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This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 4 to 10 October.
Text may be adapted from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.
Text may be adapted from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.
Featured articles
Nine featured articles were promoted this week.
- The Wrestlers (nominated by Iridescent) is an oil painting on millboard by English artist William Etty. It depicts a wrestling match between a black man and a white man, both glistening with sweat and under an intense light emphasising their curves and musculature. While little documentation of the painting exists prior to 1947, it is likely that it was painted over a period of three evenings at the life class of the Royal Academy.
- Rod Steiger (nominated by Dr. Blofeld and Ssven2) (1925–2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting.
- Oslyabya (nominated by Sturmvogel 66 and Buggie111) was the second of the three Peresvet-class second-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century. The ship was part of the Second Pacific Squadron sent to the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, and served as the flagship of Dmitry von Fölkersam.
- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant (nominated by Neelix) is a theme restaurant at Disney's Hollywood Studios and one of the four main theme parks at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. The restaurant serves traditional cuisine of the United States.
- Perovskia atriplicifolia (nominated by Rationalobserver and Squeamish Ossifrage), commonly called Russian sage, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant and subshrub. The species has a long history of use in traditional medicine in its native range, where it is employed as a treatment for a variety of ailments.
- The United States presidential election, 1880 (nominated by Coemgenus) was a contest between Republican James A. Garfield and Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, with Garfield being elected president.
- Bootham Crescent (nominated by Mattythewhite) is an association football ground in York, England, and is the home of the York City FC. With a capacity of 8,256, the ground is located near the centre of the city.
- Satoru Iwata (nominated by Cyclonebiskit) (1959–2015) was a Japanese game programmer and businessman who served as the fourth president and chief executive officer of Nintendo.
- Pyxis (nominated by Casliber) is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky, which was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass.
- The Turn of the Screw (nominated by J Milburn) is a British television film based on Henry James's 1898 ghost story of the same name. Commissioned and produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on 30 December 2009, on BBC One.
Featured lists
Seven featured lists were promoted this week.
- Nicole Kidman filmography (nominated by Cowlibob) Nicole Kidman is an Australian actress and film producer who has appeared in 70 films and has won 25 awards. Her first film was the drama remake Bush Christmas in 1983, but her breakthrough role was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm.
- List of accolades received by Dookudu (nominated by Pavanjandhyala) Dookudu is a 2011 Indian Telugu action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla, and jointly produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara. The film revolves around the life of Ajay Kumar, a police officer. His father awakes from a coma, which he has been in for many years after an accident, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father's ambition for him. It grossed ₹1.01 billion worldwide on a budget of ₹350 million, and won 38 awards from 50 nominations.
- Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom (nominated by SchroCat) is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the prime minister. The role does not entail any specific duties, but there is an expectation that the holder will write verse for significant national occasions.
- List of cities and towns in Alabama (nominated by Mattximus) Alabama is the 23rd-most-populous state with 4,779,745 inhabitants and the 28th-largest by land area, spanning 50,645.33 square miles (131,170.8 km2). The state is divided into 67 counties and contains 460 incorporated municipalities consisting of 169 cities and 291 towns. These cities and towns cover only 9.6% of the state's land mass but are home to 60.4% of its population.
- List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket (nominated by Vensatry) Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. Sachin Tendulkar became on 31 March 2001 the first cricketer to achieve this in One Day Internationals, and as September 2015 ten other players achieved the same feat.
- List of tributaries of Shamokin Creek (nominated by Jakec) This lists every tributary flowing into the 32.4-mile (52.1 km) long Shamokin Creek. There's 12 named tributaries, of which 11 flow directly into the Creek. They vary in length from 1 mile (1.6 km) (Furnace Run) to 14 miles (23 km) (Little Shamokin Creek).
- List of accolades received by The Artist (film) (nominated by Birdienest81 and FrB.TG) The Artist is a 2011 French romantic comedy–drama film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The film is set in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining film star (Dujardin) and a rising actress (Bejo), as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the "talkies". It premiered at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2011, and was released in France on 12 October 2011. The film won 93 awards from 185 nominations.
Featured pictures
One hundred featured pictures were promoted this week.
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