It’s hard to escape politics this fall  
    
 The next six weeks of American life will be marked by a theatrical onslaught of ambition, contention, and colorful character development. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
      Classical music comes alive this fall  
    
 Step into any classical music rehearsal space right now and you can almost taste the excitement. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
      Portland author explores Catholic faith and politics  
    
 “Religion is seen to be the province of the political right,” Chris Korzen says. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
       Bottlemania  puts a local story on the national stage  
    
 Elizabeth Royte’s new book,  Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It , is a frank reminder of just how ubiquitous bottled water has become. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
      Autumn’s authors about town  
    
 This fall’s regional literary scene will see abstinence and desire, ghosts and dykes, convicts and Christians, toxic water bottles and yummy food. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
       Fall video games offer sequels and few surprises   
    
 For the first time, the arrival of the blockbuster video-game season seems bittersweet. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
       Barth, Bolaño, Roth, Morrison, and more   
    
 Ah, fall, when Nobel Prize winners are announced — and, now, when past winners turn up with more good reading. 
    
    
     
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
      The fall TV season flies without pilots  
    
 Hollywood writers are no longer walking picket lines, but their 14-week shutdown of TV production reverberates through the 2008-’09 fall season. 
    
    
     
    
 
 
 
        
        
     
 
 
 
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