Charlie Parker Hits New York, Avedon Goes on Display, and Meghan McCain Has a New Book

Plus, L’Insctint de Mort puts Pacino to shame, the US Open returns to Queens, Jonathan Franzen finally gives us a second novel, and more cultural gems to love this week Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries, National Gallery, London, through September 12 In its last days, this ...

Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin, Destroy and Create Goes Skating in Brazil

Plus, La Sonnambula in Sydney, The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, and more picks to love this week The Surreal House, Barbican Art Gallery, through September 12 Designed by the critically acclaimed architect Carmody Groarke, this exhibit takes a retrospective look at the twisted stream of ...

Rolling Road Show Brings The Godfather to Little Italy, Absurdistan Author Releases a New Book

Plus, the city of Metz takes on Paris, war film Lebanon puts The Hurt Locker to shame, and the Dia Art Institute opens an unconventional space Sympathy for the Devil In this collection of short stories the reader gets to enjoy what the literary world has offered concerning the always-fascinating ...

Laura Linney Stars in “€˜The Big C”€™ and a Gainsbourg Biopic Takes Off

Plus, a new book about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor’s torrid love affair, Best Coast’s latest and greatest LP, and non-traditional vacations involving tree hotels and biking along the Nile. Laura Linney’s The Big C Laura Linney is of the "€œit's the work that's ...

Panda Bear’s Newest Album on Vinyl, Matisse’s Radical Invention at MoMA

Plus, Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom, The Bolshoi Ballet, Talking to Girls About Duran, and more culture to devour this week Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins, Los Angeles Museum County of Art, July 25 - October 17 Thomas Eakins is one of the most famous American ...

Taki TV – Ground Zero Shocker: 18th Century Ship Discovered

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Gilbert & George go to The Netherlands, Mad Men Returns

Plus, Olivia Munn makes you laugh (until you cry), Pitchfork launches a new music blog, and Australia celebrates winter Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, through October 17 This year, Hyde Park's Serpentine Gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary, and with that, a new pavilion designed by ...

Jean Cocteau’s House Opens, The Bulls Go Running in Pamplona

Plus, Helen Mirren gets her sex on and Louis C.K. stages a comeback La Maison Jean Cocteau La Maison Cocteau at Milly-la-Forêt is open to the public after five years and "‚¬4 million. The poet, dramatist, painter, and film-maker occupied the house, which is less than an hour from ...

Zooey Deschanel Sings, John Baldessari Art Goes Virtual

Plus, The Railway Children come to Waterloo and the Blue Boat goes up for auction She & Him Unlike, say, Lindsay Lohan, Zooey Deschanel can act, write songs, and sing. She & Him, the duo Deschanel formed with M. Ward, just released their second album, which reveals a singer-songwriter more ...

Sting, Stieglitz, and an Addiction Memoir Worth Reading

Sting’s ‘Symphonicity’ Tour If his (somewhat troubled) reunion with the Police was more nostalgic than it was inventive, Sting’s current tour—with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra—is a liberating reminder of his extraordinary talent as a musician. While on some ...