The Culture

TELEVISION

Bringing It Home

After a rocky last season, Claire Danes (below) returns as the brilliant but emotionally unstable CIA agent Carrie Mathison in the two-hour premiere of Homeland (Oct. 5), joined by House of Cards’ Corey Stoll as her new CIA station chief.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Stevie’s Selfies

Embracing the Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year for 2013, Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks will premiere “24 Karat Gold” (opens Oct. 10), an exhibition of her Polaroid self-portraits, at New York City’s Morrison Hotel Gallery.

MOVIES

Drumroll, Please

Miles Teller (below) drums up more than he can handle in Whiplash (out Oct. 10), a buzzy new film about a talented jazz musician at a cutthroat music academy and the ruthless instructor (J.K. Simmons) who pushes his young charge to the brink of insanity.

SPORTS

NBA Guys on the Go

LeBron came home to Cleveland. But during the off-season, plenty of other key players swapped jerseys too. As NBA training camps open, fans are giddy with hope: fresh faces mean fresh possibilities. Here, a look at how the hottest new transplants could fare.

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LEBRON JAMES LANCE STEPHENSON PAU GASOL LUOL DENG KEVIN LOVE PREVIOUS TEAM Miami Heat Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers Minnesota Timberwolves NOW PLAYING Cleveland Cavaliers Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls Miami Heat Cleveland Cavaliers KNOWN FOR Like, everything. In the conversation with Michael Jordan as the NBA’s all-time best. FOUR-TIME MVP Superstar potential, and blowing in LeBron’s ear during the 2014 playoffs. Skills at center. The 7-ft. (213 cm) big man from Spain is an especially deft passer. A wingspan that makes him hard to get around on offense, and to stop on defense. 7-FT. WINGSPAN Love’s fundamental play–and knack for scoring–make him an elite player. WHAT TO WATCH The world’s best player relaunches his quest to bring a tough-luck city a crown. If Stephenson matures, look out. Can he live up to a $27 million free-agent deal? In the watered-down Eastern Conference, Gasol could be Chicago’s missing piece. He’ll essentially replace LeBron in the Heat starting lineup, an impossible task. Hoop dorks can’t wait to see LeBron and Love, a selfless pair, make basketball magic.

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