Jan 10 Renoir stolen in 1951 allegedly found in flea market, will return to Baltimore Museum of Art "Paysage Bords de Seine" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is an 1879 Impressionist style painting that was originally donated to the Baltimore Museum of Art by Saidie Adler May upon her death was missing for over 60 years until surfacing in… Continue reading
Dec 13 SNL to hire first black female performer since 2007 With my girls @Breshawebb @simoneshepherd @TiffanyHaddish & other funny ladies I got to meet at our #SNL showcase :) pic.twitter.com/X1D5gT2GOJ— Gabrielle Dennis (@GabrielleDennis) December 2, 2013 Under fire for the absence… Continue reading
Dec 12 ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ lead Golden Globe nominations "12 Years a Slave" earns seven Golden Globe nominations. Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" and David O. Russell's "American Hustle" lead this year's Golden Globe Awards nominations with… Continue reading
Nov 28 Restaurateur Alice Waters offers tips on Thanksgiving Judy Woodruff sits down with Alice Waters to talk about the organic revolution, the role of food in schools and Thanksgiving traditions. The conversation airs Thursday on the PBS NewsHour. This Thanksgiving, Alice Waters, owner of restaurant Chez… Continue reading
Nov 26 Legendary Superman artist Al Plastino dies amid JFK comic battle A page from Superman's Mission for President Kennedy includes the note: "The original artwork for this story will be donated to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library..." Comic book artist Al Plastino, who drew Superman for years and co-created… Continue reading
Nov 25 ‘Maltese Falcon’ bird statuette sold for more than $4 million .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Updated 6 p.m. EST |… Continue reading
Nov 18 Happy 85th birthday, Mickey Mouse! Happy birthday, Mickey. pic.twitter.com/4nJ7aSTR1c— Disney (@Disney) November 18, 2013 Iconic character Mickey Mouse made his first appearance on November 18, 1938, in the Disney animated short film, Steamboat Willie: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom:… Continue reading
Nov 18 Here’s what happens when a four-year-old finishes her artist mom’s sketches Image by Mica Angela Hendricks and Myla Hendricks/busymockingbird.com Mica Angela Hendricks used to keep her sketchbook away from her young daughter, Myla, fearing she would scribble and ruin the drawings. Then one day,… Continue reading
Nov 13 Mallomars turn 100 years old today Mallomars cookies turn 100 years old today #NBCNightlyNews pic.twitter.com/t8xEHojtvL— NBC Nightly News (@nbcnightlynews) November 13, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 10 Can art make us safer? In this online exclusive, NewsHour Weekend takes a look back at Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's "Voice Tunnel" installation in New York City. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe,… Continue reading