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  • To Talk of Stars and Kings and Feet

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    Apparently Lindsay Lohan has completed her 12th step and Paris Hilton has joined a convent, because Iman’s feet were worth discussing on ConcreteLoop.com last month. With a close up of Iman’s feet in heels from the 2007 Can-Do Awards, blogger Angel wrote: Those dogs above need more than a deep-soak, they need help. I guess…

  • The Thin White Duke Brings Out the Fat White Duck

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    The Highline Festival ended on a high note on Saturday, with the roaring sound of laughter at Madison Square Garden. Ricky Gervais made his American stand up comedy debut there, performing a 70 minute show that sold out in its first day of ticket sales. A tuxedo-clad David Bowie won some of the first laughs…

  • High Line Updates: Daniel Johnston and Co.

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    The Highline Ballroom was the setting for an eclectic triple-header on May 16th featuring the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, followed by the Bang on a Can All-Stars, followed by Daniel Johnston. Jon Pareles of the NY Times wrote a good review the complete show. For the uninitiated, here’s a bit of history on the Legendary Stardust…

  • High Line Updates: The Polyphonic Spree, Claude Cahun

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    The Hammerstein Ballroom stage was invaded on Friday night by a small army of singers dressed in black military uniforms calling themselves the Polyphonic Spree. Quite a diversion from the usual gowns, the new duds promote their upcoming album, The Fragile Army. Daunting as it may have seemed, all they fired upon the crowd were…

  • David and Iman Attend Gala at the Met

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    David Bowie and Iman put in an appearance at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala on Monday night. According to Bowienet, the two sat with Stella McCartney and Scarlet Johanson, among others. Iman was dazzling in a white trouser suit and David wore a standard tux. Post-Gazette.com has a decent-size picture…

  • Time Out New York Interviews Bowie

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    David Bowie is the cover story for this week’s Time Out New York magazine. He, Laurie Anderson and Ricky Gervais were each interviewed about the Highline Festival. Some of his interview, which covers his film selections for the Highline Festival, was truncated for the printed magazine, so he had the complete interview posted on BowieNet…

  • Bowie and Bono Turn Out to Honor Lou Reed

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    Last Thursday Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed was awarded the George Arents Pioneer Medal, Syracuse University’s highest alumni award. The award was presented to him during a special event at the W Hotel Union Square in New York City. Lou’s Arents Award was for “Excellence in the Arts” as he is not only known for…

  • David Bowie to Receive Webby Lifetime Achievement Award

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    According to PRWeb, David Bowie will be honored at the 11th Annual Webby Awards which will be held on June 5th in New York City. He will receive their Lifetime Achievement Award “for a career that has pushed the boundaries of art and technology.” The Webby Awards were established in 1996 and are considered to…

  • NYC’s Not Big Enough for Two Festivals?

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    New York Magazine’s Arts & Events section published an article yesterday on the rivalry between the producers and patrons of Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Festival and those of David Bowie’s High Line Festival. Both festivals are set in New York City in the very near future. The article suggests that the friction springs from…

  • David Bowie and Iman Celebrate Their 15th Wedding Anniversary

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    15 years ago today David Bowie and Iman were married in a secret civil ceremony held in Lausanne, Switzerland. They later celebrated their union with a formal wedding in Florence, Italy, on June 6th. The traditional fifteenth anniversary gift is crystal, while the modern gift is a watch. According to Bowienet, David and Iman attended…