Design
“It’s infuriatingly good,” says famous New York ad man George Lois. “And at this point,” writes Carolina Miranda, “it’s unforgettable. The hat has become the ‘I Like Ike’ button and Obama ‘Hope’ poster of our time – the official objet d’art of an election that has turned into one long, bad-hair-day episode of reality TV.”
Tag: 07.15.16
Published At 16, And Still Learning The Lessons About What Being A Writer Means
“With an odd, unjust circularity, being a published writer was the very thing that enabled me to continue to be one.”
Broadway’s Love Affair With Hip Hop Goes Way Beyond ‘Hamilton’
Or at least, hip hop’s love affair with Broadway goes back way before Lin-Manuel Miranda even had one major hit show (don’t miss that time rapper k-os opened a track with a sample from Sound of Music’s nun chorus).
The Best Photos Of The Century-Old Theatre That Became A Bookstore
“In 2008 El Ateneo Grand Splendid was named the second most beautiful bookshop in the world by The Guardian, and that’s no surprise.”
Visual Artists Respond To The Horrific Attack In Nice
“As was the case after the attacks on Charlie Hebo and Paris, the artwork is raw, cathartic, and essential.”
What’s The Point Of Australia’s Archibald Art Prize?
“One of the lessons of the Archibald prize is that it’s impervious to criticism. … The prize runs by its own rules, which are really just a set of guidelines – more like a surrealist parlour game where inclusions are governed by exceptions.”
This Author’s (Sexy) Debut Set A Record For A Book Advance
Sally Beauman “said she turned to fiction to spend more time with her son. Writing romances for Harlequin, she said, was a useful way to learn pacing, dialogue and how to make the plot move.”
The Comedy Troupe Made Up Of Actors With Asperger’s Syndrome
“Our original goal was, ‘Let’s entertain people who have our sense of humor — who like that wordplay, who like that absurdism,’… But then all these people showed up, as I predicted, who were there out of guilt or curiosity or a sense of ‘I want to learn more about someone in my family.’ We’re not writing for them, but we understand those people come and we’re happy to have them.”
A Lot Of Nazi Art Loot Was Returned … To Nazi Families
“New research in the yellowing archives here makes clear how relentlessly Nazi families pursued the Bavarian officials, badgering them, often successfully, to return art they brazenly continued to view as their property.”
Wait, The Emmys Got Most Things Right?
These 25 nominations were surprising – in a good way, for once.