Carsten Windhorst
Bjork performing “Biophilia,” a new multimedia work, at the Manchester International Festival in England.
For her latest venture, “Biophilia,” Björk has brought together recording-studio collaborators, instrument makers, smartphone app designers, scientists and a musicologist.
MUSIC REVIEW
Ever the Charmer, Brazen and Sly, but at a Faster Clip
By JON CARAMANICA
R. Kelly performed a (mostly) brisk survey of his catalog at the Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday night.
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
What’s Scrabble When You Can Play Novelist?
By DWIGHT GARNER
The paperback game — a variation on games with poetry or Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations — lets players create their own opening sentences to genre novels.
New York Theater Brand Goes West
By PATRICK HEALY
Radar L.A., a Los Angeles festival featuring international theater troupes, was organized by the producer of the Under the Radar festival in New York and partners in Los Angeles.
COMMON SENSE
A Collision of Creativity and Cash
By JAMES B. STEWART
While Disney focuses on lucrative franchises, Pixar maintains it is devoted to the story. In “Cars 2,” Disney won.
THE TV WATCH
No Pause in Pursuit of Justice (and Ratings)
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
On HLN, the coverage of the Casey Anthony child-murder case seems to never stop.
Dance
DANCE REVIEW
A Crowd Favorite Takes His Leave
By ROSLYN SULCAS
José Manuel Carreño performs in “Swan Lake” in his final New York performance with American Ballet Theater.
Slide ShowDANCE REVIEW
She’s Plastic, Beautiful and Rules the World
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
Jane Comfort and Company performed “Beauty,” which takes a look at Barbie, at Jacob’s Pillow.
Arts & Leisure
The Team Player Who Blends Into the Comedy
By JONAH WEINER
A former sitcom star and Teen Wolf, Jason Bateman has become a consummate ensemble player.
Trailer: 'Horrible Bosses'
Wrestling With Recovery Is No Fairy Tale
By DAVID CARR
Though a film staple for decades, portraits of addiction usually become a sideshow. But on Broadway, Stephen Adly Guirgis has managed to paint an authentic picture of addiction in “The _______ With the Hat.”
