Kurt Andersen and the playwright Tony Kushner talk about knowing when a work of art is finished. The author of Angels in America, Kushner spent several years re-writing his play Homebody/Kabul, continuing to revise throughout its two separate runs. 

Tony Kushner is one of the greatest living ...

When Edward Albee added a whole new act to his classic play the Zoo Story, he horrified one of his diehard fans. Sarah Lemanczyk tracked down the playwright to ask him how he could make such a drastic change to her favorite play, which he wrote 44 ...

The legendary perfectionist Orson Welles spent 30 years on his epic film of Don Quixote, but he never finished it. So who did? Gregory Warner went to find out.

Pop music is often endlessly toyed with, tweaked and layered before being released on CD. But producer Ethan Johns’ process is much cleaner without a lot of fuss. Trey Kay observed Johns at the helm while he produced an album for the rock band The Kings of Leon.

One of the most urgent design problems on the planet is how to shelter the millions of people displaced by the tsunami disaster in South Asia. When resources for construction are limited, refugee camps can easily turn into semi-permanent cities where survivors spend years under tents in awful conditions. But ...

With no obvious Oscar front-runner, how do you choose the best? Kurt wonders what kinds of movies performed best at the box office — and why?