Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’: A Corporate Raider’s Goya Goya’s gluttonous Saturn reflects the naked avarice of the film’s characters. By Min Chen, Feb 23, 2024
Pop Culture From Canvas to Screen: Your Essential Guide to Artist Biopics So many artist biopics to get through, so little time. By Min Chen, Feb 22, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Skyfall’: A Missing Modigliani Takes Center Stage The painting 'Woman With Fan' forms part of the film's phoney art sale, but in reality it was stolen. By Patrick Sproull, Feb 22, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Dr. No’: How a Stolen Goya Portrait Ended Up in a Villain’s Lair A replica of a painting stolen from London’s National Gallery makes an appearance in the 007 film. By Brian Boucher, Feb 21, 2024
Pop Culture Revealed: The Arty Hobbies of This Year’s Oscar Hopefuls Here's how Oscar nominees are spending their down time ahead of the big night. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 20, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Good Will Hunting’: A Winslow Homer Rip-Off by Gus Van Sant The watercolor propelled a key exchange between Matt Damon and Robin Williams's characters. By Min Chen, Feb 20, 2024
Pop Culture Actor Seth Rogen Brings His Love of Ceramics to the Masses in New Reality TV Show The patron saint of pot(s) will serve as an executive producer and guest judge on "The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down." By Sofia Hallström, Feb 20, 2024
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Pop Culture Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Is Tracked Down By Fans The prized instrument, stolen in 1972, has now been returned to the Beatle. By Brian Boucher, Feb 19, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’: A Monet Canvas That Reveals Layers of Fakery The painting doesn’t appear in the museum’s collection, and the museum isn’t the museum. By Brian Boucher, Feb 19, 2024
Pop Culture The Painting Behind the Meme: Raphael’s Side-Eyeing Bride Raphael’s happy couple were separated for this displeased meme. By Verity Babbs, Feb 19, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Blade Runner 2049’: A Turner Canvas Reflecting Technological Dystopia A painting that may have fretted over technological advances appears in a key scene. By Brian Boucher, Feb 17, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘The Big Lebowski’: A Photographic Ode to Bowling The huge photograph is seen over the Dude’s bar as he mixes himself a drink. By Brian Boucher, Feb 16, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’: A Heist-Worthy Renaissance Painting The canvas was at the center of an elaborate plot characteristic of filmmaker Wes Anderson. By Brian Boucher, Feb 15, 2024
Pop Culture ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ and the Undead Era of Internet Culture 'The Hairpin' lives again thanks to A.I. Sort of. By Ben Davis, Feb 13, 2024
