Future of Indigenous Museums: Perspectives from the Southwest Pacific (Museums and Collections)
Wired Science (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The odd story of NASA’s unused wingless escape vehicle for the International Space Station is finally over. The prototype X-38, a 7-person, unpowered, totally automatic lifeboat, was officially laid to rest at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska last weekend. Canceled in 2002 by the Bush Administration in an effort to cut some costs [...]
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Photo Gallery has been updated with new poster. The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Poster The film tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary Imaginarium – a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Terry Gilliam directed [...]
/Film (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Terry Gilliam's incredible The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus will finally reach American cinemas on Christmas Day, or at least a number of cinemas in New York and Los Angeles. The rest of the country will have to cross their fingers/pray/get in touch with their local cinemas and wait to see if it comes their way in it's expanding release in the early part of 2010. As this date draws near, the promotional...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
For me, that is true art. The artist becomes a kind of healer/shaman; and we who finally have access to these miraculous pieces, become initiated into worlds which take us places we have never been before.
Modern Art Notes (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
"Like LA's MOCA, Brandeis' Rose Art Museum suffered from not permanently displaying its permanent collection." -- Christopher Knight via Twitter. 'Twas a weekend during which closely-related stories came together to reveal an under-considered truth: Contemporary art museums that collect and that don't commit themselves to their collections are creating problems for themselves. In the Boston...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art is getting ready to throw a two-pronged celebration this weekend, centered around a Saturday gala at which pop star Lady Gaga will do a one-off performance with dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet, and, the next...
Mick Hartley (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The latest British Library exhibition, on photography in the 19th century, has an online gallery which effectively means you can see much of it from the comfort of your computer screen, without the bother of going down to the Euston...
The Dish Rag (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
In a strange way, acclaimed writer/director Terry Gilliam thinks Heath Ledger's sad death may have made "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" a better movie. Before you get all riled up, read on.... "It's the movie we set out to make...
Epicenter (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Apple opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum Saturday, just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme café to promote its Windows 7 software. Although Microsoft had a head start promoting its new Windows operating system in France, Apple has placed its first store in a prized position in the [...]
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Activision plans to unveil a $1 million backed non-profit corporation tomorrow designed to help soldiers transition to civilian careers tomorrow. The Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) unveiling comes on...
Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
I first visited Berlin in 1985, while traveling with Randall Kroszner. We drove to West Berlin by car and we were terrified for the few hours we were underway in East Germany. Randy did not drive over the speed limit...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Mark Harris pleads for someone, anyone , to save NBC . Emma Rosenblum chats with Zach Gifford , currently in the midst of his last season as Dillon High's quarterback on Friday Night Lights . David Edelstein reviews Fantastic Mr. Fox and Red Cliff . Logan Hill explores how Nicolas Coppola became Nic Cage , and he also talks to Tim Burton about his new exhibit at MoMA. Boris Kachka has a conversation...
JoBlo (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
If you think your wall is missing what could best be described as Lewis Carroll getting into a fistfight with Salvador Dali as recorded on film by Terry Gilliam, this new poster for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS (via Slashfilm) just may be for you. The U.S. poster aims to capture what Americans will surely love most about it, namely Heath Ledger being alive and well, but really, why did they...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Good morning FishbowlDC! SNL spoofed Fox News' Election Day coverage with Greta Van Susteren , Shepard Smith , Glenn Beck and Karl Rove . Happy Birthday to John Harris (h/t Playbook). And Kaylee Hartung who celebrated at Cleveland Park Bar & Grill Saturday with CBS friends, including Bob Schieffer , who sported a TCU "Schieffer" football jersey. Last night Wendy Gordon hosted a "Hooked...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
ANDOVER, MA (MARKET WIRE) NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a leading provider of cloud-enabled enterprise-hosting and application-management services, today announced that The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world's largest and finest art museums with more than two million works of art from every part of the globe, completed its migration to NaviSite for managed application services to support...
The 3 latest articles published by users on Museums :
burnet9l0wd | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK – Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies. Hanks first racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 while backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert Thursday. Then, the song came to him — though he didn't know all the words. "Dada-dada ring on it! Dada-dada ring on it!" he sang, as he tried to remember. "That is a damn fine song, the Beyonce song ...
starbuck0295y | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) –A major new photography exhibit is built around the idea that the eyes are just as important as the ears for appreciating and understanding rock 'n' roll. The Brooklyn Museum's sprawling show "Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present" opened on Friday as a study in the contrasts that run through the rock music subculture. Nearly 200 photographs, videos,...
purva833me | 11/05/2009
Daft Punk featuring Romanthony One More Time Download mp3 Download Daft Punk featuring Romanthony One More Time >>> Artist: Daft Punk featuring Romanthony Album: One More Time Tracks: 1. Short radio edit 2. Radio edit 3. Club mix download One More Time mp3 album One More Time Daft Punk featuring Romanthony album download online One More Time Daft Punk featuring Romanthony mp3 download Daft Punk featuring...
Videos