Review: James Castle’s drawings were made with soot and spit

[ad_1] SANTA BARBARA —  James Castle was obsessed with drawing. He reportedly drew at least one picture every day, and often many more, which added up to a portfolio of thousands when the self-taught artist died in 1977 at the age of 78. Most are very small, just several inches on a side. And the medium… Continue reading Review: James Castle’s drawings were made with soot and spit

Elon Musk blocks James Woods on X, because he still can

[ad_1] Elon Musk has blocked James Woods on X after the actor criticized the tech mogul’s move to eliminate the block function from the platform formerly known as Twitter. Musk previously told Woods to delete his account after the “Vampires” star lamented that, without the block feature, the website would become “untenable” for people like… Continue reading Elon Musk blocks James Woods on X, because he still can

Why LeBron James accompanied Drake to the stage in Los Angeles

[ad_1] LeBron James knows his way around Crypto.com Arena pretty well. But that’s not why rapper Drake chose the Lakers superstar and his oldest son, USC freshman Bronny James, to accompany him Monday night as he walked through the crowd to the stage for the first show in his two-night concert stint at the downtown… Continue reading Why LeBron James accompanied Drake to the stage in Los Angeles

Montana novelist David James Duncan’s magnum opus, ‘Sun House’

[ad_1] On the Shelf Sun House By David James DuncanLittle, Brown: 784 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. New Year’s Eve, 2007: Twenty-five years old and single, I spent the winter alone in a former Forest Service cabin… Continue reading Montana novelist David James Duncan’s magnum opus, ‘Sun House’

The verdict is in on James Marsden

[ad_1] For two decades, James Marsden has crafted memorable characters — many affable, some wolfish — in high-profile films and television shows. But Marsden received serious awards attention only this year, with a supporting actor Emmy nomination for playing an entitled, comically heightened version of himself in the Freevee comedy “Jury Duty,” a sort of… Continue reading The verdict is in on James Marsden