Ron Popeil Gone

from NBC News Infomercial king Ron Popeil dies at 86 Ronco’s Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ, and Popeil’s late-night infomercials pitching it, helped inscribe the phrase “set it and forget it” into the American lexicon. Ron Popeil, the inventor...

Bourdain and a Boner

from Vanity Fair Bourdain, My Camera, and Me The photographer behind one of the most indelible images taken of the late chef remembers their friendship—and the way it evolved over time. BY MELANIE DUNEA The bone kept sliding out of my hand. I had picked it up at...

Celebrating Sublime

from San Jose Mercury News ‘Sublime’ at 25: Remembering Bradley Nowell and the SoCal band’s massive hit album The album sold over 18 million copies worldwide and spawned hit singles including “What I Got,” “Santeria” and “Wrong Way.” By KELLI SKYE FADROSKI Long Beach...

The Maestro of San Francisco

from SF Gate The curious life of the Bay Area’s 84-year-old bodybuilding rhinestone cowboy artist by Michelle Robertson Stills of Maestro Gaxiola from the Criterion Collection. Courtesy of the Criterion Collection In his 84 years, Gerald “The Maestro” Gaxiola...

LouvreHub

from The Observer The Louvre Is Cracking Down on Pornhub for Turning Classic Art Into Explicit Content By Helen Holmes ‘Venus of Urbino’ by Tiziano Vecellio at the Gallerie degli Uffizi. Roberto Serra – Iguana Press/Getty Images Pornhub, one of the...