Tina Fey & Homer Simpson Win Emmys

If you are not a fan of NBC comedies 30 Rock or Saturday Night Live, you may not have even heard of Tina Fey until she made a mocking impression of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin in an SNL skit during the 2008 presidential campaign. On September 12, Ms. Fey was awarded the [...]

Obama Joker Artist Revealed – Part 1

We now know that the portrait of President Barack Obama painted as the Joker from the Batman film The Dark Night was the handiwork of a 20-year old Chicagoan, Firas Alkhateeb. Mr. Alkhateeb is an American of Palestinian descent, who is a senior at the University of Illinois. With some free time, boredom and Adobe [...]

40 Years On: From Abbey Road to Woodstock

Saturday, August 7, 2009, marked 40 years since the 1969 photo shoot for the Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road album cover. In commemoration of the event, hundreds of Beatles fans from across the universe had come together at the famous zebra crossing. Those who could not be there were able to watch on their computer monitors [...]

(Not) MY Private Concert…from Paul McCartney

My Private Concert…from Paul McCartney « FOX News Sunday. Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, has posted on his blog a moving and insightful essay about his experiences with Sir Paul McCartney. On Saturday, August 1, 2009, Mr. Wallace was one in a crowd of about 20 people watching Paul McCartney do a “sound [...]

Sulkin, Soccer & Cyrus: Let the Games Begin

British actor Gregg Sulkin, 17, is not only the teen-dream boyfriend of superstar Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana; he is also a terrific soccer player. He is in Israel competing in the 2009 Maccabiah Games as a member of the British soccer team. This is Gregg Sulkin’s second trip to Israel. His first trip to [...]

Keeping Art Real

The question itself is a cliché: Do we need another TV reality show? Ready or not, there are casting calls in progress for a new one, tentatively titled The Untitled Art Project. The winner of this competition will get a gallery show, cash, and a sponsored museum tour, although the details have not been disclosed. [...]

Obama Street Artist Pleads Guilty

Street artist Shepard Fairey, 39, was sentenced to two years probation and fined $2,000 on Friday, after pleading guilty in Boston Municipal Court to two counts of destruction of property and one count of defacing property. Eleven other charges were dismissed. The California resident must also notify Suffolk County officials when he visits the Boston [...]

Art Grant Hits Bottom

The British Press is calling it “cheeky” and a “bum deal.” Welsh artist Sue Williams, 53, was awarded a £20,000 ($32,760 US) grant to study cultural attitudes towards female buttocks. Mrs. Williams explained, “The project is taking on the issues around the bottom and how it is viewed in contemporary culture and viewed by the [...]

Hollywood Walk of Fame 2010

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce released the names of the 28 celebrities who will be honored with a pink terrazzo five-pointed star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010, the Walk’s 50th anniversary. The 2010 Hollywood Walk of Fame recipients are: Motion Pictures: James Cameron, Russell Crowe, John Cusack, Colin Firth, Gale Anne Hurd, [...]

Andrea Bocelli & Gianluca Ginoble

He is being called “the new Andrea Bocelli,” and if you watch a couple of the performance videos on YouTube of 14-year old singing prodigy Gianluca Ginoble performing in Ti Lascio Una Canzone, you will know why. The video below shows Andrea Bocelli addressing a very surprised and emotional Gianluca Ginoble. If, like mine, your [...]