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  Toulouse-Lautrec

  Natalia Brodskaya

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  Lautrec studied with two of the most admired academic painters of the day, Léon Bonnat and Fernand Cormon. Lautrec’s time in the studios of Bonnat and Cormon had the advantage of introducing him to the nude as a subject. At that time life-drawing of the nude was the basis of all academic art training in nineteenth-century Paris. While still a student, Lautrec began to explore Parisian nightlife, which was to provide him with his greatest inspiration, and eventually undermined his health. Lautrec was an artist able to stamp his vision of the age in which he lived upon the imagination of future generations. Just as we see the English court of Charles I through the eyes of van Dyck and the Paris of Louis-Philippe through the eyes of Daumier, so we see the Paris of the 1890s and its most colourful personalities, through the eyes of Lautrec. The first great personality of Parisian nightlife whom Lautrec encountered – and a man who was to play an important role in helping Lautrec develop his artistic vision – was the cabaret singer Aristide Bruant. Bruant stood out as an heroic figure in what was the golden age of Parisian cabaret. Among the many other performers inspiring Lautrec in the 1890s were the dancers La Goulue and Valentin-le-Desossé (who both appear in the famous Moulin Rouge poster), and Jane Avril and Loïe Fuller, the singers Yvette Guilbert, May Belfort and Marcelle Lender, and the actress Réjane. Lautrec was, along with Degas, one of the great poets of the brothel. Degas explored the theme in the late 1870s in a series of monotype prints that are among his most remarkable and personal works. He depicts the somewhat ungainly posturing of the prostitutes and their clients with human warmth and a satirical humour that brings these prints closer to the art of Lautrec than anything else by Degas.
  However, the truthfulness with which Lautrec portrayed those aspects of life that most of his more respectable contemporaries preferred to sweep under the carpet naturally caused offence. The German critic Gensel probably spoke for many when he wrote: “There can of course be no talk of admiration for someone who is the master of the representation of all that is base and perverse. The only explanation as to how such filth – there can be no milder term for it – as Elles can be publicly exhibited without an outcry of indignations being heard is that one half of the general public does not understand the meaning of this cycle at all, and the other is ashamed of admitting that it does understand it.”

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  Let's Wrestle

  David Shrigley

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  A collection of peculiar drawings and strange ruminations by the “dementedly funny” pop artist and author of Get Your Sh*t Together (Publishers Weekly, starred review).  Scottish pop artist David Shrigley has been exhibited at some of the world’s finest art museums, including MoMA and the Tate. It has also been described as “a psychotic version of Matt Groening’s Life in Hell cartoons” (The Guardian). Let’s Wrestle shares some of Shrigley’s most acerbically satirical and surreal drawings.

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  Dragnet: Big Pick

  Jack Webb

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  An organized gang of pickpockets is working in Los Angeles. None of the victims can give a description of the suspects and there is no lead to their identity.

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  Ain't I a Diva? - Beyoncé and...

  Kevin Allred

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  “[Allred] interrogates Beyoncé’s music and videos to explore the complicated spaces where racism, sexism, and capitalism collide.” —Kirkus Reviews In 2010, Professor Kevin Allred created the university course “Politicizing Beyoncé” to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain’t I a Diva?, exploring what it means to build a syllabus around a celebrity. Topics range from a capitalist critique of “Run the World (Girls)” to the politics of self-care found in “Flawless”; Beyoncé’s art is read alongside black feminist thinkers including Kimberlé Crenshaw, Octavia Butler, and Sojourner Truth. Combining analysis with classroom anecdotes, Allred attests that pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure, it’s an access point—for education, entertainment, critical inquiry, and politics.“Proving himself a worthy member of the BeyHive, Kevin Allred takes us on a journey through Beyoncé’s greatest hits and expansive career—peeling back their multiple layers to explore gender, race, sexuality, and power in today’s modern world. A fun, engaging, and important read for long-time Beyoncé fans and newcomers alike.” —Franchesca Ramsey, author of Well, That Escalated Quickly“Ain’t I a Diva? explores the phenomenon of Beyoncé while explicitly championing not only her immense talent and grace but what we can learn from it. In this celebration of Beyoncé, and through her, other Black women, Allred is giving us room to be exactly who we are so that maybe we, too, can stop the world then carry on!” —Keah Brown, author of The Pretty One“A must-read for any fan of Beyoncé and of fascinating feminist discourse.” —Zeba Blay, senior culture writer, HuffPost

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  Video Production and Editing...

  L.M. Bradley, Lucas Warehan

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  Video Production and Editing Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: The Video Editing and Digital FilmmakingYou have probably encountered hundreds of videos online and you can easily determine which videos have great quality because they are the ones that grab your attention and make you watch until the end. Being able to create beautiful videos has many benefits, either for personal or professional use. An example is video marketing which is very in demand nowadays. Marketing videos that look high quality are able to draw viewers in and make them believe in the product simply because the videos looked that good. The reason is humans are mostly visual creatures that’s why videos appeal more to us compared to something we will just hear or read. Videos are usually more fun, engaging and memorable. Adding videos to your site will be a great marketing strategy because it would increase exposure and conversion for your business. Videos will continue in popularity in the coming years so it is important you learn how to create videos for your site that you can use for your marketing strategy.This bundle will teach you the whole process of creating great videos that you can use either for personal or business needs. It would teach you the tricks and secrets of the trade so you can produce great quality videos for the web without spending a lot of money. You will also learn how you can integrate audio-video solutions to your sales page. You will learn how to make videos that can help increase the sales of your business. This 2 in 1 bundle includes the following audiobooks:1. The Video Editing: The Ultimate Guide to the Best Web Videos, Learn All the Information on How You Can Use Web Videos For Your Business' Success2. Digital Filmmaking: The Ultimate Guide to Web Video Production for Beginners and Non-Professionals, Learn Useful Tips and Advice on How You Can Create, Film and Edit Your VideosGet your copy of Video Production and Editing 2 in 1 Bundle today!

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  Dragnet: Big False Make

  Jack Webb

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  Thomas Stanford confesses to robbing a store, but Sgt. Friday proves that he was at work at the time of the robbery!

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