Even outside the huge Basel Art Fair, there was a lot going on in the art world this week: A flurry of criticism for the Brooklyn Museum, Thomas Kinkade gets a DUI, and Jeff Koons’ art car breaks. With Damien Hirst looking to displace puppies and Sotheby’s selling off Polaroid’s collection, this was a week Read More
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Cruise is an alien. Think about it. That would explain just about everything.
Like the tripod invaders from outer space hell-bent on destroying planet Earth in War of the Worlds, this actor, scientific philosopher, deep-thinking morning-show pundit, public debater, Brooke Shields fan and self-appointed pharmacologist is off the radar. He wobbles, shrieks, Read More
Artists of notable achievement who die young are bound to make a special claim on the attention of posterity. The more we admire the work, the greater our sense of loss, and we naturally find ourselves wondering what might have been accomplished had the career not been cut short. Often, indeed, we elevate the artist Read More
