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A Racy Show With Teenagers Steps Back From a Boundary
By BRIAN STELTER
MTV executives are concerned that some scenes from the provocative new program “Skins” may violate federal child pornography statutes.
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Georgina Pazcoguin, left, and Meagan Mann of New York City Ballet soar above Sébastien Marcovici in “The Four Temperaments” on Tuesday night.
The New York City Ballet opened its winter season on Tuesday with an all-Balanchine program.
Books of The Times
‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’
By AMY CHUA
Reviewed by JANET MASLIN
In “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” Amy Chua offers a highly readable screed on the art of obsessive parenting.
With More Than Concerts, Carnegie Widens Its Playing Field
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Carnegie Hall, in announcing its new season, is projecting broad ambitions as a cultural force.
In Twist, Jeff Koons Claims Rights to ‘Balloon Dogs’
By KATE TAYLOR
Jeff Koons, who is known for appropriating pop-culture imagery, says that bookends sold by a San Francisco gallery violate his intellectual property rights.
Critic’s Notebook
Criminals, Addicts, Misfits: That’s Entertainment
By MIKE HALE
With shows like “Beyond Scared Straight,” A&E;’s prime-time strategy seems to be to make misfortune as compelling as possible.
ArtsBeat Blog
The Top 10 Composers: The Romantics
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The music of Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Brahms is so idiosyncratic that it is hard to assess its greatness.
Video and Vote
A New Finale for ‘Spider-Man’
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As the Oscars Approach, New Releases Are Few
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Fewer films are scheduled for release this month, so filmmakers are rereleasing some of last year’s more substantial offerings.
Oscar Nominations? Let the Guesses Begin
By MELENA RYZIK
Somebody’s paying attention to the lesser awards shows: prognosticators who are getting ready for Tuesday’s Oscar nominations.
Television Review | 'Perfect Couples'
Tribes Meet: The Female and Male
By GINIA BELLAFANTE
“Perfect Couples,” a new NBC series, has a Judd Apatow take on men and women.
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Scene City: Prom Night, Chaperoned by MTV
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Music Review: Winds of Jazz: Energies of a Cyclone and an Ebullient Breeze
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Up Close: Nice-Guy Bloggers Needn’t Finish Last
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Newly Released Books
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Music Review: Sweet, Dreamy Nibbles From Band With Teeth
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States Weigh Cuts in Hollywood Subsidies
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Q&A;: Joan and Melissa Rivers
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Bridge: From the Lederer Memorial, a Look at a Long-Card Oddity
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Live Blogging the Golden Globes
Live updates on the Golden Globes from Melena Ryzik (a.k.a. The Carpetbagger), Cathy Horyn, the Hollywood reporters Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply and the television critic Mike Hale.
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The Year in Culture
A look at the past year in art, classical music, pop, film, dance, theater and television.
The Carpetbagger Returns
Melena Ryzik is back to report on all the news and the nonsense of awards season.
China and Italy Meet in a Seaside Bar
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
The immigrant experience is at the heart of the film "Shun Li et il Poeta,'' which was inspired by a director's chance encounter.
Bringing a Monastery Back to Life
By SHEILA MELVIN
A budget-minded monk has compiled a photographic record of a Mongolian Buddhist community's tumultuous 20th-century history.
Palette of Optimism: Shades of Honey Moon
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
A group of design professionals chose the mustardy yellow as the next big color because it is a “grounded hue of optimism,” that’s likely to prove appealing at a time when “frivolous is out.”
Art Review
A Masterly World Apart
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
The originality of Italian figural art is evident in a superb exhibition of rarely displayed 20th-century works at the Estorick Collection in London.
In Athens, Musing About Art and the World Beyond
By JOANNA KAKISSIS
Recently opened galleries in Athens are promoting local artists and dialogue with the community on issues of contemporary artistic and social concern.
Slamming Doors, Heavy Sledding
By MATT WOLF
Fine acting redeems "A Flea in Her Ear" at the Old Vic, but "The Invisible Man'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory falls flat.
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