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• Why is it that the older you are the more you can't stand 'Inception'?
• Album review: Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs'
• Atari reboot is underway
• Tony Robbins awaits real 'Breakthrough' on NBC
• Book review: 'Angelina' by Andrew Morton
• Lots of options for Katie Couric at CNN if that's what she wants
• Charlie Sheen's guilty plea means no jail time [poll]
• 24 Frames: Zac Efron's (halting) reinvention
• Opera review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts 'Carmen' at the Hollywood Bowl

Why is it that the older you are the more you can't stand 'Inception'? Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:58 PM PDT Big Picture: From the moment "Inception" was released, it was obvious from polling data that the movie had created both a critical and a generational divide. Big Picture: From the moment "Inception" was released, it was obvious from polling data that the movie had created both a critical and a generational divide.

Album review: Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:59 PM PDT "The Suburbs" seems to be a stubborn reinforcement of the pleasures of a complete, multi-song work of art. "The Suburbs" seems to be a stubborn reinforcement of the pleasures of a complete, multi-song work of art.

Atari reboot is underway Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT The once-leading video game company is cleaning up its financial messes and trying to use its popular past as a springboard into the future. In the new West Los Angeles corporate offices of Atari Inc., the desks are mostly empty and the walls are mostly bare, but there's a red neon logo in the lobby that almost anyone would recognize.

Tony Robbins awaits real 'Breakthrough' on NBC Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT The self-help guru's reality show may have premiered to lukewarm numbers, but Robbins remains upbeat and ready to give regular people a new chance at life. Spend a few minutes with Tony Robbins — you'll have to get past his formidable security detail first — and he'll likely whip a few of his favorite inspirational sayings on you. "Almost all breakthroughs start with a breakthrough in beliefs," he said over breakfast one recent morning in a Beverly Hills hotel, using the machine-gun rasp he's honed through years of infomercials and high-end motivational seminars. "A belief is a poor substitute for experience. …. Everybody's life is a warning or an example."

Book review: 'Angelina' by Andrew Morton Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT The unauthorized biography presents a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of Angelina Jolie. The unauthorized biography presents a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of Angelina Jolie.

Lots of options for Katie Couric at CNN if that's what she wants Posted: 02 Aug 2010 02:38 PM PDT Speculation is starting to heat up on whether Katie Couric will remain with CBS as anchor of its evening newscast or move elsewhere in 2011.

Charlie Sheen's guilty plea means no jail time [poll] Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:09 PM PDT With credit for time served, he'll essentially check into Promises in Malibu within 30 days, then turn around and leave.

24 Frames: Zac Efron's (halting) reinvention Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT There's a silver lining in the failure of "Charlie St. Cloud".

Opera review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts 'Carmen' at the Hollywood Bowl Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:19 PM PDT Sunday night was Dudamel's third Bowl appearance, and once more an unwieldy amphitheater served as a site for a rite of passage -- his American opera debut.

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