Unholy Jesus Art, Louise Bourgeois' Bday, 'Santa Baby' And More!

December 25, 2012 Subscribe · Forward Unholy Jesus Art Merry Christmas, dear readers! Last year we celebrated the holiday with the ten best depictions of Jesus in art. This time around we decided to celebrate some artists on the naughty list who portrayed Jesus in a not-so-holy light. Continue reading... Happy Birthday, Louise Bourgeois! Cutest 'Santa Baby' Ever Personal Holiday Snapshots From Cultural Icons SCARLET CHENG Carole Bayer Sager at the William Turner Gallery Somehow it seems appropriate that a pop songwriter is so fascinated by a Pop art style -- the giant blow-ups of common food being part of the lexicon of such Pop greats as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. Continue reading... LIZ SMITH Dreaming of a White Christmas If you think of the beloved song "White Christmas," you might like to remember that it was written by a Jewish man who all but dominated the American music milieu from the '20s through the '50s. Continue reading... GEORGE HEYMONT Life's Different for the Super Rich Earlier this year, OpenTab Productions presented the West Coast premiere of Enron 2012. Using some superb puppets designed by Miyaka Cochrane, the production was directed by Ben Euphrat with a fury appropriate to the greedy tale of what happened to "the smartest guys in the room." Continue reading... DAVID FINKLE First Nighter: Samuel Beckett's All That Fall Rises in Brooklyn and the West End We Beckett followers--and anyone interested in theater--have to be grateful that Quinn and Nunn badgered the Beckett estate for the rights to do All That Fall away from the airwaves. Continue reading... LISA BELKIN My Son, Les Miz, and Me Lives have soundtracks. Les Miz is ours. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.