A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
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A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
The Oscar season is upon us, which means it's time once again for the Carpetbagger to hit the streets.
In the last week of events before the holidays, there was stay-thin tips from a stage actress and film criticism from a basketball star.
Melena Ryzik attends the premiere of "Nine" and busts out her signature dance moves.
A hipper take on the British costume drama, "The Young Victoria," concentrates on the queen and her husband, emphasizing the love story, not the politics.
In this Sunday's Book Review, Margo Rabb investigates the state of book theft.
This week: Joan Schenkar, biographer of the novelist Patricia Highsmith; the singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega on Paul McCartney; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news.
"I have a theory that music never sounds as good as when you first discover it. ... I still love music today, probably in a healthier way, but when I set out to write my first novel I tried to tap back into that feeling of complete obsession."
Charles Gibson had kind words for his viewers and colleagues -- and the notion of objective newscasts.
Survey says newspapers will be flat in 2010, a dream come true after a disastrous 2009. But it's probably no more than a dream.
Ashton Kutcher is reviving his failed TV show, "The Beautiful Life," on YouTube.
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, a professional violinist on a mission, takes her art to shelters.
The New York Philharmonic begins Contact!, a series of contemporary works.
The mysterious telephone bidder who paid $33.2 million for a Rembrandt portrait was buying the painting on behalf of the casino owner.
“Avatar” has good but not dazzling early ticket sales.
In entertainment, much of the portrayal of female sexuality is still dictated by men.
A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
The stars of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" are now formally divorced, six months after announcing on television that their marriage was broken.
The event's organizers closed down, the company's liquidators said on Friday.
The Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk, the newsprint magnate Peter Brant and the financier Steven T. Mnuchin have joined the museum's board.
A labor union representing more than 260 cleaners, porters and bathroom attendants at about 30 Broadway theaters has agreed to a tentative three-year contract.
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