I am very upset. As a cro magnon descendent I have been very proud our our cave paintings. Now, however, scientists have discovered beautiful hand stencils painted 40,00 years ago on the walls of an Indonesian cave. The art had been found in the 1950s and thought to be about 10,000 year[...]
Posts Tagged ‘art’
Today is my birthday but now I know that Europeans, my ancestors, have lost the art title
A Christmas Story
from the Lingerie Addict It was 2007/2008 and I was still shopping at Victoria’s Secret and wearing their uber-padded 36B bras (the size they put me in). I’ve always said that Victoria’s Secret doesn’t really sell lingerie; they sell sexy. And for some reason that weekend[...]
John Hodgman Pushes New Netflix Show!
Click the image or subscribe to Netflix and check out John’s stand-up special “Ragnarok.” [...]
Maya Angelou RIP
Wake Forest University issued a statement Wednesday on her death: Dr. Angelou was a national treasure whose life and teachings inspired millions around the world, including countless students, faculty, and staff at Wake Forest, where she served as Reynolds Professor of American Studies since 1982. O[...]
THE Ave Scene.
‘World’s largest Warhol’ to bloom in Tacoma This photo rendition shows the Tacoma Dome roof with Andy Warhol’s giant flower design from 1981. Tacoma plans to try out the flower design for six months before committing to a permanent painting. The comparison of Tacoma with[...]
Commentary by SMS: How to fake a Chihuly
Chihuly fakes Dale Chihuly famously makes no art of his own. Instead he runs a factory where others, anonymously, create Chihouly stuff. Last spring Federal authorities arrested a Renton man for offering fake Dale Chihuly glass pieces and paintings. Ironically, the fraud was discovered when [...]