Things Fall Apart Turns 50 - Village Voice
The Nigerian author sits down for an interview on the eve of his PEN American Center celebration.

Art of Surprise - American Scholar
A theater critic reflects on the importance of surprising the audience.

$100 Million Donation to Theater - NY Times
David H. Koch has agreed to contribute $100 million toward the renovation of the New York State Theater.

Admit It. You're Bored - Guardian
New classical music may be torture to the ears after all...

The Greatest Museum On Earth - UK Times
Britain's top arts museum may be the best museum on the planet.

Greek Myth as Potpourri of Multicultural Flavors - NY Times
Odin Teatret have been practicing intercultural exchanges for almost half a century.

Rockwell Re-enlisted - NY Times
A new exhibition in Florida finds artists responding to the darker mood of the nation via Rockwell.

PEN Gives China a Failing Grade - CBC
PEN says China is failing to live up to its promises of free expression.

100 Candles - Slate
Anne of Green Gables turns 100 years old.

Chorus of Disapproval - UK Times
Every tedious aspect of modern life has probably passed the lips of a "complaints choir."

Joseph Levine Leaves Festival - Boston Globe
Joseph Levine leaves the Tanglewood Music Festival due to an injury.

A Week in the Slow Lane - Village Voice
Nothing important to review? Try reviewing the rarity of that.

Q&A: Beijing Olympics - CU News
Q&A with Professor Andrew J. Nathan on the Beijing Olympics.

SoA Alum Wins Fulbright - SL News
Gail Dottin '89 Receives Fulbright Award for creative writing.

A Private Dance? Four Million Web Fans Say No - NY Times
On "Dancing," the latest world-wide YouTube sensation.

The Shape of Things to Come - Guardian
The world's best architects are flocking to China.

Bronx Museum Leads Borough's Renaissance - NY Sun
The Bronx Museum of Arts is spawning a revival of culture in the Bronx.

Review: The Dumbest Generation - LA Times
According to new book, our generation is getting dumber and dumber.

La Scala Closes - Variety
The world famous opera house closes on opening night due to a strike.

Content Management - BBC
Making sense of the creative overload.

Bad English - Wired
How English is evolving into a language we may not even understand.

Critics in a Hostile World - Financial Times
Will there be such a thing as a

Music for the Masses - Economist
How the Met has changed opera viewing.

In an Armory, a Soul Becomes a Casualty - NY Times
Those who see this major production will experience a miraculous realization of an opera once deemed unperformable.

Louise Bourgeois - TONY
Everybody's favorite nonagenarian spider woman alights at the Guggenheim.

Big Touch-Up for the Blue and the Gray - NY Times
The Gettysburg Cyclorama, an enormous painting in the round, is to reopen on Sept. 26 after a five-year restoration.

So That’s What the Fat Lady Sang - NY Times
Titling systems have demystified opera, establishing connections while breaking others.

Crowd Control - TONY
The Lincoln Center Festival’s Die Soldaten is a moving experience… literally.

Review: The Bacchae - Variety
The seditious, vulpine-featured Alan Cumming is perfect for the choice for Dionysus.

Best Year Ever - Slate
Audience favorite 'The Wackness' is a loving tribute to 1994.

Changes in China - CNN
New series shows how China has changed in ways obvious and not-so-obvious.

Before the Games Begin, He Has Moves to Make - NY Times
For the Olympics, a choreographer who sifts among ideas East and West.