For fucks sake, I really wanted this piece from one of my favorite painters, but damn, it got away. I was very happy to see Taner Ceylan’s painting “Spiritual” go for a healthy 70,850 GBP that’s Hammer Price with Buyer’s Premium. The lot went as part of the Contemporary...

“Homosexuality is one of the essential elements of living in contemporary society.” Official IKEA spokesperson’s response to pressure from grumpy Polish Catholics (namely a letter writing campaign) who had a hoo haa because they wanted queer couples removed from the IKEA catalog. T...

I’m playing a little catch up here on a few things I wanted to post but due to time constraints, got shuffled, please bear with me. WFMU posted an amazing interview with rock legends Lux (Interior) and Ivy (Rorschach) that Rex Doane conducted for his show, Fool’s Paradise, back when HOW ...

Simon Doonan’s hilarious rant in the Observer; Where Have You Gone, Tyson Beckford? New Male Model Is Pale, Frail. Simon dishes the castrated fashion ideal and asks, “Why, when faced with such grim global uncertainty, are fashion designers vaunting an ideal that looks so frail, lost and ...

The Museum of Modern Art’s new website goes live tomorrow, here’s a sneak peek. About damn time too, that tired old website was in serious need of refresh. The New York Times reports that MoMA loosens up and branches out considerably; “The era is one in which blogs, photo sharing, ...

Quentin Crisp: The Naked Bon Vivant! A 100th Birthday Celebration Saturday March 7th, 7-10pm at Santo’s Party House, upstairs at (96 Lafayette Street). The fabulously flamboyant and witty gay icon Quentin Crisp (who died in 1999 at age 90) gets a party fit for a queen. The Naked Bon Vivant! is...

Freezing your ass off like everyone else in the northeast, please remember to bundle up, stay toasty warm with a hand made Beard Head that takes you from zero to mega-bear in no time flat. Beard Head beard caps protect your head from the cold and keep your upper lip and chin toasty warm, much like a...

Damien Hirst Opens Second Shop. Bloomberg’s Scott Reyburn reports Damien Hirst is defying the slump in UK consumer spending by opening a second shop in London. “Other Criteria�, the UK artist’s publishing and merchandising company, started the store this week at Fourteen Hinde Street in the ...

What recession? Are you following the Yves Saint Laurent Sale? The three day extravaganza brought in roughly $478.8 million. After commissions, the proceeds will go to a variety of charitable foundations and causes, including the fight against AIDS. I talked a bit about this sale on another site, so...

Wendy Richard, who played Pauline Fowler in EastEnders for more than 20 years, has died today after a battle with cancer. The 65-year-old soap star died in the Harley Street Clinic in London with her husband John Burns by her side. See the BBC tribute. Damn, there was a time when I wouldn’t ev...