Fantastic Man: First Ever Documentary on Nigerian Artist William Onyeabor
Between 1978 and 1985, Nigerian artist William Onyeabor self-released eight albums that took a heavy synthesized futuristic approach to African funk and soul music. He suddenly became a born-again...
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Strangers on a Train
Coleridge famously scribbled "the motive-hunting ofmotiveless Malignity" about Othello in his copy of Shakespeare's works. Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) offers three propositions at the beginning of...
View ArticleThe Son of God: Safe and Comfortable Middle Class Jesus
The beauty of the Gospels lies in the way they force us to interpret the life of Jesus. The stories look straightforward enough. A deity is born to humble parents. He gradually reveals himself through...
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10 Reasons the Tattoo Community Doesn't Respect Tattoo Reality TV Shows
I am speaking to you from deep within the trenches of this silent war. I reside inside of the tattoo community. I'm deep within the middle ranks of those that have lasted over 10 years in the trade....
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All the Way on Broadway
All The Way is an extremely ambitious undertaking and a rarity -- to say the least -- for a Broadway show. Although it features a major star in the lead role (Bryan Cranston as Lyndon Johnson), there...
View ArticleNo BE Verbs: What Stanislavski Knew
I got one of my best lessons in writing characters in fiction long ago in a basic theater class. Actors are taught right off that to play a character, they must figure out what the character is trying...
View ArticleGiles Deacon (VIDEO)
It's ten years since GILES launched at London Fashion Week. Here the brand's creative director tells us why change is on the horizon. He had Jean Charles De Castelbajac, Bottega Veneta and the Gucci...
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Why Urban History Matters
Going forward, let's not discount the influence of history's recurring themes in how we redevelop the urban realm. So many discussions about cities today look only forward, without fully considering...
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27 Photos That Will Give You Mind-Bending Dreams
These 27 surreal photos featuring people are bound to peak your subconscious' imagination. Happy Dreaming! Set them free by Erik Johansson on 500px Chester Van Bommel by Benjamin Von Wong on 500px Snow...
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Immersive
Keltie Ferris: Body Prints at Chapter NY Keltie Ferris: Body Prints Chapter NY 127 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002 Through March 30 Hours: Sat-Sun, 11-6 Keltie Ferris has just opened a stunning...
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New Orleans Band the Plum Magnetic: Fruitful and Alluring
NOLA is known as America's most interesting city, producing a most distinctive musical style. So, for a band like The Plum Magnetic it's fitting to follow the same musical effervescence. The Plum...
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Steps Toward Diversity: Youth America Grand Prix
At last years Dance/USA conference, arts leaders from across the country engaged in conversations about diversity in the field of dance. As a community, we asked ourselves a simple question: How do we...
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Portals: Interview With Imi Hwangbo
Imi Hwangbo was born in Daegu, South Korea. She received her MFA from Stanford University, and has been a resident at Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, the American Academy in Rome, and the Carmargo...
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Jason Vieaux PLAYS Troubadour to Symphony in C
Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux's new recording PLAY is not only like pop iTunes, it is part of the revitalized interest in the classical guitar. Vieaux said he is connecting to students all over the...
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WHY Music: The New Power Shake -- Blending Creativity, Well-Being and Learning
As the world continues to spin in more unpredictable and exponential ways, the worlds of ideas-once-separated are being tossed into the same blender. What is great about the omnipotent ingredient of...
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Man of Conviction: John Steppling -- Playwright, Screenwriter and Teacher
Men and women who write for the stage in America have an intrepid path to navigate. America has no National Theatre and the arts are poorly subsidized. Given the current trend towards increasing...
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Richard Stuart Perkins Discusses Race, Photography and Throwing Men Over His...
Portrait by Daniel Jack Lyons Richard Stuart Perkins makes for an easy interview. I had the pleasure of sitting down with the filmmaker and photographer recently. He's talented, sweet, and charming....
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Up Close and Personal
It's near impossible to stand in front of Jackson Pollock's Mural and not think about this All-American genius, about his tumultuous life, and the legends of him finishing his large drip paintings...
View ArticleAisle View: Two Musical Solo Shows
Solo shows, biographical or not, need passing grades in several departments to achieve success (or, at least, general approval). It goes without saying that the quality of the star performance is...
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How & Nosm's Red, Hot, Scorching Monoprints Unveiled
Intermezzo: the midst of a roiling mass of interrelated actions, staccato storylines, rotating currents, complicated drama, and banal daily existence. At any moment your life can be this, or...
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