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3.
Leonard A. Lauder is giving his collection of Cubist art (which rivals the collections of MoMA and Centre Pompidou, by the by) to the Met. Works include 33 Picassos, 17 Braques, 14 Légers and 14 by Gris. [via
NYTimes]
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4.
Kate Bush just received a CBE -- or Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire -- award from the Queen of England, meaning she's
thisclose to attaining knighthood. [via Pitchfork]
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5. Artist
and researcher Nikolay Lamm made these helpful GIFs showing how some of
our favorite tourist spots will look after global warming causes the
sea level to rise. [via
PopSci]
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6. In this
interview with the
Times,
Jason Merkoski, one of the creators of the Kindle, called Amazon "the
mean stepmother in a fairy tale" and added, "I think we've made a
proverbial pact with the devil in digitizing our words." [via
NPR]
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7.
David Shapiro bought the space that Loreley Biergarten once occupied (in Williamsburg, right next to the BQE) and is planning to replace it with Kingbird, A "New York comfort food" restaurant with a more complex patio and "crazy awning structure." [via
DNA Info]
1. If anyone in Paris is as interested in the male form as we are, there's an exhibit coming to Musée d'Orsay in September called "Nude Men: From 1800 to the present day." [via The Art Newspaper]
2. Here's Louis C.K. on the new cover of Rolling Stone.
3. Leonard A. Lauder is giving his collection of Cubist art (which rivals the collections of MoMA and Centre Pompidou, by the by) to the Met. Works include 33 Picassos, 17 Braques, 14 Légers and 14 by Gris. [via NYTimes]
4. Kate Bush just received a CBE -- or Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire -- award from the Queen of England, meaning she's thisclose to attaining knighthood. [via Pitchfork]
5. Artist
and researcher Nikolay Lamm made these helpful GIFs showing how some of
our favorite tourist spots will look after global warming causes the
sea level to rise. [via PopSci]
6. In this interview with the Times,
Jason Merkoski, one of the creators of the Kindle, called Amazon "the
mean stepmother in a fairy tale" and added, "I think we've made a
proverbial pact with the devil in digitizing our words." [via NPR]
7. David Shapiro bought the space that Loreley Biergarten once occupied (in Williamsburg, right next to the BQE) and is planning to replace it with Kingbird, A "New York comfort food" restaurant with a more complex patio and "crazy awning structure." [via DNA Info]
8. Here's the world's first vodka made from milk. The concept makes us a little nauseous but we'll try to keep an open mind. [via Design Taxi]