A roundup of books, some blessed and some hampered by timing
Oddball occurrences
Alisa Harris | A statement of dissent at the UN, a victory in west Texas, and other pro-life news
An easy way to make your donations more effective
Manilow's haughty attitude makes public mocking easy
In Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood uses his icon status to successfully take on the sensitive subject of racism
Timothy Lamer | The economic news may be terrible-but it's not uniformly bad
Zoe Sandvig | The models of Amani ya Juu took and unusual path to the runway
