Month: February 2013

GIF-fiti: a graffiti artist’s street works made exclusively for the Internet

GIF-fiti: a graffiti artist’s street works made exclusively for the Internet

Graffiti artists have been throwin’ up tags and creating extravagant city murals for decades; the way street art is sort of ingrained in urban culture says a lot about the way we see it as second nature—accepting it ultimately in its initial backlash (though, some would disagree.) And 

“Heavy Petals” at BUCKBUCK: Molly Pamela’s exhibit that’s every work represents a struggle

“Heavy Petals” at BUCKBUCK: Molly Pamela’s exhibit that’s every work represents a struggle

“Do men really hate women? Or do they just have breast-envy?” —Molly Pamela  When I learned not too long ago about the 2004 statistic revealing the contradictory and shocking fact that the Metro Museum of Art, yes, the very same chic and world renowned art 

Hyde Park on Hudson: Bill Murray as FDR and the inside story of the 32nd president’s love affair with Margaret Suckley

Hyde Park on Hudson: Bill Murray as FDR and the inside story of the 32nd president’s love affair with Margaret Suckley

Bill Murray as FDR along with the rest of the cast in Roger Michell’s Hyde Park on Hudson makes the secret but not so secret love affair with Roosevelt’s distant cousin Margaret Suckley aka “Daisy” (Laura Linney; The Squid and the Whale, The Truman Show) a funny adventure at 

Don’t worry, little Earthlings, you’re safe from any sort of giant asteroid wiping us out (for now)

Don’t worry, little Earthlings, you’re safe from any sort of giant asteroid wiping us out (for now)

Oh boy. In the case of end of the world theories, it’s always a little painful to think about what could be. Because who really knows? But it’s always a little more striking to hear of scientific evidence that Asteroid 2012 DA14, capable of wiping out a good 

Silver Linings Playbook review: Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper’s performances show the beauty through mental rage

Silver Linings Playbook review: Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper’s performances show the beauty through mental rage

“The world will break your heart in ten ways to Sunday, that’s guaranteed” At the end of the day we all have our kicks; we all have our little routines, our moments of rage, our very particular psyches, our superstitions, and will even undergo a 

“‘Till death do us part”: Michael Haneke’s Amour is the not so romantic part of lifelong love together [semi-spoiler]

“‘Till death do us part”: Michael Haneke’s Amour is the not so romantic part of lifelong love together [semi-spoiler]

How does one define the oh so complicated thing we call love? Is it found in a kiss, a touch—or in the way two people are able to merely withstand the silence together that defines this lifelong commitment? One could argue that it’s both, but 

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Girls

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Girls

It’s official, everybody. Literally the last person on the planet who hadn’t written a thinkpiece about HBO’s Girls has finally shared their thoughts. I give you 19-time NBA All-Star (holy shit! Seriously?) and official United States cultural ambassador Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s take on Girls. “This season