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Casting Reality TV Becomes A Science
by David Carr, New York Times
The casting of reality shows, once an intuitive, on-the-fly endeavor, has become much more of a science, with its own growing set of protocols and rituals.

What Motherhood Does To And For You
by Stephanie Wilkinson and Jennifer Niesslein, Brain, Child
Given all the hits a mother is liable to take, is motherhood worth it? To be honest, it's a rhetorical question. Because you can't ever tell what version of motherhood you'll get.

A New Generation Of Authors Discovers The Suburbs
by Charles McGrath, New York Times
The suburban novel appears to be back, at least as imagined by a younger generation.