“Reservations have risen for the painting’s final days at the Four Seasons, art students have come to sketch and visitors to snap pictures, and on a recent afternoon, some diners paused to bid adieu to the distinctive painting with the setting to match.”
Tag: 09.06.14
If Fashion Has No Copyright, Who Owns It?
“Consumers don’t lose a wink of sleep over purchasing derivative works — after all, it’s a bargain. But this landscape is quite different for small fashion houses and young designers, who struggle to brand themselves with distinctive designs before they are copied.”
Werner Herzog Celebrates His Birthday By Talking About Himself, For An Audience
“The importance of being impressive seemed to dawn afresh on the German.”
What Do Two Degrees In Creative Writing Do For A Writer?
“A conversation that dwells only in what hasn’t been accomplished and doesn’t try to see what is fighting toward the surface for breath is an impoverished conversation indeed.”
Surrealist Film Wins Golden Lion Award At Venice Film Festival
“Was it a comedy? Was it a tragedy? A historical romp or an existential drama? Nobody, it seems, could quite explain Roy Andersson’s bizarre picture A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting.”
Two Mid-Career Chicago Actors Die In Separate Accidents, Shocking Theatre Community
“‘Oh, our poor community,’ said BJ Jones, the artistic director of the Northlight Theatre, too overcome to say much more. ‘This is devastating.'”