August 5, 2024
Artists

Rand Paul lays out staggering waste of taxpayer funds in his 2023 ‘festivus’ report: Russian cats walking on treadmills, Barbies used for proof of ID and $200million to ‘struggling artists’ like Post Malone and Chris Brown

By Morgan Phillips, Congress Reporter For Dailymail.Com 19:43 22 Dec 2023, updated 22:03 23 Dec 2023 Photos of Barbie dolls were held up as identification by fraudsters looking to grab cash from the Covid Paycheck Protection Program $33 million for a ‘monkey colony’ in South Carolina, $6 million for Egyptian tourism and a nearly $1

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3 Country Hits You Didn’t Know Steve Wariner Wrote For Other Artists

Since he first broke into the country music mainstream in the early 1980s, Steve Wariner has evolved into one of the genre’s most accomplished artists. The gifted vocalist and musician has taken ten singles all the way to No. 1 and collaborated with fellow hitmakers like Glen Campbell and Garth Brooks. [RELATED: Keith Urban on

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‘Wagashi’ sweets artists infuse modern twists to gain new fans

“Neo wagashi,” a modern twist on traditional Japanese sweets, is gaining popularity with its photogenic appearance that is perfectly suited for today’s social media era. Long-established shops and even a convenience store now offer neo wagashi that break from traditional methods, ingredients and shapes to attract new customers. EVOLUTION OUT OF NECESSITY “Merely preserving the

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Hyattsville Artist Designs ‘Made in Maryland’-Themed Gifts

A Hyattsville artist designed a new “Made in Maryland”-themed logo that is being used on totes, mugs, wine glasses and other items sold locally at the new Shop Made in MD store in College Park. Betsy Martin, who is currently the artist in residence at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, told the Hyattsville Wire she came up

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Lekha Shankar | Two Indian artists in Bangkok exhibition of women’s art

Varsha Nair’s work. (Image by Arrangement) One of the largest, most unique and important art exhibitions in Bangkok ends here in December after running for three months. Its name is Womanifesto — Flowing Connections and it is in progress at the city’s premier Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre (BACC). Womanifesto is one of the first

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Artist of the Week: Crick Lont

Crick Lont, creator of Dozer Art, is a Seattle-based artist, muralist and curator. Seattle Refined: How long have you been creating? What mediums do you work with?Lont: I have been creating since I was a kid. I always liked to draw and color; middle school found graffiti and fell in love with spray paint. However,

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Nicki Minaj Expresses Love For Female Rappers As Artists & People, Blasts Spotify

Nicki Minaj‘s relationship to other female rappers is a complicated but loving one, as she recently told Joe Budden during their sit-down interview. Of course, this is fueled by the fact that she became the most dominant in her class, and was arguably the last femcee to truly uphold the notion that only one female

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Anita Baker Explains Her Frequent Tardiness to the Stage, Claims Other Artists Wouldn’t Know Because ‘They’ve Never Sold Out an Arena’

Anita Baker engaged with fans on X about her often being late to the stage ahead of her latest performance in Los Angeles. Baker took the stage at the Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 22, but hours ahead of the show she did some explaining about her tardiness. Anita Baker offers an explanation to her repeated

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The Cool Chefs & Culinary Artists You Need To Watch In 2024

In addition to your go-to crop of beauty and fashion tastemakers you follow religiously, it might be worth adding some food-focused influencers to your Instagram follow roster in 2024. The latest crop of chefs and culinary artists are making serious moves in the industry, whether through their unique and innovative creations or killer style —

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Video Games as Art | WIRED

As I wandered through the exhibition Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art, my mind felt like it had been hit by several lightning strikes. This exhibition, currently at Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 gallery, showcases the work of 17 artists who have been working in digital spaces for decades, focusing on how the digital world

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