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TV Movie Review: Wedding Wars (Blogcritics.org) - A&E's original movie, Wedding Wars asks the question, what would happen if the percentage of the workforce that is gay went on strike? Though it is presented here with a light romantic comedy spin, the underlying point does give the viewer reason to pause. Shel (John Stamos) is a gay wedding planner whose brother Ben (Eric Dane) is about to marry Maggie (Bonnie Somerville), daughter to

REVIEW / 'Wedding War' is sweetly serious, and that's only A&E's first mistake (San Francisco Chronicle) - RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Wedding Wars: Drama. Starring John Stamos and Eric Bane, with James Brolin. 9 tonight on A&E. Probably the last thing the national debate over same-sex marriage needs is "Wedding Wars,"...

TV Review: 'Wedding Wars' delivers a gay time (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - A&E's "Wedding Wars" (9 tonight) wants to be both a light comedy and a more serious meditation on gay rights. Against all odds, this mishmash of stark contrasts emerges as a surprisingly engaging film.

CD Review: Broadway disc mixes carols, comedy, compassion (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - As a traditionalist, I'm suspicious of instant traditions. So how long does it take? Can you create a tradition in just eight years? Technically speaking, maybe not.

Shand Makes Sweet Music (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport) - A review of Wednesday's race meeting at Newbury.

DVD Review: Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Blogcritics.org) - Have you gone to a restaurant for the first time, sat down at the table not expecting terribly much, only to be delightfully surprised by how wonderful the entire meal was? Have you then ever gone back to that restaurant and sat down expecting another truly incredible meal, only to be moderately disappointed by its semi-wonderfulness? Well, that’s kind of how I feel about Pirates of the ...

'Cassandra at the Wedding,' 'A Time of Gifts, 'English, August', 'The Big Clock' and 'Stoner' (Calendarlive.com) - Anyone who reads a lot knows how remarkable an experience it is to find four wonderful books in a row and how much gratitude you feel toward the publishers behind them. That's the experience I've had with New York Review Books — not entirely unexpected as its editor is an old friend whose literary smarts I've learned to value over the years.

Probe launched into Canadian trio jailed in Syria, Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Ottawa will probe allegations three Canadians were wrongly jailed and tortured in Syria and Egypt, officials said as Canada's own anti-terror division was rapped for complicity in a similar case.

Canada needs better oversight of federal police: inquiry report (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Canada needs better oversight of its anti-terror force to avoid the errors that led to the wrongful detention and torture of a Canadian man in Syria in 2002, an official report said.

An economist and a 'climate man' (rediff.com) - Stern says that we all know the pace of change has picked up in India