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Paris is becoming a cultural backwater, doctors are becoming art scholars, and more.

Our Portuguese correspondent on Lisbon's fashion renaissance.

Alice Walker's daughter on her mother, an interview with Amy Sedaris, and Meghan O'Rourke on Miley Cyrus.

Augusten Burroughs, fake authors scamming bookstores, and pornography for the blind.

A noble, molten-cored blog entry on the spirited, subtle language of promotion.

Computer-generated books, Chabon meets Spider-Man, Diaz's big win and more.

Liz Phair has written a novel.

Snuggling, guns, and condoms (oh my!)

Don't just read critically. Count the erections.