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World music critic Milo Miles tells us about Fellow Travellers, an English acoustic band who blends reggae with country music.

Journalist, critic,and feminist Katha Pollitt writes frequently for "The Nation." The latest edition features her cover story, "Are Women Morally Superior to Men?" Pollitt was asked to sign a women's peace petition on the presumption that women were more naturally opposed to violence, having a special awareness of the precariousness of human life. Pollitt refused to sign and began to think about this assumption and the pitfalls for women who believe it.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new Martin Brest film, starring Al Pacino, who gives one of his best performances.