What do Lucille Ball and Malcolm X have in common? They’re both part of Studio 360 American Icons series. This fall, we’ve traced the impact of The Autobiography of Malcolm X on race relations and glimpsed the dawn of the American sitcom with I Love Lucy. Last week we visited Monticello – Thomas Jefferson’s home [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Parisian Street Artist Wins $100,000
Posted in Visual Art, tagged bill clinton, bono, graffiti artist, jamie oliver, JR, jr street artist, sapling foundation, TED, ted prize winner, the independent, Visual Art on October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The TED Conference has a reputation for attracting and honoring international dignataries, prize-winning scientists, and even rock stars. Always keen to shake things up, it’s giving its top honor — the TED Prize — to a graffiti artist. The 27-year old Parisian known publicly only as JR has been awarded the $100,000 prize. Taking his [...]
Performance-Enhancing Jewelry
Posted in Design, tagged Andres Torres, Elvis Andrus, Josh Beckett, Major League Baseball, MLB, necklace, performance-enhancing, Phiten, Randy Johnson, Tim Lincecum, titanium necklace, World Series on October 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The World Series starts tonight. And if you’ve watched any Major League Baseball this year, you’ve probably noticed the twisted metal chains many of the players wear. If not, take a closer look at the necks of Texas Rangers’ shortstop Elvis Andrus or San Francisco Giants’ outfielder Andres Torres. The necklaces, which are often coordinated [...]
This Week in Swag
Posted in Design, TV, tagged air blaster, co-sign collective, Great Migrations, Mary Poppins, National Geographic, swag, tote bag, Zebra on October 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Feeling adventurous this fall season? Well National Geographic has you covered with this zebra-printed Great Migrations reusable accessory. If you’re in need of a new handbag, tote bag, grocery bag, or Mary Poppins bag (you know, the ones you just throw a lot of junk in and call it a purse), this is your lucky [...]
The Vaselines Reunite
Posted in Music, tagged Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee, Kurt Cobain, pop, pop duo, Sex With an X, The Vaselines on October 19, 2010 | Comments Off
The Vaselines were persona non grata in the US when the late Kurt Cobain called them his favorite songwriters. Cult status was instantaneous, but the band had already dissolved. After a 20 year hiatus, the Scottish pop duo has reunited, though not remarried. On last weekend’s show, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee told Kurt what [...]
Girl in a Coma Rock Patsy Cline and Selena
Posted in Music, Video, tagged Adventures in Coverland, Girl in a Coma, Jenn Alva, Joy Division, Morrissey, Nina Diaz, Patsy Cline, Phanie Diaz, Ritchie Valens, San Antonio, Selena, Walking After Midnight on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Girl in a Coma‘s creation story reads like a fairy tale: teen girls plaster bedroom walls with posters of dreamy pop star; start a band named after pop star’s song; play hard in that band for 10 years. Until one day… the phone rings. It’s the man from the posters. Morrissey. He invites them to [...]
Take a Trip to Space on a Tiny Balloon
Posted in Science, Technology, Video, tagged Borat, Bruno, Luke Geissbuhler, space, space travel, The Virginity Hit, Video on October 15, 2010 | Comments Off
This summer, Luke Geissbuhler, the cinematographer behind the mokumentary-style movie Bruno and the upcoming film The Virginity Hit, masterminded a very different kind of movie. With nothing more than a weather balloon, an HD camera and a GPS device, Gessbuhler and his 9-year old son created a homemade spacecraft and set out to capture its journey [...]
Howard Jacobson Wins the Booker Prize
Posted in Literary, tagged Booker Prize, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Krypton, Man Booker Prize, novel, Superman, The Finkler Question on October 13, 2010 | Comments Off
Just last weekend, the British novelist Howard Jacobson was lamenting that he wasn’t being taken seriously. “There is a fear of comedy in the novel today,” he wrote the Guardian Saturday Review. “When did you last see the word ‘funny’ on the jacket of a serious novel?” Well, perhaps we’ll see it more often. It’s [...]
Remembering a Soul Legend: Solomon Burke
Posted in Music, tagged dirty dancing, james brown, Marvin Gaye, Music, otis redding, sam cooke, solomon burke, Studio 360 on October 12, 2010 | Comments Off
Solomon Burke — the legendary singer, songwriter, and pioneer of soul music — passed away this weekend from natural causes. He was 70. Known for his influence on contemporaries like Sam Cooke and James Brown, his song “Down in the Valley” appeared on Otis Redding’s 1965 album Otis Blue. Probably his best known song, “Cry [...]
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