Archive for January, 2014

Grammys: What I Loved And Loathed

Watching Stevie Wonder and Pharrell perform “Get Lucky” had to count as a Grammy highlight for … Read more »

Grammys: Lang Lang & Metallica

Disney On Drugs: Lana Del Rey Sings

Whichever Disney executive gave the thumbs up to Lana Del Rey doing a cover of “Once … Read more »

Are Selfies An Important New Art Form?

Not really: just look at Parmigianino’s “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” left, which was painted in … Read more »

Going Under With NY Tunnel Dwellers

In the 1990s, a New York model turned his back on the high life – and … Read more »

Irony Alert: Marlboro Man Dies From Smoking

It was announced yesterday that Marlboro Man actor Eric Lawson died from smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary … Read more »

“Brokeback” Question Of The Day

So in this New York Times article about the Charles Wuorinen/Annie Proulx opera of “Brokeback Mountain,” … Read more »