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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Movies Are Like an Expensive Form of Therapy for Him
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Tim Burton has long been one of my favorite filmmakers. I’ve always been drawn to his stylized, gothic aesthetic, macabre sense of humor, and his sort of twisted exploration of his characters’ psychology.
So, naturally, I pretty much had a minor heart attack when I read about the Museum of Modern Art’s new “Tim Burton” exhibit.
From now through late April, the MoMA will be celebrating Burton’s vision through a retrospective gallery exhibition of his life and career.
The museum will, of course, host several screenings of his entire filmography, but its film department has also collected a very impressive display of 700+ photos, props, puppets, drawings, paintings, sketches, and sculptures from throughout Burton’s life.
Burton himself was even on-hand a couple of weeks ago for lectures and book signings (and, of course, an extravagant museum party) to celebrate the opening.
So this Friday, I — ever the devoted Burtonite — finally made my way to Midtown to check it all out first-hand.
It’s Cuter Than the Average Vandalism, Boo-Boo
Friday, October 30th, 2009Graffiti is so ubiquitous on New York City streets that I don’t usually pay too much attention to it. But lately, I can’t help but feel like this little guy has been stalking me around town:
So far, I’ve spotted him twice on Lafayette… once by the entrance to the downtown 6 train on Bleecker Street, and later the same night on Fourth Avenue and 11th Street.
Well, a quick Google search for “cute bear graffiti” revealed that these “polite and friendly” bears actually hail from my own stomping grounds of Los Angeles, California. (Which explains, I guess, the “Greetings from L.A.” bear, whose meaning I didn’t quite understand at the time.)
The murals (although you can also order prints!) are by an artist named Phil Lumbang whose “illistrations [sic] of bears, coined ‘awesome bears’ by fans, spread a message of happiness and understanding.”
I found several reports of “awesome bear” sightings around Silver Lake and Echo Park mostly, but not too much (nothing at all, actually) about their recent appearances here in New York.
But Lumbang’s Twitter does say he was in town last week… maybe to come share the happiness and understanding with us crotchety, uptight New Yorkers? I’ve gotta admit it did the trick for me; these bears pretty much made my Monday morning!
Anyway, who else has seen seen these? And where? What other bits of well-mannered wisdom do they share? And can we get them on a t-shirt already?
