http://news.myspace.com/arts The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:15 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.24/content/springwidget/arts.xml http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19054681 Fully one-third of our editorial staff are south of the border for a few weeks, investigating the state of memoir en Mexico. No report yet, but for now, this: Brevity Blog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:41:18 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19054681 http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/18985371 If you are, check out my post on my new blog, Robust Writing, about my uncle's book on the Narnia series . This blog has become Robust Writing and has moved to: robustwriting.com/blog Please check it out and update your feed subscriptions here: Vigorous Writing Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:51:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/18985371 http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19054313 In his communiqué to Cineaste magazine from last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Richard Porton noted that André Bazin had already observed in an essay for Cahiers du Cinema “that the contemporary film festival resembles nothing so Twitch Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:13:29 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19054313 http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19053673 "The Obama press contingent was abuzz last night with the news that Davis Guggenheim , the Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth , has apparently been enlisted to direct Barack Obama 's biographical convention film." Variety 's Ted Johnson 's got what's known so far, plus background Green Cine Daily Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:23:22 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19053673 http://news.myspace.com/arts/graphicdesign/item/19053630 My fellow Unitards and I have been busy with quite a few things lately, and one of them is our new Unit Interactive Labs site, which we launched today. There is precious little to see as yet, but we’re currently happy to share a couple of nice little widgets with everyone, including a tooltip Design View Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:23:15 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/graphicdesign/item/19053630 http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19053095 Resume Writers Reap Rewards! Most people are woefully unable to write their own resumes, so I agree that there is a market for this. Why I Love Empty Job Freelancing: Why would you want a dead end, mindless, boring job? Because it affords you certain Writer's Resource Center Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:23:07 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19053095 http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19053006 title="Wordle:writer"> style="padding:4px;border:1px solid #ddd"/ gt; Share This The Golden Pencil Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:30:49 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19053006 http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19052781 "Deeply researched, conscientiously written, careful to contextualize its subject both in his field and in the larger culture that shaped his work, [Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard] is in almost every respect an admirable biography, exactly the sort of scrupulous and Green Cine Daily Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:23:24 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19052781 http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19052782 [W]ith Guido Santi and Tina Mascara's sparkling documentary Chris & Don: A Love Story arriving in theaters just as same-sex marriage arrives in California, it seems a most auspicious moment to speak to the surviving member of one of the best-known unofficial same-sex marriages of modern times," Green Cine Daily Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:23:24 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/indiefilmmaking/item/19052782 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19052402 The PXR-6 has been revamped on the inside, but functions and looks the same on the outside. The functions remain the same and are simple, clear and to the point: time and date on a dark background with light type. And when the light button is pressed, it glows with beautiful blue light. The bltd. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:17:50 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19052402 http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/07/craft_flickr_pool_weekly_round_4.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954 This week in the CRAFT Flickr Pool we saw: Soft Guitars Utz Bag Pocket Handmade Mary Janes And here are a few of my favorite shots from the week: Purple Paisley Paramecium Party Flat Cow Coaster Prunus Cerasus Freeform Crochet Necklace Tape Measure Brooches Craftzine.com: Blog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:33:14 GMT http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/07/craft_flickr_pool_weekly_round_4.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954 http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19051414 CYBER GAME OF LOVE by Cris Pablo (World Premiere) 17 July/Thu, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theatre) TEACH ME TO LOVE by National Artist for Cinema Eddie Romero (World Premiere) 18 July/Fri, 9:00PM, Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little PinoyFilm.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:47:11 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19051414 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050735 Instantly turn your living room into a guest room with this innocuous looking sofa. Just flip the seat forward and it converts into a queen size mattress. [posted by kris] bltd. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:16:56 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050735 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050736 As a self-described minimalist, I usually don't like the idea of allowing room for trinkets and such, but it is rather unrealistic to think that in your life you aren't going to acquire some mementos along the way. I like how Marlon and Jace use display domes (as seen in their Apartment Therapy bltd. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:45:16 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050736 http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19049054 Although today isn’t actually Friday, as I couldn’t access my blog, we’ll pretend it is and play Freaky Friday anyway. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry. I know many of us dream of receiving certain awards. A Creative Journal Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:09:59 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/writing/item/19049054 http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/07/how_to_make_strawberry_yogurt.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954 Make your own summer refreshments with this simple Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle recipe from Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn. via PURPLEPINKANDORANGE.COM . [ Read this article] [ Comment on this article] Craftzine.com: Blog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:33:13 GMT http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/07/how_to_make_strawberry_yogurt.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19046978 Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto of Eindhoven-based design studio BCXSY have created a collection of vases to support cut flowers once they have dried out. “What we’ve created is a supportive skeleton-like centerpiece which lets the flowers’ beauty last forever.” BCXSY is dezeen Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:00:15 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19046978 http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19046455 Please contact the pointperson mentioned below for inquiries, not us or Dr. David. Christie Abling was my high-school batch mate. I can vouch for her integrity and competence, although I don’t know if the position mentioned below will be supervised directly PinoyFilm.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:01:22 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19046455 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19045692 Furniture with a perfect function, sitting ergonomy and a simple timeless design became an indispensable part of contemporary modern interior. Domark is Slovakian furniture company Designeast Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:51:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19045692 http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19045481 We've been working away on our Biennale of Sydney special that will screen on ABC1 on Tuesday July 22 at 10pm as part of the regular Artscape slot. People have been asking what it's about and whether we'll be adopting the same award winning style as series Art Life Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:37:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19045481 http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19045482 "Revolution is in the air at the palace of Versailles - and, this time, it has nothing to do with an unpopular leader and his fashion-conscious wife... Delighting contemporary art fans and dismaying some of France's most august historians, Jeff Koons is flying in this September to exhibit some of Art Life Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:12:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19045482 http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19044931 10 July – 2 August 2008 Chalk Horse Gallery in Surry Hills New works by Ruark Lewis and Stuart Fleming. By collaging a series of moving images of a violinist who follows the illogical traces of horses on a race track the artist is able to examine the nature Art Life Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:47:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19044931 http://news.myspace.com/arts/crafts/item/19044057 Today's Etsy six is brought to you by the color Lime new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(574, 'favorites', thumbnail',2,3).renderIframe(); Make Me Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:26:32 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/crafts/item/19044057 http://news.myspace.com/arts/crafts/item/19043929 The mosquitoes around here have been just horrible lately, driving us crazy outside whether it is daytime or nighttime! How are the mosquitoes where you live? Instead of letting them drive you crazy, why not use some of these ideas and make your own friendly mosquitoes! RELATED: - More Bug Crafts - About.com: Family Crafts Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:00:13 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/crafts/item/19043929 http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19043925 Lucha Libre: Mexico's masked wrestling | Travel | guardian.co.uk As Mexico's Lucha Libre comes to London, Georgia Brown travels to Mexico City to meet the men behind the masks. Photographs by James Leech 24 heures - Les corps de quatre Gabonais ayant tenté de We Make Money not Art Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19043925 http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19043706 In response to my newsletter mentioning Shannon's painting (in the Landscape Painting Project) done after a break of 15 years, I had an email from JD McC saying: "After a 55 year gap, started last year again. But if the practicalities and demands of life have interrupted your painting -- and it's About.com: Painting Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:05:01 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/art/item/19043706 http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19041185 The two films for this double feature are not centered specifically on the Fourth of July, but the date is important to both stories -- whether it's the tale of tourists and teeth, or parades and creepiness. Jaws Time, along with the Universal tour where Jaws cinematical Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:53:23 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19041185 http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19039419 I apologize to my colleagues and readers, because most film critics, reviewers and cinephiles have been known, at least at one point in his or her life, to call a movie "fun." But I'm here to finally set the record straight, even though David Mamet clearly already informed us via the quote above, cinematical Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:53:25 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/filmmaking/item/19039419 http://news.myspace.com/arts/illustration/item/18672475 Returned to a mound of work, much laundry, many emails, 6000+ spam comments and a desperate dog. Meanwhile, why don’t you read a totally illegal flickr slideshow scan of “The Jet Is Born” from Classics Illustrated Special Issue 159A, December 1960. All content copyright 2006-2007 immonen illustrations Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:50 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/illustration/item/18672475 http://news.myspace.com/arts/illustration/item/19022951 The fireworks shown here are celestial, in an interpretation of a supernova, the explosion of a large star that has collapsed in on itself when it can no longer sustain the fusion reaction necessary to hold its current form against the crush of its own gravity, in a painting by U.K. space artist lines and colors Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:39:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/illustration/item/19022951