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CAMILLE GOMERA-TAVAREZ The inspirations for Camille Gomera-Tavarez's widely praised debut collection High Spirits: Short Stories on Dominican Diaspora (Levine Querido)-her far-flung family and its lore, her interest in the art [...]

Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox How did you choose a llama for your main character in Llama Destroys the World? Fox: Well, the idea of a llama came from the [...]

Presents news briefs in the U.S. as of May 2004. Number of minutes that the major U.S. networks' evening TV news programs spent covering the Iraq War, 2003; Bookstore tourism invented by literature professor Larry Portzline; Ban of genetically-modified organisms by Mendocino County in California.

The article focuses on the electronic device Botanicals, which enables houseplants to inform their carers about their thirst using the social networking Web site Twitter, developed by researchers at the Interactive Telecommunications Program of New York University (NYU) in New York City. The device has two steel rods fastened to a circuit board attached to an ethernet connection. The rods measure the conductivity of soil in order to determine the amount of moisture. The researchers include Kati London, Kate Hartman, Robert Faludi and Rebecca Bray.

The article features the vegetable burgers offered by Gardenburger in the U.S. Its latest advertisements use the phrases "Make Gardenburgers, Not War," "Peace, Love & Harmony" and "My body, My Gardenbruger." A raised fist clutching a leaf is also used as symbol in the advertisement.

Presents several magazines about companion animals. "Bark"; "Best Friends"; "Modern Dog"; "Urban Dog."

Provides information on Golden Girl Homes, a group that helps older widows, divorcees and otherwise single women find or create alternative and affordable shared housing in the U.S. Premise on which the formation of the group was based; Attitude of women toward living in communities.