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The Museum of Modern Art is finally highlighting the work of female artists. Ariel Ramchandani considers the results ...  read more »

Matthew Valencia, The Economist's US finance editor, picks his favourite books about Wall Street—its colourful past, troubling present and possible future ...  read more »

Booksellers on street corners are a New York institution. But which books are they most likely to be selling—and why? Simon Akam works it out ...  read more »

"The Art Show" is where? Uh, "Skin Fruit"? What's with exhibition names that are unmemorable and uninviting? ...  read more »

William Kentridge's unique staging of "The Nose", Shostakovich's take on Gogol's grimly absurd story, premieres at New York's Metropolitan Opera tonight. Vivien Schweitzer talks to the artist about his work ...  read more »

Artists are rarely as expressive on the page as they are on canvas. James Rosenquist is a fine exception. Avis Berman reviews his memoir ...  read more »

When "Ragtime" was first adapted for the stage, it was a runaway success. A new production just closed on Broadway, millions of dollars in debt. James C. Taylor explains what didn't work ...  read more »

As the Museum of Modern Art stages a big retrospective of Tim Burton's work, Melinda Dodd considers a man who's made a career out of embracing his dark side ...  read more »

In these lean times, few have the capital to open a brick and mortar restaurant. Crafty chefs and entrepreneurs are turning trucks into kitchens and hitting the road in some American cities. Jessica Machado investigates ...  read more »

High in protein, low in fat, delicious, ubiquitous: why not eat bugs? A unique gourmet meal has Salma Abdelnour reconsidering her insectophobia ...  read more »