The Pete for America website has released an unprecedented design toolkit that includes downloadable logos, state graphics, and interest group graphics, explanations of the choices of typography and … [Read more...] about Pete Buttigieg’s Unprecedented Campaign Design Toolkit Includes a Color Palette That Represents Key Areas of His Life (Including His Dogs)
Art and Design
Leonardo da Vinci Saw in Animals the ‘Image of the World’
From cats to dragonflies, Leonardo sketched scores of animals. Leonardo da Vinci/Royal Collection Trust About six months ago I stopped eating meat. I was teaching a graduate course at UCLA … [Read more...] about Leonardo da Vinci Saw in Animals the ‘Image of the World’
David Hockney Double Portrait of Gay Couple Sells for Nearly $50 Million
A David Hockney painting of his friend Henry Geldzahler and Geldzahler's then-partner Christopher Scott has sold at Christie's London auction house for $49.5 million. View this post on … [Read more...] about David Hockney Double Portrait of Gay Couple Sells for Nearly $50 Million
Thirst Trap Abe Lincoln Statue Goes Viral
On Wednesday, a Twitter user reminded the internet that there's a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the L.A. federal courthouse "where he's a shirtless young stud suggestively tugging at his waistband like … [Read more...] about Thirst Trap Abe Lincoln Statue Goes Viral
Matt Smith is ‘Mapplethorpe’ in Full Trailer for the Upcoming Biopic: WATCH
The first full trailer for Mapplethorpe, the biopic about the famed gay photographer who died of complications from AIDS in 1989, has arrived. It's set to open in select theaters on March 1. Matt … [Read more...] about Matt Smith is ‘Mapplethorpe’ in Full Trailer for the Upcoming Biopic: WATCH
‘LOVED’ Celebrates Gay Bear Bodies: ART
NBC News profiled LOVED, a new London art show featuring illustrations of gay bears by Charlie Hunter and video by video artist Mike Wyeld . Said Hunter: "It's called LOVED so I'd like to think … [Read more...] about ‘LOVED’ Celebrates Gay Bear Bodies: ART
Artist Ross Bleckner Says 25-Year-Old Former Lover Trying to Blackmail Him for $2 Million
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaB1iuWTkYo The artist Ross Bleckner and Cody Gilman, a 25-year-old construction worker filed dueling lawsuits on Thursday over claims by Gilman that he is the … [Read more...] about Artist Ross Bleckner Says 25-Year-Old Former Lover Trying to Blackmail Him for $2 Million
David Hockney Painting of Former Lover Fetches $90.3 Million, Breaks Record for Living Artist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHSZoj8evYw David Hockney's well-known 1972 painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) broke the auction record for a living artist, selling for $90.3 … [Read more...] about David Hockney Painting of Former Lover Fetches $90.3 Million, Breaks Record for Living Artist
Banksy Meant to Destroy the Entire ‘Girl and Balloon’ Painting But the Shredder Malfunctioned: WATCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxkwRNIZgdY Banksy released a video on Thursday revealing that his "Girl and Balloon" artwork, which descended halfway out of its frame in a shredded state … [Read more...] about Banksy Meant to Destroy the Entire ‘Girl and Balloon’ Painting But the Shredder Malfunctioned: WATCH
TV Series to Portray Leonardo Da Vinci as ‘Gay Outsider’
A new TV series based around the life of Leonardo Da Vinci will portray the Renaissance icon as "a real outsider for those times..illegitimate child, gay, vegetarian and left-handed." Variety … [Read more...] about TV Series to Portray Leonardo Da Vinci as ‘Gay Outsider’
