ART: Molly Crabapple's World Maker Faire New York 2012 Poster

Illustrator Molly Crabapple, previously featured in a video interview with stated, has created lively and intricate poster art for this weekend’s World Maker Faire 2012 in New York City, which she has posted to her Tumblr.

She describes it as having “Many things hidden within,” so clearly a closer look is required.

The World Maker Faire, part of “New York Maker Week,” will be held today and tomorrow, Sept. 29-30, at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, NY. 

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Author Salman Rushdie: 'Joseph Anton,' Fatwas and Freedom

Salman Rushdie is best known as the author of The Satanic Verses, a book that resulted in the declaration of a fatwa against him by Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. Rushdie was subsequently placed under protective custody for years due to threats of violence against him, as well as the murder of the book’s Japanese translator and the firebombing of bookstores.

His newest book, Joseph Anton, recounts his years in hiding, and takes its name from the alias he used during that period.

On September 17, stated attended a reading by Rushdie at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in New York, where he shared several notable observations on religion and his time in hiding. Here are just a few…

• “If you can avoid being condemned to death by the tyrannical leader of a foreign country, I recommend doing so.”


• “If you’re a satirical writer, it’s much easier to know what you’re against then what you are for. It’s one of the great gifts that period [of hiding] gave me. It taught me what I was for. Freedom.”


• “The relationship between man and God is complicated, because man actually exists. That gives man the edge.”

PERFORMANCE: The Actors' Roundtable: "Humility" (Part 2)

For the past 12 weeks, Paden Fallis has posed one question each week to a group of professional working actors from a variety of backgrounds. Our goal is not to demystify the work of the actor or explore their careers, but to dig a bit deeper into their artistic working process. This is part 1 of 2 in the final question of this initial series. ACTOR’S ROUNDTABLE: HUMILITY (PART 2) If there’s one thing I love to see in the work of an actor, it is sincerity. If there is one thing I hate seeing, it is arrogance. I’ve always believed that the only way to approach the work is with a healthy belief in your own abilities combined with an even healthier dose of humility towards the work. All of you in this roundtable are accomplished, talented, and serious about the work you do. You’ve all experienced great successes and accolades. Your passion and commitment are why you were chosen for this ongoing discussion. So, the final question posed to you is this: how do you stay humble?

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