Events We Love :: Julia Alvarez in the Heights
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, Community Association of Progressive Dominicans and The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center present the best selling author Julia Alvarez as she shares her recent collection of books, The Tía Lola Stories and her classic novel, In the Time of Butterflies.
Exhibits We Love :: The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats
The Jewish Museum presents The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats, the first major exhibition in this country to pay tribute to the Caldecott award winning author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Yuri Shimojo, Artist + Author :: AXIS
Artist and author, Yuri Shimojo, explains how her unconventional upbringing has influenced her many forms of expression throughout the years leading up to her current watercolor paintings.
Comics We Love :: Alan Moore’s Necronomicon
For those unfamiliar with the mind-bending horror of early 20th-century author H.P. Lovecraft, his work has been more influential on what we think of as “modern” horror than almost any other single person. Although criminally under-appreciated in his own time, Lovecraft would go on to inspire some of the greatest minds in horror, from Stephen King to John Carpenter.
Alan Moore is the imminently reclusive comic author responsible for such blockbuster graphic novels as Watchmen, V for Vendetta and Swamp Thing, a man of few words who is currently (not) enjoying a huge boom in popularity due to the recent film adaptations of his work.
These two titans of literature will unite (in spirit at least; Lovecraft died over fifty years ago) for what is rumored to be Alan Moore’s last foray into comic books, Necronomicon. The horror series will deal with modernized updates on Lovecraft’s timeless themes of forbidden knowledge, extra-dimensional gods and the ever-present shadow of insanity. Scripted entirely by Moore, the series should prove to be a welcome, terrifying addition to the Lovecraft canon.
Watch for the release of Necronomicon #1 this August!
Videos We Love :: Henry Miller – To Paint Is To Love Again
I have to give it up to Doze Green for posting this one the other day. I had no idea that the author of some of my favorite books was also such an avid painter. The most powerful part of this video for me is hearing Miller in his own words share his insights on the act of painting. A beautiful video for any Henry Miller fan. Mr. Miller you’re missed but certainly not forgotten. Thanks for the inspiration…
Michelle Herrera Mulligan, Author :: 120 Seconds
Michelle Herrara Mulligan recounts how her family would weave colorful & detailed stories that were at times bizarre into everyday conversations and how this has influenced her approach to storytelling as an author.
Thembisa S. Mshaka, Author :: 120 Seconds
Author of “PUT YOUR DREAMS FIRST: Handle Your [entertainment] Business,” Thembisa S. Mshaka hopes for women’s equality in all aspects of our society and offers a reminder that anything is possible.
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