Arts + Culture

Lena Dunham|Slideshows

On the Street in Tokyo

The major internal conflict I experienced on my recent trip to Japan was whether to explore the old-world — Zendos, philosopher's paths, Kabuki, tatami mats, visits to ancient spaces; or the new one — anime, arcades, bars that serve …

Mark Lamster|Essays

Ovid: On Picking Up Girls (Literally)

Ovid gives some un-politically correct advice on playing hard to get.

Adam Harrison Levy|Slideshows

Cars R Us

Woman waiting to proceed south at Sunset and Highland boulevards, LA, at approximately 11:59 a.m. one day in February 1997, photo by Andrew BushSeen in the light of the near terminal collapse of the automobile industry, made especially …

Mark Lamster|Essays

Meet James Ensor

It's been some three decades since James Ensor has had a major museum exhibition in the US, which makes MoMA's new show a rare pleasure.

Mark Lamster|Essays

MAS Macho

Behold the Museum aan de stroom (MAS), Antwerp's new municipal history museum. The building, designed by the Dutch architects Neutelings Riedijk, is due to open late next year.

Ars Libri Ltd|Collections

Paul Schuitema Collection

An extensive collection of the graphic design of the Dutch designer Paul Schuitema (1897-1973), noted for his innovative use of photomontage and color.  Complex and various, the collection includes advertising brochures and pamphlets …

Steven Heller|Baseball

Take Me Out to the Old Yankee Stadium

The new Yankee stadium, like most retro stadiums, bears the burden of being faux, a recreation, like a Disney version of reality. It works and it doesn’t.

Michael Bierut|Essays

When Design Gets in the Way

When it comes to fulfilling simple human desires, can design get in the way? A call for more incrementalism in design.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Home Front

Good Neighbors is a cautionary tale, reminding us to focus less on what’s coming in to your home and more on the individuals already inside.

Mark Lamster|Essays

European Holiday

I'm off to the Continent, which is a good excuse to dip into the family photo archive for a few reminders of a time when European travel was a bit more of a novelty.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Bottom of the Ninth

My review of Michael Shapiro's new book on the aborted life of the Continental League, a would be addition to the majors, appears in today's Los Angeles Times.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Red Star

The New York-Amsterdam connection has been much in the news of late, and rightly so, as this is the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's Dutch-sponsored voyage of American discovery.