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From "Abstract Expressionist New York" at MoMA to Titian at Atlanta's High Museum, a critic's take on the coming season in art.

Joe Morgenstern bets on the names he (usually) trusts, from Clint Eastwood to Darren Aronofsky.

The usual attractions—and some not so usual—are plentiful in the fall programs on which networks have staked their best hopes, says Dorothy Rabinowitz.

Jim Fusilli on John Mellencamp's fine new roots album, and other new discs to watch this fall.

Terry Teachout's top picks for the fall includes a show that will impress simply if it opens at all.

Julie V. Iovine on the expansions and new spaces of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Kimbell Art Museum.

Our critics and reporters on the most anticipated movies, music, theater and more.

"Serenade," being revived this season by the New York City Ballet, was the first ballet George Balanchine choreographed in America, whereby he helped reshape classical ballet.

Some of the city's hottest chefs and restaurateurs are increasingly being targeted by lawsuits filed by a handful of attorneys on behalf of small numbers of employees.

There's a place where first impressions are even more crucial than at a job interview or at dinner with future in-laws: the courtroom.

Female viewers want to see a woman take down the enemy, preferably with a little bloodshed along the way, say producers.

The fifth anniversary of the floods sparked diverse feelings in New Orleans. In a city known for culture, most were well expressed through music.

The National Gallery of Art's opulent and slightly confusing "German Master Drawings" takes us on a wonderful art journey, even if it's not an especially German one.

There's a place where first impressions are even more crucial than at a job interview or at dinner with our future in-laws: the courtroom. Yet court officials are constantly surprised by the imprudence of people's courtroom-clothing choices. Here's a selection of some high profile court appearance.

Kicking off its fall season, Dance Theater Workshop presents visual artist Tony Orrico in a "live drawing" event that amounts to an installation and performance.

Cranky Consumer looks at four virtual makeover sites that let you see what you look like with new hairstyles.

This year, the normal hassles of dodging construction delays have been exacerbated by some 12,000 or more highway projects funded by the federal stimulus program.

The often-neglected strip of grass between the street and the sidewalk is getting a makeover.

Balance bikes—cycles without pedals—are the latest wave in helping kids learn to ride bikes, no training wheels required.

In this season of intergenerational advice-giving, as parents drop their kids off at college and recent grads start their first jobs, it's helpful to rethink the efficacy of our words to live by. T

More than 1,500 male fans of the Japanese dating-simulation game LovePlus+ have flocked to resort town Atami for a romantic date with their videogame character girlfriends.

Every once in a while, a singer with talent manages to push through based on hard work and hustle.

A posthumous retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles looks at the paintings, sculptures and photographs created by Dennis Hopper.

More people are saying good-bye to the sprawling, machine-laden gym and looking for equipment designed to give low-impact workouts and then tuck neatly in a closet, suitcase or back of an SUV.

The federal government plans to expand posted calorie counts beyond restaurants to include thousands of other places that offer food, including airplanes, movie theaters and convenience stores.

New bracelets and other medical-identification systems can fill in first responders on practically a patient's complete health history. They're a far cry from the simple identification bracelets of the past.

The botanical society in a California town thought it was honoring surfers when it erected a 16-foot tall statue of one riding a wave. Instead, it inspired a wave of humiliation for the hapless bronze dude.

"Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion" is a collection of 32 hand-tinted works currently on display at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art.

A massive boxed set of Miles Davis recordings mixes already-available recordings with kitschy souvenirs.

What happens when an artist finds someone else has been "restoring" his work?