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Movie review: 'True Grit's' West is visually arid and Hailee Steinfeld shines
The top pop albums of 2010
Christmas gifts from your local museum
Activision sues Electronic Arts, seeks $400 million
Album review: Ghostface Killah's 'Apollo Kids'
Net neutrality: The sky is falling, or not, with new FCC rules
Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks billion-dollar sales barrier
On the Media: A plea for honesty in paid TV pitches
Lindsay Lohan accused of battery
CBS upgrades Tom Selleck drama 'Blue Bloods' to Wednesdays

Movie review: 'True Grit's' West is visually arid and Hailee Steinfeld shines

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

The Coen brothers clearly find a kindred spirit in Charles Portis. His novel is delivered in all of its savage beauty in this thoroughly entertaining movie.

The Coen brothers clearly find a kindred spirit in Charles Portis. His novel is delivered in all of its savage beauty in this thoroughly entertaining movie.

The top pop albums of 2010

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:25 PM PST

There are as many musical subgenres in 2010 as there were album releases four decades ago, and even the most plugged-in fan can't help but miss essential recordings.

There are as many musical subgenres in 2010 as there were album releases four decades ago, and even the most plugged-in fan can't help but miss essential recordings.

Christmas gifts from your local museum

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

Gift shop managers at the Bowers Museum, the Getty, LACMA, MOCA and the Natural History Museum chime in on presents with plenty of culture.

If through happenstance or procrastination you're faced with last-minute Christmas shopping, Culture Monster brings tidings of comfort and joy: You can do it at a museum store, getting a jump start on the peace-on-Earth payoff to this hectic season by enjoying a calming hour or two in the galleries before getting down to the spending at hand.

Activision sues Electronic Arts, seeks $400 million

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:03 AM PST

The corporate warfare between Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts is getting hotter than a hand grenade.

Album review: Ghostface Killah's 'Apollo Kids'

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:09 PM PST

Whether accidental or intentional comedy, the iTunes tags that accompany Ghostface Killah's ninth album classify "Apollo Kids" as country music.

Whether accidental or intentional comedy, the iTunes tags that accompany Ghostface Killah's ninth album classify "Apollo Kids" as country music.

Net neutrality: The sky is falling, or not, with new FCC rules

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:18 PM PST

Big Picture: Some are sad over the end of the Internet's wild and woolly days, but it seems safe to bet that the rules won't bust up the free information party.

Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks billion-dollar sales barrier

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:48 PM PST

The title's success is critical for Activision, which is working to fill a talent gap that was created by an exodus earlier this year of artists, programmers and designers.

The title's success is critical for Activision, which is working to fill a talent gap that was created by an exodus earlier this year of artists, programmers and designers.

On the Media: A plea for honesty in paid TV pitches

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

It shouldn't be that hard for news programs to clearly point out when guest 'experts' are being paid to pump up certain products. So why aren't more stations following through?

It shouldn't be that hard for news programs to clearly point out when guest 'experts' are being paid to pump up certain products.

Lindsay Lohan accused of battery

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

Authorities were called to the Betty Ford Center, where the actress is undergoing treatment, after a disturbance.

Actress Lindsay Lohan is under investigation of misdemeanor battery after being accused of attacking a female staffer at the Betty Ford Center, where a Beverly Hills judge ordered the actress to undergo addiction treatment for violating probation.