Looking for the Unexpected

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Suzanne Baumgarten contemplates difference (and in the end perhaps similarities) between acknowledged artistic masterworks and the art found everyday. read more

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Christoph Schlingensief obituary

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Theatre director, artist and film-maker with a fresh, radical take on Germany’s past Christoph Schlingensief, who has died aged 49 of lung cancer, was a mercurial figure in arts and politics in Germany, as a film-maker, theatre and opera director, installation artist and deviser of happenings and events. He first came to public attention with Deutschlandtrilogie (The Germany Trilogy), three …

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Shopping: Voda Emporium

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Olde Towne East doesn’t have a hardware store. But one is expected to open soon on Parsons Avenue, and when it does, Gary Wahlers and Ted Dyrdek will take down the section of light bulbs, duct tape and braided wire they have for sale at Voda Emporium.

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I Am Love

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The new film by Luca Guadagnini is a generous helping of romance for British star Tilda Swinton.

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Boomerangers: Meet College Grads Who Have Moved Back Home (VIDEO)

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

What’s Your Reaction? In the film Tiny Furniture a 22-year-old girl called Aura returns home to her artist mother in a TriBeCa loft with a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her YouTube page, and her tail between her legs.

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Around Town

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

This week features an exciting mix of events, from an all-day music festival to a play with two parallel narratives! It’s June — and you know what that means, don’t you? Time, once again, for Urbanscapes: the Klang Valley’s coolest outdoor creative and cultural festival!

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Decor: Glam Dublin condo

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Brynn Burton considered painting her entire living room in the dark, chalkboard-gray color she layered on the far wall. She decided against such a bold move – but, she said, she really does like that color.

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Exit Through the Gift Shop

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Street art is profiled and played with in this maybe-true documentary by and about Banksy.

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Exit Through the Gift Shop

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Street art is profiled and played with in this maybe-true documentary by and about Banksy.

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Disney Unveils A First-of-its-kind Alice In Wonderland Exhibition At LA Fashion Institute of Design

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 10, 2010 – In celebration of ALICE IN WONDERLAND’S Blu-ray and DVD debut on June 1, 2010 , Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE), in partnership with Disney Consumer Products (DCP), are unveiling a first-of-its-kind Alice In Wonderland Exhibition in the FIDM Museum & Galleries at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles.

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