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- Amanda Seyfried shines, but 'Gone' is one to skipAmanda Seyfried does a good job with a difficult role, but the film's plot is unsatisfying.
'Dancing with the Stars' cast avoids controversy, includes Urkel'Dancing聽With聽the聽Stars' annually is among聽the聽top-rated U.S. TV shows聽with聽a formula that pairs B-list celebrities, sports聽stars聽and singers聽with聽professional dancers performing sambas, cha-cha-chas and waltzes across a ballroom floor.
6 memories of growing up as a Romany GypsyIn 'Gypsy Boy,' writer Mikey Walsh recalls growing up as part of England's Romany Gypsy community.
Abundance: The Future is Better Than You ThinkHoping for a better world 鈥� quickly? "Abundance" promises to take you there.
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Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries around the worldPottermore has partnered with e-book company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages.
Oscars: A cartoon about the wonders of reading takes the prize'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,' a 14-minute cartoon about the joy of books, took the Best Animated Short Film Oscar.
Oscars: 5 films that should have been nominatedOscar missed out on these 5 films that should have earned a nomination.
'The Hunger Games': 10 favorite scenes'The Hunger Games' offers everything from action-packed moments to heartwarming ones. Here are 10 of the best scenes.
Oscars: Billy Crystal's best linesBilly Crystal, a veteran Oscars emcee, returned for a ninth stint 鈥� here are his best lines of the night
Victor Hugo: 10 quotes on his birthday10 favorite quotes from Victor Hugo on his 210th birthday.- The Loon at Shackford HeadA poem.
Meatless Monday: Cumin-scented quinoa with beets and curried chickpeasCurried chickpeas go very nicely with the nutty, beet-sweetened quinoa. Top it off with a spoonful of yogurt or raita.
The Orphan Master's SonAdam Johnson's chilling but wonderfully written novel about present-day North Korea ranks as a contemporary 'Darkness at Noon.'
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In Darkness: movie review (+trailer)The movie's power comes from its uncompromising take on the heroism of a Polish sewer inspector during the country's 1942 German occupation.
Going SoloEric Klinenberg's thought-provoking new book charts the singletons who are too often misunderstood by policymakers and our culture.
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George Harrison:10 quotes on his birthday10 quotes from George Harrison, "the Quiet Beatle."
'The River': Six scary TV shows that came before itABC's new show about something creepy in the jungle isn't the first to try to scare TV viewers
