by | Apr 7, 2016 | Weirdness
from The New Yorker THE VOYEUR’S MOTEL Gerald Foos bought a motel in order to watch his guests having sex. He saw a lot more than that. By Gay Talese I know a married man and father of two who bought a twenty-one-room motel near Denver many years ago in order to...
by | Apr 6, 2016 | Culture Music Art
from Fox News Merle Haggard dead on his 79th birthday Country music legend Merle Haggard, who was known for hits like “Okie From Muskogee” and “Mama Tried,” died on his 79th birthday. Haggard’s manager, Frank Mull, said the country icon...
by | Apr 5, 2016 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Times Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters By HOLLAND COTTER LOS ANGELES — In a midcareer self-portrait, Robert Mapplethorpe depicted himself as a devil, with a bullwhip for a tail. But he ended up on the side of the angels. In 1989, a traveling survey of...
by | Apr 4, 2016 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from the Richmond Times-Dispatch My Life: Imparting life lessons among 10th-grade teacher’s favorite tasks by Christina Grande CHRISTINA GRANDE When I was in third grade, I dressed up as a teacher for Halloween. My mom sprayed my jet-black hair gray (with...
