Fallout from the Universal Fire – Classic Film Prints Destroyed

Just mentioning this for us repertory theatre junkies. Apparently hundreds of film prints were destroyed in the Universal lot fire. According to the LA Times story on the damage none of these were original masters, which are stored in Philly, but who knows if Universal is going to make the effort to reprint some [...]

Your Moment of Hyperbole in Art – OBEY Edition – A Biter Bitten

I’ll be frank. I have no interest in Shepard Fairey’s work. I think it’s intellectually bankrupt, shallow and pointless. I could go on, but I’ll leave it at that.

I digress…

So I browse through my inbox and there’s a promotional E-mail for The Philosophy of Obey: The Formative Years (1989 – 2008), edited [...]

Your Moment of Hirst – Formaldehyde Panic at LACMA

As usual, this Hirst related post is largely for Ally, who’s having way too much fun drinking beer these days. And props to Tyler Green who brought it to my attention.

LA Times Staff Writer Anne-Marie O’Conner got to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the .38 packing guard who protects Away From [...]

RIP – Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley was, well, Bo Diddley. What else can I say? His beat and rhythm was the sound of life moving, of raw, wind on your face pleasure. You should pay your respects by making yourself one with his 1970 album, The Black Gladiator, until you feel what you’re looking for. He was 79. [...]