A provocative show at the Parrish Art Museum seeks to reorganize the Abstract Expressionist pantheon.
The Emerson String Quartet recruits a new member for the first time since 1979.
Producer Ethan Johns steps out of the studio control booth and in front of the mic for his debut solo album, "If Not Now Then When?"
Built where dissolute royals went to misbehave, the Brighton Royal Pavilion has a slight whiff of neo-Las Vegas to it.
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"Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture," at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto through March, presents the 150-year history of the sneaker in about 130 pairs.
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On Sept. 12, Mr. Garrick will become the first American to show his work at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. The show is called "Seeking the Ancient Kallos."
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Hispanics have become some of Hollywood's best customers. Now, the Latino fan base is beginning to change the way Hollywood spends its money—from production to theater renovations.
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In this column: Los Angeles buildings that were never built, Dr. Seuss sketches and underwear (in Paris).
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How a 1957 doo-wop classic's symphonic sound set new standards for a singer-songwriter.
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The actor, a serious tech investor, talks about the movie "Jobs" and his own bets on startups.
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The filmmakers talk about how they handled the real-life story of the African-American man who served presidents for 34 years
An oral history of Gladys Knight and the Pips' 1973 hit that began as a country ballad inspired by Farrah Fawcett and wound up a Grammy-winner.
Jaime Keeling, creator of the stage parody of cult hit movie "Point Break" is free to take her work back on stage.
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With "Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New," which opens Dec. 21, New York's Museum of Modern Art plans to turn the spotlight on the Romanian émigré.
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My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is also the rock world's go-to background vocalist.
Richard Eyre's new National Theatre production of Luigi Pirandello's 1916 "Liolà" is mildly amusing, but lacks cliché-avoiding imagination.
Helmut Newton gets the star treatment at Stockholm's Fotografiska; "Yo Picasso" at Barcelona's Museu Picasso proves there is still plenty to learn about the 20th century's greatest painter.
Two minimalist museum additions that blend seamlessly with their surroundings.
London's Dulwich Picture Gallery shines the spotlight on six of Britain's best-known artists of the 20th century when they were still in their formative years.
This year's Bard Music Festival takes a close look at the career of Igor Stravinsky, the 20th century's most famous and arguably most important composer.
Kanye West's new album gets the Baltimore Club treatment by Matic808.
While Paul Rudd is known for roles in "Anchorman" and "40-Year-Old Virgin," he doesn't quite see himself as a comedian.
"Soundings: A Contemporary Score" is the Museum of Modern Art's first exhibition dedicated to sound art.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway has never lived up to expectations. A new plan hopes finally to create an enticing destination for residents and tourists.
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Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell has left her longtime publisher and struck an eight-figure, two-book deal for world English rights with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Walt Disney warned it could take a loss of up to $190 million for its 'Lone Ranger' film. The entertainment giant said overall profit rose on gains in its theme parks and ESPN.
The English pianist Paul Lewis on slowly moving toward fame in this country, and keeping the music sounding fresh.
With "State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970," the Bronx Museum of the Arts takes us back to the origins of Conceptual Art on the West Coast.
At the East Hampton Library's Authors Night, Nelson DeMille discusses his latest, "The Panther," and his next book.
One smart-as-a-whip sci-fi thriller does not a summer make, but "Elysium" is good enough to suggest that the cyborgs of Hollywood have not taken over.
As "Breaking Bad" enters its final stretch, it's hard not to think about the one lingering, unsatisfying element in the series.
A pleasantly fluffy and charming musical, "First Date" deserves much credit for trying to beat the Broadway odds.
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For hundreds of years, Copts made up roughly 15% of Egypt's population. Since the Arab Spring, more than 100,000 have left. Michael J. Totten reviews Samuel Tadros's "Motherland Lost."
Once a slow-growth niche for commuters with CDs, people are buying books to listen to, syncing them with their Kindles, and snapping up original audio-only productions
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Interest has been high in this dark mystery set against the Colombian drug trade and written by a rising star in overseas literary circles.
The convergence of anime movies and U.S. jobs data often spells market volatility.
The passionate playgoer can never see too many productions of "King Lear." Here are two, by Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, that couldn't be less similar.
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A remake of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," starring Kristen Wiig and Ben Stiller, will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Modern pregnancy comes with a long list of strict rules, but does it have to? Economist Emily Oster examines the data and finds room for choice amid the familiar limits.
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On Friday, Alan Rosen, the third-generation owner of Junior's, is opening Enduro, a $6 million modern American grill in Manhattan's Midtown East neighborhood.
Buying toasty winter outerwear in August might feel wrong, but it's the smartest way to jump-start your fall wardrobe.
Humorist Paul Rudnick looks back at the week following Hurricane Sandy, and a run-in with RuPaul.
The IS has an overarching newness about it, a sense of something reformed and redeemed. Toyota's global luxury division really needs this car to be great.
There is the unmistakable sense that enough has finally become enough, that Johnny Manziel may be a change agent, that inequity in college sports has reached such a comical level that it can no longer be justified with a straight face.
The key is to make your child feel less comfortable. Try playing Billy Joel's "Piano Man."
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All around us,the news is bad, bad, bad. But there's some unexpected good news from the likes of the Yankees, Justin Bieber and Barbara Streisand.
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Of a Croatian guitarist, the Cosa Nostra, Bob Dylan and the Federal Reserve: Please don't ask us for our reaction.
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Calling somebody who walks dogs for a living a "professional" seems to be an affront to the English language. And it's not the only one.
A lawyer becomes an accidental movie mogul in the world of training videos.
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