arts. writing. culture.

I didn’t post this yesterday in order to stay, at least to a degree, in line with the internet-wide blackout in support of stopping SOPA; however, I do believe that the cause is vital to address.  It’s important to become educated in order to help prevent our freedoms from being taken away.  Know thine enemy, [...]

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Book of Mormon and War Horse nabbed top honors at last night’s Tony Awards. The charming Neil Patrick Harris received high praise for his performance as host as the presenters gave us the usual best and worst dressed, flubbed lines, network-bleeped moments we’ve come to expect from any respectable awards show. I’ll admit that I’m [...]

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Google Doodle’s Les Paul Guitar has been extended!  Yesterday’s Google Doodle was so popular that it has been extended through today.  The company honored legendary guitarist Les Paul, who would have celebrated his 96th birthday, by turning their logo into a guitar.   But that’s not even the cool part. This guitar logo is interactive, [...]

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Everyone can easily note and admire the fruits of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Bounorrati’s labors, but it is much rarer that we examine what influenced, and thereafter fueled, those labors.  Turns out, it was each other. The Katonah Museum of Art partnered with art historian Marcy B. Freedman to present the series “When Giants [...]

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Introducing Google.com’s newest innovation: Art Project.  Launching today with 17 participating museums from around the world, Google presents over a thousand works of art for its viewers to examine in greater detail than ever before.  Not only that, but you can take a tour of these museums, zoom in to ungodly degrees of megapixels, create [...]

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art plans to launch a new component to their website tomorrow, called Connections. The concept of the interactive online video series is to introduce 4-minute weekly videos that invite individual staff members to speak about their personal perspectives on works within the museum. Joining the video will be 3 elemental structures [...]

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A while back, I heard that Natalie Portman was training with NYC Ballet for a new movie.  They had me at “Portman” and then at “Ballet.” Then I heard that it was a Darren Aronofsky film.  Sold.  I was absolutely sold right there and my expectations were rising. Winona Ryder, Based on Swan Lake… With [...]

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If only we were all so innovative and forward-thinking.  December 8, 1980, a legend left the world too early in a senseless act of violence that went against everything he believed in.  I won’t repeat the story—we all know it.  But I will acknowledge the day, on this 30th anniversary, and offer this in memory [...]

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Google honors Rosa Parks today on their home page. The Google logo has been modified with a picture that represents the activist’s famous heroic act when, 55 years ago to the day, she refused to give up her seat on a bus that was, at the time, segregated. Click on the Google doodle and you’ll [...]

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No matter who you’re buying gifts for this holiday season, books are always the perfect solution! Affordable and practical, they create the opportunity to truly personalize gifts. Think about the person’s interests and you’re bound to find a book about it! Here’s a great place to start– I’ve compiled these lists with easy-access links to [...]

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