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Art
The Caricaturist & The Tastemaker On Life Elsewhere
“Caricature is a subcategory of illustration, it’s about finding the narrative elements within a portrait and making them clear as tools in making literal and figurative points. When done for publication, it is not merely about...
Who Chose The Great Bear Sleeping Bag? (find out on Life Elsewhere)
We called upon a distinguished panel of guests to take part in the 3rd Annual Life Elsewhere Holiday Gift Special and asked them to come up with three books and one non-book gift. The results are...
3rd Annual Life Elsewhere Holiday Gift Special
Ugly Christmas sweaters festooned with kitschy mind-boggeling, knitted tchotchkes are so hot this year. Google searches for ugly Christmas sweaters are at an all-time high in the U.S. and Canada. Why even Ted Cruz, Ben...
AiYE Looks at Bodegas, Shadows & Potentially Dangerous Objects
Photographers can capture a moment out of time the way a poem can distill a fleeting feeling. On today’s Art in Your Ear (12/4/15) we talked to three photographers who see Florida in very diverse ways....
A Conversation With Zuzu On Life Elsewhere
She is very proud of her heritage and wanted to make sure it was part of the conversation. “My father is half Iranian and half British, my mother is part Italian, part African American and part...
Curiosity is Provoked by Artist’s Wrapped Palm Trees
Ripley’s Believe it or Not just couldn’t. News stations around the country had another #FloridaMan story. Bloggers mentioned that it was pretty tame by Floriduh standards. Neighbors worried about his trees. Artist Piotr Janowski made...
Local Help & Events for Veterans plus a little History
Wednesday is Veteran’s Day, and there are several organizations stepping forward to help those who have served in the armed forces. There is a Free Dentistry Day at the Village Plaza Dental Designs, where veterans...
Peter James On Serial Killers. Norman B On Exciting New Music.
International best-selling crime thriller novelist, Peter James joins the program to talk about his latest novel, You Are Dead. This is the 11th in James’ award-winning Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, this time, with a vicious serial killer...
Art in Your Ear on Women Literally Making their Marks – Print Show at the MFA
On Art in Your Ear (10/16/15) we spoke with the lead people who put together the new show at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Pete, Marks Made: Prints by American Women Artists from the...
In the latest edition of Life Elsewhere, Norman B reviews some of his favorite books, authors and interviews. 1. Rebecca Scherm is the author of Unbecoming, a remarkable and moving debut novel, “It’s a thriller, a psychological study, a love story and disquietingly disturbing...
Things you need to know about collecting African-American Art
Knowing what to buy is as important as liking what you buy when collecting African-American Art. Gallerie 909, of Saint Petersburg, is situated in the historic African American neighborhood the Deuces is working to make...
Peace in the Park will call attention to homelessness in St. Pete
This Saturday in downtown St. Petersburg’s Williams Park there will be music, poetry, art and local justice groups calling attention to peace, homelessness and social justice. Peace in the Park is being organized in part...
