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The Unfinished Tale of an Unlikely Hero
Harvey Pekar, the obsessive chronicler of everyday lives, was collaborating at the end of his life on a Web project whose fate in print remains uncertain.
 
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Television: On the Boardwalk, HBO Hangs Out With a New Mob
HBO’s new series “Boardwalk Empire” is set in Atlantic City in 1920, during the first year of Prohibition.
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Revisiting Max’s, Sanctuary for the Hip
Two coming exhibitions shed new light on the glory days of Max’s Kansas City, an oasis for artists in the 1960s and ’70s.
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Never Say Never: Swans Return
Michael Gira and the band Swans re-form for a tour, with a new album coming out, too.
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Hey, Dad, Get With the (3-D) Program
The sea change of 3-D TV will bring a generation gap. It’s inevitable. It’s genetic.
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Time to Put Choreography Back on Its Feet
What are we talking about when we talk about dance these days? Artists may say that labels don’t matter, but they do.
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Single, and Singular, Women Become Her
In “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” on Broadway, Cherry Jones gets to play yet another strong-willed woman.
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Film: Seeking the Ordinary in the Eccentric
A new documentary tries to find the hidden side of the pianist Glenn Gould.
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Recounting the Past of a Witness to History
A new documentary recounts the early adventures of the journalist Ruth Gruber, now 99.
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With a Nod to His Past, Plant Moves On Again
Robert Plant says that working on his new album, “Band of Joy,” reminded him of his pre-Led Zeppelin days.
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Four Guys Named JACK
In the last few years the JACK Quartet, which specializes in contemporary music, has grabbed the attention of critics and audiences internationally.
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Ballads Born of Conflict Still Thrive in Colombia
Colombians call Uriel Henao the king of the prohibited ballads, a genre that describes the exploits of rebels, coca farmers and traffickers.
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Unlikely Path: Carrying Actors From Newcastle
Just as the miners portrayed in “The Pitmen Painters” never stray from their roots, the actors are themselves an unusual example of loyalty and collaboration.
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Rigor Required, Cream Puffs Need Not Apply
Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker’s documentary “Kings of Pastry” explores the Olympic-style, three-day competition for French pastry chefs held every four years.
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A Complete Look at a Complex Character
An immersion in the 22-plus hours of “Prime Suspect” is a reminder that not all, or even most, of what made Tennison an indelible character was on the page.
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Playing a Bandleader and Keeping It Real
Vince Giordano, who portrays a bandleader in “Boardwalk Empire,” also serves as a valuable historical resource.
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DVDs: Tough Women and Flawed Men
The Warner Archive Collection, a burn-on-demand service, has added two films by the great director Frank Borzage, “Living on Velvet” and “Stranded.”
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Paul Conrad, Cartoonist, Dies at 86
Mr. Conrad’s editorial cartoons in The Los Angeles Times and other papers slashed presidents, skewered pomposity and exposed what he saw as injustice for six decades.
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Robert Schimmel, Comic, Dies at 60
Mr. Schimmel, a comedian, was known for his direct, often scatological approach.
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Playlist: Comedy and Conspiracy Theories
Music by Allan Sherman, Philip Selway, Sharon Van Etten and Arp, and the shortwave sounds of UVB-76 make for a wide-range of listening.
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On the Disc, Not the Stage
Christine Brewer’s new album, “Great Strauss Scenes,” serves as both a treat and a tease.
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Letters: ‘Arthur’: No Chaser Required
Throughout movie history the drunk has been a comic figure, often bit-played by the character actor Jack Norton.
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letters: Did ‘10’ Give Him An ‘A’?
I disagree with Mr. Harris’s assessment that “Arthur” represented Mr. Moore’s “only moment as a true A-list star.”
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The Week Ahead: Sept. 5 — Sept. 11
A listing of cultural events this week.
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Review: In Venice, Feting Architecture (or Is It Art?)
Under the curatorship of Kazuyo Sejima, the 12th Architecture Biennale is above all marked by its diversity, unified under the usefully unspecific overarching title of “People meet in architecture.”'
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Review: Venice Festival Opens With Glimpses Into the Pitfalls of Passion
Darren Aronofsky’s in-competition movie “Black Swan” and Tran Anh Hung’s “Norwegian Wood” tell of the agonies of professional dancing and of triangles within triangles.
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Crescendo, in Double Time
Russians entered the French festival scene this summer with an open throttle and an open checkbook.
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Venice Gears Up for 67th Film Festival
The film festival opens Wednesday and continues through Sept. 11 and will present dozens of features from 34 countries.
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Beijing Opera, a Historical Treasure in Fragile Condition
Fans of the Beijing Opera Academy of China fear that it could fall victim to modernization as the economy surges, but the government is helping support the art form.
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Design: An Italian Designer’s Homage to His Native Country
In a dazzlingly ambitious exhibition at La Triennale Design Museum in Milan, Alessandro Mendini has assembled a collection of objects to illustrate Italy.
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