Brooke Astor, the New York City socialite-philanthropist who died in 2007, was known for her immense generosity and personality (and deep love for her dachsunds, Boysie and Girlsie) — and this week, Sotheby’s is auctioning off what some consider her most prized possessions: her exquisite collection of dog paintings. (NYT)
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Stolen Dog Movie?
Dog theft is no laughing matter, but perhaps Seven Psychopaths, the new comedy-thriller from Martin McDonagh, may change your mind. The intriguing storyline is about a serial dog-napper (Christopher Walken) who steals the wrong dog when he swipes a violent crime boss’s (Woody Harrelson) beloved Shih Tzu…
Dog Days of Summer…
I’m not sure how much this sequel of the Wimpy Kid franchise has to do with dogs (other than the title) — but still, it makes for a cute movie poster.
Leggo My Eggers!
Did you know…Dave Eggers, the famed author of A Hologram For the King, Zeitoun, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and publishing marvel behind McSweeney’s, 826Valencia, just to name a few — also has a charming book of animal prints on his impressive résumé, It Is Right To Draw Their Fur: Animal Renderings…
I Love This Book Cover…
Fairy Tale Interrupted by Rosemarie Terenzio is not a book about dogs — but rather about her relationship as the personal assistant to JFK Jr. (although there are a few brief descriptions of Sam, JFK Jr.’s crazy rescue dog) — but for some reason, it just gets me…
The Watercolor-ful World of Dogwalkers
Wendy MacNaughton has drawn up a doggone wonderful essay on the secret world of Dogwalkers…
Fiberglass Dogs?
Check out these giant Jeff Koons-ish fiberglass dog sculptures by Yoshitomo Nara…
PetBlue!
Fly the pet-friendly skies! (illustration by Jessica Hische)
Dog Art Show at The Met
The mutts are going legit for this new dog art show at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring four-legged works by such artists as David Hockney.
Dog Bieber?
It’s what all the tweener dogs are talking about…(K9)
Tom Brady and his Dog
Tom Brady guy has got it all: he’s handsome, he’s married to Giselle, he’s arguably the greatest all-time quarterback in the NFL whose team is headed to the playoffs once again — and, oh yeah, he loves dogs (even the scary ones)! (Boston.com)
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