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The massive price rise of art over the past five decades, whipped up by professionals to the cheers of the media chorus, has had an underreported consequence. Buying art has become the privilege of the very rich. When th...

There are plenty of reasons for an adult to have nightlights in the house. Some use them to avoid tripping during late night trips to the bathroom, or to illuminate the path to a midnight snack in the kitchen. And, yeah,...

"Reporting For Duty" inks on paper - 9"w x 12"h allenschmertzler-artist.com Page #93 from the book entilted, "Occupied By Politics, 2012", written, caricatured and produced by Allen Schmertzler: "As an unhealthy and worn...

"There is more to be won from earnestness than from irony." - Odd Nerdrum Kitsch is not something you have to decide anything about. The work has been done for you. It is here for you to look at, to learn from and to enj...

Spoiler warning: If you haven't watched the "Breaking Bad" finale yet, turn back now. For one night, a television show that thrived because of new media options forced viewers to do something very old-fashioned: Gather a...

Sometimes you needle little body art to get you through your day. Thankfully, we've got photos of last weekend's Dutdutan Tattoo Festival. Yahoo News reports that thousands of ink-heads from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapor...

NBC has canceled its planned Hillary Clinton miniseries. The project, which was announced in July with Diane Lane attached to star, was officially killed after months of headlines and threats from the Republican National...

The extravagantly hyped debut album from the L.A.-based Haim, is casually great, effortlessly charming and baked in California sunshine. "Days Are Gone" is also as consequential as a pull-strip perfume ad and as fluffy a...

For most of my life's work in the cultural development field, the lens has been one of representing and advocating for representation. Ensuring that the cultures of those at the margins were fought for and represented. I...

Is the key to finding millions in buried Nazi treasure hidden in a German musical score? Dutch filmmaker and musician Leon Giesen certainly thinks so. The 51-year-old artist has been attracting attention after overseeing...

Tom Hanks is the best, and he proved it once again during a Reddit Ask Me Anything session on Monday afternoon. "I'm that guy in movies that sometimes can be seen more than once," Hanks wrote at the start of the AMA. "In...

If you have some retro camcorders lying around, why wouldn't you make a video for '90s song "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks with Michael Cera and Jenny Slate?

You may have heard the song "Heartstrings" while you're waiting for your latte at Starbucks, and figured you are listening to another talented singer/songwriter whose sound reminds you or Bonnie Raitt or Patsy Cline. But...

What better way to honor the science-loving anti-hero of "Breaking Bad" than a super-nerdy portrait made entirely out of Legos? Andy Bauch, a Los Angeles-based software programmer by day, describes himself as an "artist/...

Alec Baldwin has some choice words for Arpad Busson, the billionaire French financier and fledgling film producer who has a child with Uma Thurman. In a new interview with TV Guide, Baldwin blasted Busson as a "pockmarke...

Synth-pop band Chvrches is currently all the rage, dropping an outstanding full-length album last week and even delivering a sterling cover of a Whitney Houston classic. All the fame, however, isn't without it's downside...

The scientific evidence that olive oil is good for us keeps getting stronger.

Counting down the days until the second "Hunger Games" movie, "Catching Fire," hits theaters? This new gem from the star-studded soundtrack should tide fans over for at least a few days. Called "Elastic Heart," the track...

The annual ArtPrize competition began as an off-the-wall idea that agitated and drew criticism from the art world, devised by an heir to a massive fortune. Now in its fifth year, it's a well-tuned event anticipated by ca...

The first Llyn Foulkes' work I saw was one of the "blood head" works at Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica a few years ago and it left a lasting impression. As I discovered more of his work, I could see that it is oft...

In last week's post about adding color in your kitchen, I suggested adding color to a part of the kitchen that usually doesn't get too much attention -- the ceiling. Love the idea? Here are some examples of other rooms w...

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have taken up the always daunting task of covering the most famous band in music history. As part of "Beatles Reimagined," leader singer Alex Ebert (no, his name isn't Edward Sharpe) ...