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Meatless Monday: Masoor dal with cumin seed oilA delicious Indian dish, ready to go in 20 minutes.
John Updike: 10 quotes on his birthday10 quotes to mark John Updike's 80th birthday.
Recipes for St. Patrick's DayWhether you are Irish or not, corned beef and cabbage, Irish colcannon, Irish soda bread, and grasshopper pie will help you celebrate the arrival of green.
'The Hunger Games': Is the violence acceptable?'Hunger Games' star Jennifer Lawrence says it's justified, while some parents think otherwise.
Green tea cake with vanilla glazeA green tea cake for a festive St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day: 10 must-read books about Ireland10 books about the Emerald Isle for the holiday.
The Kid With a Bike: movie review'Bike' is a minor film that is nonetheless a powerful story of the consequences of parental abandonment.
Footnote: movie review'Footnote' is at its best when it gets into the cutthroat dynamics of academic competition, but the differences of the father and son characters are a bit too neat.
Island of ViceTeddy Roosevelt takes on New York City: the Rough Rider vs. the Rotten Apple
Reader recommendation: JubileeMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'The Hunger Games': New clip shows scene not in bookCould the scene help to set up 'The Hunger Games' sequel?
James Bond novels come back to Random HouseThe lucrative James Bond novels return to Random House, their original publisher, through a new deal.
James Brown: the electrifying one and onlyJournalist RJ Smith explores the magic and mayhem of James Brown in a new biography of the legendary performer.
American Idol Top 10, and the bottom three is for the girlsAmerican Idol hasn't seen a female take home the title in five years.聽 Does the all-girl bottom three Thursday on American Idol suggest it's another year of the boys?
Seeking Justice: movie reviewPlot holes in 'Seeking Justice' make the movie simply a less smart version of the usual vigilante justice genre.
Top Picks: 'The Adventures of Tintin,' Philip Glass's opera 'Satyagraha,' and moreBruce Springsteen mixes genres on a new album, Cooking Light reveals the 41 most common cooking mistakes, Matthew Bourne's 'Swan Lake' offers a more male-based cast, and more top picks.
'Masterpiece' for the massesUnder Rebecca Eaton, dramas like 'Downton Abbey' attract more, and younger, viewers.
Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and AccountsIn 'Life Sentences,' author and critic William H. Gass entrances the reader with his lilting prose and skilled literary criticism.
Reader recommendation: The Swing VoteMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Boxty: Irish Potato CakesBoxty is a classic Irish dish to celebrate with on St. Patrick's Day.
