Legendary civil rights activist Bayard Rustin’s story is finally about to be filmed.

  We know that the last tenant of The White House will not be getting a job too soon as he is going to be so busy just trying to stay out of jail.  But the last real President is always working on several projects at any given time. He and former first lady Michelle … Continue reading

Legendary photographer Bill Cunningham dies.

Bill Cunningham the legendary street-style NY photographer whose brilliant weekly style essays in the The Times were de rigueur viewing, died today aged 87 years old.  With his very sharp eye and keen sense of shifting trends he captured changing fashions and styles before almost anyone else for the past 40 years. He was also fixture … Continue reading

Legendary R & B singer Natalie Cole dies

The R & B singer Natalie Cole, winner of 9 Grammy Awards died today at the age of 65 after several years of health issues.The daughter of the late great Nat King Cole, Natalie rose to musical success in the mid-1970s with hits “This Will Be”, “Inseparable”, and “Our Love”. Her biggest success however came … Continue reading

Legendary UK entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth dies.

  The legendary British entertainer Bruce Forsyth who died today aged 89 may not have much name recognition in the rest of the world, but in the UK where his career lasted a staggering 75 years, he was regarded as a national treasure.  Forsyth’s stage act had him playing the Variety Theaters for years until … Continue reading

Legends, Icons & Superstars

There is a new rather spectacular exhibition in London that showcases the work of two giants of American postwar visual culture. Photographer Richard Avedon and artist Andy Warhol were both portraitists, obsessed with celebrity, and used repetition within their images.  They often used the same subjects, and Avedon even photographed Warhol a couple of times … Continue reading

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