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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Arts & Life

'Kickstart Shakespeare': Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:00 -0400
"It was written for the masses," says the director of a New York organization raising money to bring Shakespeare's work to new audiences.
'Canal Zone' Collages Test The Meaning Of 'Fair Use'
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:00 -0400
Art world superstar Richard Prince is appealing the 2011 ruling that found him liable for copyright infringement. Prince used dozens of images by photographer Patrick Cariou to create collages that his gallery then sold for millions of dollars.
Yul Kwon, From Bullying Target To Reality TV Star
Tue, 15 May 2012 16:41:00 -0400
Korean-American Yul Kwon went from being bullied in school, to being named one of People magazine's 'Sexiest Men Alive.' The Yale-educated lawyer catapulted to stardom when he won the reality TV show Survivor. He talks with host Michel Martin about his efforts to change the game for Asians and how they're reflected in media.

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Latin Pop Group Maná Draws Adoring Crowds
By JENNIFER MEDINA Wed, 16 May 2012 20:26:37 -0000
Maná, a rock group that sings only in Spanish, has been attracting fans, both recent immigrants and others, in the United States for decades.
String Cheese Incident Takes On Ticketmaster
By BEN SISARIO Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:07 -0000
The band String Cheese Incident is making a symbolic end run to protest what it considers high ticket-sales fees.
Arts & Leisure: Steve Kazee of ‘Once’ Knows About Pain
By PATRICK HEALY Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:24 -0000
Steve Kazee, whose Broadway role in “Once” is that of a man who is coming off a breakup and whose mother has died, is coming off breakup and lost his mother last month.

Arts & Culture

Silvia Killingsworth: Atera in Tribeca review.
Silvia Killingsworth Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 -0000
paragraph class="noindent">New York has seen cupcake and fried-chicken fads, but the city’s current food idol is the ramp, a limp and unassuming wild onion harvested in early spring. Ramps are featured in several dishes at the forager chef Matthew Lightner’s Atera, in Tribeca . . .
Lorrie Moore: Richard Ford’s terse poetry in “Canada.”
Lorrie Moore Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 -0000
Richard Ford is a writer of jangling personal fascination to many in the literary world. Charming and charmed, he is an embodiment of interesting and intimidating contradictions: a Southern childhood, a Midwestern education, a restless adulthood occurring not just in New York and New Jersey but in seemingly every state . . . (Subscription required.)
James Wood: Laurent Binet’s “HHhH” and historical fiction.
James Wood Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 -0000
The American Ambassador’s residence in Prague was built in the late nineteen-twenties by Otto Petschek. The Petscheks were among the wealthiest families in Czechoslovakia, and the mansion was lavish: long curving corridors, ornate bathrooms, a swimming pool in the basement. The Petscheks were also German-speaking Jews . . .

Christian Science Monitor | Arts/Entertainment

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