“The day after Michelangelo died, an inventory was made of his goods. It listed the contents of a house that was sparsely furnished but rich in other ways.”
How To Redefine Your Acting Career: Hire Yourself
When British actor Steve Coogan (“Tristram Shandy,” “The Trip”) felt pigeonholed in both the UK and the US, he just bought a story and co-wrote the screenplay, including a dramatic part for himself.
In France, It’s Science Versus Old-School Conservationists
The Musée Unterlinden decided to restore its greatest treasure: Matthias Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece. Then the cultural brawl began.
The Vermeer Chasers
“It might be hard to believe, but there are people traipsing around the world all the time in search of these kinds of paintings,” he said. “And I guess I hear from them because they want to find somebody else who knows why they’re doing this kind of crazy thing.”
Three Unpublished JD Salinger Stories Leak Online
“The scan of the book has appeared on (members-only) torrent site what.CD and in the form of an Imgur album which was posted on Reddit.”
Hollywood Pushes Obama On Anti-Piracy
“During the meeting, the president encouraged the entertainment executives to search for common ground with the technology industry and offered the assistance of his administration to help bridge a still sizable divide between the two.”