by | Aug 19, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from Crain’s Longtime ‘SNL’ announcer Don Pardo dies at 96 This March 14, 1992 photo provided by NBC shows announcer Don Pardo on the set of ‘Saturday Night Live.’Photo: Associated Press (AP) — Few would recognize his face, but most...
by | Aug 18, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from artnet Strictly Critical Video: One Hour Looking at a Jackson Pollock Painting at MoMA Blake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné With this week’s video, our two critics embark in a new direction: the hourlong single-work review. Over the course of a full hour at...
by | Aug 14, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Literary News, Projects
from Comic Book Resources SDCC: FREY, DASHNER & MORE GO BEYOND THE PAGE At Comic-Con International 2014, the “Beyond the Page” session featured a panel deep with talent. The artists and writers, which included James Frey, Christ Weitz, James...
by | Aug 11, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from the Contra Costa Times Appreciation: Robin Williams, not a faster brain on the planet By Tony Hicks Actor and comedian Robin Williams performs on stage during ARF’s Stars to the Rescue XXII at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, Calif., on...
by | Aug 9, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from BBC News Mexico: Christ statue ‘has human teeth’ His tortured look, blood streaming down his neck, open wounds on his face, hands and knees send shivers down your spine. But it turns out that the statue is even more realistic – and macabre...