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'Perfect Pitch': Cheeky, snarky and hits all the right notesPerfect Pitch is fun, funny, and allows you to give in to your inner musical theater geek. It's "Glee" meets "Revenge of the Nerds."
Chevy Chase harsh on sitcoms, unimpressed by Louis C.K.Chevy Chase says a sitcom is 'the lowest form of television' and, of people working today, 'Do I think anyone is funny?... the answer is not too many people.'
Parenting on 3-year-old time: Smell the roses, watch the antsOn 3-year-old time, harried deadlines and time-sensitive mail fall to the delight of an ant, a rock, a flower.- Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel: movie reviewThe documentary shows a fashion editor who was a true original in a world of knock-offs.
Maggie Gyllenhaal in 'Won't Back Down' takes on public schools'Won't Back Down': a聽hot-button topic, but too many holes.
Ricotta and wild mushroom ravioliLooking for a special-occasion dinner? This recipe for homemade ravioli is sure to impress.
Reese Witherspoon welcomes baby boy "Tennessee James"Reese Witherspoon, the Academy Award-winning actress, gave birth to her third child and named him "Tennessee James."
Warm tortillas: There鈥檚 no competing with rural Mexican mothersAn American mother and disciple of 鈥淪uper Baby Food鈥� 颅realizes 鈥� with one whiff of these warm tortillas 鈥� that she can鈥檛 compete with rural Mexican mothers when it comes to homemade food.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt time-travels in 'Looper': movie reviewBruce Willis stars as an older version of Gordon-Levitt in 'Looper.'
Palace won't complain over naked Prince Harry photos as it has for KateThe naked photos of Prince Harry in Las Vegas won't be taken to the British press watchdog commission because it would be a distraction to his deployment in Afghanistan. The decision contrasts with the lawsuit filed in France over publication of photos of Kate, topless.
J. K. Rowling's new book: Gritty and darkly humorousJ.K. Rowling has written a gritty and darkly humorous tale of ugly realities in a pretty English village.聽 "The Casual Vacancy" is a story of ambition, envy, and rivalry. "There's swearing and sex ... It's a bit of a shock," says one reader.
What books to assign to a group of inmate-students?Dickens or Denisovich? Mailer or Malamud? This professor agonized over the reading list for a class of prison inmates.
The X Factor wraps up auditions . . . finallyAfter the grueling and聽bizarrely聽circuitous聽audition rounds, The X Factor is poised to move on to Bootcamp. Will the X Factor improve with the change of pace?
China adoption diary: School lunch, sisterly guidance, and hamburgersMadeleine begins the first week of school with one new backpack and a competitively delicious packed lunch. Ignoring parental and sisterly directive, she boldly opts out for a school lunch 鈥� leaving Mom scratching her head.
Top Picks: Running late? There's an app for that, West African music, and moreA Boston time-lapse video captures the city with haunting music, eBookMall.com brings 'American Idol' for books to the Internet, and more top picks.- The high-flying art marketRich investors are buying art in droves while new artists struggle.
- Verbal EnergyEarworms and the 'mononymous' phenomenonDoing a spell-check on a pop singer's name, the Monitor's language columnist is reminded how writers can get words, as well as music, 'stuck' in their ears.
Need a quick dinner idea? Try fish kabobs.Load up skewers with marinated fish and veggies for just a few minutes under the broiler.
'The Dangerous Animals Club': 5 stories from Stephen Tobolowsky's bookProlific actor Stephen Tobolowsky looks back over his life in his collection of essays.
'Sons of Anarchy' creator explains the shocking death in the newest episode'Sons of Anarchy' creator Kurt Sutter explains why one important character had to be killed off on the show.
