Beauty of Soul: Oscar Wilde

"Stephen Fry discusses why Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales continue to exert the same pull over the imagination and emotions as they did when he first read them to his children in the 1880s." [Stephen Fry]

My Bloody Valentine - NME Interview

On the heels of their very much anticipated reunion, the band's first interview for more than 15 years.

Giorgio Morandi

Giorgio Morandi (Italian, 1890-1964), Still Life (Natura morta), 1956

Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964, September 16, 2008-December 14, 2008, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Often referred to as a "painter's painter," Giorgio Morandi is considered among the greatest of the 20th century. Shrouded in a mythology of solitude, his paintings, watercolors, drawings and etchings manifest a transcendence in their deceptive monotony. This is the first major retrospective of the artist in the U.S., and it is well worth the trip.