All Arts
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From Our Files: Paul Scofield in 'A Man for all Seasons'
The British actor, who died Wednesday, won an Academy Award when he took the role on-screen.
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Into It: Tony Robbins
The leadership and performance guru reveals what he's reading, watching, and listening to.
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India's colorful catwalk catches the world's eye
Nearly half the buyers at India Fashion Week, held this month, came from abroad.
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Cai Guo-Qiang has a blast with explosive art
The Chinese artist, whose pyrotechnics will feature heavily at the Beijing Olympic ceremonies, is the focus of a major exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. His favorite medium: gunpowder.
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Monitor picks
Five things we think you'll really like, from culture made affordable to a day with 'Miss Pettigrew' to a collection of films by Billy Wilder.
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Into it: Ann Wilson
The lead singer of Heart dishes on the thrill of Led Zeppelin, the 'Dangerous Book for Dogs,' and Christmas with the Coens.
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Robert Wilson's still lives in motion (barely)
Theater legend Robert Wilson's new exhibit at the University of Iowa aims to pioneer a new breed of plasma portraiture.
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Monitor picks
From the greenest cities in America to Netflix for books, here are five things we think you'll really like.
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In Los Angeles, an architectural marvel is the new town square
The Broad Contemporary Art Museum eschews gift shops and restaurants in favor of dynamic galleries devoted wholly to art.
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In professional 'personal documentaries,' memories polished – and preserved
DVDs that chronicle people's lives – the ultimate memory keepsake – are centerpieces at weddings, funerals, and anniversaries.
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More Hollywood writers do end-run around studio system
The strike is over, but some top writers are still exploring ways to turn the Internet into a new business model.
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Into it: Marco Beltrami
The Academy Award-nominated composer talks about 'Pinocchio,' his love of westerns, and his upcoming opera.
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Lee Miller's lens on the 20th century
Renowned photographer Lee Miller was in the right places at the right time during World War II. She photographed London during the blitz, Normandy after D-Day, and the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.
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Monitor Picks
Five things we think you'll like, including a duo who outwit MacGyver, live opera at the multiplex, and a lunar landing on DVD.
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Into it: Junot Díaz
The National Book Award nominee and author of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' dishes on Stephen King, the problem with 'Juno,' and why he should never – ever – own an iPod.
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Into it: Ronald Harwood
The Academy Award winner and screenwriter of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' on reading the letters of the Mitford family, his favorite new movie, and why he doesn't listen to anything post-Stravinsky.
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Monitor Picks
Five things we think you'll like including a pair of sleuth gardeners, the best in dog shows, and a news site for the politico junkie.
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For some Hollywood screenwriters, an unlikely diversion: children's books
As the writers' strike enters its fourth month, six scribes explore a different medium.
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Monitor Picks
Ahead of Super Tuesday, we vote for our favorite candidates for the best election dramas.
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Monitor Picks
Five things we think you'll like, including Martin Amis's peek inside a Russian Gulag, a TV documentary on Australia's parrots, and films to remember Heath Ledger by.
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