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TV viewership still down after strike

Television heads into its biggest week with the hangover from a 100-day writers strike persisting.

Speed Racer’ looks great, but plot runs on fumes

REVIEW “Speed Racer” 1 1/2 stars RATED: PG for high-speed action. RUNNING TIME: 2:10 PLAYING: Dutch Square, Pastime, Columbiana Grande, Wynnsong, Columbia Place, Sandhill, Monetta

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  • Person close to talks: NBC installing Fallon on 'Late Night'

    Jimmy Fallon will officially be given the keys to NBC's "Late Night" franchise following Conan O'Brien's exit.


  • New Carter book tells life of 'remarkable mother'

    Former President Jimmy Carter often sent his mother to meet with foreign dignitaries and attend state funerals, but it wasn't until he started researching a new book about her life that he learned just what the woman known as "Miss Lillian" did on those visits.


  • Vanessa Williams receives diploma from Syracuse

    Vanessa Williams has received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University, nearly 25 years after she dropped out to become the first black Miss America.


  • KARLA MASS: The week's most talked about book

    Children's Book Week is an annual event that began in 1919. Public libraries go all out for this national celebration of children's literature. Activities include creative book cover contests, book readings, sleepovers, author presentations, bumper sticker contests and even a favorite book contest. There's a lot of positive buzz, including my personal praises, about a new children's book titled, "Ancient Egypt: A First Look at People of the Nile," by author and illustrator Bruce Strachan. He successfully resurrects a kingdom that existed two thousand years ago.


  • Former 'Idol' winner Carrie Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry

    Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her.


  • KARLA MASS: Most talked about book for Mother's Day

    Books make great gifts for moms, and I highly recommend "Daufuskie Island," originally published in 1982 by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. This visual diary of sorts offers a 25th Anniversary Edition of stunning photographs that tell a unique story through the powerful lens of a camera.


  • Jennie Garth returning to West Beverly for '90210' spinoff

    The wild kids of television's West Beverly High will have a guidance counselor familiar with the posh ZIP code's dating, drugs and drama.


  • 'Speed Racer' gets passed in its debut

    "Speed Racer" was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as "Iron Man" continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.


  • Cut-down `The First Emperor' returns to Met Opera

    Less is more for Tan Dun's "The First Emperor."

  • Around the remote: Television picks for the week of May 11-17

    In a special edition of "Frontline," David Breashears returns to Mount Everest to reflect on a harrowing ordeal that resulted in the deaths of five climbers.

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