Looking for Equity in Arts Financing - NY Times
A coalition of arts organizations asks the city for $15 million.

A 7500-Square-Foot Ad - NY Times
A futuristic art pavillion to make an appearance in Central Park.

The Civic Picture - Guardian
The Tate threatens to eclipse MoMA in public outreach.

A Magical Look Inside the Brain - Wired
Magic tricks reveal inner workings of the brain.

Definitely Maybe - CW Magazine
A record company's quest to change the Beijing music scene.

Beijing's Revolution - Time
Cultural revolution is taking place in China, thanks to the Olympics.

Rockers Rally Around Obama - Chicago Sun Times
Rock n' Roll stars pledge their support for the democratic presidential candidate.

Live Opera - UK Independent
England follows the Met's lead in bringing opera to the big screen.

Two Bens to replace Ebert & Roeper - Chicago Tribune
Two younger movie critics set to take over for Roger Ebert's show.

Art as Collateral - NY Sun
Using a pricey piece of art instead of the dollar.

The Old Neighborhood - NY Times
Construction threatens housing in Beijing.

Estelle Getty, 84 - CNN
Golden Girls actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

The Care and Feeding of Fiction - Slate
James Wood's critical manifesto is firm, yet flexible.

Euro Visions - New Yorker
Mamma Mia! and Journey to the Center of the Earth are both movies you love to hate.

Square Peggy - NY Magazine
Elisabeth Moss plays one of TV's newest nerd girls—but with an unsettling twist.

Let the Sunshine In - Playbill
Hair begins Central Park run July 22.

Review: The Stranger - TONY
Chicago exports a new existential brand of political satire.

New House, Available for Delivery - NY Times
Two architects contruct a building for MoMA.

Stolen Picasso Recovered - BBC
Picasso engraving stolen from Sao Paulo found by police.

Google vs. France - UK Independent
French resistance to Google book project is slowly crumbling.

A Prodigy's Progress - Wall Street Journal
How a concert star was groomed -- and hectored -- since childhood to excel.

Using Art to Make Better Doctors - Boston Globe
New courses improve powers of observation.

Over the Rainbow - Guardian
The Wizard of Oz as a cultural critique.

Revisiting Brideshead Revisited - NY Times
Remake of popular show does not stay true to the original concept.

Yeats Meets the Digital Age - NY Times
A digital resurrection allows Yeats to stride again along the hinge of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Turf Wars - New Yorker
Americans can’t live without their lawns—but how long can they live with them?

Folie à Deux - NY Magazine
A heist picture about one of the greatest stunts in New York history.

The Good Rat - Slate
The Dostoyevskian pleasures of Jimmy Breslin.

Breaking Box Office Records - CNN
The Dark Knight sets a new record for a 3 day weekend box office.

Time to Make Doughnuts - NY Times
Tracy Letts: life after "August: Osage County."