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Cat Classics on Film: Cat People (1982)

Today’s Cat Classic on Film is the 1982 version of Cat People, directed by Paul Schrader
and starring Nastassja Kinksi, Malcolm McDowell, and John Heard. You may recall
that we featured the 1942 version in an earlier post. We liked that earlier version a lot. This later
version is based on that film but adds some serious twists to the story.



The plot (contains spoilers)



Irena Gallier (

Sunday Selfies: Paisley and Webster

Both of the Real Cats did Sunday Selfies this week. For once, old SoLT wasn't running around with her phone on Saturday afternoon, saying "Who wants to do Sunday Selfie?" over and over as she tried to locate a cat.

First up is Real Cat Paisley. Friday night, old SoLT heard Paisley making a strange noise in the kitchen. When she went to investigate, she found Paisley playing with one of the

Caturday Art: St. Patrick's Day

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we have some special holiday-themed art for you today. First up is the Real Cats' St. Patrick's card:










Then, Real Cat Webster convinced old SoLT to do this art of him:




This is the Delaunay art effect in LunaPic, with some adjustments made to the colors to bring in more greens. Then in PicMonkey, old SoLT used Dark Edges and a Polaroid frame.

We're

Words with Webster: Digitigrade, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a footsy word to share. After that, it’s on to
Friendly Fill-Ins!

  

Words with Webster

Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “digitigrade.” I picked this word because Mommy was
looking up some stuff about cats and she found the word and couldn’t pronounce
it (no

Survey Results: Your Cat’s Emotions

A few weeks ago, we created a survey just for fun to ask our
readers about their cats’ emotions. Today it’s time to reveal the 100%
unscientific results. (I have to say “100% unscientific” just in case anyone is
tempted to use our results in their research paper, which is really not a good
idea!)




The survey

To recap, we asked readers how often their cats
expressed six “primary” emotions

Cats of the Week: Edgar and Poe

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.








If one cat is good, two are terrific, and today we have two great cats to introduce you to. Edgar and Poe

Book Review: Claws for Concern

On this Mysterious Monday, we return to Athena, Mississippi,
to bring you our review of Claws for
Concern, the latest Cat in the Stacks mystery by Miranda James. This volume
finds Charlie Harris and his Maine coon named Diesel working on a 20-year-old multiple-murder
case from a nearby town. The twist is that these killings might have been
committed by a man who claims to be Charlie’s

Sunday Selfie: Paisley Loafs

Today's Sunday Selfie features Real Cat Paisley in a classic loaf position:





We are joining the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head!

Caturday Art: Paisley Gets Sponged

This week's Caturday Art features Real Cat Paisley in one of those photos that came out kind of blurry. Old SoLT used the Sponge filter in Photoshop to make it look arty:







And here's the original:




We're joining the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by Athena and Marie!

Words with Webster: Cat Owl, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a feathered word to share. After that, it’s on to
Friendly Fill-Ins!







Words with Webster


Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “cat owl.” I picked this word because I saw it in the
dictionary and thought it was neat. Anyway, a cat owl is “an owl having ear