James Frey's Blog, page 256

The Very Bad Art Thief from Hoboken

from The New York Daily News
Convicted Picasso thief Mark Lugo, accused of stealing Leger painting from Carlyle & Chambers hotels, faces court appearance
BY MELISSA GRACE

A wine steward with a taste for fine art faces arraignment in Manhattan Friday on charges he snatched valuable paintings from two midtown hotels.
Among the stolen works found on the walls of [...]

Squeegeeman Gerhard Richter @ Work

from NOWNESS

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The Nightworld - "A new chapter being added to the James Frey saga"

from Crain's New York
James Frey looks to link novels with videogames
Book-packaging company Full Fathom Five, owned by the author of bestselling pseudo-memoir A Million Little Pieces, is looking to release books and video games in tandem, starting with young adult novel The Nightworld.

A new chapter is being added to the James Frey saga.
Though he is best known [...]

Frosty The Thugman

from The Daily Mail
On Santa's naughty list! Frosty the Snowman arrested for 'brawling with police' during Christmas parade
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Who says 'Frosty the Snowman' has to be jolly?
A man in a 'Frosty the Snowman' costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
He's accused of scuffling with police and kicking [...]

Ken Russell Gone

from E! Online

Ken Russell, Oscar-Nominated Director of Tommy and Women in Love, Dies
Today 7:53 AM PST by PETER GICAS

Columbia Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc; Warner Bros; Getty Images
Ken Russell, the man who brought a certain pinball wizard to the big screen, has passed away. He was 84.
The British director, a wizard in his own right behind the camera, died peacefully [...]

Catcher In The Frey

from EXHIBITION a
JAMES FREY WITH A COPY OF "CATCHER IN THE RYE" BY RICHARD PRINCE ON 5TH AVE
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2011 BY BILL

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Miss Pole Dance Argentina

from the New York Daily News
Work it! Miss Pole Dance Argentina Competition

They have skill, strength, grace, and incredible flexibility. Check out the most impressive South American pole dancers … Pantera Blacksmith shows off her skills during the Miss Pole Dance Argentina 2011 Competition.
Credits: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty
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The Scanner Man

from The New York Times
Fixated on What He Fixes

Julie Glassberg for The New York Times
HAMS Peter Guggenheim, perhaps New York City's foremost seller and repairer of radio scanners, which monitor frequencies used by emergency responders like police officers and firefighters, in his shop in Flushing, Queens.

By COREY KILGANNON
Peter Guggenheim has worked so long at Stuart Electronics that his feet [...]

Middle Eastern Sage-Shrimp Bison Skewers

from The Arizona Republic
Middle Eastern Sage-Shrimp Bison Skewers
Associated Press
Shrimp, sausage and bison… Together! On a stick!
Roll with me on this one. These Middle Eastern-style skewers combine a potent but delicious seasoning blend (gobs of black pepper and ground star anise) with a mix of ground sausage, bison and shrimp. The result is deliciously meaty and warmly spicy.
And since [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

from TIME Magazine
The Detroit Lions Always Play on Thanksgiving
By M.J. Stephey
Thanksgiving is ruled by two very powerful f-words: "food" and "football." Nearly as old as the sport itself, the tradition of watching football on Thanksgiving began in 1876, when the newly formed American Intercollegiate Football Association held its first championship game. Less than a decade later, [...]