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Chinese Cave painting mimics Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch - Telegraph
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The London School of Economics is hosting an exhibition of cartoons that address issues of justice and security. The images are provided by the VJM’s Cartoon Movement, a global collaborative platform for editorial cartoons and comics journalism. The exhibition in London runs until 17 February
Tim Burton Lines Up a Spot in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - NYTimes
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A modern interpretation of an old practice, “Cubs” by Moscow-based photographer Oleg Dou is a series of images that draw from the aesthetic and ambience of child funeral portraits. Utilizing a muted palette with a stark backdrop, the porcelain-like subjects are morphed to display discerning features of various animals, such as a set of slender antlers for “fawn” (above).
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Wacom introduces Inkling, a new digital sketch pen that captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper.
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The art: Jack Levine, The Great Society, 1967.
The news: “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” by Warren Buffet for the New York Times op-ed page.
The source: Private collection.
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Smithsonian Unveils Painting Of Pitching Great Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez says that while painter Susan Miller-Havens worked on his portrait, she focused on his hands. She saw his long fingers and told him that he “used them to do art with my fingers.”
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Today, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery added a 57 inch by 21 inch oil and beeswax painting of the pitcher to its collection. During a short speech at the unveiling in Washington, D.C., Martinez said while he has been in some pretty tough games, he had never “felt this much emotion.”
After the ceremony, he spoke to NPR’s Robert Siegel for tonight’s edition of All Things Considered. Martinez talked about how his double jointed fingers helped his pitching, but he also talked about how he used his body and his gaze to reflect his intentions in the game:
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