“We’re hoping this puts American art on the minds of every single American on their way to school or work and becomes part of the daily conversation.”
Tag: 04.06.14
De Blasio Picks Queens Museum Director As New York’s Next Cultural-Affairs Commissioner
Tom Finkelpearl “served under Mayor David Dinkins and Mayor Rudy Giuliani as director of New York City’s Percent for Art program, which supports artwork in city-funded construction projects. Later, as deputy director of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, Queens, he helped broker the merger of P.S.1 and the Museum of Modern Art.”
Mickey Rooney, Legendary Actor And Box Office Smash, Dies At 93
“As adept at comedy as drama and an excellent singer and dancer, Rooney was regarded as the consummate entertainer. During a prolific career on stage and screen that spanned eight decades (‘I’ve been working all my life, but it seems longer,’ he once said), he was nominated for four Academy Awards.”
A New Internship Lawsuit – This One Against Hollywood
“Uncompensated minions are as central to the movie business as private jets, splashy premieres and $200 lunches. But the Hollywood tradition is under assault.”
Yes, Young Adult Books *Are* Filled With Dangerous Ideas
“You were always under scrutiny, not just by God but by the eyes of the community which functioned as its own form of Secret Service. That you could meet communal judgment with defiance seemed radical.”