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Philip Glass Doing Opera Based On Walt Disney’s Life

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on September 30, 2008
in Art, Disney and Music
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Walt Disney
Walt Disney picture

“Famed composer Philip Glass has been comissioned to compose an Opera based on novel ‘The Perfect American’. That novel by Peter Stephan Jungk examines the last few months of Walt Disney’s life as seen through the eyes of a fictional animator who worked for him.” [Link]

Artist Jonathan Yeo Makes Paris Hilton Portrait From Porn Mags

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on September 25, 2008
in Art, Celebrity, Paris Hilton and Porn
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Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton picture

“Jonathan Yeo’s portrait of Hilton was bought by artist Damien Hirst ahead of Thursday’s show opening, said Lazarides Gallery spokeswoman Elizabeth Barrett, who didn’t know the sale price. Yeo has painted portraits of Tony Blair, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rupert Murdoch and Prince Philip.” [Link]