The London Art Fair (January 20-24) took place this past weekend and visitors were greeted at the entrance with Infiniti’s QX30 art car by British wire sculptor Rachel Ducker. The compact, luxury hatchback was covered with 48,000 copper tacks that took more than 130 hours to apply. The effect is certainly radiant, but tacks or no tacks, the standard version of the auto—with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged engine, producing 208 horsepower and connected to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission—looks sharp but won’t actually cut you when you try to wax your new ride.... Read More
Irish photographer Kevin Abosch is known for his portraits of high-profile celebrities like Johnny Depp and Yoko Ono, but you may be surprised to learn that the biggest sale of his career stars a potato. The artist, who usually charges up to $500,000 for his portraitures, revealed recently that his personal photo of an organic potato sold for €1 million ($1.08 million) to a European businessman.... Read More
Amy Schumer’s recent run in with plagiarism claims only serves to remind us that original ideas can be pretty hard to come by—especially when it involves art. So far, nothing has happened to the comedian other than a lot of side-eye and finger pointing, but other artists haven’t fared so well in the past. ... Read More
Sharks may be presented as terrifying creatures, but photographer Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that they're not all that bad. In an effort to encourage the protection of sharks, he found a model willing to dive into toothy waters for a photoshoot that helps break stereotypes and promote his ongoing petition for shark sanctuaries titled Support a No Shark and Ray Kill Policy & the Creation of a Malaysian Shark Sanctuary.... Read More
Netflix has gone from being everyone’s favorite excuse to invite lovers over to being a serious heavyweight champion among the television and film industries. Thanks to a stream of original programs that have garnered the Los Gatos-based company a torrent of accolades and award nominations, “Netflix and chill” now means a lot more than it used to. Last year may have been big for the company, but it looks like 2016 is going to be huge—but only time will tell whether or not that will be a positive thing. ... Read More
Last year the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was started by April Reign in response to the Academy’s dismissal of great performances from black actors and unfortunately, it’s trending again. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the list of Oscar nominees this morning and just like last year, the list is being called incredibly whitewashed and sadly, still not surprising.... Read More
The world woke up to the news that cancer has taken another one of our favorite English stars (first Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister and just last weekend, David Bowie). Actor Alan Rickman died this morning at age 69, leaving behind him a long list of beloved roles that include Professor Snape, Sheriff George of Nottingham, Colonel Brandon and Hans Gruber. Once the news hit the world, tributes and loving words began pouring out from everyone he touched, which has been a lot of people.... Read More
There has been tons of speculation as to who might be cast as a young Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff and according to Variety, a shortlist of talent has been leaked by sources. Finding a young actor to fill Harrison Ford’s shoes is certainly not an easy task, so we are glad that Disney and Lucasfilm are taking their time in making their final decision by seeing thousands of actors. ... Read More
The undeniably brilliant David Bowie passed away on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer and the loss is far too great to put into words. Coming just two days after Blackstar’s release (his 25th studio album)—which also happened to be his 69th birthday—Bowie’s death has come as a shock to millions who have always seen him as untouchable.... Read More
When Ricky Gervais hosts the Golden Globes, you know it’s going to be good. From the moment he approached the podium in last night’s award show, everyone immediately braced themselves for what would come spilling out of his fanged mouth. And he certainly didn’t disappoint, throwing jabs at everyone from Caitlyn Jenner and Sean Penn to Ben Affleck and of course, Mel Gibson.... Read More
Disturbed by the outpouring of homophobia he witnessed when France began legalizing gay marriage, French photographer and director Olivier Ciappa created Imaginary Couples, a photography exhibition that has drawn worldwide acclaim. Olivier relies on the help of celebrities, sports figures and well-known personalities from different fields to pose as gay couples and families to illustrate how love can take on many different forms.... Read More
There were some huge movies to come out in 2015 and most likely, you’ve seen the biggest. Despite its December release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens led the box office for the entire year by grossing a total of $750 million, with Jurassic World coming in second at $652M. However, plenty of flicks came out that we think were actually better than the biggest grossing ones and though some of them gained serious film festival and critical attention, the mass population didn’t flock to the theaters to see them. ... Read More
One has to assume that entertainment industry veteran Alan Thicke is no stranger to luxury living. Amid an esteemed career through which he has earned a Golden Globe Best Actor nomination, seven Emmy Award nominations (five for writing, two for acting) and an induction to Canada’s Walk of Fame, Thicke has lived an exciting, adventurous and privileged life. ... Read More
