This week, novelist Jess Winfield on sex, drugs and Shakespeare; Notes from the Field with Rachel Donadio; The Times' Charles McGrath on a new memoir by Miranda Seymour, and best-seller news from Dwight Garner.

NYT: Front Page for 7/25/2008

David Pogue reviews the Sigma DP1, the world's first pocket-sized digital camera with an S.L.R.-sized sensor.

NYT: Front Page for 7/24/2008

This week: The law that changed New York.

This Week: J.D. Biersdorfer leads a discussion about Internet hoaxes (like cellphones popping popcorn), Pedro Rafael Rosado considers the tech term netlore and Bettina Edelstein interviews Mark Bauerlein, author of “The Dumbest Generation,” on why he thinks the digital age has left American youth in the dust.

NYT: Front Page for 7/23/2008

This week: Jon Pareles reviews the new CD by Ratatat, "LP3", Ben Ratliff on Miley Cyrus's first self-titled album, "Breakout" and Ben Sisario talks to Abraham Gomez-Delgado of the band Zemog El Gallo Bueno, this week's Artist of the Week.

Mark Bittman makes no-bake blueberry cheesecake bars.

NYT: Front Page for 7/22/2008

In the wake of the release of "Mamma Mia," A. O. Scott looks at the 1994 comedy "Muriel's Wedding," which also used the music of ABBA.

NYT: Front Page for 7/21/2008

NYT: Front Page for 7/19/2008

A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country's newest, and most controversial, fitness activity.

A look at drag racing in Poland's second-largest city, now organized by the government in response to dangerous illegal races.

Andrew Lippa and David Bloch decided to have a commitment ceremony for their anniversary when along came the California ruling.

Everyday Cubans reflect on the state of the country since Fidel Castro stepped down after nearly a half century in power.

This week: The Times' Virginia Heffernan on self-help and how-to books, Notes from the Field with Rachel Donadio, columnist David Orr discusses poetry about a US soldier in Iraq, and best-seller news from Dwight Garner.

NYT: Front Page for 7/18/2008

David Pogue on some of the new applications for the iPhone.

NYT: Front Page for 7/17/2008

This week: This seal barked.

The militant group held a huge celebration after Israel hands over Lebanese prisoners.

This Week: Bettina Edelstein speaks with Circuits contributor Rik Fairlie about the groovy new programs, many of them free, available from the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. J.D. Biersdorfer looks at how to add more storage space to your digital video recorder. And, speaking of hard drives, Pedro Rafael Rosado explains the tech term eSATA.

Mark Bittman grills lamb and figs skewered on fresh rosemary sprigs.

This week: Jon Pareles reviews the new CD by John Mellencamp, "Life, Death, Love and Freedom", Ben Ratliff on Randy Travis's first secular album in over 9 years, "Around the Bend" and Ben Sisario talks to Jay Brannan, this week's Artist of the Week.

A. O. Scott probes the strange world of Guillermo del Toro.

The security is improving in Iraq now, but many families in this country are still grieving their losses.

NYT: Front Page for 7/14/2008

NYT: Front Page for 7/15/2008