The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. In modern usage, it is a broader term than art, which usually means the visual arts (comprised of both fine art and crafts).

A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included:

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'Super Sad' And Satiric, Two Stories Of Doomed Love
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 -0400
Gary Shteyngart's dystopian novel narrates two doomed romances: one between a man and a woman, and one between a writer and his country -- or what he fears his country may become. By turns fierce, funny and frightening, Super Sad True Love Story deserves a place on the shelf beside 1984 and Brave New World.
One Nightstand, Six Affairs: Novels Of Illicit Love
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 -0400
Hotels, pools, beaches, airplanes: all good places to ignite a summer fling -- or read about one. Here are six recent titles that will let you explore, from the safety of your deck chair, our human capacity for ecstasy and pain.
Have Your Limoncello And Eat It, Too
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:30:00 -0400
Although traditionally served as an after-dinner sipper, this Italian liqueur is perfectly suited for any time of day -- particularly in a cocktail. But don't just drink it. Make your own, then use it for cooking and baking to impart creamy, lemony flavor without a lot of acidity.

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Nimoy Views Others’ ‘Secret Selves’ at Mass MoCA
By CHARLES McGRATH Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:57:17 -0000
Leonard Nimoy, the “Star Trek” actor, talks about the solo exhibition of his photography at Mass MoCA.
Last Chance: ‘Evryali Score Mysteries,’ Ghosts at David Zwirner
By HOLLAND COTTER Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:00:03 -0000
“The Evryali Score,” a show at David Zwirner, features artworks by the shy, the retiring, the little known and the dead.
Hungary Is Sued Over Large Holocaust Art Claim
By CAROL VOGEL Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:23:01 -0000
In what experts call the world’s largest unresolved Holocaust art claim, the heirs of a banker have demanded that Hungary return art that they say is theirs.

Arts & Culture

Vince Aletti: Zwelethu Mthethwa’s photographs, at the Studio Museum.
Vince Aletti Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000
We don’t know much about the subjects of Zwelethu Mthethwa’s big color photographs at the Studio Museum except that they are South African migrant workers living outside Johannesburg. Posed informally in temporary housing, they recall the inhabitants of domestic settings in pictures by Diane Arbus, Bill . . .
Sasha Frere-Jones: Jason Pierce and Spiritualized, at Radio City Music Hall.
Sasha Frere-Jones Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000
Plenty of musicians do buckets of drugs while claiming to be on the hunt for transcendence. Jason Pierce, once of the drone-rock group Spacemen 3 and the leader of Spiritualized for the last twenty years, is one of the few musicians who have managed to make good on this . . .
Sasha Frere-Jones: Big Boi steps out.
Sasha Frere-Jones Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000
The case of the Atlanta rapper Big Boi, who makes up half of the duo OutKast, doesn’t make sense from the viewpoint of the music fan, or the cold-eyed investor. OutKast, though on hiatus, has sold more than seventeen million albums, more than all but a handful . . .

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Edward Burtynsky and Ansel Adams: A pairing of devastation and beauty
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:06 -0000
In a new exhibition, Ansel Adams's iconic nature images are contrasted with Edward Burtynsky's industrial scapes of rock quarries, coal heaps, and rusty ships.
Top picks: Guitar festival redux, 'A Town Called Panic,' 'Rubicon,' and more recommendations
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:25:39 -0000
Highlights of Crossroads Guitar Festival in local movie theaters, a marvelously inventive Belgian animated film on DVD, AMC's new espionage series, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'Toy Story' soundtrack, Lollapalooza, singing for Congo, and more recommendations
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:37:07 -0000
Randy Newman's 'Toy Story Favorites' on CD, Chicago's Grant Park music festival, raising awareness of violence in the Congo through music, and more top picks.

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