Ruscha Feted

from ARTINFO Ed Ruscha Honored at National Arts Awards By Andrew Russeth NEW YORK—Balls of fire fell on a dark, deserted lake in a video by Kelly Richardson projected on a screen at Cipriani 42nd Street last night. It was an eerie sight, though few seemed to...

The Harlem Stride

from the NY Observer Invisible Man By Devin Leonard The pianist James P. Johnson was born in 1894. He played his first gig when he was 8 years old at a bordello in his Jersey City neighborhood. The patroness sat him down at the keyboard and told him to keep his eyes...

Edgar Allan Poe Gone

from The Chicago Sun-Times Allan Poe gets proper funeral October 6, 2009 ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE—- It’s been a good 200th anniversary year for Edgar Allan Poe. The master of gothic horror has been celebrated at events in several cities to mark the...