladiga St., SW, Jacksonville — 98. • El Agave Grill, 5156 U.S. 78, W., Oxford — 99. • Hampton/Jacksonville Hotel (Pantry), 1041 JD & L Drive, Jacksonville — 98.
INCORPORATIONS • Jacksonville Community Center — 99. • McDonald’s, 3424 Greenbrier-Dear Road, Anniston — 98. • Ohatchee High School (Summer Feeding Program) — 97. • Piedmont Elementary School (Summer Feeding Program) — 99. • Piedmont Springs Campground — 100. • Pizza Hut, 813 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 95. • Pleasant Valley Elementary School (Summer Feeding Program) — 100. • Quiznos Sub, 505 Pelham Road, N., Jacksonville — 96. • Red Pepper Grill, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford — 96. • Super Buffet, 1 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 94.
• Spooky’s Package Store LLC • Holcomb Sealing & Striping Inc. • Shree Mahakal LLC • Jenna LLC • A to Z Electrical LLC • Noblebank & Trust
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What did Narcissus say to Instagram? Selfie time! By Leanne Italie
April: “Ugly Is the New Pretty: How Unattractive Selfies Took Over the Internet.” Associated Press On Instagram alone, there’s #selfIn these hyper-connected, overiesunday, along with related tags where shared times dwell two kinds of people: millions of selfies land daily. More than 23 those preoccupied with taking and million photos have been uploaded to the uploading photos of themselves and app with the tag #selfie and about 70 milthose who have never heard of the selfie. lion photos clog Instagram’s #me. The raunchy, goofy, poignant, sexy or What are we to make of all this naveldrunken self-portrait has been a comgazing (sometimes literally)? Are selfmon sight since phone camera met social ies, by definition, culturally dangerous? media. Now, nearly a decade since the Offensive? An indicator of moral decline? arm-extended or in-the-mirror photos Beverly Hills, Calif., psychiatrist Carole became a mainstay of MySpace — duck Lieberman sees narcissism with a capital face or otherwise — selfies are a pastime N. “The rise of the selfie is a perfect metaacross generations and cultures. phor for our increasingly narcissistic culJustin Bieber puts up plenty with his ture. We’re desperately crying out: Look shirt off and Rihanna poses for sultry at me!” snaps, but a beaming Hillary Clinton But Pamela Rutledge doesn’t see it that recently took a turn with daughter Chelway. The director of the nonprofit Media sea, who tweeted their happy first attempt Psychology Research Center, which with the hashtag #ProudDaughter. explores how humans interact with techTwo other famous daughters, Sasha nology, sees the selfie as democratizing and Malia Obama, selfied at dad’s second the once-snooty practice of self-portraiinauguration. And Japanese astronaut Aki ture, a tradition that long predates InstaHoshide earned a spot in the Selfie Hall gram, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. of Fame last year with a striking, otherShe sees some key differences between worldly shot, arms extended as reflected selfies and self-portraits of yore. Unlike in his helmet outside the International painted portraiture, selfies are easily Space Station. deletable. And “bad or funny is good in a “It just comes so naturally after a way that wasn’t the case when people had point,” said Elizabeth Zamora, a 24-yearto pay for film to be developed,” or for a old marketing account coordinator in professional painter, she said. Dallas who has taken hundreds of selfies “Albrecht Durer’s self-portraiture since she got her first iPhone two years is these incredible self-reflections and ago, with the front-facing camera that has explorations of technique, and then when become the selfie gold standard. Rihanna snaps her picture it’s just self“You just take it and you don’t even aggrandizement, or it’s promotion, so you realize it and then you’re sharing it with have a fairly interesting double standard all your friends,” she said. based upon who’s taking the self-portrait,” If we’re not taking them, we’re certain- said Rutledge, in Boston. ly looking, regardless of whether we know In selfies, we can be famous and in what they’re called. We’re lurking on the control of our own images and storylines. selfies of our teens, enjoying the hijinx As for the young, the more authority of co-workers and friends and mooning figures — parents, teachers — dislike over celebrities, who have fast learned the them and “declare them a sign of a selfmarketing value — and scandalous danobsessed, narcissistic generation, the gers — of capturing their more intimate, more desirable they become,” she said. unpolished selves. The word selfie in itself carries mulThe practice of freezing and sharing tiple connotations, Rutledge observes. our thinnest slices of life has become “The ‘ie’ at the end makes selfie a diminuso popular that the granddaddy of dictive, implying some affection and familtionaries, the Oxford, is monitoring the iarity.” From a semantic’s perspective, the term selfie as a possible addition. Time selfie is a “little’ self” — a small, friendly magazine included the selfie in its Top bit of the self, she said. 10 buzzwords of 2012 (at No. 9) and New There’s a sense of immediacy and York magazine’s The Cut blog declared in temporariness. “Granted, little is really
temporary on the Internet, but it is more that by definition. Transient, soon to be upstaged by the next one,” Rutledge said. Self-portraits tagged as ‘selfie’ first surfaced on Flickr, a photo-sharing site, and on MySpace in 2004, Rutledge said. The earliest reference in UrbanDictionary was to “selfy” in 2005. In historical terms, elites in Ancient Egypt were fond of self-portraits, Rutledge said. And then there was the mirror, invented in the 15th century and allowing artists like the prolific Durer in Germany to have at it in more meaningful detail. While the self-involved Narcissus stared at his reflection in a pond in Greek mythology, it was the mirror that “really was the first piece of technology where an artist could see his own image long enough to paint it, other than just painting self-impressions,” Rutledge said. Fast forward to the 1860s and the advent of cameras, launching a new round of selfies, though they took considerable skill and expense. Leap with us once again to 2010 and the launch of Instagram, and on to 2012, when 86 percent of the U.S. population had a cell phone, bringing on the cheaper selfie as social media and mobile Internet access spread. “What’s most interesting to me is how we’re trying to grapple with what it means,” Rutledge said. “We know what it means when we see somebody’s picture of their kid holding a soccer ball. We’re OK with that. And we know what it means to have a portrait in a high school yearbook or of a real estate agent on a business card. We know how to think about all of those things, but we don’t know how to think about this mass production of selfreflection.” Is it possible the selfie doesn’t mean anything at all? “In the era of the Kardashians, everyone has become their own paparazzi,” mused Rachel Weingarten, a personalbrand consultant in New York. Another New Yorker, Beatrice Landau, 14, agrees. She regularly uploads selfies on Instagram and Snapchat. “I know selfies are ridiculous, but it’s definitely part of our ‘teenage culture,’” Beatrice said. “You don’t have to have a person with you to take a picture of you, when you can take one yourself.”
FROM TOP: Hillary Rodham and Chelsea Clinton, 19-year-old Nikki Anderson of Massachusetts and space station astronaut Aki Hoshide share ‘selfies,’ a trend so popular the Oxford dictionary is monitoring the term as a possible addition.