The sexy life of high class prostitute: the truth is...

" Life of a high class prostitute "The beauty of living in America is I can do this. I can be a business woman by using my asset. And the biggest asset is me. - Brooke Taylor (A high class prostute during her interview on msnbc.com)[1] " A sexy, classy, blond hair, blue eyes...

Confounding the Interpretation of Marshall McLuhan

“The medium is the message is a phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan meaning that the form of a medium embeds itself in the message, creating a symbiotic relationship by which the medium influences how the message...

V & A London

Busts at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London -- sketch by YankeeJim

Holiday line at Kenwood

Kenwood is a lovely estate located on the Hampstead Heath where it is especially nice to visit during Fall and Winter holidays as it is cozy. One drawback is the crowd where there is a good deal of bumping and jockeying going on among an otherwise ruly bunch of people.

The Comparison of two Distinct American Novels

In this essay I want to introduce you my examination of the dichotomy of different cultural backgrounds and display how this dichotomy acts in the two of the American novels, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night and Willa Cather’s My Antonia. Rich and consumer...

Thanksgiving in Miami Florida

The following photo was taken by Alvarez-Galloso for use in Now Public during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

How Much Creativity Do We Need?

Here is a curious story that tries to think scientifically about how much creativity “we” need. At one point it suggests that maybe 30% creative and 70% mindless copying is acceptable. I like to think that I...

The Value of One Dollar

What is left of the value of a One Dollar bill? •    Never has there been such a globally important currency as the US Dollar with so much political and financial manipulation. The question arises...

Pop-artist Hiroki Otsuka Exhibition in Berlin

December 2009, Berlin art space "Kunstraum Richard Sorge" presents a large exhibition of Brooklyn-based Japanese artist Hiroki Otsuka's paintings and murals, titled "Everything to More". Hiroki (a.k.a....

'Gossip Girl' Richard Phillips Painting Props In Your House?

Fans of Gossip Girl rejoice; online fashion mega-store Intermix has announced they will be selling reproductions of the Richard Phillips pop art paintings used as props on the walls of the Van Der Woodsen penthouse. Intermix teamed up with the Art Production Fund to bring...

Secrets of the Mona Lisa Revealed: Mona Lisa Had Eyebrows

Secrets of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the Mona Lisa have been revealed by Pascal Cotte, a French art expert with a camera that can see through all the layers of paint. Pascal Cotte said that due to the building up of the painting in layers, and the last being a special...

Aspiring citizens must now learn about Canadian military

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Certainly a step in the right direction to let those who wish to make Canada their home, that Canada is not just an Arctic Tundra of Toque wearing, Tim Horton sipping land of illiterate hockey playing sports fishermen. " OTTAWA — The citizenship and...

From Troubadour21: Behind The Lens With David Pizzoferato

Any one of us has the ability to pick up a camera and take a photograph. Then there are those who can pick up a camera and deliver stunning, articulate renderings. David Pizzoferrato is just that kind of Photographer.I met David recently in St. Johns Michigan. We both...

From Troubadour21: Book review of Jean Elster's, Who's Jim Hines?

I had the opportunity to meet this author and receive a copy of her latest award winning book entitled, Who’s Jim Hines? This story takes place in Detroit, Michigan during the height of the Depression. Douglas Ford Junior is a twelve year old African American boy growing up...

Dozens of Aboriginal languages near death: UNESCO

Barry Artiste Op.Ed Language! We all speak it! Language is a message of conveyance from one person to another to get a point across.  Conveyance for instance, a 15 century term used today. One would think...

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