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Jill Zarin Draws Real Housewives, Hamptons Faces to Charity Lunch

Keith Girard
Jill Zarin, one of the originals of the hit Bravo reality show, “Real Housewives of New York,” hosted her second Luxury Ladies Luncheon at her Hamptons house over the weekend. The theme was to drink, shop and dine for a charitable cause. Zarin, who appeared on the first four seasons of the show, used the event to raise money for the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. Spotted in the crowd were actress Jenna von Oy, best known as the star of the 90’s sitcom “Blossom,” “Millionaire Matchmaker” Patti Stanger, Miss USA 2013 Nana Meriwether and former American Ballet Theatre Prima Ballerina Irina Dvorovenko....
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Francis Bacon’s Dyer Triptych Shatters Auction Record in London

Keith Girard
Francis Bacon painted his lover George Dyer with great passion, which may help explain the extraordinary price of a small format Bacon triptych of Dyer that just sold in London for $45 million. The sale was not only an affirmation of Bacon, but also of contemporary art, which continues to set records at auction in London and New York City. Sotheby’s auction grossed $159.3 million in total sales, according to the auction house. ...
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George Lucas Joins Celebration of Apollo Theater’s 80th Anniversary

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George Lucas and Mellody Hobson were among the high-profile guests at the Apollo Spring Gala and 80th Anniversary Celebration in New York City last night (June 10). Some of the greatest artists of the 20th Century performed on stage during the theater’s long history, including such luminaries as Charlie Parker and Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, The Supremes, Miles Davis and comedian Richard Pryor. Spotted at the gala were Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, NBC Today Show weatherman Al Roker and Deborah Roberts, Ronald Perelman and Savion Glover. ...
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John Lennon’s Doodles, Cartoons, Poems Heading for Auction in NYC

Keith Girard
John Lennon best known as a world-class musician with The Beatles. was also a world-class doodler and writer. Now some of his non-musical works, including nonsense poems, doodles and comic drawings, are heading for auction in New York City. Lennon produced the material during the 1960s at the height of the band’s fame, when “Beatlemania” was sweeping the world. Publisher Tom Maschler saw Lennon’s drawings and writings in 1962 and convinced him to write and illustrate a book....
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Kate Bosworth Cheers on Kevin Spacey at Moving Image Museum

Keith Girard
Kate Bosworth led a parade of admirers who attended the Museum of the Moving Image 28th Annual Salute, honoring Kevin Spacey last night in New York City. Spacey was lauded for his film work. Also spotted in the crowd were “Sex and the City’s” Kim Cattrall, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. Presenters at the event included Samuel L. Jackson (The Negotiator), Beau Willimon (House of Cards), Denis Leary (The Ref, Recount), Dana Brunetti (Beyond the Sea), Penn Badgley (Margin Call) and Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects) and Kate....
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Katy Perry, Celebrities Burnish LA’s Contemporary Art Museum Gala

Keith Girard
Katy Perry and Glee’s Dianna Agron were among celebrities who attended the Museum of Contemporary Art’s 35th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles, burnishing the troubled museum’s reputation and bottom line. The event, sponsored by fashion brand Louis Vuitton, also honored Philippe Vergne, the museum’s new director. Owen Wilson, singer Pharrell, television host Ryan Seacrest, burlesque star Dita Von Teese and actress Jane Fonda were also spotted in the crowd that came out Saturday (Mar. 30)...
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George Clooney’s Monuments Men in Real Life Featured at The Met

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James J. Rorimer, one of art experts portrayed in George Clooney’s film “The Monuments Men,” will be featured in a new Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, highlighting his historic role saving priceless artworks during World War II. Rorimer became director of the Museum after the war. The film, starring Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and John Goodman, is about museum directors, curators and art historians who go to war in search of plundered Nazi loot. ...
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Amiri Baraka, Poet, Playwright Radical Black Activist, Dies at 79

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Amiri Baraka, an influential black writer and artist, who veered into radicalism and became a chief proponent of black separatism during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, died yesterday (Jan 9.) after a long illness. He was 79. Amiri Baraka, an influential black writer and artist, who veered into radicalism and became a chief proponent of black separatism during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, died yesterday (Jan 9.) after a long illness. He was 79. Baraka came of age during the rise of the Beat Generation in the 1950s, a time when widely accepted values about life came into question, leading up to the counter-culture revolution....
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Keith Girard

Keith Girard has four decades of experience as an award-winning reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior media executive. Keith’s career began in Washington, D.C., where he was a reporter for The Washington Post and a contributing editor for Regardie's and Washingtonian magazines. He also worked as a writer/producer in CNN's Washington Bureau and has written one book on the U.S. Marines in the Gulf War.