Barack Obama
Being the President of the United States is a difficult job, and the person who holds that position needs to eat enough to maintain the energy to think about the economy, foreign policy, and all the other pressing issues that presidents worry...
The U.S. faces another historic neck-and-neck election tomorrow, with issues like reproductive rights, same-sex marriage, health-care, and economic stimulus hanging in the balance — and now, added to that, addressing disaster relief following the destruction...
NEW YORK — Paula Cooper Gallery is marshalling a museum-worthy collection of contemporary artists — including Cindy Sherman, Lynda Benglis, Barbara Kruger, Richard Serra, Frank Stella, Mark di Suvero, and Lawrence Weiner — for an "Artists and Writers for...
Of all the positions appointed by the United States president, it’s hard to imagine one more steeped in romance and glamor than the ambassador to a far-off intercontinental capital. So perhaps it makes sense that Anna Wintour, someone synonymous with the...
On Monday, the Obama administration will announce plans for a new program, Turnaround Arts, in an effort to test the hypothesis that arts education can serve as a linchpin for improving the nation's most overburdened public schools. Working in New Orleans;...
1. Watch President Obama help Jimmy Fallon “slow-jam the news” below. [The Billfold]2. Nas will release his next album, “Life Is Good,” in July. [The Juice/Billboard]Related: Nas Unleashes an Instant Classic, “The Don”3....
1. Watch an exclusive clip, featuring Bob Balaban in beard and winter cap, from Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom.” [Vulture]2. Jimmy Fallon will host President Obama (and Dave Matthews). [Vulture]3. Mark Wahlberg will play a cosmetics salesperson in “Avon Man...
1. Sleigh Bells step out of their comfort zone and into something unfortunate as they cover Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceble.” [Vulture]2. President Obama told Harvey Weinstein that he should make an unnamed spy novel into a movie. [Vulture]3. RJ Smith captures James...
1. Insane Clown Posse have launched their own version of Facebook, “Juggalobook.” [Fact via Prefix]2. President Obama busted Aziz Ansari’s chops. [Vulture]3. Many, many people saw “The Lorax” this weekend. [Arts Beat/NYT]Related: Hoberman: Controversial New “...
