Femke Hiemstra

The Herring's Hairdo - April 4 - April 25

Femke Hiemstra (1974), illustrative designer. Works and lives in Amsterdam. Captures her imaginative creatures with a mix of traditional pencildrawings and digital techniques for a wide range of clients.

The gallery will have an artist reception for Femke Hiemstra's "The Herring's Hairdo" at the same time as the Hi-Fructose "Overdose" show Saturday April 4, 8:00-11:30 pm. Femke has created a new body of work that is really fantastic and must be seen in person. Please check out the online preview and read more about the show in the press release.

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Farrelly Brothers' 'Three Stooges'

According to Variety, Sean Penn -- coming off his best actor Oscar win -- is set to play Larry; Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly; and Benicio Del Toro is being considered to play Moe. In development, first at Columbia, then at Warner Bros., the project is now at MGM, which says that production will begin in early fall for a 2010 release.

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Who can read this without hearing those crazy 3 Stooges sounds? ha! And Jim Carrey is playing Curly? I've gotta see this.

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Erik Johansson

Erik Johansson's Photos

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Dylan Records Surprise 'Modern Times' Follow-up

Dark new disc with a bluesy border-town feel arrives in April

"I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver/And I'm reading James Joyce/Some people tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice,"

Bob Dylan sings in a leathery growl, capturing the essence of his forthcoming studio album — raw-country love songs, sly wordplay and the wounded state of the nation — in "I Feel a Change Coming On," one of the record's 10 new originals.

Set for late April, the as-yet-untitled album arrives a few months after Dylan's outtakes collection Tell Tale Signs, and it "came as a surprise," says a source close to Dylan's camp.

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Psychomagic

Another Thing I Wanted To Tell You

"I had to invent another technique. Psychomagic." said Director Alejandro Jodorowsky on tarot reading.

More on Jodo and his tarot reading in the Spring 2009 AnOther magazine.

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50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile

MARCH 10, 1959

Explosives and anger on eve of 50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile

• Unrest in province as crowds throw bombs
• Extra troops and police gather on Tibet's borders

China has killed 'hundreds of thousands of Tibetans': Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday accused China of having killed hundreds of thousands of his people and transforming his Himalayan homeland into a "hell on earth."

"These 50 years have brought untold suffering and destruction to the land and people of Tibet," the Dalai Lama said in a message marking the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against China.

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Bell Orchestre

Bell Orchestre : As Seen through Windows

Bell Orchestre are a five-piece instrumental band from Montreal, Canada. Its members include: Richard Parry (bass), Sarah Neufeld (violin), Pietro Amato (french horn), Kaveh Nabatian (trumpet), Stefan Schneider (drums & percussion). Sarah Neufeld and Richard Parry are also full-time members of Arcade Fire.

I heard one of the tracks at Pasta Prima. Damn good.

The new album is out on March 10th.

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