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Fowl weather report

This is not Big Important News -- no economic meltdowns or international showdowns. It's just a note about a new generation of backyard chickens trying to fit in.
Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and Accounts

In 'Life Sentences,' author and critic William H. Gass entrances the reader with his lilting prose and skilled literary criticism.
Chapter & Verse
Poet John Burnside wins the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

John Burnside the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry in a year when two poets withdrew over objections to the competition's sponsor.
Midnight in Paris: movie review

Woody Allen’s latest film, 'Midnight in Paris,' delivers his trademark wit and some retrofantasy set in an idyllic Paris.
Classic review: Bob Dylan in America

Sean Wilentz's study of enigmatic music icon Bob Dylan is at once a time-hopping biography; a catalog of Dylan’s myriad, eclectic influences; and a primer on American music.
Bob Dylan in America

Bob Dylan was not so much a sponge as an alchemist, taking common materials and creating new art.
Classic review: Blake

Peter Ackroyd's biography of William Blake is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand the last great English religious poet to date.
Terrorism & Security
Iraq violence flares as US begins to draw down troop levels

The killing of five policemen in Baghdad on Tuesday came as President Barack Obama vowed again to fulfill an agreement with the Iraqi government to lower US troop levels from 80,000 to 50,000 by the end of August.
Amazon e-book tipping point: Is the death of books upon us?

On the strength of the popular Kindle, Amazon says it now sells more e-books than hardcovers. What's being lost is the messy tactile narrative of how books are made manifest and cling to our lives, as "The Hobbit" did to mine.
Is it okay to give your dog human name?

If you give your canine a human name, will you sound ridiculous? Will your dog care?
Theories that travel well

For the ancient Greeks, "theory" was grounded in direct observation.
Chapter & Verse
Guest blog: John Grisham tackles children's books

With John Grisham taking aim at kids, will other big names follow suit?
An Elegy for Easterly

This poignant short story collection puts a personal face on the devastating crisis in Zimbabwe.
Taking the artistic pulse of Generation Y

Cheekily titled 'Younger Than Jesus,' New Museum's exhibition looks at the freshness and verve of artists under age 33.
Poe: A Life Cut Short.

A concise new biography marks the 200th birthday of Edgar Allen Poe.
Fifty years of musical memories

Musicals such as 'South Pacific' marked an era.
The seaport that could slip away

Mark Kurlansky considers the future of Gloucester, Mass., and its fishermen.
Beauty is in the eye of the casting agent

Actors were once judged on talent. Today it's all about being 'hot.'