Hollywood Pioneer Sue Mengers Gone

from Vanity Fair Sue Mengers With a client list that included Ali MacGraw, Gene Hackman, and Barbra Streisand, Sue Mengers, the first superagent, ruled 1970s Hollywood with her brash, no-nonsense style. Herewith, the expert deal-maker dishes on insects, Paris Hilton,...

The Oldest Art Studio

from The LA Times Artifacts indicate a 100,000-year-old art studio In South Africa, abalone shells covered with pigment and tools for making paints are found in a cave, suggesting humans began thinking symbolically much earlier than previously recognized....

Steal Your Culture

from Collectors Weekly The Grateful Dead’s Great Big Carbon Footprint By Ben Marks In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I loved the music of the Grateful Dead. I guess you could say I was a fan, and to this day I still give the guys a listen. But this year’s release of...

Why A Lot Of People Think Detroit Has Seen Its Better Days

from AP via Fox DC Detroit Police Impound Suspected Mobile Strip Club Updated: Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011, 10:18 AM EDT DETROIT – Detroit police have impounded a party bus they say operated illegally as a strip club for reveling football fans at a popular tailgating...