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REVIEW / Intermittent success with García Lorca (San Francisco Chronicle) - RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Blood Wedding: Drama. By Federico García Lorca. Directed by Evren Odcikin. (Through April 29. Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. One hour, 50 minutes. Tickets $17-$25. Call (510) 841-6500 or visit...

Review: 'Lookout' is subtle, suspenseful (AP via Yahoo! News) - "The Lookout" may look like just another bank heist caper, but it's actually a beautifully drawn character drama, and the rare film that manages to balance subtlety with suspense.

Book review: 'Scary stuff' of debt, credit cards resonates in 'Maxed Out' (USA Today) - In James Scurlock's cross-country road trip from rural Mississippi to Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the victims of easy credit, doled out by banks and credit card companies, come to life in sickening fashion in his book Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders.

Monday News Roundup (About.com) - Danish director Susanne Bier didn't win the Oscar for After the Wedding, the family melodrama opening this week, but she's not done with Hollywood yet: her first English-language film Things...

Review: Ability to laugh is the only membership requirement for OFP's ‘The Cemetery Club' (Fort Madison Daily Democrat) - The war in Iraq. High gas prices. Global warming (or not?). There. Now that you've been thoroughly depressed for the umpteenth week in a row, maybe you need an escape away from the headlines and 24-hour gloom-and-doom channels.

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.

Good Charlotte makes return (AP via Yahoo! News) - Many acts avoid reading reviews of their albums for fear one sour critic will reduce their noble efforts to rubble. Good Charlotte's Benji Madden is not one of those artists.

SOAP OPERA REVIEW (Aberdeen American News) - By Nancy Johnson Syndicated Columnist All My Children: Adam and Tad argued when Tad insisted on staying at Adam's mansion until Krystal has his baby. Zach hired Lily to work at Cambias Industries. Ryan is determined to make Annie realize that they belong together.

Missing: Ray Gricar, Pa. D.A. (CBS News) - Look here for numbers to call with tips on the possible whereabouts of missing people profiled on Without A Trace , and shown on The Early Show . The latest: Ray Gricar, a Pennsylvania district attorney.

Weeding Out the Wedding Calls (BusinessWeek) - Your co-workers may begin to resent you if they feel your personal calls are taking time away from your work. Put yourself in their shoes