While this artist has way too much time on his/her hands, the concept/image was my laugh of the day. It’s so ridiculous, I had to laugh. Is it a planned project, or does one get out of bed one day and think: today I’ll carve Stars Wars figures into the tips of Crayola crayons? From [...]

Star date 9.10.11: On September 8, 1966, the first regular episode of Gene Roddenberry’s TV series Star Trek aired, launching one of the greatest sci-fi franchises in TV and film history. For true Trekkies who know most everything about Star Trek, there are few surprises in space.com’s infographic that details the series’ first 45 years. [...]

Injury. Slip of the tongue. Two rogue alarms. Unextinguished fire. Extreme heat. Sounds Shakespearean, right? But the show must – you know – go on. And it did. I was given the gift of Shakespeare. But not just by any troupe – it was the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) hosted by Lincoln Center, and in [...]

If it’s summer, there must be stars Hit the road with TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. The series returns today with a medium-fresh group of 31 starry actors who get one full day of devotion. There are the usual heavy duty favorites: Brando kicks it off, Grant, MacLaine, Welles, Dietrich and Stewart etc. TCM has [...]

As some of the curious g readers may know, I am a huge fan of the New York Public Library (NYPL). It’s a fabulous system and a wonderful resource that is readily available to New Yorkers in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. (Brooklyn and Queens have their own branch library systems, more on that [...]

Where did the building end and the art begin? In my mind, they’re one. But only until 3 july 2011. That’s when the fantastic French, Modern and African art collection that The Barnes Foundation founder, Albert J. Barnes, assembled in the early to mid 20th century in Merion, PA will close its doors. Art created [...]

Sunday, 24 april 2011 is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – an event going into its second decade. Who could make this stuff up? To get a sense of the uniqueness of pinhole-generated images, wander through the archives here. OK, so what is it? An international event to promote and celebrate the art of pinhole photography, [...]

I’ll take Manhattan. And apparently so will 1,629,053 of my closest friends. Thanks to chief engineer and surveyor John Randel’s proposed plan, known as the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811, the foundation for Manhattan’s future growth was put in place. The original grid illustrated 11 major avenues and 155 crosstown streets. It’s the map that made [...]

Comedy is funny. It’s hard to define – a gag for one person may not tickle the fancy of another. There are also degrees of comedy. Some films that I enjoy – listed as comedies – produce a smile or a small chuckle, but not a full belly laugh. Make ‘em roar, make ‘em scream [...]

Now for the men. Who do you think turned in the finest performance this year? Or what actor/performance do you think was overlooked? 2011 Actor in a Leading Rolecustomer surveys