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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'tinaturner'

February 4, 2008

Grand Central Terminal gets the full PBS American Experience treatment with this documentary from filmmaker Michael Epstein (Monday & Thursday, 9:00 p.m., WNET 13). The one hour film traces the history of the terminal, its construction and its impact on New York and the rest of the world. Expect tales of robber barons, dead commuters, and of course fawning over an architectural treasure. Since we' ve seen many local productions about Grand Central, we......

Continue Reading "Noteworthy Television This Week: Isn't It Grand?"

February 6, 2007

It’s been a couple of year since Baltimore auteur John Waters has brought a new movie to the silver screen but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been as busy as ever. Whether it’s guest starring on TV shows or curating art exhibits, Waters puts his distinctive, off kilter imprint on anything he’s involved in, even the lowly mix tape. After adding oddity to your holiday soundtrack with his Christmas CD A John Waters Christmas, Waters......

Continue Reading "John Waters, Director and CD Curator"

January 1, 2007

Don’t listen to that Tina Turner tape anymore? Turn it into art. That’s what Brian Dettmer did for Second Nature, his first solo exhibit in New York City, on display through January 6, at Art&Idea. Like a mad scientist, he dissects various means of communication and reassembles them into new creations. Our manmade media come to symbolize us as human beings as Dettmer molds cassette tapes into a skeleton. It’s as if the Prince and......

Continue Reading "You Are What You Art"

July 5, 2006

ART: On the Couch: Cartoons From the New Yorker is a collection of cartoons from the magazine which Bob Mankoff (the cartoon editor) says focuses on “the shrink and the shrunk, the practitioner and the practiced upon.” So we're sure you'll all be able to relate, somehow. 10am to 5pm // The Museum of New York [1220 5th Ave] // $9 YOGA: Just reading the words "sunset yoga" is relaxing. Tonight you can actually head......

Continue Reading "Pencil This In"

February 9, 2004

Ah, last night's Grammys. Yes, Prince opened up the show to a thankless medley of songs (Gothamist would have preferred one whole song) with Beyonce channeling Tina Turner with her dress and hard-working legs. Justin Timberlake apologized for his behavior at the Super Bowl (though making it everyone else's problem that they were offended) and, thank the Lord, he did not rip off Arturo Sandoval's shirt to expose man boob. Christina Aguilera did note......

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