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The Glimmerglass Opera has been a must-see festival, presenting unusual repertoire and creative productions in an intimate, 900-seat house. Not this year.

Leonardo’s “The Virgin and Child With St. Anne” in the Louvre may be unfinished, but it offers a total aesthetic experience.

The rising clout of international audiences is a sea change for Hollywood. Foreign ticket sales represent 68% of the global market, and studios are using foreign actors and tweaking plots to lure viewers abroad.

Heli-hiking in the Canadian Rockies offers a quick route to spectacular vistas. “You can go to places almost no one has seen,” says a tour operator.

A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.

The Washington National Opera, facing financial challenges, is exploring a possible merger with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Coming soon to a theater near you: absolutely nothing you want to see. Joe Queenan on why Hollywood keeps trying to sell us on pointless sequels, lame remakes and the stardom of Shia LaBeouf.

The heart of “An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew” is the painting itself, brought back to its original intensity and immediacy.

For teenagers on summer vacation with their families, there seems to be a universal goal: Ditching the parents. Hotels and resorts are trying to make that easier by offering souped-up teen programs.

From Dvorak to American roots music to Argentine tango, Yo-Yo Ma works both inside and outside the box.

Clowns, trains and mini-golf are among the attractions of this southwest Wisconsin city, the birthplace of the Ringling Bros. Circus.

The 5k race is the country’s most popular running race. At 3.1 miles, it’s a distance easy enough for beginners, but not so short that accomplished runners scoff. A guide to some of the highest rated 5K races in the U.S.

Chefs from the German airline are using a chopped up jet as a laboratory to study the decline of haute cuisine at high altitude.

Couples fight. The good news: If you fight the right way it can actually make your relationship happier and healthier.

A number of grocery retailers are now pushing nutritional advice. Efforts include posting nutritional ratings on bin labels and hiring dietitians to advise shoppers on how to select healthier food.

An extreme method that combines skiing and fishing puts fishermen deep in water, spawning a surfcasting debate.

How do you change perceptions of a little known country formed largely by a hugely popular movie that ridiculed it? For Kazakhstan, part of the answer is to win professional cycling’s biggest prize, the Tour de France.

Consuming alcohol is illegal on this city’s famous beaches. But, thanks to a loophole authorities are now trying to close, drinking a few feet from shore is not.

New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world.

Consuming alcohol is illegal on this city’s famous beaches. But, thanks to a loophole authorities are now trying to close, drinking a few feet from shore is not.

Short layouts are still out of fashion, but a revival could be a boon to the game—and also really fun.

The Peloton, the V-formation that top riders form in cycling races, has its unofficial rules and etiquette at the Tour de France.

China’s most commercially successful film director, Feng Xiaogang, talks about his latest film, the two-earthquake family saga “Aftershock.”

Bahraini pearls are widely believed to be the best in the world, with their fabulous luster that is the combination of the sea’s freshwater springs and its warm, shallow, highly saline water.

A new era of lavish historical epics is booming—on TV. Some of the most expensive series ever produced are coming to cable, including “Boardwalk Empire” and “Camelot.”

The writer Lu Xun—considered China’s first modern author—devoted his life to bringing a revolution to China. Michael J. Ybarra visits the Lu Xun Museum and Lu Xun Final Residence, both in Shanghai.

A fascination with the hind-quarters of celebrities like Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian is fueling a booming market for undergarments that amplify the derrière.

Fixing a home computer is an annoyance—lugging it to a store is time consuming and following directions over the phone can get frustrating. But a host of repair services say they solve computer woes by connecting virtually to your machine.

“Daily Show” correspondent and NBC sitcom star Olivia Munn on the coolest events at Comic-Con International: San Diego, which begins this week.

With training and awareness, sleepers can turn nightmares into happy endings or learn to mentally try out fantasies that occur in dreams, like flying.

Robert Plant and his latest group, Band of Joy, puts an Americana spin on some Led Zeppelin classics.

For three months until last week, marijuana dealers had something they could only dream of: the apparent stamp of approval of a federal agency.

The Whitney Museum of American Art’s current show, “Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield,” is named for a work of art that the institution would like to locate.

Here are a few facts your various mail services won’t tell you. Plus, Sen. John Kerry pushes for a beer stimulus, and a Dutch study finds that punishments are more powerful than incentives in coping with long-term unemployment.

There’s only one way to understand the motivation to risk it all climbing the world’s highest peaks.

Chinese living abroad have played a huge role in the country’s economic miracle. But back in China, they are both welcome and vulnerable, writes Geremie R. Barmé.

Chinese living abroad have played a huge role in the country’s economic miracle. But back in China, they are both welcome and vulnerable, writes Geremie R. Barmé.

Soldiers can now claim trauma for events they didn’t personally experience. Is the diagnosis losing meaning?

Publishers are marketing elaborate editions with all sorts of pricey features, banking on them to grow in value like rare coins or artworks.

The business of sending musicals abroad has never been bigger—Disney has brought in more than $2 billion overseas from “The Lion King” alone. But navigating the global stage can be tricky.

As more homeowners invest in renewable energy and other high-efficiency equipment, some are integrating stylish heating and cooling appliances into living space.

Looking at bike shops had become as fun as shopping for fashion because it is fashion. The accessories are as enticing as a new handbag: picnic baskets, tote bags, and even pet carriers.

For thousands of South Asian children in the U.S., spelling has become the game of choice. Competitions catering just to them have sprung up across the country, some with hefty cash prizes.

The flags outside of City Hall flew at half-staff to honor Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died in the morning in Tampa, Fla., at the age of 80.

Stores from Penney’s to Bloomingdale’s read it. How the original trend spotter got trendy again.

When George Steinbrenner passed away Tuesday, he joined other Yankee legends — among them, Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth — who will be remembered by fans for years to come. A look at major players and their legacies.

Every year, marathons in New York and Chicago draw some 40,000 participants each. But not the San Francisco Marathon. The reason: The city’s famous hills are a bear for runners to traverse.