Much of the demand for perfect children falls on mothers, and now we are hearing a new drumbeat: the idea that prenatal life determines post-natal life.
What we're watching: ABC is airing the american Music Awards, but only in SD, so we'll take life post-Dancing With the Stars over to CBS and their new show 3 Lbs.
The manifold pleasures of Mr Bellow's energetic life, from the bustling immigrant neighbourhoods of Chicago to the glitterati of post-war New York, make for an engrossing read.