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Here is a list of the network and major cable shows that have run out of new episodes because of the ongoing writers' strike. That doesn't mean some won't show...

In this age of TiVo, some pundits are predicting the demise of the iconic 30-second TV commercial. Well, don't believe it. The television ad, like the proverbial cockroach-after-nuclear meltdown, is...

I Am America (And So Can You!) BY STEPHEN COLBERT; $26.99 For adherents of truthiness, Colbert's book will deliver hours of laughter. How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read...

Todd Haynes' new movie, "I'm Not There," is, well, kind of tricky to explain. It's the story of Bob Dylan. But this is no ordinary biopic. Haynes ("Far From Heaven,"...

Ocean's Thirteen DVD, $28.98; BLU-RAY DISC, $35.99; HD DVD COMBO DISC, $39.99; "OCEAN'S GIFT SET" (3 MOVIES), $51.82. Director Steven Soderbergh, stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don...

Give Jerry Seinfeld the right opening to make a joke, and he'll take it. During a recent Chicago preview of "Bee Movie," a computer-animated film that represents the "Seinfeld" star's...

Lisa Rinna doesn't plan on repeating the confrontational shtick of Joan and Melissa Rivers when she covers the Emmy fashion parade Sunday. "I won't be snarky, and I won't judge...

Thought we should update you on the status of several summer shows on the cable networks. HBO * HBO renewed its odd comedy "Flight of the Conchords" for a second...

In the legal marketplace there's flavored water and flavored vodka. Now there's a new product: flavored cocaine. Narcotics agents in Yolo County say they have arrested six people after confiscating...

The Bravery is bringing whistling back. On its latest album, "The Sun and the Moon," The Bravery uses whistling -- yes, whistling -- as a hook line on the song...