Louise Bourgeois, the influential sculptor, died at Beth Israel Hospital yesterday at age 98. The managing director of her studio said Bourgeois had suffered a heart attack two days earlier. In its obituary, the NY Times wrote that Bourgeois, "the French-born American artist...gained fame only late in a long career, when her psychologically charged abstract sculptures, drawings and prints had a galvanizing effect on the work of younger artists, particularly women."
Sculptor Louise Bourgeois Dies At Age 98
Weekend Movie Forecast: Wall•E or Jolie
Looks like Pixar’s hit another home run with Wall•E, a movie about robot love on post-Apocalyptic earth. Jeffrey Wells calls it “a masterpiece of its type” but can’t stand the way director Andrew Stanton has been downplaying the movie’s ecological context in interviews. Wells writes, “It's a lie, of course – dis-informing of pig-trough moviegoers who might think twice about going to a ‘green’ movie that satirizes their lie-around, fat-ass lifestyle.” For those who trust only the accolades of print media, A.O. Scott deems the first 40 minutes “a cinematic poem of such wit and beauty that its darker implications may take a while to sink in.”
Sunday Ideas: Storm King, Apple Picking, Queens Farm
So Elton John and John Waters Walk Into A Bar...
Well, it's finally here. That day we've all be eagerly anticipating since last year, hoping and praying for its joyous return. Yes, it's....THE DAY AFTER TAX DAY!

