Lorrie Moore's artful short fiction plays upon hauntingly familiar pangs in its depiction of the pitfalls of modern existence. Throughout, a darkly witty sense of humor pervades the often desperate lives of her characters. Much of the criticism of Moore'...

Since when can ugly win a prize? Well, I suppose the Mr. Ugly contests of some years ago resulted in prizes, but a bathroom winning a prize for ugliness is a little out of this world. But it was Michael Corso's Saugus bathroom...

A campaign to promote the conservation of Britain's oldest trees is to be launched today by seven landscape, wildlife and heritage organisations. The seven, led by the Government's wildlife conservation arm, English Nature, say these trees are misunderstood. They may look as if...