By, Brenda Schmidt
Art and the Big Apple; New York Times
- Christine White, Known for ‘Twilight Zone’ Role, Dies at 86 May 19, 2013Ms. White was seen in television roles from the 1950s through the mid-1970s, but was best remembered playing William Shatner’s loyal wife in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.”By WILLIAM YARDLEY
- Texas Monthly: In Texas, Van Cliburn Piano Contest Goes On Without Him May 19, 2013The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition begins next week, and its problems cannot all be attributed to the death of its namesake earlier this year.By CHRISTOPHER KELLY
- Exposés of China’s Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong May 19, 2013Visitors from mainland China turn to Hong Kong bookstores for forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposés about their Communist Party masters.By CHRIS BUCKLEY
- At Sony, Investor’s Challenge Brings Unwanted Suspense May 18, 2013Awash in hits, but not in profits, a proud Hollywood studio has suddenly found itself in the cross hairs of an activist investor who wants to spin it off from Sony.By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY
10 Free Art Lessons; Painting
- Improve Landscape Paintings 5 How To Instructions updated Wed May 15 2013 12:01 pm EDT May 15, 2013How to instructions for more appealing landscape paintings. When I attend an art show I find myself drawn to landscape paintings that take me into distant areas of the scene. Why some landscape paintings are more appealing to a viewer than others is often due to the way the artist has used some basic composition rules. The actual use of the rules in an appea […]
Culinate
- Bowls around town — Check it out — literally May 16, 2013Libraries are for books, right? Hardly. Public libraries offer plenty of other material for checkout, ranging from the fairly obvious (movies) to the technologically adept (book downloads) to the downright surprising (tools, art, musical instruments, even therapy dogs).Here in Portland, Oregon, there’s a small library (Kitchen Share SE) that only checks out […]Culinate staff
- Shellfish season — Learning the ways of the water May 16, 2013A row of RVs, worn by years of sunshine and salty sea air. People on the beach below, digging for oysters and clams. Crab boats floating just offshore, tied to brightly colored buoys. more… from First PersonSpencer Adrian
- Rebuilding the Foodshed — How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems May 14, 2013When I first came to live in my rural Oregon county, about 20 years ago, there was nothing to eat — or so I complained. Actually there were grocery stores, with potatoes, onions, celery, iceberg lettuce, oranges, lemons, and mushy apples, but I was writing two cookbooks and needed produce in greater variety. And so I started planting vegetables, herbs, and f […]Linda Ziedrich
What’s News?
- WATCH: David Beckham Tears Up At Final Home Game May 19, 2013The storied midfielder walked off the pitch as fans — and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy — chanted his name.
- Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York May 19, 2013Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
- Nonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too May 19, 2013The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.
Current Zina Sanders, Political Art
- The guy that did this comic has been at several re... May 11, 2013The guy that did this comic has been at several regional comic conventions and I have been meaning to pick it up. Your endorsement makes me really want to read it. (Great trailer!)Christina
- Great production. I can hear the fire burning and ... April 27, 2013Great production. I can hear the fire burning and the souls howling.Bluezy
- BRILLIANT! April 26, 2013BRILLIANT!finlaaer
Music
- Laura Mvula: A Soulful Voice That Once Answered Phones May 19, 2013Less than two years ago, Laura Mvula was a receptionist honing her phone answering skills at music organization in Birmingham, England. Now, she's got a record deal, a lot of critical acclaim and she's touring around the U.S.
- Marques Toliver: An R&B Crooner With Strings Attached May 19, 2013Toliver's music is anchored by the violin, on which he is classically trained. He says he discovered the instrument in fifth grade — and that in a way, it chose him.
- Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends May 18, 2013In the 1980s, he was Robi Rosa, the lead singer of Menudo at the boy band's peak of popularity. Rosa went on to write hits for bandmate Ricky Martin and develop a solo career. When Rosa was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, some of the biggest names in Latin music assembled to support him.
What a wonderful collage of the State Fair! The juxtaposition of art and photography allows us to see everything through your eyes, and what vision you have! I feel like a child taking in the smells and colors and feel of the fall air on my skin…
Thank you, Brenda.
Donna