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Watching the movie, “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” I was taken back a few years to when my kids were small and I used to have to cut their food for them.

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NY Times Books

Children’s Books Spring Special Section

The Book Review’s spring roundup of the best of...

Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Best Books of 2011

The Book Review picks the year’s best fiction and...

Talk to the Newsroom: Book Review Editor Sam Tanenhaus

Sam Tanenhaus has been editor of the Book Review...

Holiday Gift Guide: 100 Notable Books of 2011

The Book Review’s annual list.<br clear="both...

Essay: The Writer in the Family

Sure, authors get treated like weirdos in their...

Inside the List

On May 25, fans of Douglas Adams will honor the...

Children's Books: ‘Code Name Verity,’ by Elizabeth Wein

Two young women fight for Britain during World...

Children's Books: ‘Tua and the Elephant,’ by R. P. Harris

In the bustling Thailand of R. P. Harris’s novel...

ArtsBeat: Alison Bechdel Talks About Drawing, Writing, Family and Shame

The author of “Fun Home” and “Are You My Mother...

Archive: Book Review Podcast

This week, Judith Newman discusses Anne Enright’s...

NY Times Movies

Riff: How to Enjoy Going to the Movies Again

Long lines. Rowdy patrons. Random outbursts.

Snapshot | Matt D’Elia: Matt D’Elia on His Debut, ‘American Animal’

Matt D’Elia, director, writer and star of “...

DVD: ‘The Big Heat’ and ‘Walking Tall’ Are Out on DVD

New DVD releases include Fritz Lang’s 1953 film...

Stop-Motion Animation: ‘Goodnight Molly,’ ‘Halfland’

In the studio town of Los Angeles, stop-motion...

The Duplass Brothers Have Kidnapped Hollywood!

And relocated it to their garage.<br clear="...

Alex Kurtzman Directs Chris Pine in ‘People Like Us’

Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, both experts in...

Movie Review: ‘Never Stand Still,’ a History of Jacob’s Pillow

“Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow” is...

Movie Review: ‘Quill,’ Directed by Yoichi Sai

“Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog” tells the story...

Movie Review: ‘Mahler on the Couch,’ Directed by Percy and Felix Adlon

“Mahler on the Couch” dramatizes Gustav Mahler’s...

Echoes of Tiananmen, on Film, Face Hurdles in China

A film on Cui Jian, the rock musician whose songs...

NY Times Music

Donna Summer, 1948-2012

The disco queen, who scored hits with pulsing...

Echoes of Tiananmen, on Film, Face Hurdles in China

A film on Cui Jian, the rock musician whose songs...

Music Review: Brian McKnight and Duke Ellington Orchestra at Blue Note

On Wednesday, during the later of two sets with...

Regina Spektor Has Piano, Will Travel

How the Soviet-born pop star’s shortcomings as a...

To Dubstep or Headbang in New Jersey

The Electric Daisy Carnival and the Bamboozle...

The Scoop: New York City iPhone App

Get a selection of the listings on your iPhone...

Food’s Starring Role in Opera Scenes

Scenes from “Hansel and Gretel,” “Nixon in China...