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Literary juggernaut first among equals
Celebrated author JD Salinger spoke to readers in his own special way.

Clumsy art student falls, rips Picasso
An art student invited the to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ripped a Picasso masterpiece after losing her balance and falling into the work of art.

Survivors tell author tsunami nightmares
Samoan writer Lani Wendt Young has been commissioned to take down the stories of hundreds of people affected by the Pacific tsunami.

A glimpse of an imaginary city of gold
If you had been in Venice just over a year ago and gone to see the elegant Bridge of Sighs, you would have had an unpleasant surprise.

New wave - a 1960s beach revolution
Things get a little rough in the conclusion of Graeme Lay's story of the first surfers on one Kiwi beach.

Appraising AC/DC's volume
Author Anthony Bozza tells Scott Kara why the classic Australian rockers deserve more credit for their sound.

Fun with the Fox
With the Fox With Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson has tackled a painstaking stop-motion adaptation of a childhood favourite.