Arts and Culture

For $110, Godless Will Adopt Pets of Raptured Righteous After Judgment Day A fair number of people in the U.S. - - estimates range from 20 million to 40 million -- believe there will be a Second Coming in their lifetime, a Judgment Day when the righteous are spirited away to a better place while the godless remain on Earth.

Diva Betty Buckley Plays Seductress in Intimate ``For Love!'': John Simon On Broadway, Betty Buckley was Grizabella in “Cats,” singing the immortal “Memory.” She was, in trousers, Ned Drood in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” and the mad mother in “Carrie.”

Baton Meister Honeck Pitches Pittsburgh to Foreign Businesses: Interview When Pittsburgh tries to lure a foreign company, it often turns to maestro Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to close the deal.

Salzburg Easter Festival Roiled by Probe of Suspected $2.75 Million Fraud Austrian prosecutors are investigating the former managing director of the Salzburg Easter Festival for embezzlement and fraud that may have totaled more than 2 million euros ($2.75 million).

Like `Hamlet' Without Prince, Tate Mounts Exhibit Lacking a Star: Review Blockbuster exhibitions, like blockbuster movies, tend to operate on the star system.

River Cafe, Chez Bruce to Open Pop-Up Eateries for Haiti Relief: Food Buzz The River Cafe, Chez Bruce and other leading London restaurants are planning to create a series of one-day, pop-up eateries next month to raise money for Haiti. The chef Rick Stein is also planning to take part.

Isabelle Huppert Writhes, Babbles, in Derailed Paris `Streetcar': Review Tennessee Williams might have trouble recognizing “A Streetcar Named Desire” in the latest Paris staging of his play.

`Avatar' Triumphs in China as State-Backed `Confucius' Fails to Break Even A film about the Chinese philosopher Confucius was overwhelmed at the box office by News Corp.’s “Avatar,” grossing 97 million yuan ($14 million) in 2½ weeks on the mainland and failing to break even, its producer said.

Hot Saint, Cool Nudes, Dante Nose Job Grace Met Museum's Bronzino: Review Legend has it that St. Lawrence, while being cooked alive by order of Emperor Valerian in 258, shouted: “This side is done. Turn me over and take a bite.” The martyred wag became the patron saint of comedians, grill cooks and butchers.

Cheap Broadway Eats Before the Show, From Burgers to Oxtail Soup: Roundup It’s a family affair at Chez Napoleon, a restaurant in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen that opened in 1960. On its walls are oil-lamp sconces, framed jigsaw puzzles and old family photos of its current owners, the Brunos.