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Theater review: 'Wedding Singer' leaves us at the altar (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - It's not a terrible idea to turn movies into Broadway musicals. You can't argue with the kicky success of "The Producers" and "Hairspray" -- both of which transferred well to the stage because of their wicked sense of self-satire, characters and attitude. "The Wedding Singer" had none of those underlying strengths. It succeeded as a film largely because Adam Sandler's boy-child of a loser ...

Book review: ‘Trespass’ deftly weaves tales of intruders and the people who fear them (The State) - Valerie Martin is a marvel. She takes us to such unexpected places, so elegantly, so deeply yet delicately, and with such unexpected insights. She wrote “Mary Reilly,” the story of a housemaid in the Dr. Jekyll (and Mr. Hyde) home. She wrote “The Great Divorce,” which examines splits of all kinds, including that of humans and nature. Among the characters is the Louisiana Cat Woman, who, legend ...

City residents voice drilling concerns (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - By MIKE LEE FORT WORTH -- City Councilman Sal Espino should have been at ease on a recent Monday evening. He was leading a community meeting on the north side, the neighborhood where he grew up, in the parish hall where his parents recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. He was telling a crowd of about 40 residents that the city was about to spend $4.8 million to fix up nearby ...

Chip daily expenses for rounds of savings (Detroit News) - Last Friday was Miniature Golf Day here in the U.S. Luckily, Mrs. Money & Life and I managed to keep this from my son, Li'l Money, lest he demand a celebration on a par with Christmas, Tom Cruise's wedding and the British handover of Hong Kong.

Review: 'Ugly Betty' is back (Newsday) - Betty in an eyepatch. Escaped cons hangin' in the Hamptons. Wedding vows and coldcockings. Fabulous nephew Justin crashing Mode magazine as a "little fashion elf."

TV REVIEW: Back up to speed on Wisteria Lane (Miami Herald) - So many months have passed since the season finale of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," it may be worth a reminder that May's cliff-hanger ended with an actual hanging: Nicollette Sheridan's Edie, seemingly despondent that Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) didn't love her, hanged herself in the second-floor bedroom.

TV REVIEW: Back up to speed on Wisteria Lane (Lexington Herald-Leader) - So many months have passed since the season finale of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," it may be worth a reminder that May's cliff-hanger ended with an actual hanging: Nicollette Sheridan's Edie, seemingly despondent that Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) didn't love her, hanged herself in the second-floor bedroom. Other major plot points you may or may not recall, as "Housewives" begins its fourth season ...

Movie review: The Valley of Elah ** (The Toledo Blade) - Oh, Lord, where to start...

Review: In 'Ira & Abby,' opposites attract a la Woody Allen (San Francisco Chronicle) - RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Ira & Abby: Starring Jennifer Westfeldt, Chris Messina, Judith Light, Fred Willard, Robert Klein and Frances Conroy. Directed by Robert Cary. (R. 105 minutes. At the Embarcadero Center Cinema.) Back in the 1960s and early '70s,...

Jenna's Latest Chapter Unfolds (Washington Post) - On tour to promote her new book for young adults, Bush daughter opens up to press and public.