Presto Strange-o
The greatest magician since Houdini has a hit TV show, a $100-million gig with Cirque du Soleil and a fleet of 15 luxury cars
Untested Neef rides opera's fast track to the top of the COC
Seven years ago, Alexander Neef was preparing himself for a career as a school teacher.Today, he is the incoming general director of the Canadian Opera Company
Fire up your remotes – and chill
The small screen hits it big this week – lazy summer viewing doesn't get any better
Aznavour named to Order of Canada
Legendary singer, described as the Frank Sinatra of France, gets special designation reserved for non-Canadians
Exhibits in doubt as National Gallery curator takes leave
David Franklin organizing a 2009 exhibition of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, and a similarly large Caravaggio exhibition slated for 2011 or 2012
Spitzer call girl drops Girls Gone Wild lawsuit
Ashley Dupre voluntarily dismissed the $10-million federal lawsuit, according to court documents
Globe essay
Museums should not be held to ransom
Stop the appeasement of art and antiquities thieves
Nestruck on Theatre
Toronto Fringe diary
The Globe's critic looks at the state of Canadian stage
Now playing
Savage Grace 
Incest and tragedy, with a light touch
Brick Lane 
A fool saves a too-familiar formula
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 
Dirt-poor seen through a gauzy lens
Hancock 
A superhero on the skids … but now what?
























