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	Claire Bloom The stage and screen star says that great actors are born, not made. Her latest one-woman show, Enter the Actress, is coming to the American Repertory Theatre in January. -By John Koch
	The saga of RU-486 Just a few years ago, RU-486, the "French abortion pill," was hailed as a drug that would irrevocably alter one of the bitterest battles of our time by making abortions easier and less traumatic. Since then, it has quietly slipped into limbo. -By Aaron Zitner

At Home: Primal time
As a new mother, you can't think about what else you could be doing. It's no longer up to you.

Mind and Body: Growing old, not grumpy
Research suggests that psychotherapy and new medications can often relieve depression in elders.