Steve Brodner is an artist and illustrator. This is his official website.
I have obtained the previously lost footage of the Romney Dog’s last interview. Hear his side! For washingtonspectator.org premiering today on Huffpo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/washington-spectator/video-mitt-romneys-dog-speaks_b_1291327.html
Here’s something I saw on a website today. It’s nice that they have a sense of humor.
Today is the 119th birthday of Andrés Segovia, arguably the most important classical guitarist of the modern era. It was his devotion to the classical repertoire, especially that of J. S. Bach, that awakened the general culture to the possibilities of guitar. After him the world of music changed. This was owing not only to his vision, but his towering virtuosity. Bach’s Sarabande Gavotte en Rondeau below. Enjoy.
The hottest prospective item in the Santorum store is this prototype of the Foster Friess Aspirin Dispenser. This handy device, in the image of the top Santorum donor, automatically pops out a tablet from between the knees, at the slightest rise in room temperature. This is very effective political device. It is guaranteed to get women to vote . . . for someone else, of course.
The great Sydney Poitier turns 85 today. One of the great film actors of all time; perhaps the most groundbreaking. With Jim Crow still viciously alive in the 50′s and 60′s he stood for black power, integrity and equality in art and life. And with this one cinematic slap, nothing was ever the same again. From in the Heat of the Night. Happy Birthday, Mr. Tibbs.
Next Sunday will see the premiere of Cab Calloway Sketches on PBS (check your local time), which is a wonderful doc by Gail Levin in which I was asked to render Cab almost life size on a wall. The amazing animation at the end has Cab jumping off the wall and dancing with Alvin Ailey’s brilliant Matthew Rushing. Animation by Asterisk Studios. Very honored to be involved in this tribute to the hide-e-ho man. Always a big fan of his and the great Harlem Renaissance. I saw Cab when I was a kid. Unforgettable.
Watch Steve Brodner sketches Cab Calloway Part 2 on PBS. See more from American Masters.
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