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Tasmania's new "Adult Disneyland" of a museum features erotic art
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Tasmania's new "Adult Disneyland" of a museum features erotic art

Tasmania's centerpiece in a new drive to attract tourists and settlers to the Australian island-state is The Museum of Old and New Art… Jeff Mills   |   01.20.2011   |   Comments (0)
Gay man, straight woman marry for university art project
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Gay man, straight woman marry for university art project

A gay man and straight woman have tied the knot as part of an art project at the University of Worcester in England, where they both study Fine… Jeff Mills   |   01.14.2011   |   Comments (6)
Watch: Quentin Tarantino's first film, "My Best Friend's Birthday"
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Watch: Quentin Tarantino's first film, "My Best Friend's Birthday"

Watching a director's leaked first film is always a giddy occasion. You get to see what was only a glimmer in the director's eye at this point… Lindsay Cutler   |   01.11.2011   |   Comments (0)
Artist Damien Hirst's diamond-studded baby skull riles up parenting groups
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Artist Damien Hirst's diamond-studded baby skull riles up parenting groups

Artist Damien Hirst, (you know, the dead-animal-in-formaldehyde guy) has a new exhibition this month, and the controversy is already upon us… Jeff Mills   |   01.10.2011   |   Comments (7)
See: Ten pieces from the Playboy Bunny art show
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See: Ten pieces from the Playboy Bunny art show

There are many different types of art on display at Playboy Redux II: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny, showing in Los Angeles in… Ray Rahman   |   12.18.2010   |   Comments (4)
See: Four pieces of Sasha Grey-inspired art
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See: Four pieces of Sasha Grey-inspired art

Like many artists, Rubén B. has a slick Indexhibit site that showcases his portfolio. But unlike other artists, he has a… Ray Rahman   |   12.6.2010   |   Comments (1)
Smithsonian removes piece from exhibit after pressure from conservatives
Politics

Smithsonian removes piece from exhibit after pressure from conservatives

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery reportedly removed a piece of video art by David Wojnarowicz titled "A Fire In My Belly,"… James Brady Ryan   |   12.1.2010   |   Comments (10)
New infograph charts reasons people keep breaking up
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New infograph charts reasons people keep breaking up

A couple of weeks ago, we shared the amazing chart documenting Facebook breakups by time period, proving you are probably going to get dumped... right… Brian Fairbanks   |   11.24.2010   |   Comments (9)
Behold: the latest archival content from David Foster Wallace
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Behold: the latest archival content from David Foster Wallace

It seems like every other week someone discovers and releases a new batch of previously unseen work from David Foster Wallace. Two years ago it… Lindsay Cutler   |   11.22.2010   |   Comments (1)
91-year-old superhero grandma becomes overnight internet sensation
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91-year-old superhero grandma becomes overnight internet sensation

Frederika Goldberg is photographer Sacha Goldberger's 91-year-old grandmother -- and she's a superhero. Sacha saw that his gram was… Brian Fairbanks   |   11.19.2010   |   Comments (4)
Banksy, artist and prankster, shortlisted for an Academy Award
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Banksy, artist and prankster, shortlisted for an Academy Award

Reclusive and anonymous artist Banksy, the subject of great controversy and discussion in the art world, may end up being the first painter… Brian Fairbanks   |   11.19.2010   |   Comments (1)
New Michael Jackson single out, family says it's fake
Music

New Michael Jackson single out, family says it's fake

A new single was publicly released on Michael Jackson's official website, making it the singer's first posthumous release. The single… Lindsay Cutler   |   11.8.2010   |   Comments (1)
Artist proposes to his girlfriend through epic webcomic
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Artist proposes to his girlfriend through epic webcomic

Freelance artist Leigh Gallagher has one-upped all the creative and spectacular marriage proposals of late with his own plea: an epic and… Brian Fairbanks   |   11.8.2010   |   Comments (3)
Sean Connery's half-naked oil painting surfaces from his nude modeling days
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Sean Connery's half-naked oil painting surfaces from his nude modeling days

Back before Bond, Sean Connery was a nude model, producing rumors and occasional bits of sexy evidence over the years. Connery was believed… Brian Fairbanks   |   11.6.2010   |   Comments (10)
"Black Swan" movie posters are almost as gorgeous as Natalie Portman
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"Black Swan" movie posters are almost as gorgeous as Natalie Portman

Darren Aronofsky's upcoming Black Swan has a lot of beautifulness going for it. It's a movie about ballet for starters (which… Ben Reininga   |   10.26.2010   |   Comments (5)
Art school getting a video game
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Art school getting a video game

Art school kids, return those Prismacolor pencils and that prohibitively expensive Adobe CS5! Free yourself from the humiliation of tortuous… Ray Rahman   |   10.21.2010   |   Comments (2)
View: Awesome infographic of internet arguments
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View: Awesome infographic of internet arguments

Ah, internet commenters. If they're not shouting about nothing out of petty insecurity, they're just plain wrong. (But not on Nerve… Lindsay Cutler   |   10.20.2010   |   Comments (3)
Artist sketches the "Mad Men" floorplan
Television

Artist sketches the "Mad Men" floorplan

The offices of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are a little mysterious. Like so many awesome sets, viewers don't question it; we accept the… Lindsay Cutler   |   10.18.2010   |   Comments (3)
8-year-old painting prodigy emulates Andy Warhol
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8-year-old painting prodigy emulates Andy Warhol

Eight-year-old Autumn de Forest loves Andy Warhol, she says, because his paintings are "so simple and precise." Strangely enough, de… Brian Fairbanks   |   10.15.2010   |   Comments (0)
Watch: Last night's "Simpsons" intro directed by graffiti artist Banksy
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Watch: Last night's "Simpsons" intro directed by graffiti artist Banksy

Wanted (and desired) Graffiti artist Banksy directed and storyboarded last night's Simpsons' intro. I must say, if it were any show but… Lindsay Cutler   |   10.11.2010   |   Comments (3)