Christian Science Monitor | Arts/Entertainment

When kids become tickets to fame

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:29:58 GMT

Today's short route to celebrity: flaunting children as accessories.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:29:21 GMT

Spencer Quinn's new dog mystery, 'Coco Before Chanel' out on DVD, a celebration of music from the civil rights movement on PBS, and more.

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Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:24:15 GMT

The final season of 'Lost,' Garrison Keillor's radio show in movie theaters, Laura Veirs's lovely homespun 'July Flame' CD, and more.

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Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:43:44 GMT

'The Waltons' movies in a new three-disc set, OK Go's lastest album, eco-conscious 'No Impact Man'
out on DVD, and more.

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Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:23:39 GMT

A new mouthwatering book on artisan cheeses, singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston's lastest album, History Channel's new 'American Pickers' series, and more.

Kenya's rising culture club

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:15:33 GMT

After social upheaval, clubs and small publishers have sprung up in the East African nation as new outlets for literary expression.

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Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:34:07 GMT

Elvis at 75 on CD, Alexander McCall Smith’s latest novel, ‘Shadows of Russia’ film festival on Turner Classic, and more.

Egypt salvages its modern treasures

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:11:02 GMT

With Cairo in transition, collectors scramble to save a fading era.

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:19:47 GMT

Susan Boyle's 'Dream' CD, McCartney concert magic at New York's Citi Field, D.C.'s holiday celebrations on TNT, and more.

Videos looking for a home

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:00:16 GMT

Amateur video artists are being elbowed offline by websites turning to more commercial fare.

India's arts and crafts: new books that offer an eye-popping overview

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Both traditional and avant-garde Indian imagery are given colorful display in these four richly diverse books that celebrate the continent's creativity.

2009 Gift Guide

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Monitor picks for TV, movies, music, and games.

Why Morocco went Hollywood

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

For decades, it's been a stand-in for Saudi Arabia, Tibet, Egypt, the American West – and now, Iraq.

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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Norah Jones's latest CD, a contemporary 'Alice in Wonderland' on the Syfy Channel, acclaimed Pixar-animated movie shorts on ABC, and more.

Black Friday blues? Take a page from Oprah.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The author of 'Living Oprah,' Robyn Okrant, takes the self-help guru's advice for one year and learns that it can drain both your wallet and your psyche.

Robert Frank: His photographs recorded an unvarnished America

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Robert Frank's candid images exposed the underside of midcentury America and were initially reviled.

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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

'The National Dog Show' treat on NBC, Wynonna Judd on tour, 'Star Trek' prequel on DVD, and more.

Oprah Winfrey: saint or mindless consumerist?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Oprah Winfrey’s announced departure from her daytime talk show has brought out her biggest fans and loudest critics.

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Norah Jones' latest CD, Pixar's 'Up' on DVD, illustrated 'Kitchen Knife Skills' book for the cook in your family, and more.

Museum of Chinese in America opens in New York

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The exhibits, which narrate 200 years of struggle for the Chinese in the United States, puncture old stereotypes and some that still lurk.