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  • For Soiree Au Louvre: XXXX Magazine’s Video Installation at the French Embassy

    NYABlog
    Last week, XXXX magazine presented a video art installation at the French Embassy in celebration of Soiree Au Louvre, an annual extravaganza organized by the Young Patrons Circle of the American Friends of the Louvre. The installation, which filled the second floor ballroom, included twenty-five films, almost all of them produced exclusively for XXXX magazine. “We prefer to publish original production,”...
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Museums need rabble-rousers, so... RT @alexiskmanheim: I got in trouble @sfmoma for taking this pic http://twitpic.com/362gz3

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Art of the Day: Knotted Rattlesnake - Compact and smoothly polished, this rattlesnake displays typical Aztec sculptu... http://ow.ly/19VXhX

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Bay Area Young Makers Program dates released for Spring 2011! Will you be joining us? http://ow.ly/38vz2 #tinkering #DIY #hack #design @MAKE

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RT @explo_lab Science of Cocktails tix go on sale for Lab members on Tuesday! Become a member to get special pre-sale! http://ow.ly/38vqq

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New Blog Post: Time to Pack up My Traveling Bag - Our chief conservator, Terry Drayman-Weisser, has returned to Iraq... http://ow.ly/19VI3m

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New Blog Post: Preparing for the Final Exam - Our chief conservator, Terry Drayman-Weisser, has returned to Iraq. Sh... http://ow.ly/19VI3o

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The San Francisco Bay Guardian covered our After Dark: Fear event! Did you attend? Did you face a fear of yours? http://ow.ly/38uVV
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Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz on Conflicts of Interest, Tribes of Shyness, and High Hopes for the New Museum — Vulture

Art Fag City
Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz on Conflicts of Interest, Tribes of Shyness, and High Hopes for the New Museum — Vulture – Although Saltz uses the word "excellent" to describe Hoptman, it's hard not to read the subtext here, as not-so-excellent, since with her departure, and Gioni's leadership the...

20 yrs. later, Pee-wee still plays a good game

NYDailyNews.com - Arts
If there's a compelling reason for "The Pee-wee Herman Show" to be on Broadway beyond delivering its gleeful dash of sunny but slightly subversive fun, it's to remind us that things can stay the same in our hearts and heads....

Child Abuse Rate At Zero Percent In Lesbian Households, New Report Finds

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Child Abuse Rate At Zero Percent In Lesbian Households, New Report Finds – This is a good number...

Too Cool for School Art & Science Fair (and Exhibition) — Too Cool for School Art & Science Fair

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Too Cool for School Art & Science Fair (and Exhibition) — Too Cool for School Art & Science Fair – I'm totally checking this out when I'm in Canada this December. Opens November 13th....
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'Book of Mormon' tickets on sale for 'South Park' fans

NewYorkology
The South Park guys may already be jabbing their stick at Broadway’s business practices, as they’ve quietly launched the website for their “Book of Mormon” musical and announced “exclusive pre-sale tickets now available for South Park fans.” Tickets go on sale to the “general public” Nov. 19. Though really, are non-“South Park”...

JAY-Z , Charlie Rose set Brooklyn Museum chat date

NewYorkology
Tickets will go on sale at noon today for JAY-Z in conversation with Charlie Rose at the Brooklyn Museum, the museum announced this morning. The Nov. 18 interview will take place in front of a live audience and will be taped to air on the Charlie Rose Show. The interview will...

Opening night tickets for Pee-Wee, 'Elling,' 'Elf,' more

NewYorkology
Five more Broadway shows have opening nights scheduled through the end of 2010 and all five have tickets on sale to the general public. Usually the after-party requires a separate pass, but an opening night ticket will get you legit access to the red carpet - or at least next...