Robert Towne Gone

from Deadline Robert Towne Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Was 89 By Erik Pedersen Robert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his The Last Detail, Shampoo and Greystoke scripts, died Monday at his home. He...

Centenarian Sun Ra

from The New Yorker The Sun Ra Arkestra’s Maestro Hits One Hundred Marshall Allen, the musical collective’s sax-playing leader, is celebrating with a deep-spacey video installation during the Venice Biennale. By Robert Sullivan Illustration by João Fazenda The Sun Ra...