Author Archive
15 April 2007 by sean slemon
Are Artists taking over Opera?
The Opera world, like any other stage-based area of creativity is constantly battling to reach contemporary audiences in addition to hardcore opera fanatics. It’s caught between whether it should remain true to itself and its original music and scripts, or if it should have the opportunity to adapt and change with the times. It seems […]
20 November 2006 by sean slemon
I could not resist:
Photo: Tom Hanson/Canadian Press, via Associated Press, New York TimesThis image was just too hilarious not to post: President Bush and other leaders today at the Asian economic summit meeting in Vietnam, where U.S. officials talked of a new set of incentives for North Korea to give up its nuclear program.There have also been serious […]
16 November 2006 by sean slemon
Ron Mueck at the Brooklyn Museum
This weekend, Ed Young and Christian Nerf were in town – to cause trouble. So we took a break from that and went to the Brooklyn Museum, where Ron Mueck currently has a mid-career solo on show. If you don’t know his work, he pretty much makes small, or large scale super-realistic sculptures of humans. […]
25 September 2006 by sean slemon
Zaha at the Guggenheim
If you want to be humbled, motivated and inspired then go to the Guggenheim, and use the building as it was designed by taking the elevator to the top floor, and walking down the ramps. If you walk up like everyone else, you’ll be too tired to fully appreciate the work by the time you […]
10 September 2006 by sean slemon
The newest handheld scanner
Its called the Docupen and its a portable hadnheld scanner about the size of a pen. Its USB plugin and you can scan anything. Check it –http://planon.com/
07 September 2006 by sean slemon