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2009 Gift Guide
Monitor picks for TV, movies, music, and games.
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Why Morocco went Hollywood
For decades, it's been a stand-in for Saudi Arabia, Tibet, Egypt, the American West – and now, Iraq.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Norah Jones's latest CD, a contemporary 'Alice in Wonderland' on the Syfy Channel, acclaimed Pixar-animated movie shorts on ABC, and more.
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Black Friday blues? Take a page from Oprah.
The author of 'Living Oprah,' Robyn Okrant, takes the self-help guru's advice for one year and learns that it can drain both your wallet and your psyche.
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Robert Frank: His photographs recorded an unvarnished America
Robert Frank's candid images exposed the underside of midcentury America and were initially reviled.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
'The National Dog Show' treat on NBC, Wynonna Judd on tour, 'Star Trek' prequel on DVD, and more.
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Oprah Winfrey: saint or mindless consumerist?
Oprah Winfrey’s announced departure from her daytime talk show has brought out her biggest fans and loudest critics.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Norah Jones' latest CD, Pixar's 'Up' on DVD, illustrated 'Kitchen Knife Skills' book for the cook in your family, and more.
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Museum of Chinese in America opens in New York
The exhibits, which narrate 200 years of struggle for the Chinese in the United States, puncture old stereotypes and some that still lurk.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Astonishing footage from World War II on the Smithsonian Channel, Cape Verde's Billie Holiday on CD, 'Sesame Street' at 40, and more.
