Spot the difference: the 'genuine fake' masterpieces - The Independent
John Myatt was jailed for forgeries that fooled the auction houses. Now he has a 'genuine fakes' exhibition.

Quasi-Reality Bites Back - NY Times
The New York Film Festival includes a striking number of features that might be called semi- or quasi- or crypto-documentaries.

Brief Encounter with Oskar Eustis - Playbill
The Public Theater's Artistic Director on Why He's Producing Sondheim.

Radiohead Launches Easier, Less Expensive Remix Contest - Wired
Fans have opportunity to remix a Radiohead song from the band’s latest album.

The Melting Pot - NY Sun
Many films slated to appear at the NY Film Festival will come from first time directors.

For Record Companies, Optimism Is Not Irrational - NY Times
In spite of the current financial crisis, record executives remain optimistic about the future of the industry.

Mark Rothko: Still hip to be square - The Independent
Rothko's great, glowering late canvases deliver the emotional hit of a big ballad.

Regrets Only - New Yorker
Louis Menand studies Lionel Trilling and his discontents.

Shakespeare's Bootlegger, Dylan's Biographer, Nabokov, and Me - Slate
When should an unauthorized version be authorized? A study in bootlegging.

Congress Gets Its Arts Grade - Backstage
Support for the arts in the House of Representatives increased appreciably during the current session.

2008 IT Award Winners Are Announced - Theatermania
The 2008 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, were distributed September 22.

A Building That Blooms and Grows, Balancing Nature and Civilization - NY Times
The new California Academy of Sciences is capped by two spheres covered with plants.

Richard Armstrong appointed director of the Guggenheim - The Art Newspaper
The new director of Guggenheim sets out change of direction for the iconic museum.

Iannis Xenakis's Architectural Sound - NY Sun
Last week, the Miller Theatre presented Iannis Xenakis's only opera,

2008 IT Award Winners Are Announced - Theatermania
The 2008 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, were distributed September 22.

Smithsonian Regents Name Stonesifer as Chairwoman - Washington Post
The Smithsonian Board of Regents elected Patricia Q. Stonesifer, the former chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as the chairwoman of its board.

Michael Moore's Election-Year Freebie - NY Times
Michael Moore’s latest film will not be released in theaters, but instead is available for free download on the internet.

Sound effects of BSO retirements - Boston Globe
Audiences ponder the question of how prominent players’ retirement will alter the orchestra.

25 New MacArthur Fellows Announced - MacArthur Fellows, Press Releases
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of its annual genius awards today.