Arts & Life

Photo Shepsel, left, and Izak Szewelewicz, the reunited brothers at the heart of the documentary “Aida’s Secrets.” Credit Music Box Films Directed by Alon and Shaul Schwarz, “Aida’s Secrets” chronicles one man’s late-in-life search for his brother, from whom he was separated as a toddler at the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons …

In the winning bid for the redevelopment, the Picasso murals are to be incorporated into two new buildings, placed to greet visitors as they enter the district. “They will be a main feature as you enter the site,” said Gudmund Stokke, the Oslo architect who led the team. But preservationists …

But in one very obvious way, Waititi doesn’t fit the mold. All those other directors are white; Waititi is Maori, from the Te Whanau-a-Apanui tribe, and so the bet Marvel was making by hiring Waititi was not only on an indie director but also on the first indigenous person ever …

Showcasing that voice in its full glory was one of Ms. Clarkson’s primary objectives for “Meaning of Life.” “I wanted to make a record that I could really sing the [expletive] out of,” she said. Writing songs wasn’t as big of a priority; she wanted to spend time with her …

Photo The Montgomerys in September 1935 at the Bryn Mawr Horse Show in Pennsylvania, where they won second prize in the Family Class. From right, Colonel Montgomery on Handspring; Mrs. Montgomery, sidesaddle on Outbound; Ives on Lady Godiva; Edgar on Percy; Helen Hope on Grey Thistle; and Edgar Jr. on …

Photo Credit Griffin Lipson/BFA.com In addition to being an acclaimed actor, director and screenwriter, Tom Hanks, known as the nicest guy in Hollywood, can now add published author to his list of accomplishments. On Wednesday, his book of short stories, “Uncommon Type,” was published. The collection of 17 stories all …

Photo Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Credit Ben Glass/Warner Bros. Pictures Watch Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in their first movie together. And a true-crime documentary comes to A&E. What’s on TV CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE (2011) 8 p.m. on VH1. There are lots of reasons “La …

On this week’s podcast, the actress Kimberly Hébert Gregory reads “Let’s Not Pretend to Be Who We Aren’t,” an essay about how sexual role play isn’t everyone’s answer to lost spark in the bedroom. Photo Credit Brian Rea The author, Lily White, still has a copy of “The Fine Art …

Not long after the surgery, Mr. Wenner read “Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine.” Rather than triumphant, he felt betrayed, according to eight people close to Mr. Wenner. Photo The comprehensive biography describes Mr. Wenner’s rise to moguldom, his symbiotic relationships with pop-culture …

Photo Rose Byrne and Louis C.K. in a scene from the trailer for “I Love You, Daddy.” Louis C.K. invites comparisons to Woody Allen in more ways than one with the trailer for his forthcoming film, “I Love You, Daddy.” Shot in black and white and set to a jazzy …