ArtWalk's - 5 Cool Things - 1/28/22

A weekly Creative Entertainment Newsletter

Jan 28, 2022

1) FILM / TELEVISION

THE PUPPET MASTER: HUNTING THE ULTIMATE CONMAN - (Netflix Documentary Series)

“In this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.” - Netflix

The human psyche is a fascinating thing. To bear witness to this story lets you see first hand the ways a professional conman can infiltrate people’s lives, and completely turn their own psychology around on them. This is a scary, and somewhat important documentary series to watch if only to familiarize yourself with the type of person that exists in this world, who may change your life and the loved one’s lives around you, in a heartbeat.

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2) MUSIC / PODCASTS

DEAD SARA - (American Rock n’ Roll)

“Dead Sara is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, consisting of Emily Armstrong (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Siouxsie Medley (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Sean Friday (drums, backing vocals), best known for their single "Weatherman" from their debut eponymous album Dead Sara (2012). Their most recent album Ain't It Tragic was released in September 2021.” - Wikipedia

These gals shred. I’ve been chasing this sound for awhile now. Hints of “The Dead Weather” come to mind when I listen to “Dead Sara”. I know, so much death. Emily Armstrong leads this group with gritty, emotional vocals that are gut punches into your ear sockets. I am really digging this band right now. It has even been rumored that Dave Grohl is a huge fan. So there must be something happening here.

“In an interview with Fuse in 2013, Dave Grohl simply stated, “Dead Sara should be the next biggest rock band in the world.” - Band website/Fuse

Website: https://www.deadsara.com/

3) ART

Leonardo da Vinci's Best Painting (Is Not The Mona Lisa) - (Nerdwriter on Youtube)

Essay begins at 1:18 in the video…

4) BOOKS / WRITING

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by Richard Connell - (American Author & Journalist)

One thing I have been doing as of late is scouring the public domain for great reads. Shorter stories are fun because you can crank through them in little to no time at all. As of 2020, Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game fell out of copyright and into the public domain for all to “freely” read.

"The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924, with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to what seems to be an abandoned and isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were particularly fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s. - Wikipedia

Here is a link to read the full story: https://americanliterature.com/author/richard-connell/short-story/the-most-dangerous-game

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5) PHOTOGRAPHY

DAVID BAILEY - (English Portrait & Fashion Photographer)

“David Bailey, whose career in photography would eventually bring him into contact with the high reaches of British society, came from a working-class East London background. Educated in London, he left school at a young age, worked at a series of menial jobs, and served with the Royal Air Force in Malaysia in 1957–58. Having been interested from his youth in painting and photography, in 1959 he apprenticed at the John French Studio, where he became involved in fashion photography. In 1960 he began to photograph for British Vogue, where he worked for about 15 years, first on staff and later as a freelancer. He also freelanced for other magazines and newspapers.” - Britannica