New art seldom startles. It would like to, but it doesn't. More startling by far, however, are the antique Indian paintings that open the fall season at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Lust and asceticism flower are side by side.
Comic Riffs Comic Riffs is a blog devoted to the comics fan. Sit down and put your feet up as we celebrate cartoons.
Off the Runway Robin Givhan blogs from the scene at Fashion Week.
Post Rock J. Freedom du Lac and David Malitz riff on popular (and unpopular) music.
Carolyn Hax The Post columnist offers savvy, no-nonsense advice on life and relationships.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The reporters waded gingerly into two-inch-deep mud and settled behind scratched wooden tables as Barack Obama was being introduced to more than 10,000 screaming fans at the state fairgrounds here.
A program of excerpts is generally light entertainment, but the Kennedy Center's slew of pas de deux performed by the Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a mostly leaden affair.
Two reissued mystery novels champion very different crime-fighting heroes. One character is a amateur who operates in high society, the other is a hard-drinking, alley-prowling private eye.
Adapted from a recent online discussion: Dear Carolyn: My husband's sister, her kids and her husband just spent several days with our family. The kids are 18-month-old twins. These little kiddos are hit often. No warnings, no chance to correct the behavior, just a smack, on the hands, butt, back ...
Here are the top movie ticket sales Friday through Sunday, with estimated weekend receipts, and total receipts since the movie opened. The number of weeks opened is in parentheses.
"Albert Herring" doesn't seem like much -- it's an affectionate satire of provincial British village life -- but with full-throated singers able to sustain the many ensembles, it makes for a very enjoyable evening.
