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Theater review: It's hard not to laugh a lot with silly, satirical 'Monty Python's Spamalot' (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Like the canned pork product it's named after, "Monty Python's Spamalot" has become a hammy winner with a long shelf life. The touring version that opened Tuesday at the Ordway Center in St. Paul proved why the show is so popular. Self-deflating and satirical, "Spamalot" puts the lash to the worship of legends and to the shopworn conventions of so many musicals. Even in doing so it has become its ...

BOOK REVIEW: River gothic (Centre Daily Times) - Teenage brides in literature aren't exactly known for their ability to pick men, but Hedie Rails Ducharme is soon to find out that happy endings in Jacques Landings, Mo. are just about as scarce as ivory-billed woodpeckers. Despite her husband's penchant for buying her fancy shoes, Hedie is no Cinderella and actually ends up having more than a few things in common with Bluebeard's wife.

BOOK REVIEW: River gothic (The Charlotte Observer) - Teenage brides in literature aren't exactly known for their ability to pick men, but Hedie Rails Ducharme is soon to find out that happy endings in Jacques Landings, Mo. are just about as scarce as ivory-billed woodpeckers. Despite her husband's penchant for buying her fancy shoes, Hedie is no Cinderella and actually ends up having more than a few things in common with Bluebeard's wife. Clement ...

Liverpool: We all scream for Ice Cream! (Cnylink) - In celebration of National Ice Cream Month, The Liverpool Review asked you to submit your favorite places to get a cone, sundae or other frosty treat. According to the

Assembly Hall green room out of bounds for performers (Wanstead and Woodford Guardian) - PART of Walthamstow Assembly Hall has closed to performers, having been refurbished as a wedding venue. The hall's green room is now unavailable to those hiring the hall for use as a performance venue.

TV Review: On The Lot - Lots of Sparking and Flying In Six Comedies (Blogcritics.org) - Everyone loves homage, but, not to the point of homogenization. If you can’t be yourself, who can you be? Two more directors left the competition: Kenny and Matteen had the fewest votes, but it was close. This week On The Lot fields funny films. Who delivered? Tonight featured sparks both literally and figuratively, along with flying themes. But where did it leave the viewer — pining ...

EUR FILM REVIEW: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Eurweb) - *For years, Brooklyn firefighters Larry Valentine (Kevin James) and Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler) have been best friends, at least on the job, even though they lead very different private lives.

Health Highlights: July 25, 2007 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Deathly Hallows: The Spoiler Review (Time Magazine) - Lev Grossman looks at Rowling's loose ends and why the final chapter might leave a few Harry Potter fans unsatisfied

Book Review: 'Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows' delivers a proper sendoff (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Read this article ]