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The Road to Hell Is Paved With Bright Inventions
Berlioz's grand, shimmering score of the Faust legend was given a robust and satisfying reading by the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.
With Problematic Roster, Record Mogul Starts Over
Damon Dash, the former partner of the rapper Jay-Z, is launching his new label with only two artists: one incarcerated, the other deceased.
Extending a Welcome to the Hotel Farewell
At the New Jersey stop on their farewell tour, which has been going on since 2003, the Eagles sounded like a studied tribute to the band they once were.
British Writer Mines Bleak Youth for TV Drama
For "Shameless," the gritty British series about a family of kids living mostly on their own, the writer Paul Abbott drew from his own parentfree childhood.
A Dreamer and Her Parrot-Shtick Method
Behind Arne Svenson's book "Mrs. Ballard's Birds" lies a fascinating search for an elusive bird trainer and her bizarre menagerie.
The Lyrics Are Perfectly Clear, in Welsh
Gruff Rhys's first solo album, "Yr Atal Genhedlaeth," was recorded entirely in Welsh, from the first "Gwn mi wn" to the last "Rhyddhawn ein penblethau."
Filling In the Many Gaps in American Surrealism
"Surrealism USA" is the most ambitious exhibition to be seen at the National Academy Museum in some time. It is also informative, high-spirited and humbling.
A Literary Star Who Finds Art in Happiness, Not Pain
Ian McEwan says he drew on his own life for his new novel, "Saturday," which tries to convey a sense of life and its puzzlements in the early 21st century.
His Big Break Canceled, Comic Adapts
If you're the Last Comic Standing but no one sees you stand, do you make a splash? Alonzo Bodden has been searching for the answer since October.
A Film Offers Buckets of Blood in Three Designer Colors
If Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" shocked audiences with up-close gore, his pal Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City" may set a new mark for its stomach-churning ...
What's Left After the End of Music
The music on Moby's new double CD, "Hotel," isn't just dull. Like much of what he has produced since "Play," it's condescending, too.
Unconditional Love, No Matter the Species
Bravo's series follows what can only be called the trials and tribulations of five dog-owning families, each annoying in its own way.
Objects of Repose and Remembrance
The photographer's solo exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is beautiful, subtly globalist and time traveling.
Beyond Polemical Battles in Music
Conductor James Levine offered a mix of new and old works that included John Harbison and Charles Wuorinen in Monday's vibrant performance at Carnegie Hall.
Bob and Barney, With a Few Words From Sponsors
On Monday, Comcast is to announce the details of its new 24-hour digital cable channel for preschoolers, which will feature Elmo, Big Bird, Barney - and commercials.
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