The Starving Artist vs. The Hungry Artist

The starving artist is so 1830. The hungry artist is where it’s at, no matter what the year. The starving artist feeds their soul and their art at the expense of their health and sanity. The hungry artist feeds their soul AND their body, but never to the...

Fine Art & Forensic Anthropology on BONES

The 9th season of Fox’s hit series BONES is coming to a close, but not before Brennan and Booth chat up a high end art dealer in Episode 19, “The Turn in the Urn.” Had a wonderful time working with these two, offscreen and on....

“keep the channel open…no artist is pleased…”

[caption id="attachment_140" align="aligncenter" width="938"] Photo: Peter Konerko[/caption] I have been struggling to write this piece for some time now. There is so much to say that I feel like words are woefully inadequate…so much feeling connected with it that I can’t possibly do the sentiment justice… And...

Lingua Franca and DealFatigue.com

Lately I’ve found myself helping a lot of my new-to-the-business compatriots to understand that crazy language spoken in the entertainment business, particularly when they are trying to decipher something their agent has told them about a deal memo or a contract. (Every time I hear...

The oft unsung heroes of acting magic…

Recently, I found myself reading yet another article about the extraordinary actress Lupita N’yongo, the Academy Award nominated actress for her thrilling performance in 12 Years a Slave. There are many things about her (incredible talent and unbearable beauty to start) and her story that are...

Anjali as Nina Patel on Modern Family

[caption id="attachment_127" align="aligncenter" width="943"] Anjali and Julie Bowen on ABC’s Modern Family, Season 5, Episode 12, “Under Pressure”[/caption] Sneaking into the teacher’s lounge. Dodgeball cat fights. And of course, the teacher’s pet who drives everyone crazy. Yup, welcome back to high school. Check out this episode...

Aspiring to Home by Bakirathi Mani

[caption id="attachment_130" align="alignleft" width="175"] Aspiring to Home, by Bakirathi Mani, copyright 2012.[/caption] In 2005, I was interviewed by a writer named Bakirathi Mani about the experience of doing the Broadway production of Bombay Dreams, and what it meant to be an Indian American artist involved with...