MUSING ON THE MUSE

A Valentine’s ode to art’s inspirations. “Idyllic as it may sound, the relationship between artist and muse is not all sonnets and elegantly reclining nudes. A muse is as likely to be seduced, harangued and assaulted as courted, praised and revered. One moment she is an all-powerful goddess, the next a put-upon working girl.” – The Times (UK)

STAN THE MAN LEE RIDES AGAIN

Comics legend Stan Lee (“Spider Man” Fantastic Four”) has a prescription for fading comics. Take ’em to the web with a new way of making them: “simple online animated shorts Lee calls “webisodes.” Designed to accommodate slower modems, they will run between 3 and 5 minutes–complete with bone-crunching, cape-swishing sound–and take between 1 1/2 and 3 minutes to download at 28.8K.” – Time