Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, and the famous character of Frankenstein's monster, have influenced popular culture for at least a century.  The work has inspired numerous films, television programs, video games and derivative works.  The character of the Monster remains one of the most recognized icons in horror fiction.  The first film adaptation of the tale, Frankenstein, was made by Edison Studios in 1910, written and directed by J. Searle Dawley, with Augustus Phillips as Frankenstein, Mary Fuerte as Elizabeth, and Charles Ogle as the Monster.  The brief (16 min.) story has Frankenstein chemically create the Creature in a vat.  The Creature has encounters with the scientist until Frankenstein's wedding night, when true love causes the Creature to vanish.  For many years, this film was believed lost.  A collector announced in 1980 that he had acquired a print in the 1950s and had been unaware of its rarity.  The Edison version was followed soon after by another adaptation entitled Life Without Soul (1915), directed by Joseph W. Smiley, starring William A. Cohill as Dr. William Frawley, a modern-day Frankenstein who creates a soulless man, played to much critical praise by Percy Standing, who wore little make-up in the role.  The film was shot at various locations around the United States, and reputedly featured much spectacle.  In the end, it turns out that a young man has dreamed the events of the film after falling asleep reading Mary Shelley's novel.  This film is now considered a lost film.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_of_Frankenstein  

See also a body of films that feature some version and/or interpretation of the character Frankenstein's monster  at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_Frankenstein%27s_monster 

Ikat fabric is a dyeing technique used to create a distinct style of textile patterns. Ikat is done by resist dyeing sections of the yarns prior to weaving the fabric.  In ikat the resist is formed by binding individual yarns or bundles of yarns with a tight wrapping applied in the desired pattern.  The yarns are then dyed.  The bindings may then be altered to create a new pattern and the yarns dyed again with another colour.  This process may be repeated multiple times to produce elaborate, multicolored patterns.  When the dyeing is finished all the bindings are removed and the yarns are woven into cloth.  In other resist-dyeing techniques such as tie-dye and batik the resist is applied to the woven cloth, whereas in ikat the resist is applied to the yarns before they are woven into cloth.  Because the surface design is created in the yarns rather than on the finished cloth, in ikat both fabric faces are patterned.  https://craftatlas.co/crafts/ikat 

recked; recking; recks  intransitive verb WORRY, CARE archaic : to be of account or interest  

MATTER  transitive verb  1.     archaic : to care for : REGARD   2.      archaic : to matter to : CONCERN  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reck 

reckful  adjective  (comparative more reckful, superlative most reckful)  (uncommon)  Full of careful heed or attention; careful; cautious. synonyms ▲quotations ▼  Synonyms: attentive, audient, heedful  Antonyms  reckless Derived terms  reckfulness   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reckful  

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement.  IWD gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.  Spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement, IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century.  The earliest version reported was a "Women's Day" organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City on February 28, 1909.  This inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Women's Conference to propose "a special Women's Day" be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of International Women's Day across Europe.  After women gained suffrage during the Russian Provisional Government in 1917, IWD was made a national holiday on March 8; it was subsequently celebrated on that date by the socialist movement and communist countries.  The holiday was associated with far-left movements and governments until its adoption by the global feminist movement in the late 1960s.  IWD became a mainstream global holiday following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.   International Women's Day is a public holiday in several countries promoting the achievements of women.  Thank you, Muse reader.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day  

You have to be odd to be number one.  https://www.gocomics.com/mother-goose-and-grimm  

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