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'Golden Mean': Everyday Liveliness In Ancient Greece
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 -0400
Alan Cheuse reviews the prize-winning book "The Golden Mean" by Annabel Lyon. The historical novel tells a story of the Greek philosopher Aristotle teaching Alexander the Great. Cheuse teaches writing at George Mason University in Virginia.
A 'Dinner' Invitation You Can Safely Decline
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:05:00 -0400
On paper, Dinner for Schmucks seems to have it all: a star-studded cast that includes reliable funnymen like Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, a veteran comedy director (Jay Roach) at the helm, and a premise lifted from a great French farce. But in reality, Schmucks is much less than the sum of its parts.
DeGeneres Leaving 'Idol,' Says It Was Bad Fit
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:43:00 -0400
The comedian-talk show host said she realized that while she "loved discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings." Her departure leaves two vacancies on Fox's hit show.

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Movie Review | 'Dinner for Schmucks': Steve Carell Stars in ‘Dinner Game’ Remake
By A. O. SCOTT Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:30:03 -0000
“Dinner for Schmucks” is in some ways an exemplary modern Hollywood comedy.
Neil Simon’s ‘Prisoner’ Is Released in London
By PATRICK HEALY Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:38 -0000
Stark economic times, and perhaps star power, have made a hit of the West End production of “The Prisoner of Second Avenue.”
Zach Braff in Paul Weitz’s ‘Trust’ at Second Stage
By KATE TAYLOR Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:26:40 -0000
Zach Braff follows “Scrubs” with a dream job Off Broadway, in Paul Weitz’s new play, “Trust,” at the Second Stage Theater.

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Goings On About Town: Venues: Radio City Music Hall@#8212 Kicking Across America
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000
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Vince Aletti: Zwelethu Mthethwa’s photographs, at the Studio Museum.
Vince Aletti Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000
We don’t know much about the subjects of Zwelethu Mthethwa’s big color photographs at the Studio Museum except that they are South African migrant workers living outside Johannesburg. Posed informally in temporary housing, they recall the inhabitants of domestic settings in pictures by Diane Arbus, Bill . . .
Sasha Frere-Jones: Jason Pierce and Spiritualized, at Radio City Music Hall.
Sasha Frere-Jones Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000
Plenty of musicians do buckets of drugs while claiming to be on the hunt for transcendence. Jason Pierce, once of the drone-rock group Spacemen 3 and the leader of Spiritualized for the last twenty years, is one of the few musicians who have managed to make good on this . . .

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Edward Burtynsky and Ansel Adams: A pairing of devastation and beauty
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:06 -0000
In a new exhibition, Ansel Adams's iconic nature images are contrasted with Edward Burtynsky's industrial scapes of rock quarries, coal heaps, and rusty ships.
Top picks: Guitar festival redux, 'A Town Called Panic,' 'Rubicon,' and more recommendations
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:25:39 -0000
Highlights of Crossroads Guitar Festival in local movie theaters, a marvelously inventive Belgian animated film on DVD, AMC's new espionage series, and more top picks.
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