“The hairs are sewn individually into tiny holes — less than a half-millimeter in diameter — of what Hannon calls ‘the finest silk lace you can find.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Brilliant, Progressive Woman Invented Monopoly – And Then A Man Stole The Idea And Sold It
“Magie filed a legal claim for her Landlord’s Game in 1903, more than three decades before Parker Brothers began manufacturing Monopoly. She actually designed the game as a protest against the big monopolists of her time — people like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller.”
In A Comedy Central World, Saturday Night Live Has Been Mostly Meh With Political Satire
“It’s fair to say that ‘SNL’ producer Lorne Michaels’ approach to politics was nurtured by the Ford-Albert spirit of non-confrontation, and that it now looks about as outdated as they do.” Except for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, of course.
A Sneak Peek At The New Broad Museum In Los Angeles
“Because of both the museum’s ambitious design and the problems that have dogged its construction, public curiosity about the Broad is exceptionally high.”
We Love Celebrity Gossip, Especially If It’s Negative, But … Why?
“This negative celebrity gossip was also associated with extra activity in regions known to be involved in self-control, suggesting that the students were trying to conceal their guilty pleasure.”
Museums Ban Selfie Sticks
“One by one, museums across the United States have been imposing bans on using selfie sticks for photographs inside galleries (adding them to existing rules on umbrellas, backpacks, tripods and monopods), yet another example of how controlling overcrowding has become part of the museum mission.”
Chasing The Elusive Inspiration Of Dead Writers’ Lives And Travels
“What does this movement in travel writing bear for the genre as a whole? What can the graves of dead poets in Venice, a boat ride down the Amazon to the coast of Brazil, or a visit to the homes of D. H. Lawrence and George Eliot tell us about life, about living?”
What Living Architect Can Restore The Glory Of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School Of Art?
“The news last May that the Glasgow School of Art was burning was, for many people who care about British architecture, as close to hearing that an actual human friend was in danger as any threat to inanimate building materials can be.”
As Marijuana Becomes More (And More) Legal, Television Is Embracing The Change
“Ten years ago, the pay channel Showtime broke ground with ‘Weeds,’ about a mom who builds a clandestine pot business. Now more shows are incorporating plots about the pot trade as it evolves in the real-world.”
The Composer Of The Opera ‘Mourning Becomes Electra,’ Who Went To Prison For Pot Smuggling, Dies At 82
Marvin David Levy “was at midcentury an American composer of seemingly limitless promise, compared by Leonard Bernstein to Benjamin Britten.”