What I Did This Summer. And You Can, Too.
Staff members of The New York Times offer some suggestions: a wave goodbye to a favorite season, receding into the rearview mirror ? no gas required.



Art: Change Arrives on Tiptoes at the Frick Mansion
Current renovations at the beloved Frick Collection offer the brief chance to see the museum and its contents in a completely different context.



Preview Primer: Try Out the Tryouts
Seeing a show that isn?t necessarily in its final form is part of the appeal of previews.



So You Think You Can?t Salsa?
Here in the city there are plenty of places where amateurs can experience Latin dance for themselves.



Art Review | 'Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting': Palm-Leaf Offerings From Ancient India
The Metropolitan Museum offers finely done and pristinely preserved palm-leaf paintings, which served as guides, protective charms and objects of worship.



Books of The Times: First Lady, Second Version
Curtis Sittenfeld?s latest novel succeeds in creating a memorable and sympathetic heroine modeled on the first lady, Laura Bush.



Music Review: Rock?s Voice of Rage Finds a Fierceness in Quietude
Trent Reznor made his alienation an arena-scale spectacle at the Izod Center on Wednesday.



Art Review | 'Looking at Music': Artist as Musician, and the Other Way Around
?Looking at Music? at the Museum of Modern Art, a show that includes audio recordings and small-press publications, emphasizes the experimental nature of the late 1960s and early ?70s.



Movie Review | 'Sukiyaki Western Django': Sergio Leone Meets Reservoir Dog in Japanese Pastiche
?Sukiyaki Western Django? is a loving and lurid pastiche of the spaghetti westerns that were themselves lurid pastiches of classic Hollywood cowboy pictures.



Music Review | Toby Love: A Large-Size Show in the Most Local of Places
In Washington Heights, with its large Dominican population, Toby Love is a star, thanks to his versatile readings of bachata.