To coincide with several big art fairs and last week’s massive auctions, many larger galleries mounted shows of their bigger artists. So let’s read the tea leaves on the upper end of the food chain.Huang Yong Ping Bank of Sand, Sand of Bank Gladstone GalleryCritic Peter Schjeldahl coined the term
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Samantha Bee has come under fire for her Full Frontal segment on the 1,500 missing migrant children from last night. The segment, in which Bee called Ivanka Trump a “feckless cunt” for refusing to act against her father’s cruel immigration policies, drew intense criticism from White House press secretary Sarah
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During a panel this morning at Book Expo America, the annual publishing conference that opened yesterday, three leading CEOs discussed trends and challenges in the book business — mostly financial but also political. It was one of the first times Macmillan’s John Sargent has spoken publicly about the scathing memo
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As any self-respecting Alias fan knows, Jennifer Garner was built to be an action-movie heroine. She just needed the right project to bring her gifts to the big screen. Enter Taken director Pierre Morel. For Peppermint, the man who gave you Liam Neeson’s ass-kicking film is now serving you the
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Months after Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said women need to “step up” to solve their underrpresentation in the Grammy nominations, he’s stepping down. Billboard reports that Portnow won’t return as president when his contract expires next year. Portnow has been in the position since 2002, and reportedly, a successor
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Bart Layton knows the questions that creep in once you leave the theater after a “based on a true story” movie. “You get out of the cinema and you’re like, ‘Well, what did Molly from Molly’s Game really look like?’ or the same question about Tonya from I, Tonya,” the
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“Is it Nicole Kidman?” my friend leans over and whispers to me.I shrug; I have no clue. We’re nearing midnight on a Friday at Caveat, a downtown “new speakeasy” space on the Lower East Side. Hosts Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni are just getting warmed up during their monthly comedy
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It’s hard to pinpoint the exact season when Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants shifted away from mostly lawyers, sales reps, and otherwise conventional careers in favor of embracing a medley of weird jobs. It’s been a trend since day one, and it was further amplified with the debut of the newest
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