Rene Ricard Gone

from Gallerist NY Rene Ricard Has Died BY ZOË LESCAZE Ricard. (Courtesy Bill Troop) Rene Ricard, the Massachussets-born artist and poet who was a fixture of New York’s art world since he arrived in 1965, has died. He passed away early this morning in Bellevue...

Return of the The 808

from FACT Magazine UNBOXING THE 808: SHOULD WE BE EXCITED ABOUT ITS RETURN? Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, you’ll have witnessed the nerdier corners of the web aflutter at the news that Roland is launching the “Aira TR08,” a product indebted to the...

He didn’t show an ounce of self-doubt

from Psychology Today You Remember James Frey? Is he an example of a writer who completely outgrew his addiction? by Stanton Peele in Addiction in Society Recovery manual, or what? It’s hard to summarize the James Frey story. He wrote a wildly best-selling...