George W. is a secret artist. Three paintings revealed on Black Book; Roberta Smith cogitates. And hits all the points: you know, Winston Churchill, Adolph Hitler. Actually he has more talent than either. I would recognize those toes and kneecaps anywhere!Blackbookmag> http://tinyurl.com/bhdh2ztNYT> http://tinyurl.com/a5fveam
Does critic Jerry Saltz prove that whatever year you start in art is the greatest year for art? 1993 for him...
NYMAG> http://tinyurl.com/an89ekn
Not all manuscripts lost in "Islamist" siege of Timbuktu. Most apparently were hidden and saved. Texts represent important political, everyday, and Sufi history in this medieval African trade center. Some black-flag Islamists feared pollution from the manuscripts!
New Yorker> http://tinyurl.com/aekkv75
Beware of neologisms like "beach nourishment." Virginia Beach beach rebuilt 49 times since '51 @ $400 million in Federal tax money. A new term usually means a new con. Ranting against nourishment is like being against mother's milk. I say: Eat the sand!
If you want to protect your drug monopoly, impoverish your customers, and help sink U.S. federal health care.....call the generic competition-drugs "biosimilars." After intense lobbying by drug giants, Virginia has already banned "biosimilars."
How to waffle. Artspeak exposed by who? Sherrie Levine!
Story at guardian> http://tinyurl.com/azjm43v
What is chandelier bidding? Flimflam auction house practice of "pointing to the chandelier" for a fake first bid. Should it be a crime or is it just theater? How many other bids are false?
Story NYT> http://tinyurl.com/b4lb4l3
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