Arts and Culture
EFG Bank's Bespoke Art Parties Cultivate New Collectors: A. Craig Copetas Let other bankers chase rich folks
seeking a piece of the $2.7 billion worth of loot at this
week’s 23rd European Fine Art Fair in the Dutch city of
Maastricht.
Morgan Stanley Woman Becomes `Iron Chef' After Meeting Ramsay: Interview It’s a fast-paced environment
where orders are shouted, politeness is a luxury and a split-
second decision can mean the difference between success and
failure.
Dubai's Debt Blues Drowned Out by Chopin, Marsalis in Abu Dhabi: Preview Pianist Yundi Li and trumpeter
Wynton Marsalis are names not often associated with Abu Dhabi,
home to more than 7 percent of the world’s oil supply.
Tom Ford Sells Huge Self-Portrait by Andy Warhol Wearing Purple Fright Wig Fashion designer Tom Ford is
selling a 9-foot-square, purple-hued “Self Portrait” by Andy
Warhol at Sotheby’s New York in May.
Hammy Feinstein, Droll Dame Edna Join Egos in `All About Me': John Simon “All About Me” on Broadway is a
folie a deux starring Barry Humphries (aka Dame Edna) and
Michael Feinstein, which may strike you as likely as a joint
recital by Renee Fleming and Beyonce: What could these two
possibly have in common?
Aniston Snatched by Bounty Hunter; Jude Law Hunts for Organs: Rick Warner My favorite bounty-hunter movie is
“Midnight Run,” featuring Robert De Niro as a divorced cop
hired to capture an unlikely criminal for a big paycheck.
Nazi Purge Sent Big Name Brains to America, Driving Research: Lewis Lapham Adolf Hitler came to power in
January, 1933, and by spring, he had enacted a law called “The
Restoration of the Professional Civil Service” to purge Jews
from university jobs. By the end of October, Albert Einstein
arrived in the United States, a refugee from Nazi Germany.
Yale Dotes on Saarinen, Architect of Corporate and Campus America: Review The Gateway Arch in St. Louis rises
majestically in gleaming metal to a tapering summit 630 feet
(192 meters) above the Mississippi River.
Rogue Rockers, Snakes and Shakes, Baroque Jewels Make Great N.Y. Weekend The four-member band Portugal. The
Man started out in Wasilla, Alaska, but unlike Sarah Palin they
come by the description “rogue” honestly. Their iconoclastic
sound ranges from traditional rock to hippie to blues to hip-
hop, all of which will be on display Friday night at the
Highline Ballroom.
Patti Smith Sins, Queen Beheaded, Spam With Sausage: Great London Weekend Watch the blindfolded Queen of
England get ready for execution as the first stop on your
London weekend.