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REVIEW / Love -- and a case of syphilis -- at first bite (San Francisco Chronicle) - RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Dracula: “Masterpiece Theatre” feature. Starring David Suchet, Marc Warren, Dan Stevens and Sophia Myles. Written by Stewart Harcourt. Directed by Bill Eagles. Adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker. 9 p.m. Sunday, KQED.

Rhythm & Views (Tucson Weekly) - Review of "Nice 'N' Ruff: Hard Soul Hits!, Vol. 1" by The DT's

MOVIE REVIEW: Haunted-house hooey (The Charlotte Observer) - They ought to teach "Fear Face" in acting school. Use a frame of Penelope Ann Miller's reaction to the unthinkable in "The Messengers" to show the students what they're going for.

Lecture review: Authors Chabon, Waldman discuss their marriage (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Framed by two potted plants on the Carnegie Music Hall stage last night, Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon offered an unusually intimate portrait of a marriage.

Relay for Life volunteer receives first-hand look at fruits of his labors (The Derrick) - Photo by Amanda Witherell - Chuck Harbison hasn't needed to make hospital visits for chemotherapy treatment since he started taking Gleevec.

Wedding Bells For AGL, Origin? (Australasian Investment Review via Yahoo!7 Finance) - After a month of silence Origin Energy says it has started talks with rival AGL Energy on a merger to form a company that would supply power and gas to half of eastern Australia's households.

Why Braille on drive-up ATMs? Why do brides spend so much? Frank's latest book, 'The Economic Naturalist,' provides ... (Cornell News Service) - When college students are tested for knowledge of basic economics six months after taking a traditional Economics 101 class, they fail to perform significantly better than students who have never taken an economics course, according to a survey in the American Economic Review (2002).

Your Money Matters: Say 'I Do' to Home Buying (Derby Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - Getting married marks a huge milestone for many people who have spent years dreaming about being a husband or wife. Another major milestone that often follows marriage is the first "big" purchase, which is typically buying a home.

Beyond the Multiplex: How guilty is the Western world? The film "Bamako" reaches a verdict -- and Iraq vets share their ... (Salon.com) - It's a week of riches here at Your Home for Thought-Provoking Entertainment (TM), what with the arrival of two of 2007's most-anticipated foreign films, and yet another reminder that there's a war going on over there, somewhere, which remains a political abstraction to most of us but is entirely too real to those sent to fight it. First on the list is the Oscar-nominated German film "The ...

iTunes TV Review - Degrassi: The Next Generation 6.11 - "The Bitterest Pill" (The Mac Observer) - Forgive my ignorance, as I'm not very understanding of funeral protocol, but the thing they do after a burial is called a wake, right? If I'm right, we open this episode at JT's wake, where pictures of his headshot litter various surfaces