by | Aug 22, 2021 | Culture Music Art
from InsideHook What Was It About Siskel and Ebert? The podcast “Gene and Roger” delves into the sometimes-contentious relationship that catapulted two Chicago film critics to legendary status BY MICHAEL STAHL In the PG-rated 1993 film Cop and a Half,...
by | Aug 21, 2021 | Mirth, Weirdness
from Kentucky.com Racehorse bucks jockey, escapes Ellis Park, takes a run in traffic BY KARLA WARD Racehorse Bold and Bossy bucked jockey Miguel Mena before the first race at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., Saturday. Video shared on social media showed her running along...
by | Aug 20, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Drive Radio Transmissions From Police Helicopter’s Chase Of Bizarre Craft Over Tucson Add To Mystery “Its abilities were pretty incredible” — FAA audio points to confusion during and after police helicopter’s encounter with strange...
by | Aug 19, 2021 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Times Chuck Close, Artist of Outsized Reality, Dies at 81 He found success with his large-scale Photorealist portraits, becoming one of the leading artists of his generation. By Ken Johnson and Robin Pogrebin Chuck Close’s “Big Self-Portrait,”...
by | Aug 18, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Atlantic THE WELL FIXER’S WARNING The lesson that California never learns By Mark Arax An almond grove in distress near Madera, California, and a sample of water from an overdrawn well (Jim McAuley for The Atlantic) The well fixer and I were standing at the...
