Category: Art

Stale Ingredients: Kanye West, Richard Prince, and Cauldron

Kanye West and DONDA, “Famous,” 2016, video still featuring silicon sculptures. One of the problems with being an art historian (or legal scholar, for that matter) is that one often finds herself using a crude man to exemplify a fine principle. If you want to explain why Cubism is world-changing, you’ve got to say nice […]

Bitter Brew: Why The Hoodwitch Should Hex Starbucks

Starbucks recently introduced a “Crystal Ball Frappuccino,” presumably hoping for a sequel to its wildly successful Unicorn Frappuccino. Here is Starbucks’ Crystal Ball Frappuccino Instagram post from March 22, 2018: Purple, green or blue—they say the Crystal Ball Frappuccino chooses you. ✨? Available in US, Canada and Mexico…while the magic lasts. A post shared by […]