Thousands of homeless people live in Skid Row, and many of them identify as artists. In 2008, the Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) began to organize a registry of artists who live and work in the neighborhood, which now includes more than 700 names.
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Artist Ross Bleckner And Ex — Ex-Assistant? Or Ex-Boyfriend? — Sue Each Other
“Bleckner claims the relationship was personal and consensual in nature, and alleges that [Cody] Gilman attempted to extort him by making false claims of sexual harassment. Gilman, for his part, contends that the relationship was professional and that he was subject to inappropriate sexual behavior by the artist and had been attempting to reach an out-of-court settlement.”
Zaha Hadid’s Business Partner Sues For Sole Control Of Her Estate
“[Patrik] Schumacher, one of four people appointed by Hadid to take responsibility for her estate, has begun court proceedings to have the other three removed as executors – leaving him in control. … However, the trio – Rana Hadid, Peter Palumbo and Brian Clarke – are fighting back. Rana Hadid, the late architect’s niece, said her aunt ‘would have been devastated to learn what Schumacher is doing’.”
Macklemore: Music Saved Me, And Now I Want To Save Kids
“I want to give them that magic that is hearing yourself on headphones for the first time. Like, that is a spiritual experience. If you are an artist, if you are a rapper, a singer and you hear your voice on headphones for the first time, that’s God right there.”
Jerry Ohlinger, Whose Crammed Manhattan Shop Was A Movie Paraphernalia-Lover’s Paradise, Has Died At 75
The fate of his collection remains embroiled in legal controversy after his death, but his “Movie Material Store is said to be New York’s last film memorabilia shop of a certain type: an overstuffed place where customers can come and talk cinema but might need help finding what they’re after.”
John Bluthal, Actor Of ‘Pink Panther’ And ‘Vicar Of Dibley’ Fame, Has Died At 89
The actor was born in Poland but immigrated to Australia when he was 9 years old, and became a star in Australia, the UK, and the US.
What Will Michael B. Jordan Do Next?
The man who made the villain in Black Panther deeply attractive and is now starring in Rocky sequel Creed II isn’t exactly resting on his laurels. “‘I thought once I got enough money to buy a house and a car that I would be happy,’ Jordan said. ‘But why do I still feel unsatisfied? Why am I so hungry?'”
William Goldman, Writer Of ‘The Princess Bride’ And ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid,’ Has Died At 87
Goldman wrote screenplays for many a film, and the book and screenplay for Marathon Man and The Princess Bride; but “despite being one of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters, [he] was an outspoken critic of the movie industry.”
Star Russian Director’s Trial Seen As A Threat To Artistic Freedom
Kirill Serebrennikov has been charged with embezzlement and faces 10 years in prison. Supporters have compared his trial to the purge of directors during the Soviet Union and the censorship of leading writers under the Tsars. “People of culture have always held the most dangerous position in Russia,” Liya Akhedzhakova, a celebrated actor who starred in Soviet classics like Office Romance, told the Guardian in court on Tuesday. “They are the first to be targeted.”
Ai Weiwei Says He’s Done With Museum Shows — And China May Be Done With Him
“Q: But are you allowed to go back?
A: You never really know … they told me I’m free, I’m allowed to go back.
Q: But you’re not sure that they’re telling you the truth?
A: I don’t know if they even know the truth.”