Pamela Blair, who as the sassy and profane dancer Val in the original production of “A Chorus Line” delivered a showstopping song about enhancing her breasts and butt with silicone to get work as an actress, died on Sunday at her home in Mesa, Ariz. She was 73. Her former husband, the director Don Scardino,…
This patch of coastal wetland between highway and marsh, just behind downtown Brunswick, Ga., is a kind of pilgrimage site — though no sign points to it. Look for a small park along U.S. 17, with a pavilion and a pier from which people fish and trap crabs. Across the channel, the Marshes of Glynn…
When they die unexpectedly, certain male painters get mythologized. Pronouncements about how they were at their best just as they passed follow, then musings on their tortured mental states, and finally awe as their markets explode. Think of what happened with Jackson Pollock or Jean-Michel Basquiat, and you’ll be able to conjure many more recent…
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Thursday, July 27. NEED-TO-READ Last Living Monuments Man Dies at 98 – Richard M. Barancik was the last living member of Monuments Men and Women of…
To read about the other Culture Shifters, return to the list here. Stand-up comedian Nina G’s first solo comedy album, “Stutterer Interrupted,” has become a quick success, debuting at No. 1 on iTunes’ comedy ranking and Amazon’s new releases under comedy. It’s easy to see why the album has had such a momentous start —…