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Screen-stealer alert: We first noticed apple-cheeked newbie Elizabeth Reaser in Family Stone, the lukewarm Sarah Jessica Parker rom-com, and then on "Grey's Anatomy" as (the surgically reconstructed face of) a pregnant woman who ... read more
Before star book jacket designer Chip Kidd, there was Alvin Lustig, a pioneer of signage, typography use and illustration whose work revolutionized the look of printed graphics as America emerged from World War ... read more
It's been six years since Suzanne Vega released an album but her new work "Beauty & Crime" makes the wait irrelevant: it's a beauty all right, and, if there's any justice, it will ... read more
Most people don't think much about their grocery store: You buy what you need, you use it up, you go back and buy more. But David Gwynn spends a lot of time thinking ... read more
Show album collectors know they're not in a growth industry. But the closing of Footlight Records, first in NYC, and -- as of July 28th -- online, is especially sad news. There wasn't ... read more
"Leonardo was inspired by the ceiling in the great chapel. Michelangelo found his art in the Italian marble. Who am I to stand in the way of all these fine artists and artisans ... read more
Major art lovers without the major wallet size to be major art collectors will love the Stuart website, the very good deed of the Saatchi Gallery. The way it works is this: art ... read more
Before digital cameras, it was tempting to treat every single photograph with archival reverence -- even the mistakes: the blurry, the unflattering, the classic "thumb over the lens" move. You name it, we ... read more
What if someone had a photoblog 100 years ago? That's the neat idea behind Shorpy, where a time machine meets the internet. They don't take the conceit to extremes: there's no attempt to ... read more
