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Tim Burton unveils his macabre artwork at MoMA

November 18, 2009 |  7:09 am

Filmmaker Tim Burton, pictured, got the art-world seal of approval last night when he appeared at New York's Museum of Modern Art to help launch a career retrospective featuring his drawings, paintings, puppets and, of course, his films.

The show of Burton's works, which runs at MoMA from Nov. 22 to April 26, is one of the most eagerly anticipated exhibitions of the season. Last evening's gala offered a first look at some of the artwork on display, much of which has never been exhibited in public before. (And yes, we have photos of some of that work.)

Joining the goth auteur at the museum was actress (and mother of his children) Helena Bonham Carter, frequent collaborator Johnny Depp, composer Danny Elfman and actor Danny DeVito. (MoMA breathlessly tweeted their arrivals at the party.)

According to the museum, the show features artwork generated during the conception and production of Burton's  films, as well as pieces from unrealized projects. Also on display are Burton's student art, his early non-professional films and work for non-film endeavors. (It's not clear whether the exhibition includes work from Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," which opens in 2010.)

Art purists may scoff that the whole exhibition is a publicity ploy unbecoming of a major cultural institution. Whatever your opinion, Burton's appeal is almost guaranteed to bring in fans who might never before have considered stepping foot inside a museum. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

As for the artwork itself, it is of course dark and weird in the way that only Burton can do dark and weird.

-- David Ng

Photos, from top: Tim Burton poses with some of his artwork at MoMA in New York. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images.  An entranceway at MoMA's Tim Burton retrospective. Credit: Michael Loccisano / Getty Images. All other photos: artwork featured in MoMA's Tim Burton retrospective. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images

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It's better than a motorcycle show or a collection from a stoner film actor. Museums really have become very integrated into our celebrity culture. Next expect a major exhibit by a supermodel.

Posted by: mlm | November 18, 2009 at 09:02 AM

So sad, I hope he's able to get his act back together.

T-Mobile Sidekick user data lost in Microsoft server crash

By Will Park on Monday, October 12th, 2009 at 12:27 PM PST In Announcements, Security, T-Mobile

T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) Sidekick users are a loyal bunch. Many have likely even taken on a new 2-year contract with Deutsch Telekom-owned T-Mobile USA just so that they could to put a Microsoft/Danger Sidekick in their pockets. Unfortunately for them, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s Sidekick servers have recently taken a nose-dive, taking user data (contacts, photos, calendar, etc.) down with the Sidekick-ship. That could leave Sidekick users singing a different tune.

What’s the big deal? Well, Sidekick handsets need to be linked to the Sidekick servers in order to keep data synchronized. When those servers go down, so does the link. That wouldn’t have been a problem if Microsoft had backed-up the data and restored Sidekick servers back to their pre-crash state. But, it seems Microsoft didn’t get those back-ups in place. It’s puzzling that the company known for its crash-prone Windows operating system wasn’t prepared for a server crash.

T-Mobile USA says that Sidekick users with missing data will have “almost certainly” lost that data forever. Microsoft’s Danger division says that, “Personal information stored on your device such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos that is no longer on your Sidekick almost certainly has been lost as a result of a server failure at Microsoft/Danger.” We say its a huge embarrassment for the giant software company.

While this server-outage isn’t the first for cloud-based services, it’s arguably the worst of its kind. We’ve seen outages ranging from Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s Gmail to RIM’s BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) servers to Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s MobileMe service causing headaches users in the past, but this Sidekick crash has actually killed data. With the tech space is increasingly moving towards cloud-storage services that keep all personal data stored on remote servers, the reliability of “the cloud” is all the more important. Especially if it’s for business.

There’s also the possibility that this Sidekick crash could leave Microsoft with enough egg on their face to affect sales of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 mobile operating system. The new mobile OS sports a phone-backup service called “My Phone” that keeps phone data (contacts, calendar, photos, etc.) synced with Microsoft’s servers. If those servers go down and you lose your Windows Phone, things could get ugly. On the upside, Microsoft will probably learn from this whole Sidekick fiasco and make the take the proper precautions with My Phone servers.

We’ve contacted Microsoft for an update on the situation.

[Update]
T-Mobile has gotten service restored, but some data has been forever lost. All customers will get a free month of service, and some will be offered “additional” compensation to “reinforce how valuable [they] are as a T-Mobile customer.”

Here’s T-Mobile’s official statement:

Virtually all data services have been restored. Also, T-Mobile voice and text services were not impacted.

A subset of Sidekick customers appear to have lost data. We do not have an exact number, but we believe it is a minority of customers. We recognize the magnitude of this inconvenience. Our primary efforts have been focused on restoring our customers’ personal content.

Sidekick sales are temporarily on hold as Microsoft/Danger continues to work on maintaining platform stability. At this point, virtually all data services are operational.

All impacted Sidekick users will receive credit for one month of Sidekick data service. We recognize the magnitude of this inconvenience. Our primary efforts have been focused on restoring our customers’ personal content. We also are considering additional measures for those who have lost your content to help reinforce how valuable you are as a T-Mobile customer.

[Via: Reuters]

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Stop blaming Microsoft or T-Moblie. Here's an idea. Keep a second copy of your contacts and information. Everything and anything can crash. It's just a fact of life.

Don't forget to head to the NYC, not German *pssh* for Oberfest!