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Where's Schwarzenegger's Self-Respect?
by Richard Cohen, Washington Post
As role models, the current stars are a total failure.

Planet Autism
by Scot Sea, Salon
Last summer, a man in California shot his 27-year-old autistic son to death and then shot himself. I understand why.

The Role Of The Delete Key In Blog
by Michael Falcone, New York Times
Is a blog still a blog if someone else edits it?

ART Domesticated
by Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times
The intimacy of a collection in your home.

A Classical Move
by Sharron Kahn Luttrell, Boston Globe
How a string quartet binds an urban community.

Method Actin Not A Good Fit When Bland Rules
by Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
There are still method actors around, and they are still capable of bringing performances to the screen that practically throb with the suggestion of experience not contained by the camera's gaze. Just don't call them method actors.

Sour Grapes
by Mike Steinberger, Slate
Why is there no such things as good, low-priced California wine?

I Cook, Therefore I Am
by Regina Schrambling, Los Angeles Times
The celebrity chef has gone sage, and now cookbooks aren't about cooking.

Foie Gras Fracas: Haute Cuisine Meets The Duck Liberators
by Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times
Here in the zone of good feeling, where eating and drinking well is considered high art, the foie gras brouhaha has become a flashpoint in the political battles over food.

Forbidden Fruit: Something About A Mangosteen
by R.W. Apple Jr., New York Times
I'm a big-time mangosteen addict, which presents problems. The mangosteen — a tropical fruit about the size of a tangerine, whose leathery maroon shell surrounds moist, fragrant, snow-white segments of ambrosial flesh — can't get a visa.

Where Did Dewey File Those Law Books?
by Michael Luo, New York Times
Who knew that someone owned the Dewey Decimal System?

Chesseburger And Fries, Wrapped Up In One
by Tania Ralli, New York Times
Looking to emulate the success of Chicken McNuggets and fried mozzarella sticks, an industry group is pushing "cheeseburger fries."

Air Passengers' Carry-Ons: No, Not Bags, Dinner
by Matt Richtel, New York Times
In the era of the no-frill airline, a crucial part of the preflight ritual has become stocking up on sustenance.

Pianos With Strings Attached
by Michael White, The Age
Steinway has dominated the piano world for more than a century — and not just by making the best instruments.

Law & Order & Law & Order & Law & Order & Law & Order ...
by Charles McGrath, New York Times
The secret behind the TV show's power is simple: It's endlessly extendable, like any great brand.

Under One Roof
by Adam Gopnik, New Yorker
The death and life of the New York department store.

European Holiday
by Irwin M. Stelzer, Weekly Standard
Europeans wonder why Americans have it so good. The answer: We work hard for it while they take vacations.

Why Can't We Be "Friends"?
by Heather Havrilesky, Salon
Among the new fall TV sitcoms are predictably miserable rip-offs ("Coupling"), dubious star vehicles (Kelly Ripa, anyone?) and cartoon families — and a few that seem to get the tricky comedy formula just right.

Rebuilding The Golden Arches
by Amy Tsao, BusinessWeek
McDonald's has a new boss, new products, and a new growth strategy — and they're all starting to pay off.

Will Frankenfood Save The Planet?
by Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic
Over the next half century genetic engineering could feed humanity and solve a raft of environmental ills — if only environmentalists would let it.

Tracking The Muse Within The Maelstrom
by Linton Weeks, Washington Post
Unpredictable, overwhelming — and occasionally overhyped by forecasters — hurricanes throughout history have played havoc with the human psyche.

A Long Shot In 'Chicago' Pays Off
by Robin Pogrebin, New York Times
Melanie Griffith in the role of Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago" has turned out to be, in the judgment of several critics, something of a casting coup.

World Trade Center Endures, Read The Signs.
by David W. Dunlap, New York Times
A series of decisions points to "World Trade Center" as the formal, future name of that acreage downtown, Daniel Libeskind designs and all.

Get Back In Your Box
by Philippa Kennedy, Independent
With 10 new titles, the BBC is now the UK's third biggest magazine publisher. But will it force its rivals out of business?

When Books Break The Bank
by Tamar Lewin, New York Times
More and more, students are fighting back, finding ways to reduce the costs. They are sharing books, using library copies or going online to find cheap used copies. Indeed, about 20 percent no longer buy all their required texts.

They'll Make A Musical About Anything These Days
by Dominic P. Papatola, Pioneer Press
Hi, everybody, and welcome to "Musical or Not?" the game show that tests your knowledge of musical theater.

Internet Helps TV Talk To New Remote
by Rob Kasper, Baltimore Sun
You can fix a leaky faucet or a loose towel rack and chances are good that no one in your household will notice. But fix the television's remote control and you will be treated like a hero.

How Four Magazines You've Probably Never Read Help Determine What Books You Buy
by Adelle Waldman, Slate
You've probably never read these magazines, even if you've seen their names on book jackets. But they're helping determine what you read. Together, they make up the big four of book industry trade journals, aimed at publishing insiders: newspaper and magazine editors, bookstore and library book-buyers, literary agents, and film industry types scanning them for movie rights.

Bollocks To That, Sir
by James Mcleod, Prospect Magazine
Disruptive pupils are making it impossible to improve Britain's secondary schools.

Disillusionment Over The Thames
by Sarah Lyall, New York Times
The illusionist David Blaine's plan to spend 44 days suspended over the Thames is not winning many fans.

Public TV Learns To Do Without
by Paul Farhi, Washington Post
With pledge week donations lagging, corporate contributions flagging and state support drying up, public stations are growing increasingly threadbare.

A Literary Award For Stephen King
by David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times
Under pressure from publishers to shake up its sleepy image, the organization that presents the National Book Awards is planning to give its annual medal for distinguished contribution to American letters to Stephen King.

If Music Be The Foil Of Food, I'll Pass
by Bernard Holland, New York Times
Americans harbor a terror of silence, and it is not doing them, or music, any good.

The Latest Obscenity Has Seven Letters
by Alexander Stille, New York Times
"The fact that people are using the term fascist to refer to such extremely different phenomena tells you that it has lost most of its descriptive power."

You, Sir, Are A Bore
by Eric Gibson, Wall Street Journal
Why can't American politicians come up with imaginative insults?

Selling Sizzle
by Patrick J. Kiger, Los Angeles Times
Horsepower doesn't move cars anymore. Style does. And that shift tells the story of an automotive revolution.

Restoration Tragedy
by Patrick Wright, The Guardian
The heritage industry is now so powerful that it is impossible to criticise, let alone demolish, old buildings.

Death Of Actor Is Forcing ABC To Reconsider Fate Of His Show
by Bill Carter and Jim Rutenberg, New York Times
ABC executives, anguished by the unexpected death of John Ritter Thursday night, now face the problem of whether to continue producing his show, the most popular comedy on the network.

Madonna Of The Pseuds
by Tom Utley, The Spectator
Hang on, I thought. I'm only pretending to like this picture. I don't really like it at all.

Adam Wants His Eve
by Christopher Farah, Salon
Trying to save the endangered American Catholic priest, a "middle-of-the-road" Milwaukee pastor is asking his church to make celibacy optional.

John Ritter, Prolific Television Actor, Dies At 54
by Reuters
Emmy award-winning actor John Ritter, who gained fame playing bumbling and lovable characters in a pair of television comedies decades apart, has died suddenly due to a previously undetected arterial problem, his representatives said on Friday.

Till Death Do Us Part
by Joshua Davis, Wired
Laleh and Ladan Bijani wanted separate lives. Doctors wanted to make history. The inside story of what went wrong.

Table For Four? Not So Fast, Pal
by David Shaw, Los Angeles Times
Ask any serious restaurateur about his most nagging and costly problems, and I'll bet that within 30 seconds, you'll hear these two words: "No-shows."

The Horror Of 9/11 That's All Too Familiar
by Richard Drew, Los Angeles Times
One photo said it all, but for many it said too much. Now get the view of the man behind the camera.

Snacker's Paradise: Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper
by R.W. Apple Jr., New York Times
Singapore is one of the most food-mad cities in an ever more food-mad world, with more than 6,500 restaurants and 11,500 food stalls jammed into its 250 square miles. They offer Cantonese, Teochew, Hokkien, Hakka and Hainanese dishes — all with roots in China — plus curries from south India, tikkas from north India, Malay and Indonesian and Thai specialties, and adaptations and mixtures of all of them.

Their New York: Manhattan '03
by Jan Morris, New York Times
If I never surprised the city, though, the city certainly surprised me, and for years astonishment was a leitmotif of my Manhattan experience.

Understanding Conan
by Don Aucoin, Boston Globe
He may play the hapless goof, but don't be deceived. After 10 years doing late-night comedy, Conan O'Brien has created a brand of his own.

Selling Your Sex Life
by Adam Sternbergh, New York Times
The British TV comedy hit "Coupling," based on many of the real-life escapades of the husband-and-wife team who produce it, has been bought and remade by NBC. Is it really worth the money to hand your secrets to a network?

The Futile Pursuit Of Hapiness
by Jon Gertner, New York Times
Researchers in the burgeoning field of "affective forecasting" are finding that when it comes to personal satisfaction in life, you can't really know what you want.

The End Of Chocolate (As A Chocolatier Knows It)
by John Tagliabue, New York Times
The European Union has ruled that chocolate can contain some vegetable fats, and the French just can't swallow that.

Keepers Of The Magic Kingdom
by Adam Davidson, LA Weekly
Watch closely among Disneyland's tourists and you might spot the Disneyana people, protecting Walt's vision and living most of their waking lives in the happiest place on Earth.

What About Me?
by Robert Fulford, National Post
Two authors under one roof almost invariably creates professional envy.

Cooking For Cash
by Candy Sagon, Washington Post
Cooks with contest fever add a handful of strategy and more than a pinch of ambition.

Dog Ate Your Homework? Fall On Your Bread Knife
by Florence Fabricant, New York Times
Over the past decade, but especially since 2001, enrollment at schools with professional culinary programs has jumped 20 percent, 50 percent, sometimes 100 percent. A high proportion of students, often in their mid-30's, are coming from careers in finance, law, the broadcast media, information technology, sales, even the military.

Reading, Writing And Body Waxing
by Patrick Healy, New York Times
The back-to-school rush has reached a feverish pitch here and across the region. But increasingly, especially for teenagers in affluent suburbs like this where reputations and cliques solidify faster than cold gravy, it is less about pencils and notebooks and more about the high-gloss, high-expense business of personal appearance.

'Aren't You Worried About Your Bottom Looking Big?'
by Susan Tomes, Guardian
As they fell apart for the umpteenth time, I became aware of several pairs of eyes turned towards me. "Sue, could you come up and conduct us?"

Writing From The Margins
by Charles Foran, National Post
By daring to mention the name of a Trinidadian street in print, V. S. Naipaul started a movement of writers from former British colonies.