They say life imitates art, but we say life imitates literature. Join wOw’s Judith Martin and tell us: What wise words from the world’s libraries do you and yours call upon regularly to get your point across?

Which mistress of melody went out with a bang? Which pop princess has a new man in tow? wOw’s Grande Dame has the dish

Help us welcome ‘Dear Margo’ to wowOwow – and enter to win a one-on-one phone call with Margo Howard!

The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran and Things I’ve Been Silent About talks to us about the new generation of women in Iran

The New Yorker’s Liza Donnelly’s latest on love, life, liberation and the holidays

Margo Howard asks Cheney, Bush AND Mrs. Clinton

UPDATE:  We’re off to a great start … let’s keep up the momentum.  Please add your 2009 ideas at the end of this delightfully long comment thread.  Remember, small deeds become large actions!

(and other gentle musings from the irritatingly leggy author of Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ and Their Assault on America) UPDATED

Do you look like your mother? Your daughter? Here, 15 famous mother-daughter pairs who clearly share the same wonderful gene pool. Send us your look-alike photos for a wowOwow ‘double take’ family photo album

America’s good girl of financial journalism goes subversive in this week’s Newsweek

Anyone who has loved an old dog will love Old Dogs. In this slideshow, enjoy stories and photographs of dogs of a certain age