David Byrne interviews himself

One must never underestimate the power of a good hairdo.

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Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci discovered in Basilicata What may be a hitherto unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in middle age shows that the Renaissance genius had piercing blue eyes, a long nose and long greying hair with a droopy moustache.

A design for life (The history of the smiley face symbol) Feelgood corporate logo, acid house icon and txt msg emoticon: one chirpy yellow emblem has kept grinning since the first summer of love. Jon Savage celebrates the life of Smiley.

Q&A: Dennis Hopper I don't spend a lot. Most of my art collection I got by trading it or through knowing the artist. I got Andy Warhol's first soup can painting for $75. I lost it to my first wife.

Who would you rather be?

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Andy Warhol interviews Steven Spielberg (clip)

Andy Warhol interviews a young, chatty Steven Spielberg in a hotel bedroom, while Bianca Jagger watches. Courtesy of the Warhol Museum. (in case you hadn't figured that out)

telling: I can't invent... I'm terrible, I can't invent anything.

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Ingmar Bergman interview (excerpt)

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Ingmar Bergman on the Dick Cavett Show in an interview that originally aired August 2, 1971. Cavett went to Sweden to do this interview on a borrowed set.*

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