Amsterdam Notes

from artnet See the Rare Keith Haring Drawing—Measuring a Massive 125 Feet—That Is Going on View in Amsterdam for the First Time in 30 Years Stedelijk Museum’s director calls it a ‘contemporary Bayeux tapestry.’ by Richard Whiddington Keith Haring...

Chappelle Springs

from Bloomberg What Happens When Dave Chappelle Buys Up Your Town As Chappelle’s comedy made him a controversial figure nationally, some of his Ohio neighbors have been getting mad, too. By Tyler J. Kelley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDF5BcYd6UM America’s most...

HBD Willie!

from USA Today Willie Nelson 90th birthday two-day concert with Chris Stapleton to Snoop Dogg is ‘historic music event’ by Bryan Alexander Willie Nelson’s Los Angeles 90th birthday celebration is destined for the concert...

Jerry Springer Gone

from E! Legendary Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Dead at 79 Jerry Springer, the talk show host who helmed The Jerry Springer Show for 27 years, has died at the age of 79, his family’s spokesperson confirmed on April 27. By JESS COHEN  The broadcasting...

Gold Rush 2.0

from The New York Times A New Rush to Find Gold in the Sierra Nevada Foothills by Thomas Fuller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahKeamZlmbI In their lust for riches, the miners of the gold rush moved a gargantuan amount of dirt. A prominent geologist, Grove Karl...

Go SLUTTY VEGAN Go!

from The New Yorker How Slutty Vegan Puts the Party in Plant-Based Food Pinky Cole’s Atlanta-based burger chain is valued at a hundred million dollars. Can racy branding take vegan food mainstream? By Charles Bethea Pinky Cole says most of her customers are...