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REVIEW:Foreign film, "After the Wedding," has universal appeal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - There's a lot of crying in "After the Wedding," the latest film from director Susanne Bier. But where some filmmakers would allow the proceedings to slip into soap opera, she approaches this tale of regret and redemption with graceful restraint.

Music Reviews: Damn Yankees, Stryper, Sadus, and Gorefest (Blogcritics.org) - Apologies for the erratic release of this column, I have been rather busy with a wedding, a funeral, and the recording of a few tracks of my own music. Nevertheless they pile of review material continues apace and I have been sneaking "listening" sessions whenever possible. This week we have a mixed media group with DVDs and CDs. DVD reviews Stryper: Live in Puerto Rico Greatest Hits ...

Nintendo Wii Review: Super Paper Mario (Blogcritics.org) - From first glance, Super Paper Mario looks no different than any of the other Mario RPG games, but underneath that characteristic look lies a game that not only changes the way that Mario RPG games have been played, but is a title no Wii owner should be without. The game opens with a sequence of events that you’l need to watch to understand the game, involving Bowser marrying Princess Peach, ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys plays the same tune (Daily Aztec) - "Oh God." Those are the first words that come to mind when listening to the mildly entertaining opening track of "Favourite Worst Nightmare," the sophomore album by Arctic Monkeys. "Brainstorm" sets the annoyingly static tone for the rest of the album; it's fast, twangy and oddly reminiscent of singer Ashlee Simpson's pop-hit, "Boyfriend.

Before the Call: Untying The Knot (The Motley Fool) - Quarter, schmorter. What's the big picture look like?

Weekend of plots, intrigue and a twist - the inside story (The Scotsman) - ALEX Salmond wanted to spend this past weekend having a quiet 26th wedding anniversary celebration with his wife Moira, below. "He will not be doing anything publicly today, it's his wedding anniversary," a press spokesman said yesterday.

TV Review: How I Met Your Mother - Season Finale (Blogcritics.org) - The line between comedy and drama can often be a hard one for television shows to navigate. As they get older, many sitcoms, having already mined tons of material from humorous events, turn to more serious issues and problems, only invoking humor every once in a while. It is an awkward switch for comedies to make and not always a successful one. Happily, CBS’s brilliant How I Met Your ...

`Bachelor' Woos Bethel Woman (Hartford Courant) - Danielle Imwalle, 25, of Bethel is off to Hawaii in next week's episode of "The Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman" and a step closer to landing her man.

'I wasn't posh and I wasn't confident' (Guardian Unlimited) - How did unhappy 'swot' Charlotte Mendelson become one of our most exciting novelists? She talks to Aida Edemariam.

The world according to Conrad Black (Toronto Star) - Compiled by David Olive Toronto Star On Lyndon Johnson , in 1969: "A less patient and dedicated man, when taunted incessantly with the chant, 'Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids have you killed today?' might have been tempted to reply: 'None, unfortunately.'"