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- Damsels in Distress: movie review'Damsels in Distress,' from 'Barcelona' director Whit Stillman, has a lovely loopiness about it.
The Island President: movie reviewGlobal warming gets personal with 'The Island President,' an inspiring 鈥� and dispiriting 鈥� look at one man's fight to save his country from disappearing under a rising sea.
Bad news for independent bookstores: Is Google becoming 'another Amazon'?Google will end its Google eBooks reseller program which allowed independent bookstores to sell e-books through Google's platform.
We Have a Pope: movie review'We Have a Pope' has an engaging premise but the story sags unaccountably in the second half.
Top Picks: The man behind Elmo, 'I'm Dickens...He's Fenster,' and moreHusband and wife duo Amadou & Mariam release a new album, a film quiz mixes movies with numbers, the video game 'Journey' explores human interaction, and more top picks.
American Idol: Even Jennifer Lopez could not save DeAndre BrackensickAmerican Idol: On Thursday night, DeAndre Brackensick was once more in the bottom three. Should American Idol judges have used their save on DeAndre?
'Mad Men': Catch up for the new seasonWhere did we leave our favorite ad agency a year and a half ago? Here's a quick refresher as season 5 premieres on March 25.
Driving Mr. YogiMore than baseball, 'Driving Mr. Yogi' is a book about friendship.
Reader recommendation: The Case of the Man Who Died LaughingMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
French marigolds: There are no better annuals.New cultivars of dwarf French marigolds really brighten the garden and are among the easiest annuals to grow.
Greg Mortenson must pay $1 million to charityA Montana Attorney General鈥檚 office investigation found significant mismanagement of funds by 'Three Cups of Tea' author Greg Mortenson.
Maya Angelou: 10 quotes on her birthday10 quotes for legendary American poet Maya Angelou on her 84th birthday.
Nutella Rice Krispies Easter basketsA holiday chocolate basket to hold all those mini Cadbury eggs.
Whitney Houston autopsy report: Signs of cocaine useWhitney Houston had drug paraphernalia in her hotel room, according to the autopsy report released Wednesday. Cocaine was listed as a contributing factor in her death.
American Idol '80s Night: Gwen Stefani mentors, Skylar Laine soarsAmerican Idol: Gwen Stefani makes her second appearance as an Idol guest mentor. 聽Armed with Bette Midler's power ballad, Skylar Laine makes an impressive comeback.- Verbal EnergyElbowing our way to better writingA new book argues that people would write better if they connected better with their true 'mother tongue': spoken language.
E-book revolution: We're reading more than everA study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books.
Wendell Berry: New Collected Poems"New Collected Poems" allows the playful, musical side of Wendell Berry's being to shine through.
Reader recommendation: Daughters of the RevolutionMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Is Ann Patchett the female Jonathan Franzen?In some respects, Jonathan Franzen and Ann Patchett seem separated at birth 鈥� except for all the ways in which they are polar opposites.
