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Review: How weddings get bought and sold (USA Today) - Imagine, if you can, a group of tequila-fueled wedding consultants whacking a piata that resembles a "bride-from-hell."

Wedding Bells On `Housewives' (Hartford Courant) - For the third-season finale of "Desperate Housewives" Sunday, they've planned a big lavish wedding with details and gowns to put you in the mind of the days when shows like "Dynasty" and "Falcon Crest" ruled prime time.

Book Review: You Know Your Life is a Soap Opera If... by Gerry Waggett (Blogcritics.org) - 'Fess up: you know you love soap operas. I don't care if you head a multinational firm or run a beauty parlor. Whether you are married to the DA (your fourth marriage) or the stable boy (OBVIOUSLY your first). Or if you have a missing twin, a baby given up for adoption, or an ex-lover who once held you captive on a remote tropical island. You love soap operas. You live soap operas. And this ...

MOVIE REVIEW: A gathering of silver linings (Centre Daily Times) - The Danish drama "After the Wedding" is more proof of how tough it was for Oscar voters to choose a winner for Best Foreign-Language Film this year.

The Daily Dawg Blog Looks Back - Weekly Roundup 3 (University of Washington Daily) - Well, we just closed out another week, and there are some great articles to review. Whatever you do, don’t ask Shaun how he really feels about Seattle drivers . As for global warming, George Monbiot’s proposals to end all international travel left him cold.

"Sideways" Film Review (BellaOnline) - "Sideways" is a great wine country travel film exploring the road trip adventures of a man and his best friend as they set out to make a week of memories before he returns home to marriage.

Music Review: Billy Idol - Greatest Hits (Blogcritics.org) - There is something appealing about Billy Idol. The former Generation X singer had the ability to fuse a pop song with hard rock, and act like a punk rocker in the process. The songs have aged well, and to this day, are still as appealing as when they were first released. The irony about his punk look, is that he was embraced by mainstream audiences, rather than the audience he was going ...

PEOPLE WEEK IN REVIEW (Contra Costa Times) - Who says celebrities get special treatment? Well, we do, as evidenced by a shortened, relatively swanky jail stay for one young paparazzi magnet. Other stars are being mean to Mommy, getting engaged, kissing cute boys and breaking up.

Theatre review: Grooming The Groom (The Jamaica Observer) - Ever hear the one about the grown-up guy who lives and sleeps with his mom?.... Whenever someone announces that what they're about to relate to you is a joke (or at least, a funny story), that announcement sets up certain expectations, not least of all that one will laugh come the punch-line.

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare Review (antiMUSIC) - .Do you suppose global warming has gotten to Arctic Monkeys? Or are the chilly simians just dreaming about warmer climes? There must be some reason that they start off Favourite Worst Nightmare with a blast of surf music.