Review: 'Burn After Reading' - Variety
After 'No Country,' the Coen brothers put out a sophomoric comedy.

Yale Revelation - NY Times
The once-maligned Yale School of Art and Architecture turns out to be a masterpiece of late Modernism.

Exiles Who Wowed America - UK Times
How exiled European artists reacted to the energy and freedom of the US.

Amateur vs. Pro - Guardian
Why such distinctions do not exist in theater anymore...

9/11 Site Fiasco - WSJ
It is becoming abundantly clear that the rebuilding of Ground Zero has failed.

Dazzling Dancers - Globe and Mail
A critic's-eye view of Toronto's Genée International Ballet Competition

Art at the Olympics? - LA Times
There was a time when a watercolor could take the gold medal... at the summer Olympics.

Music Video 2.0 - Yahoo
Music video is reinvented on the web.

City Opera Director Has Eyes on Bayreuth - NY Times
Head of NY City Opera sets his sights on the most famous opera festival in the world.

Fall Preview - NY Magazine
What to watch, eat, and listen to this fall.

Contemporary Art in India - NY Times
The first ever contemporary art museum in India?

The Olympics and Urban Planning - Guardian
Advice to London: bigger is not better.

How the BBC Killed the TV Play - UK Times
BBC's abandonment of the television play is a betrayal of the playwright.

Paying One's Dues at Writing Camp - Washington Times
At writing camp, schlepping goes with scholarship.

Most Sung-About Body Part - Wired
In singing, the eyes are the most popular body part.

'Falun Gong and the Future of China' - NY Times
Why the Chinese government was so against an exercise society.

Unshackled by Limits of the Real World - NY Times
Lebbeus Woods remains an architect unbounded by the status quo.

Chicago Jazz Fest in Danger - Chicago Tribune
One of the world's leading Jazz festivals is at crossroads.

Haiku Nation - Time

Review: 'After Nature' at the New Museum - TONY
An exploration of artistic mythmaking starts off well enough but runs out of gas.

Hello, Columbus - New Yorker
A building that can't break free of its predecessor.

Eyesore to Eye Candy - NY Times
How public art has transformed itself in the last 15 years.

Save Faris - Slate
When will someone give Anna Faris the role she deserves?

John Russell, Art Critic, Dies at 89 - NY Times
Remembering the art critic of the New York Times.