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Culture Calendar: NY Fashion Week, NBC's Answer to Glee, and Jeff Mangum Live
Art and Museums Taylor Mead at Churner and Churner, New York (through February 18) Prolific underground artist and Warhol scene icon Taylor Mead's latest series of drawings—inspired by his "Fairy Tale Poem"—are on display at the Manhattan gallery. Also featured: a collection of paintings from the 1980s and '90s influenced by Mead's urban bohemian lifestyle. Christopher Boffoli: Big Appetites at Winston Wächter Fine Arts, Seattle (through February 23) Boffoli juxtaposes hand-painted figurines with staged photographs of food and drink to create humorous multimedia canvases depicting mundane daily activities in bizarre surroundings. George Harrison: Living in the Material World at
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Culture Calendar: Underground Filmmaker Kenneth Anger, Photographer Cecil Beaton and Daniel Radcliffe
Art and Museums Degas and the Nude at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (through February 5) Now entering its final week, the critically acclaimed collection—curated by representatives from the MFA and the Musée D'Orsay in Paris—highlights Impressionist painter Degas' expressive depiction of the human form. Charles Dickens at 200 at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York (through February 12) This retrospective of Britain's first literary superstar honors the bicentennial of his birth—as well as his legacy—with a series of rare manuscripts, photos, illustrations and more. Cecil Beaton: The New York Years at the Museum of the City
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Movies + TV
Best and Worst Fashion Statements in This Year's Sundance Films
The Sundance Film Festival, situated in snowy Utah, isn't really focused on fashion—unless down jackets get you hot (ahem). Onscreen, however, we saw a good deal of sartorial risk-taking. Below are four extreme examples from this year's festival, plus our assessment of the looks and, oh yeah, the movies. Courtesy of Celeste and Jesse Forever. Celeste and Jesse Forever A rom-com starring Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones as a divorced couple who can't move on—until, of course, one of them does. The Look: Andy Samberg in gold-brown velour. Our Take: That 70's Show meets substitute teacher meets Scooby Doo
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Weird News
Missing Links: Supervillain Gingrich and 5 Things Not to Wear
Quiz: Supervillain or Newt? (supervillainornewt.com) This surprisingly tricky multiple choice test compares the presidential candidate's ideas with those of fictional supervillains. We got a lot wrong. Video: 10 Misconceptions Disproved by C.G.P. Grey (C.G.P. Grey Blog) Amusing video-montage blogger C.G.P. Grey finds out if the Great Wall of China is visible from space, if cracking your knuckles really gives you arthritis and more. Starbucks to Sell Beer, Wine in Atlanta, Southern California (Reuters) Starbucks implements phase two in its campaign for world domination: booze. Web Addicts Have Brain Changes, Says Research (BBC) Turns out the hours you wasted on
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Movies + TV
The Yes List Film: Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in Rampart
Take director Oren Moverman and stars Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster, the team behind 2009's Oscar-nominated The Messenger. Add Southern California crime writer James Ellroy and a top-shelf supporting cast. The result: Rampart, a complex, panoramic L.A. noir that will haunt you long after you leave the theater. Harrelson is undeniable as a fast-talking rogue police officer who lacks a moral compass—yet remains strangely likable. But the smaller parts—including Sigourney Weaver as an exasperated assistant D.A. and Robin Wright as a sexually voracious defense lawyer—are just as indelible. Out in limited release now. Opens nationwide February 10. Also on
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Movies + TV
An Irreverent Guide to 2012 Sundance Films—Based on Publicity Stills
Entertainment editor Rachel Rosenblit walks us through the major movies debuting at Sundance organized into three categories based solely on publicity photos: "Embraces," "Behind the Wheel," and "Dudes with Masks." Close Faces/Embraces: Nobody Walks Summary: From up-and-coming director Ry Russo-Young, and co-written by former Sundance darling Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture), this story of a New Yorker who crashes with a family in L.A. has indie cred written all over it, with a cast that includes Rosemarie Dewitt (Rachel Getting Married), John Krasinski (Away We Go), and Olivia Thirlby (The Wackness). Pictured: Nobody walks but everybody close-talks. Simon Killer Summary:
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The Cultural Agenda: Isaac Layman's "Paradise" and the Portlandia tour
The Details-approved concerts, movies, and events coming your way this week. Art and Museums Isaac Layman, "Paradise" at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle (through January 22) Using large-scale photographs—featuring materials from his own home—Layman configures visual representations of everyday malaise and the dreams of escape and utopia such feelings spawn. "Unlikely Friends: James Brooks and Dan Flavin" at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York City (through February 18) Friends and colleagues Brooks and Flavin collaborated and curated this exhibit, combining Brooks' paper and canvas works with Flavin's eccentric fluorescent-light fixtures. "New Photographers" at Danziger Gallery, New York City (through February
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The Cultural Agenda: Otherworldliness, Tomorrow Never Knows, and 30 Rock Returns to Prime Time
The Details-approved concerts, movies, and events coming your way this week. Art and Museums "Otherworldliness" at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City (through January 21) A collection of Surrealist and magic-realist paintings by various artists illustrates the limitations of reality and the intangible realm of emotions and the unconscious mind. "Write Now: Artists and Letterforms" at Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago (through April 29) Forty artists (primarily Chicago-based) demonstrate the importance of the written word throughpainting, sculpture, video, and print. "Mark Handforth: Rolling Stop" at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (through February 19) A series of sculptures and installations exaggerates
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Movies + TV
Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell Star in Upcoming Comedy Series House of Lies
Tune in to Showtime's House of Lies on January 8 to watch white-collar comedy at its darkest. House of Lies centers on a slick, unscrupulous management consultant (Don Cheadle) who bills financial institutions top dollar for his services as a fixer even as his private life—which includes a pill-popping ex and a cross-dressing son—falls apart. Wall Street types may not be amused, but the rest of us will be. Also on Details.com: Portlandia: 20 Exclusive Behind the Scenes Photos—Shot by Carrie Brownstein! The Director Who Made Michael Fassbender a Star Q&A: Diablo Cody
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The Cultural Agenda: Jim Henson's Fantastic World, The Iron Lady, and New Year's Eve plans
The Details-approved concerts, movies, and events coming at you in the next seven days. Museums and Art Jim Henson's Fantastic World at the Museum of Moving Image, New York City A collection of photographs, sketches, film clips, and puppets (including Miss Piggy, Kermit, and Bert and Ernie) provide insight on the imagination of the Muppet mastermind. Through March 4. Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro: Are We There Yet? at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC The Australian natives create an installation specifically for the Washington, DC gallery from mass-produced household products—specifically commonly-used food items and toys. These materials are repurposed to
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