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From n+1, the problem with the post-catastrophic novel, in the end, is that it enforces a false distinction between what is and what will be; and the only time the novel can count on is now, and the catastrophes that need describing are neither exotic nor hypothetical. What poetry demands: An interview with Christian Wiman, author of Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet. A review of Poets on Prozac: Mental Illness, Treatment, and the Creative Process. Argentine fiction, an evolving story: The new generation of emerging writers came of age during great social upheaval, reflected in their work. A review of The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick. A review of One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs. Towards a World Parliament: An article on US foreign policy and reorganizing the United Nations. A review of The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation by Strobe Talbott. Thomas Frank on conservatives and their carnival of fraud. Here's how the Supreme Court's left-leaning justices can fight back against the conservative majority. Does one abused woman = 100 abused puppies? America has 3,800 animal shelters, but only 1,500 for battered women.