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  1. Decades Later, Less 'Weird'
    Out of circulation for decades, the absurdist comedies made by Robert Downey Sr. in the 1960s and '70s are manic blueprints of countercultural satire whose deliriously imaginative hijinks turn "Mad Men"-era America inside-out.
  2. Humans, Creatures, Models
    On Photography: A roundup of notable area shows.
  3. The Architect of Awesome Ripping
    Tim Payne's firm Team Pain is the go-to company for cities that crave skate parks built by actual skaters. Mr. Payne has overseen 250 of them
  4. A Pioneer of Walk-Through Art
    New York's Galerie Lelong offers an exhibition of works of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica.
  5. Don't Miss: May 19-25
    The famed Barnes collection moves to Philadelphia, and the Harvard Art Museums present Jasper Johns works.
  6. Roaring Back to Nascar's Good Old Days
    'Grassroots Racing' at the Nascar Hall of Fame in North Carolina features cars, trophies and photographs from four short tracks.
  7. From Urban Decay to African Beauty
    A former gas station, car dealership and dental school building are helping to transform central Johannesburg from a hotbed of crime to a hub for African art.
  8. The Recipe for the West's Success
    Historian Niall Ferguson's PBS series asks how and why Western Civilization came to rule the world, and who or what may take its place.
  9. Ideas Calendar: Digital Animation and the Neuroscience of Zen
    The calendar May 19 to 25 also includes a military health-care convention in San Antonio.
  10. Brotherhood Across Battle Lines
    The bravura storytelling of Jean Renoir's "Grand Illusion" (1937) makes it easy to overlook how subtly the film juxtaposes exuberance and violence, friendship and less worthy sentiments.
  11. 'Battleship': Big Boats, Blasts and Bloat
    'Polisse' astonishes with pressure-cooked French chops; weak jokes depose 'Dictator' Baron Cohen.
  12. The Next Global Art Powerhouse
    With a booming art fair, Hong Kong caters to a new generation of wealthy collectors.
  13. Chelsea's Perennial Inspiration
    If last year was about big, manly architectural statements at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this year is about exploring the softer, more sensual side of gardening, with smells and sounds featuring heavily in show spaces.
  14. Prelude to a Movement
    A new wave of young Czech classical musicians is on the brink of major international careers. As the Prague Spring Festival gets underway, we look at the country's breakthrough artists.
  15. TV Replay
    New releases of TV shows on DVD and online include the second season of 'Sherlock,' the complete 'Route 66' series and the final season of 'S.W.A.T.'

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