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Music Club Review: Birdland in New York City (Blogcritics.org) - Last week I went to New York City to attend a wedding. In two full days we did midtown and uptown Manhattan, the Village, and Brooklyn - where the reception was. Along the way I managed to get to Birdland. First, a couple of observations: Every time I go to New York City it never ceases to amaze me how walkable the city is despite its mammoth size. "It's the grid system" people always tell me. ...

More men taking wives' last names (USA Today) - The California Legislature is set to consider a bill this month that would allow men to change their surnames upon marriage as seamlessly as women now can. Only seven states now allow a man who wishes to alter his name after his wedding to do so without going through legal process set out by the courts for any name change.

Post-wedding names get new look (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids) - The newlyweds knew it would be surprising, but they never expected it to go quite so badly.

The Lookout (Rolling Stone) - Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Morgan Kelly, ... Review: A guy with brain damage, his blind roommate and a bank ripe for robbery. Doesn't sound like much. But wait till you see the spellbinding work that... Rating: 3 Stars

"New Work: Sylvie Blocher" (San Francisco Bay Guardian) - REVIEW "The revolution is just a T-shirt away," Billy Bragg promised way back in 1988, envisioning the triumph of socialism at the calloused hands of passionate proles with a nose for agitprop fashion. So what happened?

Preserving your special day (Petoskey News-Register) - “I don't even remember you taking that picture!” It's a common refrain from brides and grooms to their photographer, after the blur of the wedding day passes and they piece together the event through pictures.

The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Review [Wii] (GameSpot) - The Godfather: Blackhand Edition works in a smattering of new content and a brand-new control scheme with good results.

The Godfather: The Don's Edition Review [PlayStation 3] (GameSpot) - The Godfather: The Don's Edition works a smattering of new content into the game with good results, but it's not quite worth another look if you've already played previous versions.

DVD Review: Captain N: The Game Master - The Complete Series (Blogcritics.org) - The Shout! Factory knows how to tickle gamers sweet spots. They've released a plethora of '80s and '90s video game cartoons such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and The Legend of Zelda. Of course these series are hit and miss, but don't shoot the messenger. It's great that a company has the jewels to release such "gems." For those unfamiliar with Captain N, basically he's a ...

REVIEW / Deceptively simple stories about earthy country girls (San Francisco Chronicle) - Heavier Than Air By Nona Caspers UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS; 186 PAGES; $24.95 In "Stigmata," the last piece in Nona Caspers' heady "Heavier Than Air," 11-year-old Theresa finds herself caught in a...