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That shadow on the mantle? Artist Nelson Shanks says Lewinsky’s dress.

“The reality is he’s probably the most famous liar of all time,” Shanks told the Philadelphia Daily News. “He and his administration did some very good things, of course, but I could never get this Monica thing completely out of my mind and it is subtly incorporated in the painting.”

Apparently, someone couldn’t get enough of the “is it or isn’t it?” question of a dress. It’s blue, by the way, on all accounts. IT IS BLUE.

Here’s something to validate your Monday: Mernet Larsen is a cool 75, and is hosting her first art exhibition in LA later this month. Her first. My birthday’s next week, so I’m just gonna go ahead and say, “JUST YOU WAIT, DREAMS!” and see what pans out in the next….fifty years. Yes, that’s the ticket, five-zero. Do the math and ASK NO QUESTIONS.



Turns out, this Picasso (called the Hairdresser) was sent in a box labeled “Art Craft” and was shipped for a measly $37. It was stolen from the Pompidou in Paris, and was stopped at customs. Good, I’m always suspicious of “art crafts” too. Call it kitsch and return to sender.