Sorry, Ms. Jackson, the weekend’s for real.
Your Perks: 1) Black diamond stud earrings. Surely you know someone who deserves this. 2) Watches made with just a simple yet elegant dial and a leather band. Simple looks good on you. 3) Leather shoes from Versace. Outfit: completed.
You: What’s this?
Us: A live auction. You know: costumes, props and such.
You: Like what?
Us: Jeff Bridges’s outfit from The Big Lebowski. Jon Hamm’s Mad Men
suits. Al Pacino’s Scarface grenade launcher.
You: You had me at Lebowski.
These guys are taking the most ephemeral form of communication, translating it into cuneiform and stamping it into the most long-lasting medium known to man: yup, tweets on clay tablets. There’s a moral in here somewhere.
This is just one of those first-ever online exhibitions from the Guggenheim wherein you receive a bunch of fake currency and invest it in a fake web-based stock market. Just one of those.
“Step right in, we’ve got jackets and jeans and such at 30% off.” —Rag & Bone
“No, look here. All my autumnal items are up to 40% off.” —Billy Reid
“Well, we’re doing $50 off for every $150 spent. So there’s that.” —Onassis
You may not see every movie up for an Oscar this year. But you’ll damn well see the previews. And so, Kempt has awarded Oscars by trailer to the categories that matter most: Achievement in Steely Gaze, Most Intense Commitment to Facial Hair, other very important categories...
Somewhere in a Mediterranean seaside town in Turkey, divers in full scuba gear are exploring 110 submerged statues in Europe’s first underwater museum. Yep, that’s happening.
