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Broadway's Aladdin Honors Robin Williams' Memory With a Sing-along Version of...
When the news of Robin Williams' untimely passing broke on Monday, a question quickly bubbled up within the Broadway community about how to properly pay tribute to this much-beloved performer. You see,...
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My Manhattan
Brian Hamill Photography As a professional photographer since 1965, I have had many "meaningful defining moments" that I was lucky enough to capture. Frozen fragments of time out of context. Looking...
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The Expressionist as Rationalist
Thinking is not always associated with abstract expressionism. After all, the technique was called "action painting" and it's quarterback, Jackson Pollock, was intentionally or unintentionally rough...
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Graffiti and Street Art Lock Up "21st Precinct" in New York
This weekend the NYPD police precinct is hosting a graffiti and street art show, and the public is welcome to see every floor completely swimming in aerosol and plastered in wheat-paste. Admit it, it...
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Jewish Jesus and Identity Theft in Renaissance Art
In a strong statement that challenges the historic divide between Christianity and Judaism, Pope Francis recently proclaimed, "Inside every Christian is a Jew." But if you look at Renaissance artworks...
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Confessions of a Serial Songwriter: Generation Gasps
Look at this picture. That's recording artist Rachel Crow and I at our session last week. What do you notice? I'm a little, well, more mature than her, right? I have a lot of these: pictures of me...
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Celebrating Into August: Cultural and Charitable Catch-Up, 2014
Celebrating Into August:The Cultural & Charitable Catch-up Text & Photographs © Jill Lynne 2014 Tibet House and Menla Mountain Retreat, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne...
View ArticleA Few Short Rules on Being Creative
I don't know You need a Socrates kind of attitude in the sense that you allow yourself not to know. There's another word for an attitude of not knowing, it is called wisdom. You cannot learn the things...
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La.Lit, a Literary Magazine, Launches Third Print Volume at City Museum of...
What kind of space -- literary, cultural, socio-political, psycho-emotional -- does a Nepali writing in English have in Nepal? And in the world? This has been one of the guiding questions driving...
View ArticleAsk the Art Professor: How do I Get Started Making My Art Again?
"For the last two years I have not been practicing my art. Two years ago I commenced a new job in the corporate world. Due to the demands of the job I was basically unable to focus on my art. I was...
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Dreamworks Animation Night at the Hollywood Bowl
We all want to make a mark. Most of us do anyway, and more than a smudge on the wall that can be removed with a wipe of fantastic. We all hope there will be more to say about us for a relative than:...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: Lengthy-Named Revolution... Musical Not Worth Its Title's Length
Helpful word has reached me about the musical longwindedly called Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson House Painter, now having its extravagantly baffling world premiere at the Minetta Lane....
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"Fabelo's Anatomy," Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Photos courtesy of the artist. With good reason, Roberto Fabelo is known as the Daumier of Cuba. His work is daring, bold, and not a little controversial. But it's so well done that you praise its...
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Meet Mike Ruiz, One Of The World's Best Celeb Photographers
Brooke Shields photographed by Mike Ruiz In Mike Ruiz's candy-colored world, stars are both beautifully captured and nearly unrecognizable creating a magical moment for the ages. When it comes to Mike...
View ArticleDancing About Architecture
Once upon a time I was a music writer for "The Deli," an indie magazine in New York City. Every week, my fellow music writers and I gathered at The Cake Shop on the Lower East Side to receive our story...
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Looking Backward; Looking Forward: The Art of Jason Hernandez
Often when we do art, we tap into a historical narrative that influences our current perspective. This could be done in several ways such as examining economic principles like primitive communism,...
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Keith Haring's 'Crack is Wack': NYC's Most Famous Mural?
Crack is Wack is arguably Keith Haring's best-known work. It might also be the most famous mural in New York City. For one, it probably has more daily views than any other mural in NYC, due to its...
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Lauren Bacall, Too ...
Inadvertent angels come in many sizes and shapes. They are not always angels of mercy, and -- as many can attest -- Lauren Bacall was no Mother Teresa. And yet there was at least one lesson to be...
View ArticleA Better Way to Remember Robin Williams
While many have speculated that Robin Williams struggled with bipolar disorder, the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who lost his life to suicide on Monday never publicly stated as much. In fact, he...
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10 Best Lois Lowry: Classics From the Reigning Queen of YA
Okay, so we admit the trailer looks pretty impressive, but while you're standing in line to see yet another fabulous performance by Her Majesty Meryl Streep, we suggest refreshing your memory on why...
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