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Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Makes the Jump From Beloved Holiday Special to...
Here's a challenge for all of you Christmas trivia buffs out there: Name the first-ever animated holiday special produced especially for television. If you were thinking Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,...
View ArticleLatino Art in NYC: A Short History of El Museo del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio, also known as El Museo, is one of the main institutions dealing with Latino art and culture; it functions both as a museum and as a cultural institution. El Museo is an...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: Bradley Cooper in Bernard Pomerance's The Elephant Man
While reading this generally favorable review of The Elephant Man, the revival of Bernard Pomerance's 1979 play -- at the Booth (where it first played) and brought in from the 2012 Williamstown Theatre...
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Shopping for a Modernist Holiday Tablescape at the Cooper Hewitt
One of my favorite holiday memories from my school days on East 91st Street (where I sported a very fashion-forward plaid jumper until age 11) is of browsing the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design...
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As One of Them -- Carole Alfarah Documents the Attacks on Civilians in Syria
"Is my life in danger? Will there be more explosions? Could there be a bomb in some of the cars right here? Can I handle seeing dead people?" freelance photographer Carole Alfarah asked herself as she...
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Ceremonies of Dark Men
A. M. Weaver has devoted much of her working life to social awareness and activism through the arts. With her latest project, Ceremonies of Dark Men, she is taking participants on a journey through the...
View ArticleNightcrawler: Why Jake Gylenhaal Deserves Best Actor
Nightcrawler is not a Mystery but it is a work of LA Noir, so I ran off to watch it in the theaters because I'm writing something LA Noir and, boy, was I not disappointed. It's one of the best movies...
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Art Meets Luxury for a Cause
Photo Courtesy of Neil Tandy It's not unusual to find artists donating their art to a charitable auction, or someone donating their used car for a tax donation. But what happens when someone donates...
View ArticleWhere Does Corporate Giving to the Arts Go?
Recent studies by Americans for the Arts, Giving USA, and others have drawn welcome public attention to the role of corporate giving in the creative ecology -- some sounding alarms and others offering...
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Conversations With Michelle Joan Papillion
photo credit: Kristy Leibowitz Art Basel Miami is a time to experience the work of some of the most respected and cutting edge artists within the states and beyond. Everyone heads to Basel with many...
View Article"Feminism" Is Back in Vogue
There is a new important documentary directed by filmmaker Mary Dore called She's Beautiful When She's Angry currently playing in New York City at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema and opens in Los Angeles...
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Adrift, Bothered and Bewildered
Call me old-fashioned, but I'm attracted to people who can make up their mind. People who have some idea of who they are, where they're going, and what they want out of life. Forty years ago, I shared...
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'Urban Xchange: Crossing Over,' A New Festival in Penang, Malaysia
Urban Exchange: Crossing Over 2014 is a brand new street art festival in George Town, Penang in Malaysia. In November they hosted 16 artists to paint walls throughout this city of two and a half...
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I Photograph to Remember
I like to take photos of things that may be a bit out of the ordinary: My kids eating, a random trip to Goodwill, the horrid bed head my middle child wakes up with every morning. These things are a...
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Ask the Art Professor: Can a Math Teacher Become an Art Teacher?
"I presently enjoy the rare chance to teach drawing in my math class. We have discussed perspective and symmetry so my math students are working on drawing in perspective. After teaching high school...
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Women in Art: RITUAL presented by World Wide Women
On December 18, 2014, World Wide Women will open an exciting and riveting exhibition entitled 'Ritual' at The Cob Gallery in London. The groundbreaking exhibition has been curated by New York gallerist...
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(R)EVOLUTION IN NYC: NYU Students' Die-In Demonstrates Quantum Leap Into...
As many as a thousand NYU students staged a DIE-IN in the center of Bobst Library on 11 December. Bobst University Library, December 11. Photo credit: Michael Gould-Wartofsky. This new form of protest...
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Naked Will
Think back on the all the watersheds in your existence. And then poll yourself. Have these resulted from the single-minded pursuit of victory or are they seemingly serendipitous or fortuitous...
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The Rise of the Israeli Short Film
In the last 10 years, Israeli feature films have made their mark on the international film scene. From multiple Oscar nominations through awards at every major film festival to increasing box office...
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Christmas Trees Past in Philadelphia
Although retailers seem determined to start the holiday shopping season as early as October these days, for many of us the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season does not start until after...
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