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• Frank Miller returns to the '300' battlefield with 'Xerxes'
• Arizona law spurs backlash among artists
• Funeral arrangements for Gary Coleman being planned
• Television review: 'Are We There Yet'?
• US Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney with nation's top prize for pop music
• Shouldn't the MPAA crack down on Ashton Kutcher for promoting piracy?
• Album review: Jack Johnson's 'To the Sea'
• On the Media: Publisher Sara Miller McCune has serious goals for journalism
• Spike TV's dwarf wrestling show targets young, male demographic
• Album review: Crystal Castles' 'Self-Titled (II)'

Frank Miller returns to the '300' battlefield with 'Xerxes' Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:41 PM PDT Despite the fervor caused by the first films' portrayal of Persians, the comic book icon did not shy away from the material: "I make no apologies whatsoever."

Arizona law spurs backlash among artists Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT Musicians and visual artists produce works decrying the anti-illegal immigration bill. Four summers ago, a handful of Spanish-speaking radio disc jockeys encouraged hundreds of thousands of Latino marchers to the streets of Los Angeles and other cities to support immigration reform.

Funeral arrangements for Gary Coleman being planned Posted: 01 Jun 2010 08:34 PM PDT The actor's family is planning to hold a memorial service for the "Diff'rent Strokes" star this weekend in Salt Lake City.

Television review: 'Are We There Yet'? Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT TBS sitcom starring Terry Crews, Essence Atkins and Ice Cube is fundamentally sweet but inconsistent in tone. TBS sitcom starring Terry Crews, Essence Atkins and Ice Cube is fundamentally sweet but inconsistent in tone.

US Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney with nation's top prize for pop music Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:54 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to popular music, it doesn't get much bigger than the tunes Paul McCartney has written and sung over the past five decades with the Beatles and on his own.

Shouldn't the MPAA crack down on Ashton Kutcher for promoting piracy? Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:15 PM PDT Big Picture: Kutcher has announced that he plans to "pirate" part of his upcoming film, "Killers," and put it online sometime this week.

Album review: Jack Johnson's 'To the Sea' Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:51 PM PDT Hawaiian-born troubadour Jack Johnson has elevated beachcomber soft rock to its platonic ideal. Hawaiian-born troubadour Jack Johnson has elevated beachcomber soft rock to its platonic ideal.

On the Media: Publisher Sara Miller McCune has serious goals for journalism Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT Her aim to spread the word on important scientific research results in Miller-McCune, a wonky social sciences magazine that with a little more storytelling could expand its base. Her aim to spread the word on important scientific research results in Miller-McCune, a wonky social sciences magazine that with a little more storytelling could expand its base.

Spike TV's dwarf wrestling show targets young, male demographic Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT The little people involved in 'Half Pint Brawlers' are as hard core off camera as they are in the ring. But some worry about the message the show is sending. The little people involved in 'Half Pint Brawlers' are as hard core off camera as they are in the ring. But some worry about the message the show is sending.

Album review: Crystal Castles' 'Self-Titled (II)' Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:26 PM PDT The most radical thing that the Toronto electro-trash band Crystal Castles could have done on its second album is write a lovely, accessible pop song. The most radical thing that the Toronto electro-trash band Crystal Castles could have done on its second album is write a lovely, accessible pop song.

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