Is Owen cheating on Cristina?

That was this big question in this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy. Cristina worrying that her husband's eyes were wandering actually drove her insane. But that was the least of the insanity this week as Adele nearly burned her and Richard's house down and attacked a live-in nurse. Oh boy. Check out the top moments from this week's episode:

It's Summer in Seattle: Finally Summer Glau made her Grey's debut. The producers had kept her role hush-hush and we now see why. Turns out she's an overly friendly nurse who Cristina thinks is cheating with Owen. When Cristina tries to rekindle her marriage in an on-call room, Owen shuts her down. She later rifles through his stuff to look for evidence that he's cheating, but comes up empty handed.

Derek's baby drama: After a parent gives him a sideways glance, Derek worries people have a certain perception of him because he has a black child. He even asks Bailey for a play date with Tuck so Zola can be around her roots. Race isn't the issue, though. It's that Derek doesn't know how to do Zola's hair, so Bailey teaches him.

No coffee, thanks: After an espresso machine explodes, Life Unexpected's Austin Basis looked like he took a whole load of buckshot to the chest. Gross.

The Chief's on fire: After Adele suffers a memory lapse, she nearly sets the house on fire, burning Richard as he tries to put out the flames. It's heartbreaking when he brings Adele to Rose Ridge — where Ellis Grey was housed when she had Alzheimer's — and she forgets that they've already grown old, complaining that he had promised them a house now that he's a doctor. Richard makes the decision not to leave her there, knowing that it means he'll be at Seattle Grace less. Adele later attacks their new in-home nurse, and forgets who Richard is altogether, but remembers later that night that she has Alzheimer's and decides to go to Rose Ridge.

Alex's sparks: Alex continues to treat intern Morgan's premature baby, later named Thomas. Usually terrible with his bedside manner, Alex looks like a true gentleman next to Morgan's boyfriend, who decides to bail when it looks like little Tommy won't survive.

Jackson's, ahem, frustrations: When Mark notices that Jackson is overly stressed about his Boards, he goes to April, trying to enlist her to sleep with Jackson. That's sexual harassment, but it's also pretty funny. Not so funny when Jackson admits he's still in love with Lexie, though. (Never been a Jaxie fan.)

What did you think of this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy? Should Lexie and Jackson get back together? Hit the comments with your thoughts.

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That was this big question in this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy. Cristina worrying that her husband's eyes were wandering actually drove her insane. But that was the least of the insanity this week as Adele nearly burned her and Richard's house down and attacked a live-in nurse. Oh boy. Check out the top moments from this week's episode: read more

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Grey's Anatomy stars Chandra Wilson, Kim Raver and Justin Chambers donned their running shoes on Sunday (19Feb12) to complete a half-marathon for charity.

The acting trio, as well as singer Joey MCIntyre, took part in the 13.1-mile (21-kilometre) Rock 'n' Roll Pasadena run in aid of CureMito!, an organisation which raises awareness and funds for mitochondrial disease, a cell disorder which Wilson's daughter suffers from.

Raver, who completed the challenge in two hours and two minutes, says, "CureMito! was my biggest inspiration, which definitely is what got me out here, supporting Chandra and her daughter Sarina. I think when you have something that you are running for, it really keeps you going and you want to make a difference for those kids.

"CureMito! is an amazing organisation and I am so happy to be here in support of Chandra, she is such a team player on the set of Grey's. It was really emotional crossing the finish line."

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February 21, 2012 (TORONTO) (WLS) -- Chicago will have an elaborate security plan when the G-8 and NATO summits begin in May.

Toronto also had an elaborate security plan when it hosted the G-20 conference two years ago.

ABC7's Paul Meincke went to Canada's largest city to get a sense of lessons learned in the Toronto experience.

The policing challenge in Toronto was - as it will be in Chicago - protecting the visiting dignitaries while allowing large numbers of people their right to peaceful protest.

Toronto knew going in it would not be easy. And it wasn't. Because among the protestors were people who had no intention of expressing dissent in peaceful fashion. Some were home-grown. Others came from out of town to visit, and basically break things.

By some estimates there were 10,000 protesters in Toronto. They were not pleased that the main designated protest zone was a park almost two miles from the summit meeting site.

Police had met with some protest leaders in advance, knew of their plan to march, and allowed it.

Interspersed in the crowds were groups of so-called "black bloc" protesters - largely young men in their teens and 20s - dressed in black.

The march on Saturday afternoon of the summit weekend was noisy and tense, but initially non violent.

"Suddenly a flare went up, and all these black bloc tactic people started running the other way, so the parade went this way, the black bloc went that way," said Austin Delaney, CTV reporter.

What followed was extensive property damage carried out by a comparatively small number of people, described by police and others as hooligans with no agenda other than to create chaos. At varying points, they'd shed their black clothing and meld themselves back into the crowd.

"They'll change into their clothes, dump their clothes and then run back into the group. And that's what we saw, and we said to them, hey what are you doing?" said Delaney.

A couple of the young men caught on camera complained to Delaney that he and his photographer were invading their privacy.

Storefronts with breakable glass appeared to the opportunistic targets along with several squads - left by police and later torched.

"People were getting their pictures taken and putting on Facebook, kicking and spray-paiting and smashing and jumping on hoods," said Kevin Parker, Toronto merchant.

Critics say the initial police response was tepid at best. Their main focus was ensuring the security of the summit perimeter which they achieved. But the following day, police were far more aggressive, making hundreds of arrests and holding people in a former film studio converted into a mass detention center.

"We have some serious concerns about who they were arresting, why they were arresting, and whether they were just rounding people up," said Abby Deshman, Canadian Civil Liberties Assocation.

"Demonstrations are messy, they're not neat and tidy. People don't wear signs that identify themselves as reasonable protestors and violent anarchist," said Mark Pugash, Toronto Police.

Police contend that they accomplished their main mission. The perimeter was not breached. The dignitaries remained safe. In all this, there were no fatalities.

They do acknowledge - from initial strategy to the weight of riot gear front line officers wore - that they weren't agile enough - particularly when those bent on causing damage can coordinate so quickly with cell phones and social media.

"This is a serious challenge for law enforcement, to be mobile and flexible enough to deal with people who are dealing with the latest technologies to facilitate their violence," said Pugash.

Toronto's Police Department is strongly invested in the use of social media, and that will clearly be a big part of the policing equation in Chicago in May.

If the intent of some of the protesters is to create sporadic, hit-and-run violence on a widespread basis, then police have to be prepared to engage on multiple fronts, and that would likely mean having plainclothes police within the ranks of protesters.

Chicago's police superintendent says he's not commenting on specific tactics, but has said repeatedly that police will pursue protestors who are clearly breaking the law.

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It's getting easier and easier for non-designers to make basic websites. In seconds you can have your own site in Tumblr, WordPress, or Posterous (to name a few) but have you considered how users will experience your site and what they want to see?

According to a new infographic by ROI Media, only 4.13% of websites have valid HTML and CSS. The bigger worry is only 40% of users say they can find the information they need on sites. This could be the fault of the users themselves but more likely it's due to poor design.

Have a look at your company website. Do you have all the elements you need for a perfect website? Do you agree with this anatomical chart?

Heather Taylor is the Editorial Director for Econsultancy US. You can follow her on Twitter, Google+ or Pinterest.

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Loretta Devine and James Pickens, Jr.

Richard's had a rough year on Grey's Anatomy already having taken the fall for Meredith and stepped down as Chief of Seattle Grace. Now Adele's illness may pull him from the hospital altogether.

"Adele's Alzheimer's is progressively getting worse," James Pickens Jr. tells TVGuide.com. "It's obvious now that the Alzheimer's is making her a danger to herself and possibly others. We have something coming up that really brings the seriousness of her condition to the floor and forces him to act right away."

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The incidents — yes, that's plural — will take place in this Thursday's episode and will end up being the catalyst for Richard to realize that he can no longer leave Adele (Emmy winner Loretta Devine) alone.

While Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) insists that Richard check Adele into Rose Ridge — the same assisted living establishment that her mother, Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) once resided at — he's in complete denial. "He still loves Adele very deeply, and he doesn't want to think about the possibility that there may have to be some other options made in terms of her living arrangements and her being cared for," Pickens says. "He doesn't want to make that decision right now."

Meredith understands what Richard is going through. "She went through this thinking she could handle it herself, and then it just gets to a point where it's more than you can handle," Pompeo says. "No convincing by Meredith is going to make Richard OK with putting Adele in a home. He has to get to a place where he feels like it's his only option."

Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh: Cristina and Owen head to couples therapy!

"One of the big deterrents for him putting Adele in Rose Ridge is the fact that he visited Ellis there so much and those memories weren't particularly good ones," Pickens adds. "Now, the prospect of possibly putting his wife there is a little more than he can stomach right now."

In the middle of Richard's crisis, he'll also be faced with temptation when Jackson's mother, Catherine Avery (Debbie Allen), returns in the March 15 episode. "He and Avery's mom are back and forth with a little flirtiness," he says. Adds Pompeo: "That's going to make Richard feel guilty."

Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.

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For The Columbus Dispatch Sunday February 19, 2012 5:55 AM

Anatomy of Injustice is both a fascinating and disturbing study of a single case in which a man was condemned to death for a murder that he most likely didn’t commit. It is also a dexterous look at the legal ramifications of capital punishment in the United States during the past century.

Raymond Bonner examines the case of Edward Lee Elmore, a black handyman who was tried and convicted in 1982 of the murder of Dorothy Edwards, an elderly white widow for whom he had done a few chores.

Bonner, a former lawyer and investigative journalist, follows the investigation, the first trial and subsequent ones, the appeals, and the ultimate outcome of the case.

Edwards of Greenwood, S.C., was found dead on a Sunday morning by Jimmy Holloway, a neighbor with whom many believed Edwards had been having an affair. Her body was covered with shallow stab wounds and had been stuffed into a bedroom closet. The surfaces of the house had been wiped clean. A pair of bottle tongs protruded from a kitchen drawer, and a bloody, serrated cake spatula was placed neatly atop a chest of drawers upon which were “several sweaters, all neatly folded; a bra; and several family photos in silver frames.” Edwards’ wedding ring and other jewelry were in clear sight; nothing seemed to have been stolen.

On the slimmest of evidence — one fingerprint on the back door and a check written to Elmore for gutter cleaning and window washing in December — Elmore was arrested and convicted.

Elmore, whose only previous troubles with the law had stemmed from minor fights with his girlfriend, was a physically slight man of limited intelligence who had grown up in poverty, and was described by those he worked for as “polite, deferential, sweet-natured” and “not at all physically threatening.”

In matter-of-fact, well-researched prose, Bonner details the many ways, deliberate or just plain sloppy, in which justice was botched in Elmore’s case. During Elmore’s first trial, his lawyers — one evidently an alcoholic and another who told friends he didn’t care much for work — “did virtually nothing” to clear their client: They consulted no experts, interviewed no neighbors or witnesses, and allowed the county prosecutor — “a Greenwood institution” who was “renowned, powerful, and feared” — to introduce whatever evidence he wanted. In this and subsequent trials, evidence was apparently tampered with or hidden.

The hero of Bonner’s story is Diana Holt, who took on Elmore’s case in 1995, when she was 36 and finishing law school after many personal struggles of her own, including an abusive stepfather and problems in school.

Holt followed Elmore through appeal after appeal, taking a personal interest in making sure he didn’t get lost in the system.

Bonner makes it clear that Elmore’s case isn’t necessarily typical of capital punishment appeals, many of which are conducted on the basis of “legal innocence” as opposed to “factual innocence”: In other words, many of the defendants may have committed a crime but been badly defended, whereas Elmore appears not to have committed a crime at all. But Bonner’s description of decades of bungling is an appalling reminder of the ways class and race can shape outcomes in the American legal system.

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Ellen Pompeo has opened up about her work on the eighth season of Grey's Anatomy.

In a set visit to the long-running show, the 42-year-old actress spoke to E! about the challenges of motherhood, both on the show and in her own life.

Pompeo, who gave birth to a baby girl - Stella Luna - in 2009 with husband Chris Ivery, said: "It is challenging. I have my days where I feel really guilty that I've been here every day if I have to work a lot.

"But... I am so lucky to live in a country where a girl like me can make this kind of living, achieve her dreams and reach her goals. And I don't think anywhere else in the world can girls have the freedom that we do here to have these amazing careers and be mothers."

Pompeo's character Meredith is also a mother on the show, to baby Zola played by twin girls. "Those babies are amazing," she added. "They seem to know when the camera is on them.

"When we were trying to get her to walk, and they're really on the verge of walking, and just when the camera was on her, she just stood up and walked across the room! It was really a real moment and so it really has been fun."

Pompeo has been a lead on the medical drama since 2005, but may not be returning for another season.

It was recently announced that there will be a Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice cross-over, but when asked about it, Pompeo said: "I don't know because I'm not in it!"

Grey's Anatomy airs Thursday nights on ABC.

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Asger Carlsen, born 1973 in Denmark, is a New York City based artist. Much of his work focuses on the human body. He manipulates often already contorted shapes, redesigning the human form. His work is sometimes subtle and requires close inspection – seemingly tricking the eyes. Other pieces are more obvious in their beautiful distortions.

It was difficult choosing only a few images to post. Make sure to check out his work on his site, asgercarlsen.com.

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Netherlands-based multidisciplinary artist, Levi van Veluw, is a master at crafting different types of materials and patterns using his head as the sole canvas.  I love how the figures look almost haunting with their expressionless faces and how the patterns and textures accentuate different features of the head.

View all of Levi’s work on his portfolio site, levivanveluw.nl!

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Hope to see you at our lunar themed Observatory double header tomorrow and Saturday night! Full details follow.

The Moon and Its Closest Associates: A 3-D Slideshow with 3-D Legend Gerald Marks
Date: Friday, February 17
Time: 8:00
Admission: $5
Presented by Morbid Anatomy

The Moon and its relationship to our earth has been a prominent feature in the work of artist Gerald Marks for the past four decades. Tonight, join this 3-D legend and former San Francisco Exploratorium artist in residence for an all 3-D ode to our dear satellite. Some of the images premiered at Marks' 2000 presentation at the American Museum of Natural history as part of their "Rockets in Sprockets" festival, honoring the first anniversary of the new Rose Center for Earth & Space. Also included will be Marks’ panoramic 3-D images of New York City, taken during the January 2001 Lunar Eclipse, from the top of the World Trade Center.

Gerald Marks is an artist working along the border of art and science, specializing in stereoscopic 3-D since 1973. He may be best known for the 3-D videos he directed for The Rolling Stones during their Steel Wheels tour. He has taught at The Cooper Union, The New School for Social Research, and the School of Visual Arts, where he currently teaches Stereoscopic 3-D within the MFA program in Computer Art. He was artist in residence at San Francisco's Exploratorium and a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Media Lab, where he worked with computer-generated holography. His Professor Pulfrich's Universe installations are popular features in museums all over the world, including the Exploratorium, The N. Y. Hall of Science, and Sony ExploraScience in Beijing & Tokyo. He has done 3-D consulting, lecturing & design for scientific purposes for The American Museum of Natural History, the National Institutes of Health, and Discover Magazine. He has created a large variety of 3-D artwork for advertising, display, and pharmaceutical use, as well as broadcast organizations Fox and MTV. He has designed award winning projections and sets at the N.Y. Public Theater, SOHO Rep, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center and the Nashville Ballet, where he created stereoscopically projected sets. He created the 3-D mural in the 28th Street station of the #6 train in New York City’s subway. He did 3-D imaging of dance around the New York shoreline as part of an iLAB grant from the iLAND Foundation for using the arts to raise environmental consciousness.

Image: "Moon Viewing," from the series "Artistic, Aesthetic and Poetic Tastes of the Japanese," by Gerald Marks, as featured in our current Lunation exhibition. Put on 3-D glasses for full experience.

Observatory's Lunar-Themed 3rd Anniversary Fundraiser Party
Yes, friends, we're over the moon about our 3rd Anniversary! Come celebrate with us, and help support your favorite interdisciplinarian art, science, & occult event space.
Date: Saturday, February 18th
Time: 8pm
Admission: $20

Check out our art show, Lunation: Art on the Moon, and then trip out to a Moon Phantasmagoria show by VJ Fuzzy Bastard. We'll also be screening episodes from the Midnight Archive, a show featuring your favorite Observatory masterminds.

Libations will be provided courtesy of La Fée Absinthe.

There will also be:

The luminous MC Lord Whimsy!

Stellar giveaways courtesy of Kikkerland!

Out-of-this-world raffle prizes, including:

Gift certificates from the scrumptious SweetWolf's and the delectable Palo Santo!

Moonrise Perfume from Herbal Alchemy!

30 Minute Divination Session with Kathy Biehl - Tarot or Astrology - your choice!

Audiobooks from Hachette!

Occult Book Set including an autographed copy of Mitch Horowitz's Occult America (Bantam), and Manly P. Hall's The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Tarcher/Penguin)!

Abraxas International Journal of Esoteric Studies with accompanying occult music CD!

Lunavision Ritual Tea Set from Rebis Remedies!

And so! much! more! We look forward to seeing you there.

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I stumbled across a photo of the Boobie Beanie on Facebook and the response to the idea was so huge that I just had to learn more about them.

The Boobie Beanie is the creation of Sara, a young nanny from Minneapolis who is now based in San Francisco.  She crochets each and every Boonie Beanie by hand out of 100% organic cotton.   The breast part is that each Boobie Beanie is completely customizable, pink nipple? brown nipple? you got it.

Of course, the whole concept makes light of the ridiculous controversy over women breast feeding in public.  The Boobie Beanie is made to look like a breast when worn by a baby while nursing.  It accentuates the fact that, yes, I’m a mother and I can feed my baby whenever and wherever I want.

The Boobie Beanie is available for only $15.00 at boobiebeanie.com!  You can also order the pattern for $5 for those of you with the crocheting skills.

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Whoa. Ok, this takes paper crafts to the next level. Lobulo Design, of London/Barcelona, does some stunning work, all hand cut! Most of the pieces have a lot of depth, not always translated in the head on shots, but their website has some really great behind the scenes photos and videos of how these pieces were made. Your hand will probably get sore just thinking about how much x-acto cutting it takes for each project, kudos!

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I am pleased to announce an exhibition showcasing the collection of friend-of-Morbid Anatomy Richard Harris--one of the foremost collectors of all things death related--on view through July 8 at the Chicago Cultural Center. This looks to me amazing; full info follows, from the press release:

Chicago Cultural Center Brings Death To Life In Unprecedented New Exhibition
Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection
January 28 – July 8, 2012

Exhibit Explores the Iconography of Death, Showcases Nearly 1,000 Works From Richard Harris’ Collection – by Rembrandt, Mapplethorpe, Du?rer, Goya, Jasper Johns and Many Other Notable Artists

CHICAGO (November 2, 2011) – A deadly obsession takes hold of the Chicago Cultural Center this winter when one of its largest exhibitions to date, Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection, opens Saturday, January 28, 2012.

Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection showcases the wild and wonderfully eclectic selection of nearly 1,000 works of fine art, artifacts, massive installations and decorative objects, including creations by many of the greatest artists of our time, that explore the iconography of death across a variety of artistic, cultural and spiritual practices from 2000 B.C.E. to the present day.

Richard Harris, a resident of Riverwoods, Ill. who has been an art collector for 40 years, has gathered his provocative collection from all corners of the world to share with Chicago. Morbid Curiosity will fill two exhibition spaces, the 4th floor Exhibit Hall and Sidney R. Yates Gallery, at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., and will run through Sunday, July 8, 2012.

“We are all born to die. The questions that fascinate me are how we will die, where will we die and when will we die,” said Richard Harris. “At the age of 74, I believe it is incumbent upon me to make my collection a paean to death in all its many visages.”

The two major components of this exhibition are the “War Room,” highlighting the atrocities of war in notable works from the 17th century to present day in the 4th floor Exhibit Hall; and the “Kunstkammer of Death,” a modern-day “cabinet of curiosities” housed in the Sidney R. Yates Gallery, featuring a wide-ranging survey of mortality across cultures and spiritual traditions. The centerpiece of the “War Room” is Mr. Harris’ rare collection of five great war series, featuring prints by Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Otto Dix, the Chapman Brothers and Sandow Birk, which he has acquired over the past 30 years. This exhibition marks the first time that all five series will be exhibited together in their entirety.

“The scope, quality and diversity of Mr. Harris’ collection is unprecedented,” said Michelle T. Boone, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. “Morbid Curiosity will fill two gallery spaces on the 4th floor to cover a total of 14,000 sq. ft. during its six-month run, making it one of our largest and longest-running exhibitions to date.” “We look forward to hosting an exciting array of music, theater and art programming in conjunction with the exhibition, further engaging the public in a conversation about difficult themes that continue to fascinate humankind,” added Commissioner Boone.

“War Room”
Mr. Harris presents his rare collection of five great war series, arguably the most remarkable interpretations of war in art, evoking the ongoing cycle of human cruelty and destruction over centuries. Chronologically, the first of the series features Jacques Callot’s 17th century Miseries of War prints, followed by Francisco Goya’s extraordinary 18th century Disasters of War. The two masterpieces of the 20th century include Otto Dix’s Der Kreig and Jake and Dinos Chapman’s Disasters of War, both of which are heavily influenced by Goya. Completing the series is the 21st century The Depravities of War by Sandow Birk featuring massive woodblock prints depicting the Iraq war.

“Kunstkammer of Death”
The Italianate Sidney R. Yates Gallery will have its own distinct flavor within the exhibition as it is transformed into the style of a 17th century “Kunstkammer of Death.” (“Kunstkammer” is the precursor of the Public Museum as we know of them today. One of the greatest examples of a Kunstkammer was established by Peter the Great in Russia in 1727. Peter’s museum was a “cabinet of curiosities” dedicated to preserving natural and human curiosities and artistic rarities from across the globe as a means of acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of the world.) Featured in the “Kunstkammer of Death” will be works that explore death in all aspects from the spiritual to the scientific. Incredible works by such artists as Laurie Lipton, Chicago artist Marcos Raya and the Argentinean collective, Mondongo, bring to life the Mexican Holiday, Day of the Dead. Additionally, the gallery will be filled with a vast assortment of artistic styles and genres including the Dance of Death, a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death and Vanitas, a type of art that employs symbolic elements, such as hourglasses, rotting fruit and skulls, to signify the brevity of life.

Additional highlights of Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection include:

• Works by notable artists including Rembrandt, Albrecht Du?rer, Hans Bellmer, Odilon Redon, Pavel Tchelitchew, James Ensor, Jasper Johns and Robert Mapplethorpe.
• Breathtaking 13 ft. high chandelier made of 3,000 handcrafted plaster bones by contemporary British artist Jodie Carey. The piece directly engages the viewer with the irony or contradictions implicit in the decay/beauty aesthetic.
• Visually stunning large-scale installation, “Tribute,” from Guerra de la Paz entirely built from colorful used clothing that commemorates the Holocaust.
• Specimens, medical charts and ephemera.
• Work by contemporary artists such as Andres Serrano, Vik Muniz and Hugo Crosthwaite, including his commissioned 10 x 25 ft. site-specific mural, “Death March,”among others.
• Ethnographic artifacts and art from other cultures, particularly Tibet, Mexico, Africa and New Guinea.

“Ironically, the object that best personifies my own curiosity towards the subject of death can be seen in a 1927 photograph that is probably the least expensive object in the collection, costing me $5,” said Mr. Harris. “It is a photograph of a woman named Phebe Clijde surrounded by friends in the backyard of Phebe’s home in the suburbs of San Diego. In this neighborly scene, Phebe is holding a human skull. ‘What could she be thinking? Who’s skull is this? How did the person die?’ are some of the questions that ignite Phebe’s and my curiosity.”

Richard Harris has been collecting for more than 40 years. Previous shows that have exhibited his works are The Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, Pa., Strictly Death (
Jan. 23 – Mar. 13, 2010); The Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, Dancing Towards Death (Sept, 18, 2010 – Jan. 9, 2011); and Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), Chicago, The Richard Harris Collection: Balint Zsako Collages (Feb. 3 – May 1, 2011).

You can find out more by clicking here. Thanks to Richard Harris and Pam Grossman for alerting me to this exhibition!

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Der Vivisektor (The Vivisector), 1883
Gabriel von Max
Oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 65 ¾ in. (101 x 167 cm)
Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, Munich, on permanent loan to the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich, inv. no. FH 551

Throughout his life, Max was outspokenly opposed to the practice of vivisection (dissection of living animals), that was common at the time for scientific research. A famous painting, The Vivisector comments on this (seen above). He depicts a contemplative doctor with Lady Justice standing behind him. Her scales contain a brain and a heart, with the heart weighing heavier. Max died in 1915 in Munich.

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BROMANCE Sloan (Eric Dane) and Avery (Jesse Williams) have become quite the dynamic duo lately on Grey's Anatomy

There was a particular moment during last night’s new episode of Grey’s Anatomy -- which was titled “Have You Seen Me Lately?” -- that felt like classic Grey’s Anatomy. Granted, it was sort of a totally terrible moment for Cristina and Owen, but if you’re a fan of the show, you probably recognized it and appreciated it for what it was, too. It was during the rather uncomfortable therapy sessions that dominated the hour for Cristina and Owen, who have been off-kilter as a couple since she had an abortion in the season 8 premiere.

The moment came after the couple fought for what seemed like hours but was really probably only one very intense one-hour session with the therapist that was spliced throughout the entire episode. Again, the topic was, unshockingly: the abortion. But really, the fight was about them not being on the same page, being totally out-of-sync with each other. Cristina stated, as she always does, after Owen called her and Meredith “twisted sisters,” that Meredith was her “person.” Owen’s response: “I should be your person!” And he's right. Then came Cristina’s heart-breaking response: “Be my person! Be my person, Owen! Be my freakin’ person!” Let me translate: Support what happened -- and my decision to not have children. And then came Owen’s even more heart-breaking response: “Be my person!” The quick-fire pacing, the back-and-forth nature, and the “person” references just made me feel like this was really real Grey’s Anatomy realness.

“Be my person!” It’s a simple request, right? It should be. But in this case, with Cristina and Owen, it sort of didn’t matter what the couple said to each other, or how they put it. As Owen said to the therapist at the top of the episode: “We don’t communicate.” Ding, ding, ding! It doesn’t take a therapist to realize that -- or to realize that that's the huge issue. It’s all fine and good that Cristina and Owen are finally addressing their issues in a real setting that could produce results, but honestly: It seems doubtful that they’ll reach any sort of resolution. Now, I’m no expert, but I’ve been through my fair share of disagreements in my lifetime, and it seems like these two have no interest in coming to some sort of compromise. But, really, is there a compromise when it comes to children? It’s not like they can really meet halfway. Half a child? A part-time child? A child that only one of them cares for? I don’t think so. I was sitting here with my TV watching partner tonight, fellow EW recapper Annie Barrett, and she summed it up just perfectly to me: “Oh my God, just break up already!” Yes. Hell, yes!

NEXT: "People can not want kids. It's a thing."

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'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Be My Freakin' Person

S8E15: When ABC announced they would be doing yet another crossover episode between Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, I was immediately skeptical. Grey's already has an overflowing cast as it is without throwing another ensemble into the mix. Don't get me wrong, I'm always up for an Addison cameo, but bringing so many other castmates along for the ride results in one sweeping story line overshadowing the other, far more interesting developments. So was this crossover worth the hassle or was it simply just ABC's way of shoving the less popular Private Practice down our throats? I'm tempted to believe the latter, but let's delve into this tangled episode together, shall we?

"I wasn't mugged by a baby. I just don't want kids." - Cristina
Things start off normally enough as we open up with Cristina and Owen in couple's therapy, trying to deal with their many, many issues. However, the main hot topic of concern between the two of them is the abortion. While Owen resents Cristina for going through with it, Cristina equally resents Owen for holding her hand throughout the procedure and then yelling at her for killing their baby four months later. So you can see why she'd feel a little blindsided by his outburst. Owen is convinced that something must have happened in her past to cause her not to want children, but Cristina is just Cristina. Medicine and hardcore surgeries are her true loves, not babies.

It's a really interesting storyline, dealing with raw, pent-up emotions that these two have been carrying with them all season long and it's finally coming to a head. But their story is put on the back burner due to the crossover, which eats up precious minutes that could've been used to expand on Cristina and Owen's issues. Granted, the couple still gets a fair amount of coverage, but with the addition of Meredith's complicated hand-in-meat-grinder patient, Bailey's obsession with another patient, and Alex's pregnant intern suffering from some sort of heart attack, Owen and Cristina are sidelined. A crossover story just had no place amid all those other plots.

"All the passion in the world is not going to make her plan doable in 90 seconds." - Derek
It's when we reach the halfway point in the episode where things start to severely shift away from the Grey's storyline. Derek's sister, Amelia, enlists Derek's help for a very complicated surgery and while they're always dealing with complicated surgeries this one is particularly important because it concerns Erica, the mother of Cooper's child. (For those of you who aren't familiar with Private Practice, Cooper is one of the main characters on the show). Not only is the surgery complicated, it's never been done before. The big problem: they need to do the procedure in under 90 seconds or her brain will essentially be dead and her son will be left without a mother. But no pressure.

It's a very moving, sad story and there's certainly enough of a risk factor to pique our interests, but I still fail to see the point of the whole crossover idea. In the midst of it all, we encounter characters we're unfamiliar who all have different back stories that makes no sense to a first-time viewer. And because of that, you risk Grey's fans tuning out due to confusion and Private Practice fans tuning out due to the first hour being almost completely dominated by a different show. Combining two shows doesn't necessarily make them stronger and in this case it appears to be to their detriment. 

Finally, after a lot of practicing, Derek and Amelia attempt the procedure. They accomplish the task on time, however, nothing ever goes as smoothly as planned at Seattle Grace. Erica's pressure goes through the roof despite their best efforts (why? too much medical talk for me to understand), but they're able to lower it and inevitably save her life.

So what did you think of tonight's episode? Did you enjoy the crossover effect or are you like me and prefer when Grey's is just Grey's? Sound off in the comments below or get at me on Twitter @KellyBean0415.

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The bad news: Erica, who had a child with Private Practice's Cooper, has a terminal brain tumor. The good news: Amelia Shepherd and her big brother Derek will reunite to try to save her.

Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) will travel to Grey's Anatomy's Seattle Grace during a special crossover episode, airing Thursday at 9/8c, in which she'll convince Derek (Patrick Dempsey) to lend a hand in saving Erica (A.J. Langer) - something that has thus far seemed impossible.

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"We're coming at the case from such a place of hopelessness in terms of Erica's prognosis, that it can only go up from here," Scorsone tells TVGuide.com. "There's pressure for Amelia to do the best job possible, but Erica is going to die, that's the hard reality that everyone's been dealing with for this whole story arc, so even the fact that there's a possibility that she could live is something better than what we had thought an episode [ago]."

Erica has long resisted the idea of treatment, fearing it would limit her time with her son Mason (Griffin Gluck). And it isn't foolproof: The difficult procedure requires the surgeons to remove the tumor in less than 90 seconds. "It really is a dangerous procedure that they're attempting to do, so Erica's quite shaken by how immediate the option is," Scorsone says. "She has to decide within a very short amount of time, and if it doesn't go well, that's going to be the last time she sees her son, so that's a huge decision for anyone."

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"Once she's there, and she's presented with what the procedure would actually entail and how risky it is, and it almost sounds impossible, she has even more reservations about it," adds Paul Adelstein. "The biggest challenge of all to Erica is that she still hasn't told Mason."

Erica's case will also mark the first time the Shepherd siblings have been together since Amelia's recent trip to rehab. Though Derek was missing from Amelia's big intervention earlier this season on Private, her falling off the wagon will be addressed during the crossover. "He's the one who brings it up," Scorsone says. "Families are complicated and there's a lot of history between the two of them. They've shared good times and bad, but ultimately, they have a bit of a confrontation about it, but it's resolved in an interesting and positive way."

Don't expect Amelia, who ventured to Seattle Grace last season, to make some of the same mistakes again - like sleeping with Mark Sloan (Eric Dane). "There's no time for dilly-dallying," she jokes. "Amelia has lives to save!"

The Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice crossover begins at 9/8c on ABC.

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The bad news: Erica, who had a child with Private Practice's Cooper, has a terminal brain tumor. The good news: Amelia Shepherd and her big brother Derek will reunite to try to save her.

Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) will travel to Grey's Anatomy's Seattle Grace during a special crossover episode, airing Thursday at 9/8c, in which she'll convince Derek (Patrick Dempsey) to lend a hand in saving Erica (A.J. Langer) — something that has thus far seemed impossible.

Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh: Cristina and Owen head to couples therapy!

"We're coming at the case from such a place of hopelessness in terms of Erica's prognosis, that it can only go up from here," Scorsone tells TVGuide.com. "There's pressure for Amelia to do the best job possible, but Erica is going to die, that's the hard reality that everyone's been dealing with for this whole story arc, so even the fact that there's a possibility that she could live is something better than what we had thought an episode [ago]."

Erica has long resisted the idea of treatment, fearing it would limit her time with her son Mason (Griffin Gluck). And it isn't foolproof: The difficult procedure requires the surgeons to remove the tumor in less than 90 seconds. "It really is a dangerous procedure that they're attempting to do, so Erica's quite shaken by how immediate the option is," Scorsone says. "She has to decide within a very short amount of time, and if it doesn't go well, that's going to be the last time she sees her son, so that's a huge decision for anyone."

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"Once she's there, and she's presented with what the procedure would actually entail and how risky it is, and it almost sounds impossible, she has even more reservations about it," adds Paul Adelstein. "The biggest challenge of all to Erica is that she still hasn't told Mason."

Erica's case will also mark the first time the Shepherd siblings have been together since Amelia's recent trip to rehab. Though Derek was missing from Amelia's big intervention earlier this season on Private, her falling off the wagon will be addressed during the crossover. "He's the one who brings it up," Scorsone says. "Families are complicated and there's a lot of history between the two of them. They've shared good times and bad, but ultimately, they have a bit of a confrontation about it, but it's resolved in an interesting and positive way."

Don't expect Amelia, who ventured to Seattle Grace last season, to make some of the same mistakes again — like sleeping with Mark Sloan (Eric Dane). "There's no time for dilly-dallying," she jokes. "Amelia has lives to save!"

The Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice crossover begins at 9/8c on ABC.

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Private Practice's Caterina Scorsone heads to Grey's Anatomy during Thursday's crossover event as Amelia enlists Derek'a (Patrick Dempsey) help in saving the life of a patient near and dear to the Seaside Wellness crew.

During the two-hour event, Amelia seeks her brother's help to save Erica's (A.J. Langer) life as she, Cooper (Paul Adelstein), Charlotte (KaDee Strickland) and Mason (Griffin Gluck) head to Seattle Grace for what she hopes is a groundbreaking surgery. Scorsone tells The Hollywood Reporter that Erica and the surgery represent something more to the recovering addict with something to prove. "She doesn't just want to tell them that her behavior has changed, she wants to show them," she says.

THR: How does Amelia wind up going to Seattle Grace?
Caterina Scorsone: Erica has gliosarcoma, what everyone has deemed an inoperable tumor. She's been to many specialists, and all of them have said that there's absolutely no hope, and even Amelia has looked at it and said it's pretty bad. She's determined to try absolutely everything to help Erica either be cured or to live longer and have a better quality of life. She figures that her brother is this world-class neurosurgeon, and if they put their two heads together, they might be able to come up with something. She isn't willing to quit until she explores every option.

THR: Considering Derek's frosty demeanor toward her, how does she feel about seeing him again?
Scorsone: She's a little apprehensive in that he hasn't been the most forgiving of her troubles in the past. She knows that she's in for some level of third degree when she gets there in terms of her recent time spent in rehab and her falling off the wagon with her drug use. But she loves her brother, and he loves her, and he's a genius surgeon, so ultimately it is worth it.

THR: How does Derek handle her arrival?
Scorsone: He keeps it pretty professional off the top, looking at Erica's chart like everybody else. He sees what looks like a hopeless situation and is wondering if Amelia's determination in this case is realistic. There's definitely some resistance from Derek on getting involved, but eventually Amelia wins him over.

THR: How will she win him over?
Scorsone: She's unbelievably tenacious and keeps hammering at the problem until it starts to give way. He sees her spirit in terms of the problem and it softens him up a bit.

THR: The last Amelia came to Seattle Grace, she hooked up with Mark. How will her return impact Lexie (Chyler Leigh)?
Scorsone: They work very well together. Lexie's pretty realistic about the fact that Mark slept with a lot of people and Amelia didn't know Lexie and didn't know about their relationship. It wasn't personal and it wasn't like she betrayed Lexie. At this point they actually have a pretty great rapport and get they along very well.

THR: Why is Erica's case so important to Amelia? Is this her shot at redemption after her downward drug-addled spiral?
Scorsone: Amelia is a complicated character and she's experienced so much tragedy in her life having recently lost someone she loved and coming into such close contact with her own potential demise. She's got a new lease on life and she's looking at things very differently. She was in a very self-destructive headspace, but she's seen her best friend and her boyfriend and all of these people die recently, and it's given her a new fire to apply the gifts and the skills that she has as a surgeon. She wants Erica to live; she wants everybody to live now. She's seen too much death already.

THR: How will Amelia really handle the surgery's possible outcome?
Scorsone: She knows that it's a very, very tricky situation, and the odds are stacked against them. She's more prepared to deal with a tragic eventuality than she would be prepared to give up the fight. Whatever happens with Erica, Amelia will know that she fought tooth and nail to help her live, and that's what Amelia needs.

THR: Is Amelia going above and beyond to help Cooper and Charlotte to prove herself to them again after losing their trust this season?
Scorsone: I'm sure that's one element of it. She definitely wants to make amends to everyone in the office. Once she got sober, she was full of remorse about the way she treated people while she was using, and so there's definitely an aspect to which she doesn't just want to tell them that her behavior has changed, she wants to show them. So, yes, that's an element, but I think it's also she wants to show herself; she wants to prove it to herself. She's grown and changed and deepened as a person and has some spring in her step again.

THR: Beyond the crossover, could Amelia be ready to find love again?
Scorsone: She's still in a lot of grief about Ryan, and there's still a bit of a road for her in terms of her healing process. So [romance] isn't the focus right now but I would hope that as she kind of heals and blossoms, that one day she'll find healthy, supportive love.

What are you most interested in seeing in the crossover? Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice air Thursdays at 9 and 10 p.m., respectively. Watch a promo below.

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The special Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice crossover failed to disappoint: Amelia ventured to Seattle Grace hoping her brother Derek could save Erica, the baby mama of Cooper's son Mason. Meanwhile, Meredith found a new mentor, Cristina and Owen tried therapy, and Jackson stood up to the Nazi.

Let's take a look at the top moments from the crossover:

Amelia and Erica's Everest: When Amelia broaches the subject of Derek doing this surgery, he shuts her down because he thinks that not only is she just trying to get back on her feet after rehab, but she won't be able to handle it if Erica dies during the surgery. She explains that just because she's an addict does not make her fragile. Derek decides to work with her on the surgery simulation — they have to remove the tumor within 90 seconds — which turns out to be successful. Once Erica arrives at Seattle Grace, she's forced to decide in less than 24 hours whether she wants to undergo the operation or not. She uses the time to finally admit to her son that she is sick, which upset him since he was the only one left out of the loop. Despite a few hiccups, the surgery is successful. Derek and Amelia celebrate with a sweet embrace. Aww, Shepherd siblings!

Cristina and Owen head to couples therapy: This isn't the first time the duo has been in therapy. Cristina once went following the hospital shooting, and another time Owen received help to deal with his PTSD from the war. This is the first time they've been in there together, though and it wasn't an easy journey for them. Cristina did make valid points: Owen held her hand during the abortion, and then four months later accused her of killing their child in front of all their friends. Plus: She's always been clear on not wanting kids, which Owen should respect. On the other hand, he says that if the twisted sisters do everything together, why doesn't she have a baby when Mer already does. Owen also argues that he should be Cristina's person instead of Meredith.

The Chief, puppet master: In an old gangster-style movie moment, the "puppet master" Chief enlists Callie to take Meredith under her wing. Callie insists that Meredith prove herself during a case where a man's hand got stuck in a meat grinder. Callie has Meredith make all the decisions, which includes choosing to remove one of his toes to use as a replacement thumb. Though the hand looks like something out of Frankenstein's lab, Meredith wins Callie over.

Alex's bedside manner: In order to study for his oral medical boards during work, Alex enlists an intern, Morgan, to help him, though he doesn't even know her name. In the middle of studying, she passes out, suffering a heart attack that puts her baby — Surprise! She's pregnant! — in danger. The doctors are forced to take the baby out early, and Alex realizes he cared more about making sure the baby was OK than checking in on Morgan. Arizona identifies with Alex, noting that she also used to be a shark during residency, but advises him that he'll need to balance that with actually caring about the patients.

Jackson shuts down the Nazi: When one of Bailey's former cancer patients returns for a surgery to regain the use of her arms, Bailey decides to micromanage Jackson and Eric's surgery in order to make sure her former patient will live. "Respectfully, doctors, I told you so," she tells the docs when they underestimate the amount of damage done inside the patient. Jackson gets back at Bailey by asking her to leave the OR, with Sloan backing him, saying if she doesn't leave, he'll have her removed. Fortunately, the patient turns out OK.

What did you think of the Grey's-Private crossover? Hit the comments with your thoughts.

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The special Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice crossover failed to disappoint: Amelia ventured to Seattle Grace hoping her brother Derek could save Erica, the baby mama of Cooper's son Mason. Meanwhile, Meredith found a new mentor, Cristina and Owen tried therapy, and Jackson stood up to the Nazi.

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