Fire Island Pines Pavillion Returns, Staged Death Portraits, WWII Illustrations... And More!

May 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Gay Landmark Gets A Makeover In 2011 the heart and soul of gay oasis Fire Island Pines, the legendary dance club Pavilion, was destroyed in a fire. But never fear; like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the Pavilion is returning with a vengeance thanks to architecture team of the moment HWKN.  Continue reading... Staging Your Own Death Inside A Veteran's Sketchbook From WWII Controversial Austrian Artist Dies At 87 GUESS WHO? Happy Birthday Dorothea Lange! The Concrete Jungle Comes Alive Is This REAL? An Awesome Banjo Daft Punk Cover So Young... So Metal GUESS WHO? MICHAEL KAISER A Win-Win Scenario The current media agreement in force in the United States has severely limited the amount of orchestral music (and opera performances) on public television, radio and the Internet. Most orchestras cannot afford to do any broadcasting anymore. Continue reading... MARC KUSHNER Beyond Frank Lloyd Wright: Recognizing the World's Architecture During NYCxDesign The United States is undergoing a design revolution. Led by consumer electronics, most notably the iPhone's introduction in 2007, the average citizen has been trained to expect thoughtful and sophisticated objects in their everyday lives. Continue reading... GILLES JACOB Which Film Will Win the Palme d'Or? The two souls of cinema coexist in Cannes: independent cinema and commercial cinema. And this magical equilibrium must be preserved, one embellishing the other, making it sing the way a fine wine inspires a delicious dish. Who, then, will win the Palme d'Or this year? Continue reading... DAN PERSONS What's Romance Got to Do With It?: Thoughts After Watching Before Midnight I'm a romantic, but I need some connection to reality before I can even begin to entertain the fantasy. After a delay, Before Midnight gives me that. Continue reading... JOHN FEFFER The Artist as Bullhorn Art, in some sense, upends this relationship between the world and our perceptions of it. Artists provoke us into looking with fresh eyes at the things that we take for granted. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003