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Meet the Mannerist Monsters of Beck+Col

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

Beck+Col are an artist duo whose intertwined imaginations spawn marvelous, mannerist monsters. They then build worlds for these queer and regal surrealist beings to inhabit—only to shake it all up with stylish gore. Influenced by everything from gaming to cognitive science and chromatic theory, for Beck+Col the exaggerations and violence operate both as compelling spectacle and as a meta-critique of the extreme decadence of late-stage capitalism. Though ultimately works of performance and filmmaking, along the way, disciplines from couture to music, cinematography, choreography, and special effects come into play—as does a profound ethos of collaboration. Often the films are full of works of mixed media art made by their extended community of adventurous colleagues—and in service of their new work Red Night, the artists have staged an architectural installation at the art room in whose animated, aggressive color story they show clips from the movie among art and artifacts from the f...

A Central California road trip winds through Cambria, Cayucos and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

There’s no doubt that last winter was a monster — or more like a series of them — and some of California’s roadways are still digging out. But that should not dissuade you from any California coastal road trip plans this summer.The Big Sur coastline is one of the planet’s most spectacular, but while a section of Highway One — near Limekiln State Park — remains off limits, a bit of creative re-routing presents an often overlooked region to explore. Approaching Big Sur from the south brings plenty of wildlife sightings, great food stops and plenty of fun to be had.The following itinerary offers a leisurely loop that is perfectly do-able in a weekend with something for every passenger in tow.Pass through PasoWhether you’re headed for San Simeon or Cambria, the Big Sur road closure makes traversing 101 basically unavoidable. That’s not a bad thing, though, when the first available cutover to the coast involves Paso Robles. As you hea...

Strange dog in video from Fresno home was missing K-9 officer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

A Fresno woman was baffled to see a unfamiliar dog in video from her home — and then was surprised to find out hours later that he was a missing police dog.Odin, the missing dog. (Madera County Sheriff’s Office) Meanwhile, he hung out with her own dog and even went on a walk with them.The adventure of Odin, a K-9 officer with the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, began around 4 a.m. Sunday. Video from the Fresno home where he lives with his handler showed the 3-year-old Belgian Malinois climbing on top of his kennel and jumping from there over the yard’s 6-foot fence.By 8:30, Odin’s deputy partner realized he was gone, and the office put out a public call for sightings.That morning, Camryn Escoto made a Facetime call to check in with her uncle, who was watching her Fresno home while she was in Bakersfield. She told the Fresno Bee that as her uncle gave her an update on her German shepherd, she noticed another dog in the yard. “I’m like, w...

Robert De Niro’s grandson found dead by friend ‘who hadn’t heard from him in a few days’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

While there were no obvious signs of trauma, the death of Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the 19-year-old grandson of Robert De Niro, is nonetheless under investigation by New York City authorities.The young actor was found dead Sunday afternoon, sitting in a chair inside his one-bedroom apartment in the posh Cipriani Club Residences on Wall Street, TMZ and the Daily Mail are reporting. A worried friend found Rodriguez while checking on him after not hearing from him for a few days. Citing a law enforcement source, the Daily Mail also said that a white powdery substance was found on a plate near his body.Son of Drena De Niro and grandson of Robert De Niro, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez has died at the age of 19. https://t.co/XxsKmtJsI5— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) July 3, 2023In confirming Rodriguez’s death, his mother Drena De Niro said on Instagram Sunday night, “I wish that love alone could have saved you.” She shared no further details of his death, but expressed ...

Alameda’s Left Field Dogs knocking classic fave out of the ballpark

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

Baseball and hot dogs go together about as well as a ball and glove. Seemingly meant for each other, usually the hot dog involved in this pairing is a pretty pedestrian affair, except on Alameda’s West End.For the past eight months, residents of the Island city have feasted on more substantial hot dogs, all with a baseball theme, at Left Field Dogs on Webster Street.“Alameda’s known for its baseball culture,” says the hot doggery’s co-owner, Abraham Kinfu, 38. “We wanted to pay homage to our baseball athletes.”Describing himself and partner John Ngu, also 38, as baseball fans, Kinfu, who holds an MBA from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, says the pair, who first met while attending Alameda’s Encinal High School, wanted to incorporate baseball culture, love for their hometown and hot dogs into the venture. To that end, most of the menu’s hot dogs are named after players with an Alameda or East Bay connection.Hot dog establishments that heavily influenced the pair inclu...

Alameda County: 1 dead after struggle between law enforcement and alleged car thieves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

ALAMEDA COUNTY — One man died and two others were injured early Monday morning after a struggle in which an alleged car thief attempted to disarm a law enforcement officer in unincorporated Alameda County, according to the county’s sheriff’s office.In a news conference Monday morning, a spokesperson with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said a CHP officer was responding to a report of a stolen car out of Hayward that was found speeding on eastbound Interstate 580.The officer was following the car when it exited on 164th Avenue and later crashed. Three suspects, all wearing ski masks, then left the vehicle on foot, according to the sheriff’s office.An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who responded to the call saw the CHP officer on their back, fighting two of the suspects. One of the suspects appeared to be attempting to disarm the officer, the sheriff’s office said.“Shots were fired,” Lt. Tya Modeste said in the early morning news co...

Sube el premio mayor del Powerball a $552 millones para sorteo durante feriado del 4 de Julio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

Por segunda vez este año, el premio mayor de Powerball ha pasado la marca de los $500 millones, al haber subido el premio mayor a $522 millones para el sorteo del lunes 3 de julio.Si tienes la suerte de ganar, la cantidad que realmente te lleves a casa probablemente sea mucho menor. Depende de dos factores: el tipo de pago que elijas y el estado en el que vives.Para el pago, tienes dos opciones: una suma global pagada de inmediato o una anualidad repartida en 30 años. En el caso del premio actual de $522 millones, el pago único en efectivo sería de $269.6 millones. Ganador del Powerball se conformará con $3.2 millones después de perder el premio mayor por un número Reclaman un premio millonario del Powerball horas antes de vencer el plazo El premio mayor subió después de que ningún boleto acertara los seis números sorteados el sábado por la noche: 4, 17, 35, 49, 61 y el 8 en el Powerball.Pero aunque ningún boleto tenía los 6 núme...

Hallan el fósil de un pájaro carpintero de más de 200,000 años

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Un equipo de paleontólogos argentinos halló un fósil de pájaro carpintero prehistórico, el más completo de Sudamérica, cuya antigüedad es superior a los 200,000 años y que será exhibido en los próximos días en el Museo Fray Manuel de Torres, de San Pedro, en la provincia de Buenos Aires.Según informó este lunes la institución, el ejemplar es un poco más grande que los pájaros carpinteros actuales y fue hallado en una cantera de extracción de piedra tosca bajo estratos que datan de hace un millón de años.Los descubridores de este hallazgo fueron José Luis Aguilar, director del museo, y Silvina Carro, que se toparon con piezas pequeñas del ave envueltas en una saliente rocosa de color pardo durante una salida de rutina.Tras recortar una parte de los sedimentos y efectuar las primeras tareas de limpieza, el equipo del museo encontró dentro de la roca un ave fosilizada prácticamente completa, ya que cuenta con el lateral izquierdo, cráneo y mandíbulas ent...

Accuser describes Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey as ‘slippery, snaky difficult person’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A man who described Kevin Spacey as a “slippery, snaky, difficult person” said Monday that the actor’s escalating sexual assaults caused him shame, anxiety and depression.The man, who worked with the American actor when he came to the Old Vic Theatre in London in the early 2000s, said that two decades later he cannot bring himself to view the Oscar-winner’s films or TV shows. “I can’t stand watching the man. It makes me feel sick,” the man, who cannot be identified under British law, said in a video of his police interview played for jurors in the Oscar-winner’s sexual assault trial. “It does make me feel a bit sick talking about it.”He said Spacey made him uncomfortable querying him about his sexuality, then became “touchy feely” and moved on to aggressive groping when they were alone together.“He was right from the get-go grooming me,” the man said in his police interview last year.Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges involving four men for events th...

What’s ‘Bidenomics’? The president hopes a dubious nation embraces his ideas condensed into the term

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long struggled to neatly summarize his sprawling economic vision. It’s been hard for voters to digest the mix of roads-and-bridges spending, tax hikes on big companies, tax credits for parents, tax breaks for renewable energy, grants to build computer chip factories, insulin price caps and slogans like “Build Back Better.” And that barely covers the full breadth of what the administration is doing and trying to do.Last week, the president gave a speech on “Bidenomics” in hopes that the term will lodge in voters’ minds ahead of the 2024 elections. But what is Bidenomics? Let’s just say the White House definition is different from the Republican one — evidence that catchphrases can be double-edged.Biden says his economic philosophy is the opposite of a Republican approach that favors broad tax cuts to spur growth. He sees the government as using the tax code in a more targeted fashion and fashioning other programs to foster investment in new t...