by | May 21, 2013 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Kirkus Reviews KIRKUS REVIEW A meditation on manhood takes a turn into magical realism in this mesmerizing novel. Sam, his father and his older brother are all coping—with varying degrees of success; Sam’s coping includes whiskey and frozen pizza—with Sam’s...
by | May 20, 2013 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from The LA Times Hero Complex John Carpenter: ‘They Live’ was about ‘giving the finger to Reagan’ The Hero Complex Film Festival kicked off Friday evening with a 25th anniversary screening of “They Live,” a 35th anniversary screening of “Halloween” and an onstage...
by | May 19, 2013 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from EXBERLINER Tricky of the trade by Gabriella Seemann Photo by Jarka Snajberk Tricky was trip hop’s anti-poster boy, first making his mark with his moody sprechgesang on Massive Attack’s “Blue Lines” (Virgin) in 1991. You must still run into celebrity a...
by | May 18, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Daily News Bea Arthur topless portrait sells for nearly $2 million, causes Facebook stir The ‘Golden Girls’ star gives new meaning to the show’s name as the artist-imagined subject of the painting. BY CHIDERAH MONDE A 1991 painting depicting...
by | May 17, 2013 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Shelf Awareness Floor Display of the Day: ‘9 Circles of Literary Damnation’ “Fired up by the release of Dan Brown’s Dante-inspired new thriller, Inferno,” the staff at BookPeople, Austin, Tex, “put together a massive display on...
