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On Hiatus

noreply@blogger.com (Mo Ibrahim) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:47:00 +0000

We're overwhelmed with other projects, so we're on hiatus again until further notice.

CHILD's OWN STUDIO by Wendy Tsao

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:38:00 +0000

THE NEW YORK MUSUME OF CONAN ART

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000

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From Team COCO

Are you in New York? Why not swing by the Time Warner Center and visit our gallery! Located at 10 Columbus Circle on the 2nd Floor of the Time Warner Center, from 9am to 9pm EST, October 24th through November 3rd 2011, the New York Museum of Conan Fan Art has TONS to do! You can:

Enjoy killer Team Coco fan art with accompanying audio commentary by Conan O'Brien & Andy Richter!
Score exclusive Team Coco swag & goodies!
Discover the joy and wonder that is The Conan Loveseat Experience (a giant robot couch that moves around, gives you a photo, and more)!
Check in on Foursquare for all sorts of goodies and a chance to ride in the Conan blimp!

CARSTEN HOLLER: EXPERIENCE @ New York City's New Museum

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:21:00 +0000

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Visit New Museum

.Liberty "Torch Cam" Goes Live

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0000

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From WSJ Blog by Gina Cervetti

You may have visited the Statue of Liberty, and maybe you went inside, made the trek up the stairs and stood in her crown. But it’s safe to say you’ve never been in the torch, which was closed to the public almost a century ago. Now you can see what people used to see when they were allowed in the torch, prior to World War I. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation has launched a new web cam, offering various views from Lady Liberty’s torch. (You will have to enter your email to access the cam.) The unveiling comes as America celebrates the 125th anniversary of the statue’s dedication. Several other events were planned to mark the occasion, including the opening of a new exhibit at nearby Ellis Island. Click the link below to hear my interview with foundation CEO Stephen Briganti, who shares some history about the torch, talks about the ongoing renovations at Ellis Island, and offers his thoughts on family history. Download mp3.

Oakland Police Critically Injure Iraq War Vet During OCCUPY OAKLAND March

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:45:00 +0000

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From Huffington Post

Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Iraq War veteran and Occupy activist suffering from a head injury after being hit with a police projectile in Oakland, has had his condition upgraded to fair and is now breathing on his own.

His roommate, Keith Shannon, who is also an Iraq War veteran, first reported the progress in an email. Olsen will still need surgery, Shannon wrote. "The neurosurgeons have decided he needs surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain.

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:34:00 +0000

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From Coveteur by Daddy Kroenig

Hudson Kroenig is the adorable toddler who walked with his dad, Brad Kroenig—the inimitable muse to Karl Lagerfeld—in the Chanel S/S ’11 show. Matching from head-to-toe in a Canadian tuxedo and white ,Hudson’s runway debut with daddy was only the beginning to his booming modeling career.

Taking cues from dad—the Abercrombie & Fitch model-turned-Lagerfeld legend—little Hudson’s resumé reads like that of fashion’s veterans: he’s been shot by The Kaiser (numerous times!), graced the pages of German Vogue and posed as the face of Fendi alongside his dapper dad, Anja Rubik and Baptiste Giabiconi. And it’s no surprise that as the face of Fendi, Hudson is repping hard—jacket, sweater, jeans, hat, shoes… you name it, he’s got it! Uncle Karl—who shot the Fendi campaign—really is like an uncle to Hud- gifting him stuffed mini Karl’s to cuddle with at night, visiting him in NYC and hanging with him in Europe. From catwalks to clothes, little H definitely knows a thing or two about style.

The father and son team wowed Chanel's s/s 2011 audience in matching 'Canadian tuxedos'

Obsessed Ashton Kutcher Fan Gets ‘I Love You’ Tattoo

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:34:00 +0000

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From E by Bruna Nessif

A woman, named Jessica Khushi from Brazil tweeted this picture of her latest ink to the Two and a Half Men star saying, "This is a way of expressing my love for @aplusk."

The tattoo reads, "Ashton Kutcher I love you, love is forever fan love you," which doesn't exactly make sense, but there's no point in trying to fix that now.

So what does one superfamous actor say to such an extreme gesture? "All i can say is wow," he tweets.

Wow is right.

Kelly Osbourne Slams Christina Aguilera: She's a "Fat Bitch!"

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:51:00 +0000

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From Hollywood Gossip by Free Britney

Kelly Osbourne really does not like Christina Aguilera. She's come out hard against the singer's weight again, saying she was never as fat as Christina is now.

Just two months ago, the E! Fashion Police co-host blatantly called Aguilera a fat bitch and the c-word to boot. Osbourne has never been one to mince words.

When co-host George Kotsiopoulous defended Christina's get-up at the Michael Jackson tribute concert, saying she's "still probably a size 2/4," Kelly scoffed.

"Trust me," she sniped. "I'm a 2/4. That is not a 2/4. I was never that fat."

The Voice judge has been the source of criticism for pairing a tight-fitting black bodysuit with fishnets, heavy-handed makeup and massive hair at the show.

It's unclear exactly why Osbourne hates her so much, but this summer, she said, "She called me fat for f*cking years, so you know what? You're fat, too."

Lauren Conrad’s Hair: Pretty — and Peach!

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:38:00 +0000

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From Style News

Lauren Conrad's hair color matches her perky personality. The former reality starlet dyed the ends of her hair peach , after asking her Beauty Department readers if she should take the pinky plunge.

The designer (and soon-to-be beauty mogul) Tweeted some pictures of the process Wednesday, showing the results on her website Friday. Her look was inspired by an orange hue she saw on the runway, and jokingly, a peach-haired My Little Pony.

This change caps off a year of major hair changes for Conrad: in January she went brunette, returning to her golden hue in June. In July, she made another change, dip-dying the ends of her hair in shades of pink, blue, green and purple. A few weeks later she made the look more subtle, showcasing just a few hints of blue. Then after a return to blonde, she picked the current peach shade.

Cyclops Shark Discovered In Sea of Cortez

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:34:00 +0000

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From NT by Steve Tarlow

At 22 inches long, the cyclops shark fetus may not be large enough to inspire deep sea nightmares, but the fact that it has just a single eye at the front of its head – a product of the congenital condition cyclopia – makes it no less unsettling. Several species, humans included, are susceptible to the birth defect.

On sight, León knew he’d found something amazing. Biologist Felipe Galván-Magaña of the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine Sciences in La Paz, Mexico, told National Geographic that he first heard of León’s discovery on Facebook. He immediately contacted the fisherman to ask permission to borrow the one-eyed shark for research.

X-rays and a review of previous research confirmed that the spawn of León’s catch was indeed a cyclops shark, one of the very few cases ever documented. According to University of North Florida shark biologist Jim Gelsleichter, the only recorded cases have been as embryos, which suggests that cyclops sharks don’t survive in the wild for long.

MAPS by Paula Scher

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:19:00 +0000

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From Amazon

In the early 1990s, celebrated graphic designer Paula Scher (Make It Bigger, 2002) began painting maps of the world as she sees it. The larger her canvases grew, the more expressionistic her geographical visions became. Displaying a powerful command of image and type, Scher brilliantly transformed the surface area of our world. Paintings as tall as twelve feet depict continents, countries, and cities swirling in torrents of information and undulating with colorful layers of hand-painted boundary lines, place-names, and provocative cultural commentary. Collected here for the first time, Paula Scher MAPS presents thirty-nine of Scher's obsessively detailed, highly personal creations.

John Jeremiah Sullivan'S PULPHEAD

noreply@blogger.com (Mo Ibrahim) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:09:00 +0000

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From Amazon

- In Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan takes us on an exhilarating tour of our popular, unpopular, and at times completely forgotten culture.

In his native Kentucky, Sullivan introduces us to Constantine Rafinesque, a nineteenth-century polymath genius who concocted a dense, fantastical prehistory of the New World. Back in modern times, Sullivan takes us to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the alumni and straggling refugees of MTV’s Real World, who’ve generated their own self-perpetuating economy of minor celebrity; and all across the South on the trail of the blues. He takes us to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina—and back again as its residents confront the BP oil spill.

SENNA

noreply@blogger.com (Mo Ibrahim) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:55:00 +0000

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From IMDB
Senna - A documentary about Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.

Pepper Spray Cop Tony Bologna Punished With More Work

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000

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From Gothamist by Jim Kieman

As punishment for pepper-spraying two penned-in Occupy Wall Street protesters without provocation, Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna will... pick up some extra shifts. The Internal Affairs Bureau reviewed the infamous incident (which was caught on video and eventually spawned a Daily Show parody cop show, The Vigilogna) and determined that Bologna violated NYPD rules. As punishment for spraying a couple of women in the eyes and walking away, he loses ten vacation days! But he already had his hotel booked for next year's Chile Pepper Fest in Bowers, PA!

In case you're wondering exactly how Bologna went wrong, the NY Times reports that the department’s patrol guide says pepper spray "should be used primarily to control a suspect who is resisting arrest, or for protection; it does allow for its use in 'disorder control,' but only by officers with special training." The head of the Captains Endowment Association tells the paper that "Deputy Inspector Bologna is disappointed at the results of the department investigation. His actions prevented further injury and escalation of tumultuous conduct. To date, this conduct has not been portrayed in its true context."

Bologna, a 29-year veteran makes $154,300 a year, could contest the ruling, but then he risks an even stiffer penalty. And he could still face criminal charges.

Controversy Erupts Over Sex-Segregated Brooklyn Bus

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:32:00 +0000

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From NPR by Barbara B Hagarity

It's been a few decades since Americans were engaged in a back-of-the-bus controversy. Now a popular bus route between two New York City neighborhoods is reviving the issue.

Last Wednesday, Melissa Franchy boarded the B110 from Williamsburg to Boro Park, two Hasidic Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn. She was accompanying her friend, Sasha Chavkin, a reporter for The New York World, a Columbia Journalism School publication. Their mission: Find out what would happen if Franchy sat at the front of the bus.

At first, nothing happened. Then she was approached by another passenger, a Hasidic Jewish man.
"And he said, 'OK, you should sit at the back because women sit at the back on this bus and men sit in the front.' And I looked at him and said, 'OK, why?' And he said, 'Well, that's the rule because this is a private Jewish bus.' "

Franchy asked the driver if this was permitted. He didn't speak enough English to respond. Then she noticed two Hasidic women at the back of the bus.

"One of them was rolling her eyes; the other one said, 'Just move, I mean, that's the way it is. You don't ask.' And then the man said, 'When the Lord gives a rule, you don't question it.' "

The rule, says Shulem Deen, who spent the first 29 years of his life as a Hasidic Jew, is steeped in ultra-Orthodox tradition.

"Essentially, it's based on the idea that men and women should generally be separate, should inhabit different spheres of life in public in particular," Deen says.

The B110 bus runs through the sections of the borough of Brooklyn that are heavily populated by Orthodox Jews.

Guy Surfing on The J Train in New York City

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:45:00 +0000

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Did Francona’s Marriage Issues, Use of Painkillers Affect Job Performance?

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:40:00 +0000

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From Sport Of Boston by KC Downey

Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona had a tumultuous eighth and final season with the Red Sox. His team was on pace in late August to win 100 games, but as we know, there was a lot of trouble in the Red Sox clubhouse. The fact that certain starting pitchers didn’t really care whether the team won or lost if they weren’t pitching shows Francona was losing grip on the team.
Now, we may know why. According to the Boston Globe’s bombshell report, team sources had expressed concern that Francona’s marital and health issues may have negatively affected his performance as manager.

“It makes me angry that people say these things because I’ve busted my [butt] to be the best manager I can be,” Francona told the Globe. “I wasn’t terribly successful this year, but I worked harder and spent more time at the ballpark this year than I ever did.”

The paper said Francona spent the season living in a Brookline hotel after he moved out his Chestnut Hill. He and Jacque, his wife of nearly 30 years, were having some serious marital issues. He “adamantly denied” his marital problems affected his job performance.

The team source also expressed concern about Francona’s excessive use of pain medication. Francona furiously denied that to the paper, saying he has taken pain medicine for years due to recovery from multiple knee surgeries, with the most recent coming last October.

Evan Van Der Spuy, South African Cyclist, Hit By Antelope While Mountain Biking

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:08:00 +0000

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From Huffington Post

Evan van der Spuy, a mountain biker on team Jeep South Africa, was hit by a buck while riding in a race at Albert Falls Dam in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

In the video, we hear his team mate, Travis Walker, warning van der Spuy to "watch the buck." And while van der Spuy looks to his right, there's nothing he can do. Moments later...well, you'll see what happens.
According to Global Post, van der Spuy was taken out by a red hartebeest, a type of antelope that can weigh as much as 330 pounds.

Shockingly, the visibly shaken -- and audibly groaning -- van der Spuy didn't suffer any serious injuries, although his helmet was shattered. He tweeted later that he's "stable with nothing more than a very stiff neck," thanking his team mates for their help.

METAMAUS by Art Spiegelman

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:14:00 +0000

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From NPR

When cartoonist Art Spiegelman published his epic Holocaust graphic novel, Maus, 25 years ago, a lot changed. He received a special Pulitzer Prize and became a contributor and cover artist for the New Yorker.
Maus blends the stories of Spiegelman's trying relationship with his father and a horrifying tale of Auschwitz, as seen through his father's eyes. Spiegelman drew the Jews as mice and the Germans as cats.
But Maus has continued to haunt him.

But Maus has continued to haunt him.

MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus is the story behind Spiegelman's signature work, complete with interviews, answers to many persistent questions and examples of his early drawings.

LIMITLESS Starring Bradley Cooper

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:49:00 +0000

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FOR NOW by Nick Cave @ The Mary Boone Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:21:00 +0000

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From Mary Boone and Daily Beast

The “Soundsuits” of Chicago artist Nick Cave are some of the most exuberant, peculiar objects now circulating as contemporary art. A big sampling of recent ones is on view in New York in a two-part show, split between the Jack Shainman Gallery and the Mary Boone Gallery, and sampled in this slideshow. Cave’s trademark objects are bodysuits that can be made of anything from rainbow-dyed human hair to found welcome mats. They can be cut like straight-ahead enlargements of a toddler’s sleeper, or can have bizarre extra arms or giant steam funnels where the wearer’s head should be. They are called Soundsuits because some of them make noise when they are worn, but also, more metaphorically, because they change the most basic features of the environment for anyone wearing or witnessing them.

September 10th- October 22nd, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm
FREE
Mary Boone Gallery (541 W. 24th St. btn 10th and 11th Aves)
[Chelsea]

Somerville, Mass Resident, Joon Pahk, Wins Big On JEOPARDY!

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:38:00 +0000

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From Jepordy

Joon Pahk, a 32-year-old physics teacher at Harvard University from Somerville won a total of $199,000 during his eight-day appearance on “Jeopardy!” His impressive performance secured a spot in the Tournament of Champions, airing Nov. 2-15.

White House site has Dayton Space Shuttle Petition

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:54:00 +0000

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From WDTN by Joe Cogliano

The effort to wrangle a Space Shuttle for Dayton has made its way to The White House Web site.
A petition asking the Obama Administration to revisit its decision on the final display sites for the shuttles — New York, Washington D.C., Florida and Los Angeles — went on the site last week and has garnered nearly 200 signatures.

Click here to see the petition.

The petition says NASA Administrator Charles Bolden’s decision was based on a flawed assessment of applications and that NASA also ignored the intent of Congress to consider regional diversity when determining shuttle locations.

“Even more insulting to taxpayers is that having paid to build the shuttles, they will now be charged to see them at some sites. New York, which received the decommissioned Enterprise space shuttle under the premise that it would house it in the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, now plans to build a separate museum for the Enterprise,” the petition said.

NASA gave Dayton the shaft in April when it placed retired shuttles at the four other sites, leaving out the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Camden County, Georgia Considers Employing Inmates As Fire Fighters

noreply@blogger.com (theceelist) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:32:00 +0000

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From Huffington Post by Jillian Berman

States and localities across the country are looking for ways to cut costs amid budget shortfalls, and one county is taking an approach that many residents find controversial: hiring prison inmates as fire fighters.

Camden County, Georgia is considering an “inmates-to-firefighters” program as one way to keep residents’ fire insurance costs from more than doubling, according to The Florida Times-Union. The program is one of multiple options Camden’s Board of County Commissioners are considering, but officials say hiring inmates as firefighters would be more cost-effective than the other options, saving the county more than $500,000 per year.