Monster Mash: Christie’s auction breaks record; 'Spider-Man' suit
Auction turnaround: Christie's sold 82 works of art for $247.59 million on Tuesday, including a world auction record of $43.2 million for Pop Art by Roy Lichtenstein. (New York Times)
Turn on the lawyers: Director Julie Taymor, who was fired as the creative leader of "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," has sued the show's producers. (Los Angeles Times)
Mother's pain: The mother of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has accused officials of hounding her son, describing their approach as "creepy, crooked, evil." (Guardian)
Saving the day: Grants for the Arts -- a program funded by a small surcharge on every hotel bill -- is keeping San Francisco culture afloat. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Taking a stand: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art did something unusual: It effectively came out in favor of marriage equality. (Modern Art Notes)
New festival: The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is announcing its first "Off Center Festival" with minimalism and eclecticism among the creative approaches. (Los Angeles Times)
Musically minded: Conductor Mark Wigglesworth on what makes some works more popular than others. (Gramophone)
Cheers: Who are the most influential people in London theater, dance, and art and design? (London Evening Standard)
Up and comers: Annaleigh Ashford and MJ Rodriguez of "Rent," Jennifer Damiano of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and Josh Grisetti of "Enter Laughing" are finalists for the Clive Barnes Award. (Playbill)
New world: Four ways that YouTube has changed Broadway. (Mashable)
Also in the L.A. Times: A review of "Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy" at Los Angeles Theater Center, and catching up with computer music pioneer Carl Stone.
-- Sherry Stern
Image: "I Can See the Whole Room … and There's Nobody in It!" (1961) by Roy Lichtenstein sold for a record $43.2 million. Credit: Christie's
