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Style | 06/16/2009 10:14 am

Bad Hair: A Photo Tribute to the Worst Hairstyles of the 1970s

Take a trip down memory lane with photographs of mullets, beehives, asymmetrical bobs, bad sideburns, ‘Flock-of-Seagulls’ and more ..

38 Comments

What I Know for Sure | 06/15/2009 11:00 pm

Why Love Is a Verb, by Jane Green

The bestselling author of Dune Road and The Beach House reflects on her experiences with love and friendship

By Jane Green

26 Comments

A Friend Stopped By | 06/15/2009 11:00 pm

A Father's Days, by Joel Schwartzberg

Sometimes it takes a divorce to discover what it really means to be a father

By Joel Schwartzberg

8 Comments

A Friend Stopped By | 06/15/2009 12:00 am

My Father Fought for a 'Bonus Plan' of $264.17, by the Author of On Moving

A daughter recalls her machinist father’s poignant quest to earn a fair pension along with the white-collar ‘professionals’ who raked in huge rewards

By Louise DeSalvo

39 Comments

Book Reviews | 06/12/2009 11:00 pm

Michael Connelly's New Thriller The Scarecrow Ventures into the Dark Side of Technology, Review by Ann La Farge

A book review – plus a few clues to help you solve the mystery

By Ann La Farge

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Question of the Day | 06/11/2009 11:00 pm

What is your favorite short story of all time?

Jack London’s To Build a Fire? Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery? Philip Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus? Joan Ganz Cooney, Judith Martin, Mary Wells, Jane Wagner, Candice Bergen and Joan Juliet Buck spread word of their favorite stories. Discover something new and tell us: What are yours?

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Q & A | 06/10/2009 11:00 pm

An Interview With Julianne Moore: The Actress, Author and Mother Talks About Balancing It All

Julianne Moore discusses her latest children’s book – Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully – her family, career and the difference between being an actress and an author

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The Liz Smith Column | 06/10/2009 12:00 am

Liz Smith: The Silly Summer Season

From Larry David to Richard Dreyfuss, Our Gossip Girl dishes the latest

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Think Up! | 06/09/2009 11:00 pm

A Warning From Jean Chatzky: Hidden Bank Fees Coming Your Way

Financial expert Jean Chatzky lays out the indiscreet ways banks are making an extra buck off naive consumers — plus ways to avoid some of these extra fees

By Jean Chatzky

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Q & A | 06/09/2009 10:00 am

Paradise Lost – and Found: A Q&A With Author Julie Metz

In a conversation with wOw, the author of the searing new memoir Perfection talks about the shock of becoming a widow in her early 40s, the horror of discovering her husband’s years of infidelity and how women can rebuild their lives in the aftermath of a breakup or divorce

By Hilary Black

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