by | Sep 11, 2012 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Times A History of New York in 50 Objects By SAM ROBERTS An artichoke and an elevator. A Checker taxicab and a conductor’s baton. A MetroCard and a mastodon tusk. Inspired by “A History of the World in 100 Objects,” the British Museum’s BBC radio...
by | Sep 9, 2012 | Culture Music Art
from The LA Weekly Campbell’s to Pay Homage to Warhol’s Soup Can Art at Target in September By Andrew Simmons In the early 1960s, Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup can paintings were a spectacularly ordinary counterpoint to any number of lush,...
by | Sep 4, 2012 | Culture Music Art, Los Angeles
from The LA Times Celebrating iconic songwriter Hal David Hal David, who helped pen iconic tunes like “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “(They Long to Be) Close to You” has died. He was 91. By Gerrick D. Kennedy Lyricist Hal David...
by | Sep 2, 2012 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from Dallas Voice Ask Howard How to do what’s wrong right HOWARD LEWIS RUSSELL | Special Contributor Dear Howard,I am not a sex addict. At 43, however, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m one of those rare men whose libido increases rather than diminishes with...
by | Aug 31, 2012 | Culture Music Art
from SPIN Swans Leader M. Gira: Say No to Society, Record Labels, Touring With Your Spouse by Kory Grow “I don’t know how Kim and Thurston did it for so long.” Over the past three decades, Michael Gira has established himself as underground...
