One by One, Narratives Reflecting Lifeâs Mosaic
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Whether they are old-fashioned narratives, playful improvisations or comic-strip-like tales told in pictures, the stories in this collection, edited by Zadie Smith, force us to re-evaluate that old chestnut âCharacter is destiny.â
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In Charlayne Woodard's latest theater piece "Flight," she draws on the rich oral tradition of African-American folk tales to tell the story of one black community's way of dealing with the ravages of slavery prior to the Civil War.
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âJerry Springer: The Operaâ uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
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Dozens of Irving Pennâs portraits of artists, writers and musicians are on view in âClose Encounters: Irving Penn Portraits of Artists and Writersâ.
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Andy Warholâs films, in retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image, are records of a world in which an artist worked, played and built his identity.
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This entertaining show at the International Center of Photography reminds us of many memorable photographs that Life magazine published over the years.
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Like father like son: exploratory variations on that old saw are the thematic heart of the Argentine filmmaker Daniel BurmanÂs ÂFamily Law.Â
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By Munz, Tania  LORRAINE DASTON and GREGG MITMAN (eds.), Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Pp. vii+230. ISBN 0-2311.3038-4. Pounds 32.00, $49.50 (hardback).
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Thereâs a lot going on under the surface of âFeel the Noise,â far more than its indefensibly generic title suggests.
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âJerry Springer: The Operaâ  uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
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Reader Sunaina Yadav shares her experiences.
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How a hurt feline brought present and past together.
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The fascinating documentary âAlice Neelâ illuminates history while also demonstrating how an artistâs style reveals his or her personality.
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A taste of the latest in food memoirs, a thriving literary genre
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Two new books provide ambitious overviews of complicated topics.
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Vivid but concentrated, this absolutely beautiful show presents, mostly through paintings, a cultureÂs version of its own origins.
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Trying to make sense of what is left behind envelops "Dying City," Christopher Shinn's remarkable tale of loss and how two very different people handle their grief.