by | Jun 18, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Observer Ho-time: Cable Channel Hard-Sells Belle du Bore Everybody’s simply fascinated with young, sexy prostitutes! But a new series imported from Britain makes the job seem … rather humdrum BY HILLARY FREY | JUNE 16, 2008 When news broke that...
by | Jun 18, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from MSNBC Science books fetch astronomical prices Copernicus first-edition book sells for $2.2 million, auctioneers report MSNBC staff and news service reports updated 8:28 a.m. MT, Wed., June. 18, 2008 NEW YORK – A copy of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus’...
by | Jun 18, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from the NY Daily News Carchitecture Images of cool-looking frames, finders, and fins of classic cars can be found in ‘Carchitecture,’ a new book by Fredric Winkowski and Frank D. Sullivan, and published by Glitterati Incorporated. The image above is a BMW...
by | Jun 17, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from Agence France-Presse Cyd Charisse, last great Hollywood dancer, dead at 87 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Dancer and actress Cyd Charisse, whose legs were insured for a million dollars in the heyday of the Hollywood musical, died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday,...
by | Jun 17, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from the San Jose Mercury News Fisher: The art of therapy By Patty Fisher Mercury News It seemed like a typical art show opening. Happy people mingling and snacking on cheese and strawberries, scrutinizing each painting and piece of sculpture. Proud artists...
by | Jun 17, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from The Guardian UK His scattered dreams Scribbles and smears, hearts and hieroglyphs – what are Cy Twombly’s paintings trying to tell us? Adrian Searle traces the evolution of a great American artist at the Tate’s new showIn pictures: Twombly at...
