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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Arts

Jeffrey Tambor in the new season of “Arrested Development.”
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Jeffrey Tambor in the new season of “Arrested Development.”

Mr. Tambor discusses his evolution into an “Internet guy” and why he doesn’t mind fans yelling at him.

Dealer at Center of Art Scandal Arrested on Tax Charges

Glafira Rosales sold most of the disputed works through the the New York gallery Knoedler & Company.

The Dark Side of Liberation

“What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War II France,” a book by the historian Mary Louise Roberts, documents rape and other misconduct among the greatest generation.

Books of The Times

‘And the Mountains Echoed’

“And the Mountains Echoed,” a multigenerational novel by Khaled Hosseini, explores how characters define themselves through the choices they make.

Met Opera Dismantles Its Ballet in Buyouts

The remaining dancers of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet have accepted buyout packages and left the company, which dates back to the opera’s founding in 1883.

New Music

Somber Tunes, Off-Kilter Beats

The National, Mike Pride and Hush Point have new albums out.

Press Play
Noteworthy New Music

Exclusive: New Albums by CocoRosie, Yellowbirds and Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck

This week, the premiere of albums by the avant-pop duo CocoRosie, the indie pop band Yellowbirds and a previously unreleased 1962 recording by Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck.

Video
In Performance: At Home With Audra McDonald

The singer accompanies herself on piano to Adam Guettel’s “Migratory V,” a song from her new album, “Go Back Home.”

Ray Manzarek, 74, Keyboardist and a Founder of the Doors, Is Dead

Mr. Manzarek played a key role in creating the group’s psychedelic sound, which could be haunted, meditative and circuslike, but which was also widely imitated.

Viewers Start to Embrace Television on Demand

Although it has been around for years, the technology is catching on among people who want to watch television on their own schedules.

Theater Review | 'The Master Builder'

Raising Towers and Wrestling Demons

John Turturro is the conflicted and driven architect Halvard Solbess in “The Master Builder,” directed by Andrei Belgrader.

Critic’s Notebook

That Corner Spot? It’s Perfect for a Concert

Tertulia, a concert series meant to broaden the appeal of chamber music, combines dinner with a performance.

Television Review

The Military That Was Only for Show

“The Ghost Army,” a documentary on PBS, chronicles the efforts of 1,100 men whose job was to create a fake army that would be deployed in Europe to try to confuse the Germans.

Music Review

Bringing a Couple of Senses Into Sync

“Look and Listen,” a festival of new music performed in art galleries, kicked off its 12th season with a concert at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery on Friday.

Dance Review

So Powerful, It Stands in for Sound and Light

Rennie Harris RHAW presents nine dance works that blend hip-hop styles with salsa, tap and other forms at the New Victory Theater.

Music Review

A Genre, Old and Irish, Is Renewed

Crash Ensemble’s concert at Carnegie Hall included sean-nos songs, an Irish style of music that has influenced the group’s founder, Donnacha Dennehy.

Dance Review

From Dean Martin’s Crooning to Techno ‘Sprockets’ in Four Steps

Members of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago bend to the designs of four choreographers in two programs at the Joyce Theater.

Theater Review | 'White Hot'

Pain Can Make Them Feel Alive

There are so many meant-to-shock moments in Tommy Smith’s “White Hot” that tedium soon replaces repulsion.

Tony Awards
Special Section: The Tonys

An interactive ballot, critics’ picks, slide shows, videos and more.

Special Section
A Century of Proust

Staffers from The Times and other writers spend a week celebrating the 100th anniversary of “Swann’s Way,” the first volume of Proust’s masterwork “In Search of Lost Time.”

The Listings
Noteworthy cultural events in the New York metropolitan region this week.

Art | Classical & Opera | Dance | Jazz | Rock & Pop | Movies | Theater | Comedy | Children’s Events | Spare Times

What's on Television

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Chess Column
Chess

U.S. Titles End Up in Familiar Hands

Gata Kamsky and Irina Krush won the United States Championships in St. Louis, both of them for the third time in four years.

Bridge Column
Bridge

Glenn Milgram at Honors Bridge Club

Glenn Milgrim of New York City was the main architect of the Red Hook charity event at the Honors Bridge Club in Manhattan on May 8.

Arts & Entertainment Guide

Noteworthy cultural events in New York City and beyond.

    Filmmakers Offer Up India's Darker Side

    The zeal of a new crop of Indian directors who are moving past Bollywood is on display at Cannes.

    Cecilia Bartoli at Salzburg

    The mezzo-soprano lights up the festival with the power of Bellini's "Norma.'

    A Magnificent Collection Comes Back to England

    Walpole's Old Masters return from the Hermitage for an unprecedented English visit.

    An Idiosyncratic Healer From Abroad Soothes a Troubled Indian

    Arnaud Desplechin's new film, "Jimmy P., Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" tells the story of the pioneering days of psychoanalysis.

    Pleasurable Design

    A few recent design projects give pleasure both in the traditional sense and in more surprising ways.

    The Elite Absorbs the Rebellion

    The art world's rebels of 50 years ago are now attracting huge prices from the ultra-rich.

    Claude Lanzmann’s Postscript to ‘Shoah’

    With “Last of the Unjust,” the director finds a new voice in interviews with a rabbi.

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