"Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity" at the J. Paul Getty Museum

Marie Cosindas, Portrait of Andy Warhol, 1966. Dye color diffusion [Polaroid®] print. Image: 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Marie Cosindas.

Transit Of Venus Approaching

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com In two more weeks, the Earth will get to view a spectacle that hasn't been seen in eight years, and will not be seen again until 2117. Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a tiny silhouette, like a small freckle on a face. The 7-hour transit will be observed on all seven continents on Tuesday, June 5, starting at 5:09 p.m. Central Time. The transits ...

Side By Side Takes Digital vs. Analog Debate to the Movies

A common hysteria surrounds the inevitable switch from analog to digital, regardless of the industry: In journalism, it's the evolution from print to online; in photography and cinema, it's the switch from film to digital. In new documentary Side By Side , the filmmakers turn the lens on their own form, interviewing the world's most respected directors, cinematographers, editors and other ...

Movie Review : ‘Hysteria,’ With Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal

In “Hysteria,” directed by Tanya Wexler, Hugh Dancy is a medical man in Victorian London with busy hands and satisfied female patients.

‘Hysteria,’ With Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal

Rupert Everett, left, Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Hysteria,” about the development of the vibrator.