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Sexy architecture alive and well in Middle East

With all the pomp and money befitting its status as the world's richest city, Abu Dhabi will soon unveil its new Formula One track on Yas Island, a spectacular entertainment destination emerging from the turquoise waters off the coast of the Emirati capital.

Fortune: My museum, myself

On the edge of Paris, on a site that once housed a decrepit municipal bowling alley, an opulent new museum is taking shape. Designed by Frank Gehry at a cost of more than $200 million, it is expected to be finished in two years, and will feature a giant auditorium and a permanent collection of modern and contemporary art, including works by Mark Rothko, Francis Bacon, Takashi Murakami, and Damien Hirst.

Time.com: Director Sydney Pollack Dies

Appreciation: Richard Schickel on his last encounter with one of Hollywood's most gifted and compelling storytellers

Borrowing from nature

The legendary 20th century architect, Frank Lloyd Wright once described his profession as the "mother art". In the 21st century, architects and designers are increasingly turning their attentions to Mother Nature as a source of inspiration for their creations.

The barometer

Sometimes you're up, sometimes, you're down. Who has had a good week, and who has had a shocker?

FSB: Little Chicago

Chicago has long been a favorite hangout for old-school steak houses, sport bars, and blues clubs - and it still is. But today the city also boasts an exciting and varied art and food scene.

Fortune: Wealthy eccentrics

Sometimes the rich are a little different.

Reinventing the wheel

The concept cars shown at the Paris motor show this week might be a glimpse of the shape of things to come, but across the Atlantic a car is being developed that is radically reimagining the automobile and could also transform our perception of how we use it in the city.

EW review: 'Steins' chopped liver

In "Keeping Up With the Steins," Jeremy Piven, so scaldingly funny as a cutthroat Los Angeles talent agent on "Entourage," stretches himself to play ... a cutthroat Los Angeles talent agent.

Deciding what to do in Paris getting tougher

Paris was spurned in its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, but you wouldn't know it amid the bustle of construction along the Seine. This spring, the city is positively abloom with museum openings and renovated architectural treasures.

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