ARTS & CULTURE | Modeling Agencies Enabled Sexual Predators For Years, Former Agent Says | In October 2017, Carolyn Kramer received a disturbing phone call. The former modeling agent listened intently as a model she used to represent told her that a famous French photographer, who still shoots for top publications, raped her when she was 16. Shortly after meeting the man at a restaurant i… |
ARTS & CULTURE | Actor Jeff Hiller Talks “Bright Colors And Bold Patterns” and More (AUDIO) | This week I talked with actor Jeff Hiller about the hit Off Broadway play Bright Colors And Bold Patterns that he’ll be joining on January 17th with a new opening night scheduled for February 4th. Hiller (Nightcap, 30 Rock & Broadway’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) will step into the starring role o… |
ARTS & CULTURE | New Yorker Cover Puts Trump 'In The Hole' After 'Racist' Comment | The New Yorker is taking on President Donald Trump after he asked why the U.S. would welcome immigrants from “shithole” places like Haiti and African countries during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on Thursday. “In the Hole,” by artist Anthony Russo, responds to the president’s comment, which has … |
ARTS & CULTURE | Man Surprises Girlfriend By Drawing Them In Different Animation Styles | Kellen Hickey, a 26-year-old who lives in Hudson, Wisconsin, has gift giving down to a fine art. He drew himself and his girlfriend Lindsay Brinkman, 24, in 10 different animation styles and gave the illustrations to her on Christmas. Hickey told HuffPost that he got the idea a few months ago when h… |
ARTS & CULTURE | This Artist Gives Renaissance-Style Sculptures A Goofy Modern Twist | There’s something about combining the traditional, uptight look of the Renaissance period with modern-day behavior that excites Barcelona-based artist Gerard Mas. His resulting creations mix the ancient art of sculpting with satirical elements of contemporary pop art. “I thought about the millions o… |
ARTS & CULTURE | This Dutch 23-Year-Old Epitomizes The Future Of American Filmmaking | Joosje Duk has a sweater that reads “DON’T PANIC.” She wears it on days when she might, well, panic. “I always tell my family, if this all doesn’t work out, I’ll go study math when I’m 28, and I’ll be fine,” she said, because math seems like an effortless career path, right? It is, depending on you… |
ARTS & CULTURE | Broadway Actor Ben Vereen Accused Of Sexual Assault In 2015 'Hair' Production | Multiple women have accused Broadway star Ben Vereen of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to assault, according to a Friday morning report from the New York Daily News. The alleged sexual misconduct happened during Vereen’s tenure as director of the 2015 production of “Hair” at the Venice Th… |
ARTS & CULTURE | Sculptures From This International Ice And Snow Festival Are Mind-Boggling | The world’s largest ice festival began this week in Harbin, a city in the northeastern part of China. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival goes through late February and features thousands of ice sculptures. The most spectacular of these works are the massive and elaborate recreations of c… |
ARTS & CULTURE | The Met Museum Is Changing Its Pay-As-You-Wish Admission Policy | Non-New Yorkers officially have less than two months to take advantage of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s pay-as-you-wish admission policy. Tourists will be charged a mandatory entrance fee starting March 1, The Met announced Thursday. The public museum hasn’t charged a mandatory entrance fee for … |
ARTS & CULTURE | Duncan Jones Finds A Literary Way To Remember His Father, David Bowie | David Bowie’s cultural legacy continues. The legendary musician’s son, movie director Duncan Jones, has launched an online book club in honor of his late father. Bowie died at age 69 in January 2016 following an 18-month struggle with cancer. “My dad was a beast of a reader,” Jones tweeted last week… |