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In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side. Was it suicide – or murder? The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive’s family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.

Sarah Polley's work as an actor, screenwriter and director is celebrated for its honesty, complexity and deep humanity. She brings all those qualities, along with her exquisite storytelling chops, to these six essays. Each one captures a piece of Polley's life as she remembers it, while at the same time examining the fallibility of memory, the mutability of reality in the mind, and the possibility of experiencing the past anew, as the person she is now but was not then. As Polley writes, the past and present are in a “reciprocal pressure dance”.

Iconoclast. Contrarian. Pugilist. Artist. Throughout his life, shrewd self-promoter and creative genius Edgar Leeteg possessed many titles, astounding fans and antagonizing critics. Considered the “American Gauguin”, the rakish ladies’ man originated the modern technique of oil painting on black velvet. Once memorialized by James Michener as the original rascal in paradise, he redefined artistic success by pioneering a form of painting in the South Pacific that would forever change the world.

The enchanting story of La Maison du Pastel, a tiny shop in Paris that has been providing pastels to artists since the eighteenth century, and the two women who fell in love and brought it back to life.

Little Nanette, the daughter of established San Francisco Bay Area artists, grows up during the Beat Generation and the groovy ’60s in the progressive City by the Bay. Nanette’s memoir-style essays include several in “child’s voice,” and journey through growing up in an old church, four years at an accredited hippie college in New Hampshire, life in a kookie cult, a trans-racial adoption, studying Argentine Tango, and an unexpected Transgender turn of events.

What do you do when your world ends? At 28 years old, Krista Schlyer sold almost everything she owned and packed the rest of it in a station wagon bound for the American wild. Her two best friends joined her - one a grumpy, grieving introvert, the other a feisty dog - and together they sought out every national park, historic site, forest, and wilderness they could get to before their money ran out or their minds gave in.

Of all the famous Dutch masters during the Late Renaissance and Early Baroque periods, none surpass Rembrandt van Rijn in either historical importance or artistic merit. His aesthetic has been much-imitated, a testament to the inspirational grip they exert on their viewer. Key aspects of his style are instantly recognizable to even the casual fine art enthusiast.

Wife | Daughter | Self investigates identity and the writing life through the perspective of one of the nation’s top memoir teachers and critics.

Großer Auftritt von Rafik Schami: In seinem sehr persönlichen Hörbuch erzählt er Märchen und Geschichten darüber, wie er zu einem der beliebtesten Erzähler wurde. Er berichtet von seiner Kindheit in Damaskus, als es noch Geschichtenerzähler gab, die im Kaffeehaus ihr Garn gesponnen haben; er zeichnet ein liebevolles Portrait seiner Eltern und seines Großvaters, der selbst ein großer Flunkerer war.

Muchos lo dicen, pero nadie se lo cree. ¿sería posible que Salvador Dalí fue la reencarnación del propio Van Gogh? ¿Cuánto le ayudaron a Gauguin para conseguir la originalidad de sus pinturas, las jovencitas de Tahití?

Paralelamente à realização do I Festival de Música Brasileira, pela TV Excelsior em 1965, a TV Record preparava a estreia de um inovador programa que revolucionaria a história da música e da televisão. Apresentado pela irreverente dupla Elis Regina e Jair Rodrigues, o programa foi responsável por impulsionar a carreira profissional de vários artistas....

Virtually everyone would agree that Leonardo da Vinci was the most important artist of the High Renaissance. It was Leonardo who singlehandedly created the defining features of Western art: a realism based on subtle shading; depth using atmospheric effects; and dramatic contrasts between light and dark.

As a well-known actor and a public figure, Brad Pitt has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential people in the American entertainment industry, as well as the most attractive man in the world by various media outlets. When it comes to his personal life, he also the subject of wide publicity.

From his hardscrabble post-World War II Ontario childhood and coming of age to Mad Men-era New York City and the creative pinnacle of advertising, to the hallowed halls of Saturday Night Live and The New Yorker, Bruce McCall’s personal and creative journey is stunningly honest, bittersweet, and above all, inspiring.

Throughout his five-decade career, film director Abel Ferrara—now in his seventies—has been one of cinema’s most provocative and critically revered figures. Since beginning as an independent filmmaker in Manhattan in the early 1970s—before “indie films” were a genre—and refining his craft as a director for the TV show Miami Vice, he has directed more than thirty feature films, most notably the cult classics Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, and Dangerous Game.

Avec une honnêteté désarmante, le "Boss" se livre et, pour la première fois, fait le récit des combats personnels qui ont inspiré ses meilleures chansons. Le livre d'une époque, et d'un véritable écrivain. "Se raconter est une drôle d'affaire. Dans un projet comme celui-ci, l'auteur fait une promesse : laisser le lecteur entrer dans sa tête. C'est ce que j'ai essayé de faire au fil de ces pages." Bruce Springsteen, dans les pages de "Born to Run".

Discover the compelling story of Vincent van Gogh, a visionary artist whose intense emotional experiences and revolutionary ideas forever changed the landscape of modern art. Vincent van Gogh was a complex figure, blending creativity, struggle, and sheer brilliance to create masterpieces that resonate with raw emotion and vivid color. This book takes you on a journey into van Gogh's life, exploring his motivations, his groundbreaking works, and the legacy of his artistic genius. From his early works in the Netherlands to his iconic "Starry Night," van Gogh's journey is a testament to the ...

John Lennon is often known as the rebellious, troubled Beatle - as if his disposition was just a bit gloomier than the rest. Lennon did indeed have his struggles in life. He was raised by an austere and controlling aunt, and he barely knew his own mother and father. As a result, Lennon grew up with a serious need for love, affection, and attention. It was this desire for recognition that would drive Lennon to reach for the stars. Come along as we explore the life and legend of John Lennon, from his troubled childhood, to his superstardom and eventual assassination in 1980.

When Adam Parfrey tracked down Walter Keane - the credited artist of the weepy waifs - for a San Diego Reader cover story in 1992, he discovered some shocking facts. Decades of lawsuits and countersuits revealed the reality that Keane was more of a conman than an artist and that he forced his wife, Margaret, to sign his name to her own paintings. As a result those weepy waifs may not have been as capricious an invention as they seemed.

Leonardo da Vinci [1453-1519], nascido em Florença, na Itália, foi um dos maiores gênios que já existiram; ele se interessou por praticamente todos os campos do conhecimento humano, abrangendo as mais diversas ciências, além de ser exímio artista, escultor e pintor da mais alta categoria. Ainda hoje o mundo inteiro admira seus inventos, esboços e projetos de todo tipo, e seus quadros maravilhosos como a Santa Ceia e a Mona Lisa; admiremos um pouco desse gênio.