Italian Police Recover Trove of Etruscan Antiquities
ROME – Italy’s specialized art theft police force has recovered a trove of Etruscan objects described by officials as being “of inestimable economic and scientific value.” The archeological artifacts,...
View Article‘Downton Diddy’ to be a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
Might Lord Wolcott grace the halls of Downton Abbey after all? Sean “Diddy” Combs had some fun in May with a Twitter hoax that claimed he was joining the cast of the popular PBS costume drama. The...
View ArticleBroadway Plays Show Surprising Box Office Strength
Several Broadway plays are performing powerfully at the box office as summer begins, a time when plays usually fade fast as increasingly tourist-heavy audiences opt for musicals. Weekly ticket sales...
View ArticleIn Performance: Steven Pasquale of ‘Far From Heaven’
The new musical “Far From Heaven,” written by Scott Frankel (music) and Michael Korie (lyrics), adapts Todd Haynes’s 2002 film for the stage. It tells the story of Cathy Whitaker (Kelli O’Hara), a...
View ArticleFinal Play in Pulitzer Winner’s Trilogy Set for Second Stage
“The Happiest Song Plays Last,” the new drama by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes and the final work in her Elliot Trilogy about an Iraq War veteran, will be part of Second...
View ArticleCotton Club Musical Headed to Broadway With a New Name
Following popular runs at New York City Center under the title “Cotton Club Parade,” the show – a musical revue about the famed Harlem nightclub – will begin performances on Broadway in October with a...
View ArticleSeaport Museum Loses an Institutional Backer
Having struggled to make a go of the South Street Seaport Museum in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Museum of the City of New York has decided to pull out of running the troubled institution. “Sandy...
View ArticleMariah Carey to Join New York Philharmonic Benefit Concert
The New York Philharmonic said on Monday that two unusual stars (unusual for the Philharmonic, anyway) would join the orchestra for a concert in Central Park on July 13: Mariah Carey and Joe Torre....
View ArticleFat Joe Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Pay Taxes
The rapper Fat Joe was sentenced to four months in prison on Monday in federal court in Newark for failing to pay his taxes, the United States Attorney’s office for New Jersey said. Fat Joe, whose...
View ArticlePaul Giamatti to Appear on ‘Downton Abbey’
Television’s most popular Yorkshire estate is about to receive another high profile visitor: Paul Giamatti has been cast to appear in the Season 4 finale of “Downton Abbey,” according to a statement...
View ArticleBuild a Summer Blockbuster
Do you have what it takes to produce Hollywood’s next summer blockbuster? In the comments field here, tell us the three vital elements necessary to propel a fake film pitch into box office nirvana. In...
View ArticleBilly Crystal Reads for an Audience, Prompting Laughter and a Surprise
When Billy Crystal read selections from his forthcoming book on Thursday night, the audience was expecting an evening of laughs. They got them — but they also got something they were not expecting....
View ArticleChristie’s Leader Returns Ancient Bronzes to China
At a ceremony in Beijing on Friday, the family of one of France’s wealthiest businessmen officially returned to China two bronze animal heads that were among the treasures looted in the 19th century...
View ArticleBook Review Podcast: The Fall of Galleon
In The New York Times Book Review, Frank Partnoy reviews “The Billionaire’s Apprentice,” Anita Raghavan’s detailed look at the spectacular fall of the Galleon Group hedge fund when its founder, Raj...
View ArticleGraphic Books Best Sellers: A ‘Thor’ That Wows
At No. 9 on the graphic books hardcover best-seller list this week is volume one of “Thor: God of Thunder,” which reprints the first five issues of the latest series devoted to Thor, one of Marvel’s...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Scene Video: ‘Laurence Anyways’
Anatomy of a Scene Directors offer behind-the-scenes narration on their films. Xavier Dolan, the writer, director and editor of “Laurence Anyways,” discusses a scene from his film about the...
View ArticleThe Sweet Spot Video: Parks and Trepidation
The Sweet Spot David Carr and A. O. Scott discuss cultural topics. In this week’s video, A. O. Scott and David Carr are joined by the architecture critic Michael Kimmelman to talk about public spaces...
View ArticleVideo Reviews of ‘The Heat,’ ‘White House Down’ and...
This Week’s Movies The Times’s critics offer their takes on the week in film. In this week’s video, Times critics share their thoughts on “White House Down,” “The Heat” and “I’m So Excited!” See all...
View ArticleThe Week in Culture Pictures, June 28
More photographs. A slide show of photographs of cultural highlights from this week. arts general Previous Post Anatomy of a Scene Video: ‘Laurence Anyways’ Next Post ‘Catfish’ Returns to Average...
View Article‘Catfish’ Returns to Average Numbers
In January, “Catfish: The TV Show,” the documentary series on MTV that follows Nev Schulman and his videographer Max Joseph, enjoyed a brief moment in the spotlight when when Manti T’eo became the...
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