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...broke, not pooch) was the greatest Dutch genre artist of the 17th century. Very little is known about his life. He was born in Rotterdam in 1629. He learned painting by apprenticeship there, probably to Nicolaes Berchem. By 1655 his name shows up on the rolls of the artists' guild in Delft. There he must have known the slightly younger Johannes Vermeer. Five years later, he was working in Amsterdam. He married and had seven children. None of his letters survive, and no drawings either. In 1684 he died in a madhouse. Whatever his affliction may have been, it left...
...need to be able to name the obscure baubles on their shelves too. Match these trophies with their honors. The Spielbergs are not eligible. a) People's Choice Award (for film and TV); b) Soap Opera Award; c) Palme d'Or (from the Cannes Film Festival); d) Screen Actors Guild Award; e) VH1 Fashion Award; f) Country Music Award...
...Valetta at a Beastie Boys concert with no makeup on and her hair back. They're not like goddesses anymore. They're real people, working really hard." So hard, they've formed a union. Maria Di Angelis, a New York model on the board of directors of the Models Guild, local 51, doesn't even know how to be a supermodel. "While I was dating Jim Carrey, I had so many people wanting to interview me. And I thought it was kind of rude." Wake up, Maria...
...been told. This may be the show-business version of an urban myth, but like any myth, it speaks to a genuine fear. And as it happens, the Writers Guild of America released a study last week showing that the older a writer is, the more likely he or she is to be unemployed: while 73% of film and television writers in their 20s are working, the figure drops to 59% for those in their 30s, and on down to 32% for those in their 50s. Of course, it's conceivable that these numbers are a reflection less...
...Father Edward Boyle of theCatholic Labor Guild came out to report on theprogress made by the delegation...