What is a person of basically liberal temperament—who believes that wars are sometimes necessary?
Tom Barrack, a billionaire investor who made his fortune in real estate, has discovered a market in distressed celebrities.
Frederic Lilien’s The Legend of Pale Male and a list of other cultural tributes about the most-watched bird.
The most interesting thing about Murdoch’s iPad newspaper is what won’t be in its opinion section.
Do restaurant health grades mean anything at all?
Our roundup of news from around the city.
Lieberman unto the breach.
A machers’ breakfast at the Regency with the longtime interviewer.
Kirsten Dunst gives a luminous and grown-up performance in All Good Things. See what a flop and rehab can do?
MoMA’s “On Line” celebrates, but doesn’t liberate, its subject.
Black Swan and The Nutcracker in 3D left visions of darkness dancing in my head.
Spalding Gray’s son writes a musical coda to his father’s life.
The surprisingly parallel lives of George Washington and Jay-Z.
How an iconic portrait began with a photographer’s T-shirt.
All this airport groping doesn’t make anyone safer. But that may not be the point.
Readers sound off on Chris Christie, Kanye West, and more.
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
New design tomes, a temporary gentlemen’s shop, and more.
“I’m not a musician. I follow the rhythm. I stand up on tables.”
It’s no longer exclusive to Corvettes, anchor women, maraschinos, and Radio Flyers.
Six professional curator types go head-to-head in three store-packed neighborhoods.
Harold Dieterle brings haute technique and Western touches to the traditional Asian cuisine.
This hybrid kale comes in a shade of purple so striking even Prince would say it was a bit much.
Week of December 6, 2010: Edi & the Wolf, Goat Town, and Compose.
Jenkins on her new restaurant and why ordering spaghetti with tomato sauce is nothing to be ashamed of.
Four common seller misrepresentations, and how to avoid getting stuck.