Books: Re-issue of a post-apocalyptic classic, photos of New York store fronts and a graphic trip through neurotic adolescence. Film: Two delectable French thrillers: L'instinct de Mort and Pour Elle. Music: Electro-rock from Wave Machines, a "wall of sound" masterpiece from Camera Obscura, and incongruously Nordic song-writing from Spanish folk-pop artist Pajaro Sunrise. Art: Cy Twombly in Chicago and the Venice Biennale. Plus, our culture editor's column.