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Thursday, June 28, 2012

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Movie Review | 'Ted'

The Lady or the Teddy?

Seth Macfarlane voices the lead character in
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Seth Macfarlane voices the lead character in "Ted."

In Seth MacFarlane’s film “Ted,” a toy bear comes to life and turns out to have a filthy mouth and a taste for weed.

Television Review | 'Anger Management'

Half the Man He Used to Be, Fighting Rage

Charlie Sheen is back in a new FX sitcom, “Anger Management,” as a therapist who knows rage from both sides.

For Arts Institutions, Thinking Big Can Be Suicidal

Board members and architects can get carried away by expansion plans that a cultural institution cannot sustain, according to a new study.

Music Review

A Soaring Requiem to Fill St. Paul’s

Colin Davis conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in the Berlioz Requiem at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Music Review

In a Retrospective Evening, a Celebration, Too

The New York Philharmonic celebrated the composer Henri Dutilleux, the first recipient of the Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music, in a concert that featured Yo-Yo Ma as a soloist on Tuesday.

Music Review

A Night of Jazz Is Rooted in the Moment While Reaching to the Past

The Marc Ribot Trio paid tribute to the saxophonist Albert Ayler and other artists at the Village Vanguard.

Arts & Leisure

Super-Dreams of an Alternate World Order

The superhero movie is now a Hollywood staple, one corporations and advertisers want a piece of. But what is it selling?

An Armchair Revolution, and Barbie, Too

A series at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan celebrates the videotape and the way it changed home entertainment.

Tanglewood’s Archival Magic Still Casts a Spell

To celebrate 75 years of the Tanglewood music festival, the Boston Symphony is releasing daily streams of some classic concert recordings.

Books
Books of The Times

‘Skios’

In Michael Frayn’s novel, we are asked to believe that in the age of Google a handsome, charming gadabout could be confused, over and over, with an older, pudgy world-renowned scientist.

Nora Ephron’s Hollywood Ending

She refuted the fear that powerful women repel men, that funny girls go home to their cats, that having it all means enjoying it alone.

It’s No Day at the Beach

Nicole Polizzi (Snooki) and Jennifer Farley (JWoww) now have their own reality television show, “Snooki & JWoww,” but much of their fame still comes from MTV’s “Jersey Shore.”

Newly Released Books

New books by Maggie Shipstead, Harriet Lane, Natalie Bakopoulos, Mark Haddon, Kate Summerscale and Sarah Healy.

Music Review

Conjuring Youth by Way of Billy Joel

Brian d’Arcy James is performing “Under the Influence” at 54 Below through Saturday.

An Appraisal

From Sharp Edges to Sugary Success and Back

As a fearless reporter in her twenties and thirties, Ms. Ephron established a distinctive, savvy voice.

The Hot List

From 20 Critics, a Ticket to Summer

We asked 20 arts critics for The New York Times to share the one thing on, or inspired by, the cultural calendar that they most looked forward to.

The Listings
The Week Ahead

June 17 — 23

A selection of events.

Noteworthy cultural events in the New York metropolitan region this week.

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Arts & Entertainment Guide

Noteworthy cultural events in New York City and beyond.

    Modern Blue Chips Avert Downturn

    Christie's outperformed the Sotheby's postwar and contemporary art session a day earlier, with world auction records for work by Yves Klein and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

    Uneven Sales at Sotheby's

    A Basquiat, some Warhols, a Glenn Brown and a blue sponge were among the items on the block.

    History at the Table in Renaissance Italy

    Majolica is the subject of "Fabulae Pictae: Myths and Stories in Renaissance Majolica" at the Bargello Museum.

    Season of Love via Rameau and Strauss

    Two Paris Opera productions, "Hippolyte et Aricie" and "Arabella," combine adept staging and charm.

    A Summer of Olympian Theatrics, Too

    A Shakespeare trilogy and a "Great Gatsby" marathon figure in the London stage lineup.

    Henry Moore Goes Indoors

    The Gagosian Gallery in London is presenting some of the sculptor's huge bronze pieces created from 1960 to 1980.

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