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Books: Sherlock Holmes, an Amorphous Sleuth for Any Era
By CHARLES McGRATH Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:23:15 -0000
Cerebral soul? Action hero? Who is Sherlock Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation has had probably the most successful and elaborate afterlife of any fictional character.
That Old Black Magic, So Hard to Recapture
By PATRICK HEALY Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:30:09 -0000
What works brilliantly in morbidly hilarious cartoons is a tougher trick to translate to live theater, as the producers of “The Addams Family” have learned.
Oh, Just Answer the Question, Honey
By EDWARD WYATT Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:32:57 -0000
“Our Little Genius,” a quiz show beginning next week on Fox, gives bright children a chance to answer questions for cash, but some critics think it puts too much pressure on its contestants.
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Montreal's Nézet-Séguin earns kudos for Met debut
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:14:55 -0500
French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is riding high on a wave of kudos for his energetic and confident Metropolitan Opera debut last week in the company's new production of Carmen in New York.
Trudeau, Lévesque, Hearst bios vie for $25K literary prize
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:31:15 -0500
Three noted titles about iconic historical figures - Pierre Trudeau, René Lévesque and William Randolph Hearst - will face an acclaimed, personal tale of raising a son with a rare disease in this year's race for the Charles Taylor Prize.
ESPN, Discovery announce plans for 3-D TV
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:02:30 -0500
Two major U.S. networks - ESPN and Discovery - have plans to create stations that send 3-D TV signals into American homes.
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