"i" for an eye - TONY
An artist discovers his "second brain."

Brooklyn Book Festival - Village Voice
Back for its third year, the ever-growing book fest aims for some international flair.

Husband-Wife Duo Designs New 9/11 Memorial - CU News
Columbia graduates honor 9/11 with Pentagon Memorial design.

The Met Gets It Right - Wall Street Journal
The new director of the Met is the right choice.

Poet Laureate Got Writer's Block - UK Independent
British poet laureate Andrew Motion suffers from the isolation of his job.

American Ballet Theater’s Gain - NY Times
Alexei Ratmansky, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, will join American Ballet Theater as its artist in residence.

Kennedy Honorees Announced - Yahoo
Streisand, Freeman, the Who among Kennedy honorees.

Rushdie Snubbed for Booker - Guardian
Rushdie 'not good enough' for Booker shortlist.

Curator at Met Named Director of the Museum - NY Times
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reached into its own ranks to choose Thomas P. Campbell, a tapestries curator, to succeed Philippe de Montebello.

Back to Basics - NY Magazine
The refried yuks of Burn After Reading; the power and glory of Moving Midway.

Square Meal - New Yorker
New hole-in-the-wall restaurant serves unadventurous food.

Storm Warnings - New Yorker
New Coen Brothers movie with stellar cast ultimately disappoints.

First Steps of D.I.Y. Dance Company - NY Times
OtherShore will debut next month at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

The Glass Stampede - NY Magazine
Does the new see-through city look better or worse than the one it replaced?

Strad Cello to Break Records - UK Times
A cello owned by one of Britain's best musicians to go on sale online.

Endangered Buildings List - Guardian
UN threatens to act against Britain for failure to protect heritage sites.

Rent Ends 12-Year Run - NY Times
A gathering of fans overflow with emotion as a landmark musical comes to a close.

Indie Film, Really Dead? - NY Times
Which production companies will be behind the next glut of year-end Oscar possibilities?

When Opera Is New and Unproved - Washington Post
Why contemporary opera is lacking in appeal.

Anita Page Dies at 98 - BBC
Legendary silent film actress dies at 98.

Tears, Tiffs and Triumphs - Guardian
The inside scoop on the Booker Prize selection process.

Beautifully Tragic, but Don’t Pass the Secret On - Spectator
A Secret, directed by Claude Miller, is like a long train ride in the countryside.

Will and Grace - TONY
New principal of NY City Ballet brings something extra to the stage.

The Cinema of History - Eye Magazine
A documentary and its participants recall columbia '68.

'Wrestler' Takes Top Prize at Venice - Variety
Darren Aronofsky film pins down Venice Film Festival Golden Lion.

The Risky Leap from Screen to Stage - NY Times
Movie stars look to Broadway as a way to make Hollywood pay attention.