Tweet One of my favorite books, from one of my most favorite writers, is James Agee’s 1941 collaboration with photographer Walker Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Here’s my creative stretch. Agee’s book about Alabama sharecroppers, a community of…
The Morning Feed: Wang Shu Receives 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Tweet Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, announced today that Chinese architect Wang Shu, known for using salvaged materials in many of his buildings, is the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. Wang became the first Chinese citizen to…
The Morning Feed: The Dictator Crashes Oscars, while ‘The Artist’ Wins Top Prizes
Tweet Monday morning pundits, myself included, point to Sacha Baron Cohen’s red carpet appearance as Admiral General Aladeen, his character from his upcoming comedy The Dictator, as the main highlight of the 84th Academy Awards Ceremony last night in Hollywood.…
The Morning Feed: Skrillex, Red Hot Chili Peppers Lead Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup
Tweet After a brief digital tease with a false report streaking across social networks, the 2012 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival celebrated St. Valentine’s Day by announcing its musical artist lineup for the 11th trip to Manchester, Tennessee June 7-19.…
The Morning Feed: Grammys Remember Whitney Houston; ‘The Artist’ Cleans Up at Baftas
Tweet Celebrity culture and the public’s fascination with awards shows collided this weekend with Saturday’s death of six-time Grammy winner Whitney Houston casting a mournful mood over the the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Granted, much of the Grammy Awards was…
TV Savage: Review of Season 3 Debut of ‘Justified’
Tweet Justified: Series 3, Episode 1 The Gunfighter January 17, 2012 FX Fans that can trace Timothy Olyphant’s acting career back to the 1999 Sundance teen comedy Go (okay, I’ve given myself away) know that the FX series Justified has…