ROOTS Redux

from Page Six History Channel plans to remake historically problematic ‘Roots’ By Eric Fettmann Levar Burton starred in “Roots” in 1977. In the wake of successful slavery-themed movies like “12 Years a Slave,” “The Butler” and “Lincoln,” the History...

The Inner Bach

from NPR Bach Unwigged: The Man Behind The Music by TOM HUIZENGA courtesy of William H. Scheide, Princeton, N.J. Johann Sebastian Bach has been a central figure in the life of British conductor John Eliot Gardiner since he was a youngster. On his way to bed, he...

BaconFreud

from Gallerist Bacon Triptych Makes $142.4 M. at Christie’s, Record for Art at Auction By Gallerist (Courtesy Christie’s) The art market entered uncharted territory tonight at Christie’s Rockefeller Center headquarters, where auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen sold Francis...

Stones Of Red Square

from The Guardian Artist nails his scrotum to the ground in Red Square Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky stages protest at ‘apathy, political indifference and fatalism of Russian society’ by Shaun Walker in Moscow Red Square has seen a lot over the...