Television personality Geraldo Rivera on Thursday said the automatic registration of eligible men into the military draft pool is “a good idea.” A proposal to automatically register most men between the ages of 18 and 25 for the Selective Service System (SSS) was submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30… Source link
“It is like throwing out your own sex tape,” remarks artist Reynaldo Rivera about his new photography book “Propriedad Privada.” We’re sitting on his living room couch, waiting for artist Emma Camille Barreto (his “newest muse”) to arrive for a night shoot. She’s running late, so Rivera and I settle into his cavernous Victorian home to speak about how he combed through decades of his archive to create the book. If his living room offers any clues, the task must have been challenging: hundreds, perhaps thousands, of his images hang on every wall and spill across many surfaces. Recently released by the boundary-pushing L.A.-based publisher Semiotext(e), “Propriedad Privada” (“Private Property”) compiles Rivera’s deeply private prints of lovers, friends and strangers. Dubbed his “Blue Series,” the intimate body of work examines the ephemeral nature of sex, desire and love. Share via Close extra sharing options “Guanajuato” (ca. 1997) shows a thin, boyish young man with only a towel wrapped around narrow hips as he flexes his biceps before a bedroom mirror. “Bianco, Reynaldo, Echo Park” (ca. …
Netflix is working up a scripted series about Mexican artist and cultural icon Frida Kahlo and her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera. The streamer said the drama will show how the couple’s love, betrayals and artistic work were shaped by the political and social atmosphere of the time. Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein will share directing duties. Mónica Lozano of Alebrije Producciones is producing. The series will be an adaptation of French novelist Claire Berest’s book about Kahlo, which traced her story and that of her relationship with Rivera. María Renée Prudencio will be head writer on the streaming series, which does not yet have a name. Related Articles Timelines are not yet clear with Netflix announcing the project today and simply stating it is in development. The topline shared with media about the show reads: “It tells the story of a woman who refuses to be only a muse and decides to tell her own version of pain, and of a man who tries to sustain his creative genius despite his contradictions—showing how their relationship became a driving force, a …
This story is part of Image’s December Revelry issue, honoring what music does so well: giving people a sense of permission to unapologetically be themselves. The belt used to belong to his father. Black leather, silver stitching, “RUBEN” spelled across the side with the initials “R.V.” on the buckle, for Ruben Vallejo, a name both men share. Now it sits on the waist of the younger Vallejo as he gets ready for a night out at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena, a place he’s been to “over 50 times,” he says, but this one’s special. He tucks in his thrifted button-up shirt, adjusts his belt buckle and looks in the mirror. For the Vallejo family, the arena is a second home and dancing there is tradition. It stands as a cultural landmark for Los Angeles’ Mexican community, hosting decades of concerts, rodeos and community celebrations. Vallejo’s parents first started going in the early ’90s, when banda and corridos began echoing across L.A. Tonight, the beloved crooner Pancho Barraza is performing and Vallejo is going with …
