March 7, 2010

The South African artist William Kentridge has unleashed his imagination on Shostakovich’s bitterly satirical and breathless opera at the Met.

The top American military commander in Iraq on Monday praised the Iraqi military’s performance during Sunday’s Parliamentary election.

As The National Enquirer chased reports of an affair involving John Edwards, it strung together a series of scoops and earned a little respect along the way.

There are signs that people may soon be back to surveying their wardrobes with a more unforgiving air, followed by a trip to the store.

The Evening Hours column last Sunday misidentified the guest shown with Heather Mnuchin at the Winter Ball held by the Director’s Council of the Museum of the City of New York on Feb. 23. She is Ulla Parker, not Coralie Charriol Paul.

The hunger for 3-D pictures, a blockbuster publicity campaign and curiosity about a performance by Johnny Depp pushed “Alice in Wonderland” to No. 1 at the weekend box office.

Most members of the American Contract Bridge League’s Hall of Fame are marquis names. A few are lower-profile experts well respected by their peers

Almost 30 years after he was first named to receive the Commander of Arts and Letters award, Stevie Wonder accepted it from the French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand, Agence France-Presse reported.

NBC’s Thursday night sitcoms will all be back for the 2010-11 television season that starts next fall.

Sandra Bullock accepted in person the dubious honor of worst actress at the Razzie Awards for her role in the comedy “All About Steve.”

The Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts has announced its 2010 summer season.

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” and “Crazy Heart” were the big winners at Film Independent’s Spirit Awards.