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Theater of War: A look at the life and ideas of Bertolt Brecht, interwoven with The Public Theater's staging of his "Mother Courage and Her Children." More »

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Bigger Than Life: Nicholas Ray's CinemaScope 1956 thriller. More »

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Silent Light: Film Forum; From its stunning opening shot to its final, hauntingly spiritual finale, Carlos Reygadas's drama of adultery and penance set among the Mennonite community of Mexico is the kind of gorgeous, multilayered art film they just don't make anymore. More »

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Hedda Gabler: American Airlines Theatre; Mary-Louise Parker stars in Christopher Shinn's new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic social drama about a tortured nineteenth-century woman yearning for freedom. More »

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Crystal Stilts: The moody indie-pop five-piece band. More »

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Nathalie Djurberg: Zach Feuer Gallery; In Nathalie Djurberg’s latest animation, a gangly ballerina prances about a table set for a tea party. More »

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Defiance: The true story of three Jewish brothers (Liev Schreiber, Daniel Craig, and Jaime Bell) who escaped the Nazis following the German invasion of Poland and formed an effective partisan resistance. More »

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Win McCormack and Dagmar Herzog: McNally Jackson; "Tin House" editor McCormack shares passages from "You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values"; CUNY professor Herzog, from "Sex in Crisis." More »

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Susan Mikula: CHC Gallery; Digital Duraplex prints originating from vintage Polaroid photos. More »

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The New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend: "Times" staffers talk with prominent artists and entertainers; highlights include the hosts of "The View" (1/8), Vampire Weekend (1/10), Lewis Black (1/10), Salman Rushdie (1/11), and Patti Smith (1/11). More »

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The Bunker: Weekly night of minimal techno. More »

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Trouble & Bass: Studio B; U.K. dubstep wizard Zomby headlines Drop the Lime's Trouble & Bass crew's monthly party. More »

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Tim Kreider: KGB Bar; The subversive comic-strip artist and author of "The Pain: When Will It End?" reminisces on the Bush administration. More »

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Yael Bartana: P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center; Five videos created over the last seven years make up this exhibition by the artist known for her investigations of society and politics in her native Israel. More »

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Yaddo: Making American Culture: The New York Public Library; Since 1926, Yaddo has hosted thousands of artists and writers, from Flannery O'Connor to Jacob Lawrence; Yaddo-related papers, art, and ephemera are on display. More »

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Madeleine Albright: 92nd Street Y; The former secretary of State under Bill Clinton talks with Dan Rather about the diplomatic challenges facing the Obama administration. More »

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Martin Klimas: Foley Gallery; Photographs of vases with flowers, caught mid-shatter by a high-speed camera after a projectile has been fired into them. More »

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Q-Tip and Rich Medina: Santos' Party House; A Tribe Called Quest's legendary frontman shares a DJ night with scene vet Rich Medina. More »

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Ves Pitt: Pitts' "Cake Bomb" exhibit is on display. More »

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Sleepwalk With Me: Talented comedian Mike Birbiglia makes his theatrical debut with the hysterical yet honest story of his bouts with sleepwalking. Produced by Nathan Lane. More »

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Temple Grandin: Barnes & Noble; The famed livestock-handling expert and author of the autism memoir "Thinking in Pictures" reads from her latest book, "Animals Make Us Human." More »

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William Eggleston, Democratic Camera -- Photographs and Video, 1961-2008: The influential artist has his first U.S. retrospective, which features both his color and black-and-white photographs as well as a video from the early seventies, "Stranded in Canton." Through 1/25, Whitney Museum of American Art

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Dust: A new thriller about the battle between a wealthy executive and a street-smart ex-con, starring Emmy Award nominee Richard Masur and Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster. Through 6/4, Westside Theatre

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The Cripple of Inishmaan: Four-time Tony nominee Martin McDonagh's play about a 1934 Hollywood filmmaker who casts an orphaned cripple in his latest production. Through 2/1, Atlantic Theater Company

Movies

David Edelstein

Art

Pipilotti Rist: Pour Your Body Out (7354 Cubic Meters) »

Theater

Shrek the Musical »

Classical

Justin Davidson

Metropolitan Opera: Thaïs »

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Metallica: Prudential Center, 1/31-2/9; $75.94-$95.94

Lil Wayne: Nassau Coliseum, 1/16; $56.25-$122.25

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