- Leading up to the release of “The Shining” sequel, the Times has done an exhaustive profile on Stephen King’s family, all of them, prolific writers. [New York Times]
- “This “modern global exchange” is what we critics like to call a “restaurant.” That’s New York Times food critic Pete Wells, tearing PRspeak a new asshole. The food at ABC Cocina actually sounds very good. [New York Times]
- French porcelain manufacturer Bernardaud issued some awesome special edition dinnerware by big name artists like Jeff Koons and David Lynch, because who doesn’t want to eat off a $380 naked lady? [ARTnews]
- Via @adev9, our favorite Forbes title ever: “Underwater Crab Robot Takes First Plunge.” [Forbes]
- The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is reportedly no more. [New York Magazine]
- Who says the aristocracy is dead? Viscount Allendale and his wife visited the National Gallery of Art to see a hundred million dollar painting once owned by his great-great-grandfather, but sold for petty cash. It’s okay, though. They still have a Rembrandt. [Washington Post]
- Charles Isherwood was intrigued but exhausted by the bizarre, international smorgasbord of theater offered at the Lincoln Center Festival, which ended last weekend. [New York Times]
- A wise choice: Jack Goldstein’s “The Jump” is coming to a Times Square billboard in August. [ARTInfo]
- Ben Sutton reports that a sketch artist who drew the Manning case is selling her drawings to help cover Manning’s legal fees. As we found out yesterday, Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, but on several counts of espionage and theft, enough to put him in prison for up to 130 years. [ARTInfo]
- Update! On Monday, we brought you Tré Reising, a grad student who’s been making giant sculptures for rappers, which they then put in their videos. As promised, his tribute sculpture to RiFF RaFF made it in the backdrop of this Paper Mag story (second image down). Success. [Paper Mag]
